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GENEALO  GrY 


OF  THE 

DESCENDANTS  OF  JOHN  WALKER 

OF 

WI GTOX,  SCOTLAND, 

WITH  RECORDS  OK  A  PEW 

ALLIED  FAMILIES. 

ALSO  WAR  RECORDS  AND  SOME   FRAGMENTARY  NOTES 
PERTAINING  TO  THE  HISTORY  OF  VIRGINIA. 

1600-1902. 


BY 

Emma  Siggins  White, 

KANSAS  CITY,  MO. 


PRESS  OF 

Tibrnan-Dart  Printing  Company. 
1  9  O  2. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1902,  by 

EMMA  SIGGINS  WHITE, 
In  the  office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington. 


MY  DEAR  HUSBAND, 

WITHOUT  WHOSE  HELP  AND  ENCOURAGEMENT  IT 
COULD    NEVES    HAVE    BEEN  WRITTEN, 
THIS  BOOK  IS  AFFECTIONATELY 
DEDICATED. 

E.  S.  W. 


EXPLANATIONS. 


In  preparing  and  arranging  this  work  I  have  endeavored  to  give 
all  information  attainable  in  connection  with  each  and  every  person 
whose  name  appears  in  the  book,  and  have  tried  to  leave  out  every- 
thing of  a  merely  traditional  character,  confining  myself  strictly  to 
the  statement  of  facts. 

In  several  instances  where  collateral  names  appear  I  have  digressed 
and  given  something  of  their  history  prior  to  the  time  of  their  marry- 
.  ing  into  this  family. 

I  have  made  use  of  no  unusual  abbreviations.  Each  direct  descend- 
ant of  John  Walker  of  Wigton  when  first  mentioned  is  given  a  num- 
ber, the  +  mark  following  the  name  indicates  that  they  are  to  be  men- 
tioned again,  in  which  case  the  name  will  be  followed  by  its  proper 
number  in  parenthesis.  Where  no  such  mark  appears  all  that  could 
be  learned  of  their  history  appears  in  the  birth  notice. 

Where  collateral  records  are  given  the  names  appearing  in  these 
records  are  designated  by  the  letters  of  the  alphabet. 

In  designating  generations,  unless  otherwise  stated,  they  run  back 
to  the  two  sons  of  John  Walker  of  Wigton,  each  one  of  whom  is 
marked  No.  1  as  being  the  first  of  his  particular  line. 

A  complete  index  to  the  names  appearing  in  this  work  will  be 
found  in  the  back. 


ILLUSTRATIONS. 


Page. 

E.  S.  White  Frontispiece 

Allein  Coat  of  Arms   xvi 

Rutherford  Coat  of  Arms   xxii 

Jump  Mountain,  Rockbridge  County,  Va   xxx 

Governor  William  Walker  and  Wife   8 

Nottingham  Church   26 

John  Walker's  Chair,  brought  with  him  to  America     ...  32 

Hon.  Alexander  Hugh  Holmes  Stuart   38 

Adjutant  Oscar  E.  Stuart   40 

Col.  0.  J.  E.  Stuart   40 

Capt,  James  H.  Stuart   42 

Adjutant  Oscar  E.  Stuart   44 

Edward  Stuart   44 

Rachel  McPheeter's  Sugar  Bowl   70 

Dr.  John  Samuel  Brown  Kelso   77 

Mary  A.  McClung  Kelso   78 

Castle  Irvine   80 

Col.  James  Logan  Abernathy   86 

William  Martin  Abernathy   88 

Dr.  William  M.  McPheeters   96 

Rev.  Samuel  Brown  McPheeters   99 

Judge  John  Coalter  (Silhouette)   108 

David  Coalter  (Silhouette)   110 

Ann  Carmichael  Coalter  (Silhouette)   110 

Gen.  John  Coalter  Bates,  IT.  S.  A   117 

Judge  John  Coalter   120 

Elizabeth  Tucker  Coalter  Bryan   122 

Dr.  John  Coalter  Bryan   124 

Maj.  James  Booth   128 

Sophronia  Naylor  Booth   128 

Grave  of  Mary  Moore,  who  married  Rev.  Samuel  Brown    .     .  136 

Capt.  James  Alexander  Walker   168 

Walker  Patterson  Inman   196 


Vi  ILLUSTRATIONS. 

Page. 

Attorney-General  John  A.  Hull   236 

Sarah  Baird  Walker  Campbell   240 

Dr.  Joel  Calvin  Walker   246 

Mrs.  Joel  Calvin  Walker   254 

Margaret  Armstrong  Walker      .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .  .254 

Orion  Clemens   272 

Mrs.  Mary  E.  Stotts  Clemens   272 

Col.  William  Patterson   274 

David  Creel  Walker   276 

Old  Walker  Bible   278 

John  Kelso  Walker   282 

Dr.  James  Brown  Walker   284 

Elizabeth  Scott  Walker   298 

Samuel  Scott  Walker  (Group)   302 

Benjamin  B.  Siggins   304 

Elizabeth  Walker  Siggins   304 

Edward  Walker  Harden  .  .306 

Gov.  James  E.  Hindman   319 

Ann  Walker,  who  married  James  Walker   326 

Dr.  James  Philander  Walker   338 

Dr.  William  Wallace  Walker   340 

Old  Walker  Bible   360 

Alexander  Walker,  who  married  Mary  M.  Harmon     .     .     .  363 

Judge  Cyrus  Walker   364 

Joseph  Gilmer  Walker   375 

Judge  Pinkney  H.  Walker   380 

Tunstal  Quarles  Walker   418 

Hon.  Hawkins  Taylor   422 

Euins  of  Washington  and  Lee  College   470 

George  Campbell  Hays   502 

Nottingham  Meeting  House   508 

Col.  Joseph  Knox  Walker   519 

Augusta  Adams  Tabb  Walker   520 

Sally  Walker  Boone,  born  in  the  White  House   523 

Sally  Walker,  born  in  the  White  House   524 

James  McCrosky   550 

Sarah  Hays  McCrosky,  wife  of  James  McCrosky    .     .     .  .551 


PREFACE. 


ijg^Hj  N  SENDING  out  this  book,  the  fruit  of  nearly  ten  years  of 
P  H  toil  and  research,  I  feel  that  many  apologies  should  be  made 
mssm  for  its  incompleteness,  <>-..  ing  ro  the  impossibility  at  this  late 
day  of  connecting  many  families  of  whose  relationship 
we  were  almost  certain,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  some  one  may  yet 
find  the  missing  links  and  give  to  the  public  the  continuation  of  this 
record. 

There  was  a  Walker  family  in  Virginia  (supposed  to  have  come 
from  England),  prior  to  the  coming  of  our  ancestor,  of  which  Dr. 
Thomas  Walker  of  Castle  Hill  was  probably  the  best  known  repre- 
sentative. I  am  of  the  opinion  that  he  and  our  progenitor,  John 
Walker,  were  related ;  my  opinion  is  based  chiefly  upon  the  fact  of  a 
similarity  of  Christian  names  in  the  two  families,  and  then  it  will  be 
remembered  that  soon  after  coming  to  America  John  Walker  and 
several  members  of  his  household  left  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania, 
where  they  had  made  a  temporary  home,  and  went  down  into  Vir- 
ginia and  settled  not  far  from  the  home  of  this  Dr.  Walker,  whose 
presence  there  was  probably  known  to  his  kinsmen,  if  they  were  re- 
lated, who  were  seeking  homes  in  a  new  country. 

Before  taking  up  the  genealogy  of  this  family  and  relating  what 
we  know  of  its  history,  a  short  review  of  the  events  leading  up  to 
their  removal  from  the  land  of  their  fathers  was  thought  proper  in 
introducing  this  work,  after  which  will  follow  a  letter  from  Dr. 
W.  M.  McPheeters,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

The  first  mention  we  find  of  the  Scottish  people  is  in  the  Roman 
Annals  about  the  time  of  Constantine,  274-337,  where  they  are 


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spoken  of  as  a  trans-marine  people  from  Ireland.  The  Scots  and 
Picts  are  often  confused  as  one  people,  probably  from  the  fact  of 
their  so  often  joining  forces  against  their  common  enemies,  the 
Eomans,  when  in  reality  they  had  no  connection  in  lineage  or  native 
land.  The  Picts  were  the  people  of  North  Britain,  descendants  of 
the  ancient  Celtic  clans,  who  at  one  time  fought  Agricola  at  the  foot 
of  the  Grampian,  and  were  often  called  Caledonians.  Gibbon  makes 
a  definite  distinction  when  he  says  that  at  a  very  early  time  the 
northern  region  was  divided  between  the  Picts  and  Scots,  the  Picts 
holding  sway  from  446  to  843  A.  D.  After  this  the  Scots  colonized 
Argyle  and  superseded  them  after  a  bloody  struggle  of  over  300 
years ;  then  followed  successive  turns  of  supremacy  of  Picts,  Koman- 
ized  Britons,  Angles  of  Lothian  and  Scots  of  Argyle.  During  this 
time  Northern  Britain  was  occupied  by  some  twenty  clans,  who,  far 
from  being  united  in  any  common  interest,  were  usually  found  quar- 
reling among  themselves,  the  Princes  of  three  races  or  families  con- 
tending for  the  supremacy,  and  the  history  of  the  country  at  that 
time  is  little  more  than  a  recital  of  their  conflicts  and  changes,  with 
little,  if  any,  written  law.  The  Brehon  or  Judge,  Bard,  Harpist, 
Poet  and  Historian  holding  their  office  by  right  of  descent  and  in- 
heritance, the  Brehon  administering  justice  from  a  turf  or  heap  of 
stones  without  any  formality  whatever,  one  ancient  custom  being 
that  of  holding  every  chief  of  every  elan  answerable  for  every  one  of 
their  sept  or  kindred,  when  he  should  be  charged  with  any  crime. 
Something  akin  to  this  custom  is  to  be  found  upon  the  statute  books 
of  both  Ireland  and  Scotland  to-day.  Naturally  the  growth  of  such 
a  people  would  be  slow;  there  was  little  evidence  of  comfort  or  re- 
finement in  their  surroundings ;  their  best  houses  were  built  of  wat- 
tles ;  even  the  Abbey  of  Iona,  long  Scotland's  seat  of  learning,  was 
constructed  of  this  rude  material,  buildings  of  lime  and  stone  being 
works  of  a  comparatively  recent  period.  For  many  years  the  cloth- 
ing of  even  the  Monks  was  made  of  the  skins  of  beasts,  most  of  the 


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woolen  and  linen  which  came  to  be  used  later  being  procured  by 
traffic,  the  variegated  plaid  which  is  now  the  distinctive  dress  of 
these  people  being  introduced  later.  The  exact  date  of  its  adoption 
is  not  known,  but  it  was  in  use  at  the  beginning  of  the  17th  century, 
at  which  time  it  assumed  a  character  it  has  ever  since  maintained, 
with  the  exception  of  some  slight  changes  in  the  tunic  worn.  The 
colors  and  pattern  of  the  plaid  determining  the  position  and  family 
of  the  wearer,  that  of  the  Eoyal  Stuart  being  the  richest  of  all. 
Their  food  was  of  the  simplest  kind,  consisting  principally  of  fish, 
flesh  and  milk.  The  Monks  of  Iona,  who  subsisted  mostly  by  their 
own  labor,  we  are  told,  raised  some  corn  and  owned  orchards,  one  of 
which  was  situated  near  Kirkcudbright.  There  were  also  an  orchard 
and  gardens  at  the  Monastery  of  ISTew  Abbey,  as  early  as  the  12th 
century.  Manufactories  there  were  none:  each  family  had  its  own 
carpenter,  weaver  and  shoemaker.  Thus  they  lived,  simply  if  not 
very  peaceably,  working  out  the  destiny  of  a  race  which  was  to  be- 
come the  staunchest,  hardiest  class  of  men  to  be  found  on  the  face 
of  the  earth.  The  civil  feuds  which  desolated  for  ages  tins  country 
of  our  ancestors,  were  probably  an  outcome  of  the  power  vested  in 
the  chiefs  of  the  clans,  to  make  war  and  peace  at  their  pleasure,  and 
it  is  to  be  regretted  that  they  were  oftenest  found  yielding  to  their 
savage  instincts,  and  allowing  war  and  bloodshed  to  prevail,  when  a 
more  peaceful  condition  of  affairs  would  have  left  them  free  to  cul- 
tivate those  arts  which  would  have  softened  their  natures,  hastened 
civilization,  and  assisted  Christianization. 

The  sons  of  Ere,  with  their  colonists,  were  undoubtedly  Christians 
at  the  time  of  their  emigration  to  Xorth  Britain,  but  we  hear  little 
of  religious  establishments,  except  the  chapel  and  burying  ground 
dedicated  to  St.  Cirian  on  the  site  of  Campbelltown  in  Kintyre,  un- 
til the  illustrious  Columba  arrived  from  Ireland  in  563  and  founded 
the  Abbey  of  Iona.  "The  religion  of  the  Columbans,"  says  Archbis- 
hop Ussher,  '-'was  similar  to  that  of  the  Protestants  of  to-day.  They 


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founded  many  chapels  which  perpetuate  in  their  names  the  piety  of 
the  early  Scots."  This  instructive  school  of  North  Britain  harbored 
kings  who  retired  from  unstable  thrones,  also  princes  of  Northum- 
berland who  came  for  instruction,  and  was  the  repository  of  the  Scot- 
tish kings  after  death.  This  good  man  and  his  disciples  labored 
among  these  people,  and  to  them  is  given  the  credit  of  converting 
B  ridel,  the  Pictish  King,  and  many  of  his  subjects.  They  estab- 
lished monasteries  in  every  Caledonian  county,  their  first  Bishop  be- 
ing Ternan,  who  resided  at  Abernethy,  the  Pictish  capital.  When 
Columba  died  in  597  he  left  his  monastery  well  established,  a  people 
converted  by  his  efforts  from  paganism  to  Christianity,  and  a  name 
which  every  Scotchman  delights  to  honor.  He  was  followed  by  other 
good  and  zealous  prelates,  whose  labors  spread  the  gospel  throughout 
this,  and  the  surrounding  islands,  and  exerted  a  wonderful  influence 
for  good  over  this  race  of  people  who  were  to  become  such  a  powerful 
nation.  The  cause  of  Christianity  had  an  able  supporter  in  the  per- 
son of  Walter,  son  of  Alan,  the  first  Stewart  of  Scotland.  He 
brought  with  him  from  Shropshire,  about  1160  A.  D.,  a  prior  and 
thirteen  monks,  for  whom  he  erected  a  monastery  and  church  at 
Paisley.  These  were  liberally  endowed  by  the  founder  and  his  wife, 
Eschina.  Many  of  Walter's  successors  contributed  bountifully  to 
its  support  until  it  became  one  of  the  most  opulent  monasteries  in 
the  south  of  Scotland;  and  in  so  doing  builded  better  than  they 
knew,  for  while  these  Princes  were  growing  in  power  and  possessions, 
a  spirit  of  Republicanism  was  being,  unconsciously  perhaps,  fostered 
by  these  holy  men,  and  early  in  their  history  we  find  them  contend- 
ing for  their  right  to  choose  their  religious  teachers,  this  spirit  lead- 
ing up  gradually,  but  surely,  to  the  great  upheaval  of  the  16th  cen- 
tury, when  prince  and  potentate  were  compelled  to  yield  to  the  spirit 
of  reformation  which  swept  over  the  land,  led  by  Knox,  that  faithful 
disciple  of  Calvin,  completely  revolutionizing  affairs,  after  which 
the  Reformed  Church  came  to  be  acknowledged  the  true  head  of  the 


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nation,  and  every  Scotchman  stood  ready  to  defend  it  with  his  life. 
But  contentions  followed  thick  and  fast,  and  thousands  were  im- 
prisoned, and  in  some  instances  execution  was  the  penalty  for  at- 
tending divine  services,  secretly  held  in  defiance  of  the  royal  edict. 
St.  Andrews,  the  oldest  of  the  Scottish  Universities,  may  well  be 
called  the  cradle  of  the  Reformation  in  Scotland,  for  it  was  here  that 
John  Knox  received  instruction  and  was  afterwards  an  instructor, 
and  to  its  sheltered  walls  he,  with  many  of  his  associates,  hastened, 
driven  thither  by  persecution,  and  here  Samuel  Rutherford  imbibed 
the  spirit  which  was  with  him  when  he  journeyed  to  Westminster  to 
attend  the  "Solemn  League  and  Covenant,"  where  the  catechism  and 
confession  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  was  drawn  up.  This  spirit, 
the  natural  outgrowth  of  which  was  Republicanism,  was  clearly  set 
forth  by  Rutherford  in  his  famous  "Lex  Rex,"  a  book  which,  when 
brought  to  the  notice  of  the  Government,  was  ordered  to  be  burned. 
This  order  was  executed,  at  Edinburg  in  1661  by  the  hangman,  and 
again  a  few  days  afterwards  by  the  infamous  Sharpe  under  the  win- 
dows of  the  author's  College  in  St.  Andrews.  This  holy  man  of 
Anwoth  faced  death  and  persecution  at  the  head  of  his  little  band  of 
faithful  followers,  and  wrote  some  of  his  most  beautiful  and  touch- 
ing letters  to  his  sorrowing  brethren  after  he  had  been  silenced  by 
his  King.  These  published  letters  have  passed  through  many  edi- 
tions, and  are  full  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  give  us  some  idea  of  what 
the  life  of  the  saintly  Rutherford  must  have  been. 

The  Protestant  emigrants  to  America  brought  with  them  from 
Scotland  much  of  this  spirit  which  found  vent  at  different  times, 
noticeably  when  revolution  impended,  as  they  were  the  first  to  make 
a  declaration  of  independence  early  in  the  year  1775.  They  had  al- 
ways been  independent  in  heart  and  conscience,  and  valued  liberty 
above  everything  else,  and  were  found  ready  and  willing  to  give  up 
life  itself  when  the  time  for  action  came.  They  were  not  idle  when 
the  angel  of  death  hovered  over  the  infant  Republic,  but  were  among 


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the  first  to  respond  when  the  call  for  help  sounded  from  Washington, 
and  among  the  last  to  leave  the  field.  But  they  were  ever  a  modest 
people;  their  history  has  never  been  fully  written  except  on  the 
hearts  of  their  countrymen,  and  it  is  well  that  some  little  recognition 
of  their  services  to  their  country,  and  to  the  world  at  large,  be  re- 
corded here,  for  they  are  fast  being  fused  with  the  great  mass  of  a 
population  whose  power  of  assimilation  is  the  marvel  of  our  times. 

The  people  of  Wigtonshire  have  always  been  noted  for  their  pa- 
triotism and  love  of  liberty.  As  early  as  1547  they  rose  in  defense 
of  their  country  during  the  minority  of  Queen  Mary,  and  many  of 
them  fell  on  the  Pinkie  battlefield  while  fighting  the  invading  foe, 
and  concurred  most  zealously  at  the  time  of  the  Eeformation.  At 
a  subsequent  period  in  Scotland's  history  it  is  said  the  people  of  this 
shire  acted  reasonably  and  held  aloof  from  the  body  of  men  who 
came  into  Dumfries  on  that  memorable  20th  of  November,  1706, 
and  burnt  the  articles  of  Union. 

At  the  time  of  the  Revolution  the  Scotch-Irish  sided  with  William 
of  Orange,  and  at  the  siege  of  Londonderry  thousands  of  Protestants 
of  both  sexes  were  crowded  behind  the  bulwarks.  The  Dissenters, 
from  the  fact  of  their  having  been  excluded  from  the  army,  were 
wholly  unfitted  for  a  military  life,  but  inspired  by  the  same  spirit 
which  Calvin  and  Knox  possessed,  these  people  were  suddenly  trans- 
formed into  heroes;  the  story  of  their  suffering  and  privations  has 
no  parallel  in  history.  Their  allegiance  to  the  Crown  at  that  time 
was  remarkable ;  true  and  loyal  they  were,  notwithstanding  the  per- 
secutions which  were  at  this  very  time  being  carried  on  against  them, 
and  for  what  ?  "Proscribed  because  of  their  religion/'  and  excluded 
from  all  positions  of  trust,  what  wonder  that  forbearance  ceased  to 
be  a  virtue — and  they  were  finally  driven  as  outcasts  from  their  be- 
loved land.  Ireland,  which  they  hoped  to  find  a  more  neutral 
ground,  only  witnessed  renewed  persecutions,  and  after  a  short  so- 
journ here  many  of  them  embarked  for  America,  Londonderry  be- 


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ing  the  home  of  those  of  our  family  who  sought  refuge  on  this  island 
for  a  time.  Eev.  Walker,  one  of  the  prominent  leaders  at  the  time 
of  that  memorable  siege,  being  instrumental  in  establishing  a  mem- 
orial church  here  known  as  "The  Walker  Church."  These  people, 
among  whom  were  the  Walkers,  McDowells,  Moores,  Campbells, 
Hays,  McPheeters,  Logans,  Stuarts,  Irvines,  and  many  others,  had 
heard  of  Pennsylvania,  and  hither  they  journeyed,  but  jealousies 
arose,  and  for  reasons  which  were  well  founded  they  were  finally  led 
to  make  another  move,  this  time  to  the  Virginia  Valley,  where  they 
were  to  find  a  permanent  home,  settling  on  what  was  then  known  as 
"Burden's  Grant,"  a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  Shenandoah,  or  James 
River  Valley.  As  soon  as  a  temporary  shelter  had  been  provided  for 
their  families,  these  sturdy  pioneers  turned  their  attention  to  the 
establishment  of  churches  and  founding  of  schools.  If  we  could  lift 
from  the  past  the  veil  which  enshrouds  the  happenings  in  the  "Old 
Dominion"  during  the  years  between  1700  and  1800,  the  mass  of  un- 
recorded history  which  it  would  reveal  would  fill  volumes,  and  it 
would  bring  to  light  the  stories  of  the  exploits  of  many  a  hero,  the 
recital  of  which  must,  I  fear,  ever  remain  as  a  song  that  is  unsung. 

It  has  been  aptly  remarked  that  Virginia's  sons  were,  almost  to  a 
man,  found  at  the  front  when  the  strife  with  the  mother  country  was 
going  on,  and  the  history  of  the  birth  of  our  Eepublic  was  being 
made.  Those  whose  duty  it  would  have  been  to  make  a  record  of 
the  happenings  of  the  day  were  far  away  on  the  scene  of  action,  their 
pen  having  been  exchanged  for  rifle  or  sword,  in  many  instances 
their  only  "Honorable  Discharge"  being  writ  in  the  blood  they  spill- 
ed. When  a  true  history  of  Virginia  is  written  the  doings  of  these 
poor  but  honest  and  upright  people  must  necessarily  be  told.  Lord 
Macaulay  once  said:  "A  people  which  takes  no  pride  in  the  noble 
achievements  of  remote  ancestors  will  never  achieve  anything  worthy 
to  be  remembered  with  pride  by  remote  descendants." 

With  this  thought  in  mind,  and  to  assist  in  preserving  the  record 


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of  a  portion  of  these  people  whose  history  has  well-nigh  been  lost, 
this  work  of  a  few  allied  families  was  undertaken,  and  will  be  left 
as  a  message  to  those  who  will  come  after  me/  with  the  hope  that  it 
will  prove  an  example  which  will  inspire  respect  for,  and  a  desire 
to  emulate  the  virtues  of  these,  our  worthy  progenitors,  and  help  to 
keep  alive  in  the  hearts  of  our  descendants  a  love  and  veneration  for 
a  people  who  were  patriotic  in  the  truest  sense  of  the  word. 

In  concluding  these  remarks  I  wish  to  express  my  thanks  and  ap- 
preciation to  all  who  were  so  kind  as  to  assist  in  the  collection  of 
these  annals,  and  are,  in  my  estimation,  deserving  of  especial  men- 
tion, the  names  of  a  few  of  whom  I  herewith  append : 


Mrs.  D.  C.  Bailey. 
Mrs.  James  R.  Gray. 
Mrs.  A.  M.  Walker. 
Mrs.  Emily  Burton. 
Mrs.  Jennie  Calahan. 
Mrs.  Sally  Walker  Boon 
Mrs.  W.  M.  Abernathy. 
Margaret  A.  Walker. 
Margaret  D.  Walker. 


Robert  L.  Walker. 
Theophilus  G.  Walker. 
Thomas  A.  Banning. 
William  P.  Houston. 


Geo.  D.  Clayton. 
James  R.  Hindman. 
Wilbur  F.  Barclay. 
Wm.  Thornton  Scott. 
Dr.  Wm.  M.  McPheeters. 


Emma  S.  White. 


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St.  Louis,  June  IS,  1901. 

Mrs.  J.  B.  White,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Dear  Madam  : — 

I  am  aware  that  for  a  long  time  yon  have  been  engaged  in 
the  laborious  but  praiseworthy  task  of  collecting  and  arranging  ma- 
terial gathered  from  all  available  sources,  at  home  and  abroad,  with 
a  view  of  tracing  and  putting  on  permanent  record  the  genealogical 
history  and  interesting  data  of  the  celebrated  Walker  family,  includ- 
ing the  various  collateral  families  thereunto  allied,  and  I  am  glad 
to  learn  that  your  arduous  undertaking  is  approaching  completion. 

The  record  of  this  group  of  families,  so  prominent  among  the 
early  settlers,  and  the  pioneers  of  civilization,  Christianity  and  learn- 
ing in  Pennsylvania,  Virginia,  Kentucky  and  other  states,  to  say 
nothing  of  their  libertA'-lovins:  record  and  achievements  in  the  old 
world,  especially  in  Scotland  and  the  north  of  Ireland,  can  not  fail 
to  be  of  interest  to  the  numerous  descendants  of  these  families,  who 
by  reason  of  kinship  are  sharers  in  their  history,  as  well  as  to  ail 
those  who  are  interested  in  the  history  and  development  of  church 
and  state  in  our  country. 

"Without  pretending  to  anything  like  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the 
subject  in  hand,  and  not  knowing  the  breadth  and  scope  of  your  re- 
searches, I  may  nevertheless  be  permitted  to  state  what  I  have  always 
regarded  as  the  characteristic  traits  of  the  men  and  women  compos- 
ing and  giving  prominence  to  the  families,  whose  history  and  lin- 
eages you  have  undertaken  to  unfold.  It  is  briefly  this :  That  from 
a  very  early  period,  before  emigrating  to  this  country,  as  well  as  dur- 
ing all  the  subsequent  years,  they  have  been  noted  for  unswerving 
adherence  to  Christian  principle  and  duty :  that  in  large  degree  they 
have  been  a  God-fearing,  man-serving  race,  and  as  such  have  fur- 
nished the  church,  as  well  as  the  state  and  the  cause  of  education  and 
learning,  many  bright  and  distinguished  votaries,  as  will  doubtless 
appear  from  the  pages  of  your  forthcoming  book. 

But  I  do  not  propose  to  enlarge  on  this  subject,  nor  in  any  wise  to 
anticipate  your  revelations  ;  yet  I  must  add,  that  to  be  descended 
from  such  ancestors  is  just  cause  for  gratitude. 

Very  truly  and  sincerely  yours, 

W.  M.  McPheeters. 


2- 


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PKEFACE. 


OUR  ALLEINB  ANCESTORS. 

In  Sims'  Index  to  Heralds'  Visitations  I  found  references  to  the 
Aliens,  or  Alleyns,  of  Farnham,  as  follows : 

155.  fo.  19b.        891.  fo.  20.  1560.  fo.  191b. 

And  Allen  1820.  fo.  46b.  1449.  fo.  6b. 
Also  Alleyn  v.  Allen. 

Almott,  1449.  fo.  5b.  1560.  fo.  182b. 

I  sent  these  references  to  Rev.  John  Holding  of  Baldock,  Hertz, 
England,  who,  after  looking  them  np,  sent  me  the  accompanying 
Coat  of  Arms  and  Crest,  which  he  asserts  belonged  to  the  Alleins  of 
Suffolk ;  and  as  we  have  it  npon  the  best  of  authority  that  onr  ances- 
tor, Joseph  Alleine,  was  of  this  family,  I  do  not  hesitate  to  publish 
said  arms  as  the  one  onr  family  used  at  an  early  day. 

Rev.  Holding  also  sent  some  interesting  data  and  the  records  of 
several  generations  of  the  Alleins  of  Suffolk  prior  to  the  time  of  Jos- 
eph Alleine,  which  I  may  be  able  eventually  to  connect  with  our 
branch  of  the  family. 

It  is  not  known  just  how  our  two  ancestors,  Joseph  and  Richard 
Alleine  were  related,  but  they  were  evidently  both  descended  from 


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Alan,  Lord  of  Buckenhall.  The  former  married  Theodoshia,  daugh- 
ter of  the  latter,  and  refers  to  him  in  his  will  as  his  father-in-law. 
We  know  that  his  fathers  name  was  Tobie  (probably  Tobias)  and 
that  he  had  brothers,  Francis,  jSTorman  and  Timothy.  Farther  than 
this  we  could  not  learn,  and  of  Bichard's  family  we  only  know  of  his 
three  children,  William,  Bichard  and  Theodoshia.  From  different 
reliable  sources  we  learned  the  following  concerning  this  family : 

The  Alleins  came  out  of  Suffolk,  some  of  them,  as  early  as  1430, 
descended  from  Alan,  Lord  of  Buckenhall,  and  settled  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  Calne  and  Devizes,  whence  descended  the  immediate  an- 
cestors of  "worthy  Mr.  Tobie  Allein."  He  was  the  father  of  a  large 
family — the  eldest,  Edward,  had  been  a  clergyman,  but  dying  in  his 
twenty-seventh  year,  he  was  succeeded  by  the  fourth  son, 

Joseph  Allein,  &  non-conformist  divine,  who  was  born  at  Devizes, 
in  Wiltshire,  in  1633.  Having  manifested  at  a  very  early  age,  an 
eminently  pious  disposition,  and  an  inclination  for  the  ministry,  he 
was  educated  with  this  view  and  sent  to  Oxford  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
years.  At  college  he  was  distinguished  by  diligence  in  his  studies 
and  gravity  in  his  deportment. 

In  1653  he  became  a  tutor  in  the  college  of  Corpus  Christi,  to 
which  he  belonged,  and  where  for  the  exercise  of  his  gifts  in  prayer, 
he  had  performed  the  office  of  chaplain,  which  he  preferred  to  a  fel- 
lowship ;  and  in  this  situation  he  was  so  assiduous  and  so  successful, 
that  many  of  his  pupils  occupied  respectable  stations  both  in  the  es- 
tablished church  and  among  the  non-conformists. 

In  1655  he  left  college,  and  was  assistant  minister  at  Taunton 
Magdalen,  in  Somersetshire,  until  the  year  1662,  when  he  was  de- 
prived for  non-conformity.  During  this  connection,  he  was  inde- 
fatigable in  his  ministerial  services,  and  his  conduct  was  so  amiable 
and  exemplary  as  to  secure  the  affectionate  esteem  and  attachment 
of  his  parishioners. 

After  his  exclusion  from  the  Church,  he  persevered  in  his  labors, 
and  preached  commonly  six  or  seven,  and  sometimes  fourteen  or  fif- 
teen times  a  week;  till  in  1663  he  was  committed  to  Ivelchester  gaol 
(jail),  where  seven  ministers  and  fifty  Quakers  were  closely  confined 
and  enduring  similar  hardships.  At  the  assizes  Allein  was  convicted 
of  having  preached  in  the  preceding  May,  and  sentenced  to  pay  one 
hundred  marks,  and  to  remain  in  prison  until  the  fine  was  paid.  "I 
am  glad"  he  said,  on  receiving  his  sentence,  "that  it  has  appeared 


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before  my  country,  that  whatever  I  am  charged  with,  I  have  been 
guilty  of  nothing  but  doing  my  duty;  and  that  all  which  appeared 
from  the  evidence  was,  that  I  sung  a  psalm  and  instructed  my  fam- 
ily, others  being  there,  and  both  in  my  own  house." 

By  an  imprisonment  of  twelve  months,  Allein's  constitution  was 
impaired  and  the  duration  of  his  life  shortened.  After  his  release, 
he  renewed  his  labors,  and  his  sufferings  were  also  renewed;  his 
health  gradually  declined,  and  in  1668  he  finished  his  course  at  the 
age  of  thirty-five  years. 

His  biographers,  Anthony  Wood  excepted,  bear  testimony  to  his 
learning  and  charity.  Zealous  in  his  own  mode  of  worshiping  God, 
he  was  not,  as  ministers  of  the  established  church  have  testified,  in 
the  least  bitter  towards  any  Christians  who  worshiped  in  another 
manner.  He  preserved  a  great  respect  for  the  church,  notwithstand- 
ing all  his  sufferings,  and  was  eminently  loyal  to  his  prince,  notwith- 
standing the  severities  of  the  times. 

His  writings  breathe  a  true  spirit  of  piety,  for  which  they  have 
been  always  and  deservedly  esteemed.  His  works  are :  "An  Explana- 
tion of  the  Assembly's  Shorter  Catechism,"  in  1656,  8v. ;  "Call  to 
Archipus,"  exhorting  the  ejected  members  to  continue  in  their  min- 
istry, 1664,  4to. ;  "An  Alarm  to  the  Unconverted,"  1672,  8vo.  and 
12mo.,  of  which  twenty  thousand  were  sold,  and  after  it  was  printed 
in  1675  under  the  title,  "A  Sure  Guide  to  Heaven,"  fifty  thousand; 
"Christian  Letters,  full  of  Spiritual  Instruction,"  in  1672,  8vo. ; 
"Cases  of  Conscience,"  1672,  8vo. ;  "Eemains,  etc.,"  1672,  8vo.,  and 
several  other  small  practical  pieces,  besides  an  imperfect  body  of 
natural  theology  in  Latin,  which  has  not  been  printed.  An  account 
of  his  life  and  death  is  often  annexed  to  his  writings.  Calamys 
Baxter,  Vol.  II,  page  577,  etc.  Neal's  History  of  the  Puritans,  Vol. 
II,  page  670,  4to.   Biog.  Brit. 

The  following  is  taken  from  the  Encyclopaedia  Britannica : 
Giving  a  sketch  of  his  public  lif e,  the  article  reads  as  follows :  "In 
preaching  after  the  intense,  awakening,  wistful  type;  in  catechizing 
with  all  diligence  and  fidelity ;  in  visitation  among  the  poor  and  sad 
and  mean ;  in  letter  writing,  tender  and  sympathetic ;  in  devotional 
intercession  through  long  consecrated  hours  of  day  and  night,  he 
was  a  model  of  pastoral  devotion. 

Allein  was  no  mere  scholar  or  divine,  but  a  man  who  associated 
on  equal  terms  with  the  patriarchs  of  the  Eoyal  Society,  then  laying 


PREFACE. 


xix 


those  broad  and  deep  foundations  on  which  rests  England's  present 
scientific  renown.  These  scientific  studies  and  experiments,  never- 
theless, were  ever  kept  in  subordination  to  his  proper  work.  The  ex- 
tent of  his  influence  was,  in  so  young  a  man,  unique,  resting  funda- 
mentally on  the  earnestness  of  his  nature  and  the  manifest  power  of 
his  ministry. 

When  he  died,  the  mourners  remembered  their  beloved  minister's 
words  while  yet  with  them,  "If  I  should  die  fifty  miles  away,  let  me 
be  buried  at  Taunton,"  and  they  found  a  grave  for  him  in  St.  Mary's 
Chancel." 

WILL  OF  REV.  JOSEPH  ALLEINE,  FATHER  OF  ISABEL, 
WHO  MARRIED  REV.  JOHN  RUTHERFORD. 

Joseph  Alleine  of  Wilton,  Somerset,  Gent.  Will  dated  Oct.  18, 
1667;  proved  Feb.  4,  1668-9,  by  his  relict,  Theodoshia  Alleine  (12 
Coke,  Somerset  House). 

He  states  his  desire  to  be  buried  at  St.  Magdalene's,  Taunton, 
where  he  had  been  Vicar,  1642-1662. 

He  bequeathed  to  his  wife  £320,  his  brother  Timothy,  his  niece 
Joane  Alleine,  his  nephew  Zachary,  and  Mark,  his  niece  Hester  Al- 
leine— his  friends,  Mr.  John  Mallacke  of  Fullands  and  Mr.  Richard 
Alleine  of  Frome  (or  Trome),  his  trustees,  my  father-in-law  Mr. 
Richard  Alleine,  my  mother-in-law,  the  relict  of  my  father,  £10. 

He  also  names  his  brother,  Francis  Alleine,  his  brother-in-law, 
Alleine,  and  his  brother,  Norman. 

The  inscription  on  his  monument  in  Taunton  Church  is  as  fol- 
lows.     "Hic  jacet  Dominus  Josephus  Alleine 

Holocaustum  Tauntoneuses,  et  Deo,  et  vobis. 
Here  Mr.  Joseph  Alleine  lyes 
To  God  and  you  a  sacrifice." 

There  was  a  Catherine  Alleine  of  Bristol,  widow,  whose  will  is 
dated  May  6,  1691  [35  (Book)  Vere,  Somerset  House]. 

To  the  eight  children  of  my  daughter,  Katherine  Webb,  £2000 — 
amongst  them  at  ages  of  21.  My  grandson,  John  Webb,  one  guinea. 
Securities  in  the  Manor  of  Butleigh  Somersetshire,  &c.  Residue  to 
my  daughter,  Katherine  Webb,  Executrix. 

[I  publish  the  above  in  reference  to  Catherine  Alleine,  on  account 
of  the  name  Catherine,  which  was  the  one  given  to  Joseph  Alleine's 


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PREFACE. 


granddaughter  and  suggests  the  idea  that  there  was  a  relationship 
existing  between  the  two  families. —  Ed.] 

Of  the  life  and  family  of  Eichard  Alleine,  grandfather  of  Isabel 
Alleine,  who  married  Eev.  John  Rutherford,  we  have  the  following : 

Richard  Allein,  for  upwards  of  fifty  years  rector  of  Dichet,  Somer- 
setshire, had  two  sons,  William  and  Richard,  and  a  daughter,  Theo- 
dosia.  Theodosia  married  Joseph  Allein  about  1655,  and  their 
daughter,  Isabel,  married  Rev.  John  Rutherford.  John  and  Isabel 
Rutherford  were  the  parents  of  Catherine  Rutherford,  who  married 
John  Walker  in  1702. 

Richard  Allein  (son  of  Richard  and  brother  of  Theodoshia), 
known  in  biography  as  a  non-conformist  divine,  was  born  at  Dichet, 
Somersetshire,  in  1611,  educated  by  his  father,  who  was  rector  of 
the  parish,  and  entered,  a  commoner,  at  St.  Alban^s  Hall,  Oxford, 
in  1627.  Having  taken  the  degrees  of  bachelor  and  master  of  arts 
in  the  University,  he  became  first,  assistant  preacher  to  his  father, 
and  afterwards,  viz:  in  1641,  rector  of  Batcomb  in  Somersetshire, 
where  he  faithfully  discharged  his  duty. 

Having  received  from  his  father  a  bias  towards  the  sentiments  of 
the  Puritans,  he  attached  himself  to  that  party,  and  zealously  sup- 
ported the  solemn  league  and  covenant,  though  he  disapproved  of 
the  enthusiastic  spirit  of  some  of  its  adherents ;  as  appears  by  a  paper 
printed  in  1648  entitled,  "The  testimony  of  the  ministry  of  Somer- 
setshire to  the  truth  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  to  the  solemn  league  and 
covenant." 

In  1654  he  was  employed  as  assistant  to  the  commissioners  ap- 
pointed by  Parliament  for  ejecting  scandalous  ministers;  at  the 
restoration,  he  manifested  an  inclination  to  yield  submission  to  the 
government;  but  unable  conscientiously  to  comply  with  the  terms 
of  conformity,  he  preferred  the  alternative,  imposed  by  the  act  of 
uniformity,  of  quitting  his  living  after  having  retained  it  for  twenty 
years,  and  of  ranking  with  about  two  thousand  other  sufferers,  who 
were  distinguished  by  the  denomination  of  ejected  ministers. 

Under  the  restraints  and  penalties  of  this  act,  he  exercised  his 
ministry  in  the  house  of  Mr.  More,  who  had  been  formerly  a  member 
of  the  Parliament,  and  who  lived  in  his  neighborhood;  and  though 
he  was  reprimanded  by  the  magistrates  and  imprisoned,  his  reputa- 
tion for  piety,  learning  and  exemplary  conduct,  procured  a  mitiga- 
tion of  the  rigorous  treatment  which  he  encountered. 


PREFACE. 


In  consequence  of  the  "Five  Mile  Act/5  he  was  under  the  necessity 
of  removing  from  Batcomb  to  Frome-Selwood,  where  he  continued 
in  the  discharge  of  his  professional  duties,  notwithstanding  the  dan- 
gers to  which  he  was  exposed.  In  this  situation  he  remained  until 
death  terminated  his  trials  and  labors  in  1681. 

He  was  distinguished  by  his  plain,  practical  and  pathetic  manner 
of  preaching,  and  by  his  assiduity  in  the  duties  of  his  pastoral  office, 
such  as  catechizing,  visiting  the  sick,  and  instructing  the  ignorant. 
Although  he  was  an  avowed  non-conformist  and  strictly  attached  to 
his  principles,  the  moderation  of  his  temper,  as  well  as  his  general 
character,  recommended  him  to  the  clergy  and  laity  of  sentiments 
different  from  his  own.  and  he  lived  amongst  them  on  terms  of 
friendship  and  intercourse.  Mr.  Jenkins,  Vicar  of  Frome-Selwood, 
preached  his  funeral  sermon,  and  bore  witness  to  his  meekness,  piety 
and  moderation. 

His  works,  which  were  all  of  a  devotional  kind,  were  much  esteem- 
ed and  frequently  reprinted.  The  principal  of  these  was  his,  "Vin- 
diciae  Pietatis/'  or  "A  Vindication  of  Godliness,  in  the  greatest 
strictness  and  spirituality  of  it,  from  the  imputations  of  folly  and 
fancy,*'  which  was  published  in  1665,  without  a  printers  name,  be- 
cause it  was  not  licensed.  The  following  from  the  Enc.  Brit,  states 
that :  "Rodger  Norton,  the  King's  printer,  caused  a  part  of  the  first 
impression  to  be  seized  on  account  of  it  not  being  licensed,  and  or- 
dered it  sent  to  the  Royal  kitchen  for  waste  paper.  Glancing  over 
its  pages,  he  was  struck  with  what  he  read,  and  on  second  thought, 
it  seemed  to  him  a  sin  that  a  book  so  holy,  and  so  salable,  should  be 
destroyed.  'He  therefore  bought  back  the  sheets.'  says  Calamv,  'for 
an  old  song,  bound  them,  and  sold  them  in  his  own  shop.'  This  in 
turn  was  complained  of  against  him,  and  the  shrewd  publisher  had 
to  beg  pardon  on  his  knees  before  the  council-table,  and  the  remain- 
ing copies  were  sentenced  to  be  "bisk"d"  or  rubbed  over  with  an  inky 
brush,  and  sent  back  to  the  kitchen  for  lighting  fires.  Such  "bisk'd" 
copies  occasionally  occur  still.'' 

The  other  works  of  Allein  were :  "'Heaven  Opened,  or  a  brief  and 
plain  discovery  of  the  riches  of  God's  covenant  of  grace.'"  printed  in 
1665:  "The  World  Conquered/'  1668.  8vo. ;  "Godly  Fear,"'  1674, 
8vo. ;  "Rebuke  to  Backsliders,  and  a  Spur  for  Loiterers."'  1677  and 
1684,  8vo. :  "A  Companion  for  Prayer."  16S0,  12mo. ;  "Instructions 


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about  Heart  Work,"  1681.  See  Calamy's  Life  of  Baxter,  Vol.  II, 
Wood's  Athen.  Oxon.,  Yol.  II.,  Biog.  Brit. 

In  reference  to  an  old  book  which  has  come  into  my  possession 
and  which  I  value  as  a  priceless  legacy,  I  append  the  following  letter 
from  England: 

Stotfold  Vicarage, 
Baldock,  Herts,  9th  August,  1901. 

My  Dear  Mr.  White  : — 

I  am  sending  Mrs.  White  a  MS.  written  by  the  Eev. 
Richard  Alleine,  Rector  of  Batcombe.  The  writing  is  very  beauti- 
ful and  quite  distinct.  The  present  Rector  of  Batcombe  had  it  sold 
to  him,  and  let  me  have  it,  thinking  it  more  of  a  personal  than  paro- 
chial matter.  It  is  quite  a  relic  of  the  family,  and  no  doubt  Mrs. 
White  will  value  it  very  highly  as  the  work  of  one  of  her  ancestors. 

Yours  very  faithfully, 

John  Holding. 

The  Book  is  a  small  volume  about  5-|  x  3-|  inches  in  size,  and  con- 
tains 184  closely  written  pages  of  sermons  from  various  Bible  texts; 
the  first  is  from  I  Peter,  2,  11 :  Dearly  beloved,  I  beseech  you  as 
strangers  and  pilgrims  abstain  from  fleshly  lusts  which  war  against 
the  soul.  The  opening  words  of  the  sermon  were  as  follows :  If  we 
look  back  to  the  ninth  verse  of  this  chapter  we  shall  find  that  this  is 
the  end  of  our  Christian  profession,  to  show  forth  the  praises  of 
God,  &c. 

The  book  is  bound  in  leather  and  is  well  preserved,  being  at  this 
time  not  less  than  two  hundred  and  fifty  years  old. 


NEC  SORTE  NEC  FACTO. 


VTHET^FVRD 


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THE  KUTHEKFOKD  FAMILY. 

The  traditional  account  of  the  origin  of  this  name  is  that  a  man 
of  distinction  on  the  borders  conducted  Ruther,  King  of  the  Scots, 
safely  through  the  river  Tweed  in  an  expedition  against  the  Britons 
at  a  place  from  that  event  called  Rutherford.  The  King,  after  the 
expedition  was  over,  bestowed  lands  contiguous  thereto  upon  his 
faithful  conductor  from  which  his  posterity  assumed  the  name  of 
Rutherford.  Certain  it  is  that  they  have  always  been  considered  as 
among  the  most  ancient  and  powerful  families  on  the  borders.  They 
were  bold  and  brave  in  the  defense  of  their  country,  and  many  of 
them  were  noted  for  religious  fervor  and  gifts  of  imagination  and 
literary  expression.  The  best  known  no  doubt  was  Sir  Walter  Scott, 
the  Great  Magician  of  Romance,  whose  mother  was  Ann  Rutherford, 
of  the  Hundalee  branch  of  this  family. 

In  trying  to  determine  just  how  our  ancestor,  John  Rutherford, 
was  related  to  this  family  many  difficulties  present  themselves.  In 
"Rutherfords  of  That  Ilk,"  an  extensive  treatise  of  the  Rutherfords 
of  Teviotdale,  in  most  cases  only  the  families  of  the  eldest  son  are 
carried  down,  so  that  we  are  not  able  to  find  in  this  work  the  name 
of  the  father  of  Rev.  Samuel  Rutherford,  who  was,  we  are  told,  a 
near  relative  of  our  ancestor,  John.  This  much  has  been  handed 
down  to  us  in  several  authentic  documents,  but  the  <exaet  relationship 
probably  never  will  be  known.  After  a  careful  study  of  the  subject, 
Walter  MacLeod  of  Edinburg  says  that  he  has  not  been  able  to  learn 
the  names  of  the  parents  of  Samuel  Rutherford,  but  that  "He  is  be- 
lieved to  have  been  born  in  1600,  at  or  near  the  farm  of  Msbit,  in 
the  parish  of  Crailing.  He  probably  belonged  to  the  family  of 
Thomas  Rutherford,  who  was  proprietor  of  Nisbet  in  1580."  Cer- 
tain it  is,  however,  that  "Rev.  Samuel  Rutherford  was  a  gentleman 
by  extraction  and  used  the  arms  of  the  Rutherford  family." — Na- 
tional Biographical  Dictionary. 

In  his  sketch  of  the  life  of  Rutherford,  Rev.  Andrew  Bonar,  D.  D., 
says :  "There  are  some  new  letters  in  this  collection ;  and  there  is  a 
facsimile  of  an  unpublished  letter  directed  to  the  Provost  of  Edin- 
burg, at  the  time  when  there  was  an  attempt  made  to  call  Rutherford 
to  that  city.    The  letter,  which  is  preserved  in  the  Records  of  the 


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Edinburg  Town  Council,  entreats  them  to  drop  the  matter.  It  is 
written  in  a  very  small  hand,  as  was  usual  with  him,  and  the  seal  on 
it  has  the  armorial  bearing  of  the  Rutherford  family." 

Upon  applying  to  the  Provost  of  Scotland  for  a  description  of  this 
seal,  I  received  the  following  disappointing  information  from  Henry 
Paton,  M.  A.,  Searcher  of  Eecords  at  Edinburg,  to  whom  my  letter 
was  handed :  He  says,  "The  letter  to  which  reference  is  made  is  in 
the  possession  of  the  Town  Council  of  this  city,  and  I  regret  to  say 
that  the  seal  is  now  almost  entirely  gone,  there  being  only  a  small 
piece  left  to  show  there  was  one.  It  had  been  originally  used  to  close 
the  letter  and  was  broken  in  the  opening,  and  since  then  I  expect, 
more  and  more  in  later  handling,  but  it  is  impossible  to  say  what 
arms  have  been  upon  it.  I  can  only  again  express  my  regret  at  the 
destruction  of  the  seal  on  this  letter."  He  also  writes  in  regard  to 
the  family  of  Rev.  Samuel  Rutherford :  "I  have  examined  not  only 
many  registers,  but  also  original  papers  relating  to  Roxburgshire  and 
elsewhere,  but  nowhere  can  I  find  any  information  on  the  point,  and 
it  seems  to  have  baffled  others  also." 

Henry  Howe,  in  his  History  of  Virginia,  speaks  of  some  of  the 
family  as  lineal  descendants  of  Rev.  Samuel  Rutherford.  Of  his 
eight  or  more  children,  all  died  except  the  daughter,  Agnes,  while 
he  yet  lived,  and  many  have  supposed  that  these  children  all  died 
young,  but  this  may  not  be  the  case.  One  of  his  sons  may  have  been 
the  John  who  married  Isabella  Alleine.  This  to  me  seems  the  most 
reasonable  solution  of  this  vexed  question.  In  several  instances  dif- 
ferent members  of  our  family  are.  mentioned  as  direct  descendants 
of  Rev.  Samuel.  Rev.  Samuel  R.  Houston  is  mentioned  in  a  manu- 
script left  by  his  father  as  being  seventh  in  descent  from  this  Rev. 
Samuel,  for  whom  he  was  named.  This  would  make  John,  our  an- 
cestor, the  son  of  Rev.  Samuel,  as  I  have  suggested  he  might  have 
been. 

There  were  several  branches  of  this  Rutherford  family  with  some 
fourteen  different  armorial  bearings,  variations  however  of  the  one 
here  given,  which  was  adopted  by  the  family  as  early  as  1260,  when 
Sir  Mchol  de  Ruthifurd  joined  Sir  William  Wallace  with  a  well- 
armed  company  of  sixty  warriors,  Sir  Nicol  being  related  it  is  said 
to  the  wife  of  Wallace,  probably  through  the  Halidays.  Robert 
Rutherforde  of  Chatto,  the  head  of  the  Hunthill  branch  of  this  fam- 


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XXV 


ily.  was  the  eighth  in  descent  from  Sir  Nicol.  It  is  to  this  branch 
that  Rev.  Samuel  belonged.  See  "Supplementary  Notes  to  Ruther- 
furds  of  That  Ilk,"  by  James  H.  Rutherfurd.  Robert  of  Chatto  was 
succeeded  by  his  son  J" ohn,  whose  youngest  son  Andrew  was  Dean  of 
Jedburg,  and  his  son  John  was  Professor  in  the  College  of  Sarbonne. 
France,  but  died  Rector  of  St.  Andrews,  his  son  John  was  minister 
of  Manisty  and  Dean  of  St.  Andrews.  It  would  seem  that  inasmuch 
as  Rev.  Samuel  was  a  minister  at  St.  Andrews  where  he  died  and  was 
buried,  this  is  the  line  through  which  we  might  trace  !his  ances- 
try, were  the  facts  known  to  us;  then  his  near  relative,  John,  the 
father  of  Katherine,  was  also  a  minister.  Of  course  these  are  only 
suppositions,  and  as  such  I  give  them,  hoping  the  matter  may  some 
time  be  settled  to  our  entire  satisfaction.  In  contemplating  the 
events  of  the  seventeenth  century,  during  which  time  the  church, 
represented  by  a  little  band  of  earnest,  devout  Christians,  was  bat- 
tling against  the  state,  which  numbered  among  her  champions  many 
of  the  great  ones  of  the  earth,  thankful  am  I  that  so  many  of  our 
kindred  were  found  among  that  little  company  of  Non-conformists, 
and  that  three  of  them,  Rev.  Richard  Alleine,  Rev.  Joseph  Alleine 
and  Rev.  Samuel  Rutherford,  were  recognized  leaders  in  the  move- 
ment. Of  the  latter  and  others  of  his  type,  Milton,  in  his  lines  "On 
the  New  Forces  of  Conscience  under  the  Long  Parliament,"  says : 

"Men,  whose  life,  learning,  faith  and  pure  intent 
Would  have  been  held  in  high  esteem  with  Paul, 
Must  now  be  named  and  printed  heretics, 
By  shallow  Edwards  and  Scotch  what  d'  ye  call; 
But  we  do  hope  to  find  out  all  your  tricks, 
Your  plots  and  packing  worse  than  those  of  Trent, 

That  so  the  Parliament 
May  with  their  wholesome  and  preventive  shears 
Clip  your  phylackeries,  though  balk  your  ears, 

And  succor  our  just  fears ; 
When  they  shall  read  this  clearly  in  your  charge, 
New  Presbyter  is  but  Old  Priest  writ  large." 

Dean  Stanley,  our  great  modern  scholar,  honored  Rev.  Samuel 
Rutherford  by  calling  him  "The  True  Saint  of  the  Scottish  Cove- 
nant," and  it  has  been  said  that  the  story  of  his  life  is  known  wher- 


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PREFACE. 


ever  the  English  language  is  spoken.  Of  ancient  and  honorable  de- 
scent, he  inherited  the  staunch  Scotch  spirit  of  upright,  steadfast  ad- 
herence to  principle,  which  made  him  a  martyr  to  the  cause  of  relig- 
ious liberty.  He  was  born  in  the  year  1600,  in  the  southeastern  part 
of  Scotland,  near  the  river  Tweed,  in  the  village  of  Nisbet,  Koxburg- 
shire,  and  died  March  20,  1661.  He  received  his  early  education  at 
Jedburg,  and  when  he  entered  the  University  of  Edinburg  in  1617, 
he  was  regarded  as  a  precocious  youth.  He  graduated  in  1621,  tak- 
ing a  Master's  degree,  and  two  years  later  was  elected  to  the  chair 
of  Logic  and  Belles-letters  in  his  University.  He  prepared  to  preach 
the  gospel,  however,  and  it  was  under  the  most  favorable  circum- 
stances that  he  was  settled  as  minister  in  the  parish  of  Anwoth  in 
Kirkcudbright.  He  was  at  that  time  considered  the  most  prominent 
preacher  on  those  Scottish  coasts.  "The  ancient  Kirk  in  which  this 
ardent  young  herald  of  the  Cross  delivered  his  savory  discourses  has 
become  an  antique  relic;  its  rusty  key  hangs  in  the  new  College  of 
Edinburg,  and  its  old  oaken  pulpit  is  still  preserved." 

The  church  stood  in  a  wide  valley  at  the  foot  of  Boreland  Hill,  on 
which  a  monument  sixty  feet  high  was  erected  to  the  memory  of 
Eutherford  in  1842,  and  seems  to  remind  the  people  of  Anwoth  how 
God  once  visited  His  people  there. 

While  at  Anwoth  he  passed  through  much  sorrow.  In  1630  his 
first  wife,  Euphemia  Hamilton,  died  there,  and  soon  after  he  lost  his 
dearest  friend,  Lord  Kenmure.  In  1640  he  married  Jean  McMath, 
and  she,  with  their  daughter  Agnes,  were  the  only  members  of  his 
immediate  family  who  survived  him.  His  mother  lived  with  him 
for  six  years  after  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  and  his  second  wife, 
J ean  McMath,  is  said  by  a  competent  witness  to  have  been  "a  woman 
of  such  worth,  that  I  never  knew  any  among  men  exceed  him,  nor 
among  women  exceed  her."  He  had  nine  children,  and  his  letters  ex- 
tend from  three  years  after  the  birth  of  the  eldest,  to  six  years  after 
the  birth  of  the  youngest. — From  Studies  in  Scottish  History,  by 
A.  Taylor  Tunes'. 

In  1636  he  published  a  theological  address  against  Arminianism 
which  attracted  a  great  deal  of  attention.  He  was  tried  at  Wigton, 
and  summoned  before  the  commission  at  Edinburg  in  July,  1636. 
He  was  forbidden  to  exercise  his  ministry  and  was  ordered  to  reside 

i  


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xxvii 


in  Aberdeen  to  await  the  King's  pleasure.  He  gloried  in  his  trials, 
but  it  was  a  great  privation  for  him  not  to  be  allowed  to  preach. 
After  remaining  in  exile  many  months,  he  took  advantage  of  the 
covenanting  resolutions  and  returned  to  Anwoth,  where  he  was  ap- 
pointed Professor  of  Divinity  at  St.  Mary's  College,  St.  Andrews. 

His  work  on  Arminianism  added  to  the  unsettled  condition  of 
Ecclesiastical  interests  in  Scotland.  King  James  VI  of  Scotland, 
afterwards  James  I  of  England,  being  greatly  in  favor  of  the  Epis- 
copal form  of  worship,  did  not  recognize  the  Act  of  Parliament  re- 
storing the  liberty  of  the  Presbyterians. 

In  order  to  more  definitely  depict  the  situation  upon  which 
Rutherford  exerted  a  powerful  and  self-sacrificing  influence,  we 
quote  the  following  extracts  from  Hay's  Chapter  on  European  Pres- 
byterianism  : 

"Presbyterianism  came  to  be  quite  powerfully  organized  in  the 
vicinity  of  London  even  in  Elizabeth's  day,  but  it  was  rather  a  church 
inside  of  the  state  church.  Elizabeth  closed  her  reign  with  an  effort 
to  settle  America,  and  Virginia  takes  its  name  from  the  "Virgin 
Queen."  She  was  vigorous,  skillful,  moderately  unscrupulous,  and 
her  court  was  at  the  last  a  center  of  flatter}7-,  monopoly  and  bad 
morals. 

When  she  died,  James  VI  of  Scotland,  ascended  the  throne  as 
James  I  of  England.  His  mother,  Mary,  Queen  of  Scots,  had  been 
thwarted  by  the  Presb}Tterians  of  Scotland,  and  James  himself  had 
been  in  perpetual  conflict  with  them.  He  was  scholarly  and  skill- 
ful, but  profane  and  drunken  withal.  The  High  Church  pretensions 
and  flattery  completely  carried  the  clay  with  his  egotism.  When  he 
was  seated  on  the  throne,  not  only  was  drunkenness  common  among 
men,  but  among  women  also. 

Throughout  the  reign  of  J ames  I,  while  resisting  popery  he  sought 
only  to  make  himself  the  Pope  of  the  Episcopal  Church  in  England, 
and  that  Episcopal  Church  the  only  Church  in  the  three  kingdoms." 

The  one  concession  he  made  to  the  Puritans  was  to  consent  to  a 
new  translation  of  the  Bible,  which  gave  us  King  James'  version. 

What  a  contrast  between  the  condition  of  the  Court  life,  and  the 
life  of  Rutherford,  the  pure  and  saintly  disciple  of  the  Saviour,  who 
spent  his  life  and  energies  in  the  cause  of  holiness  and  truth. 

He  was  a  man  of  thorough  education  and  highest  literary  attain- 


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PREFACE. 


ment  and  when  called  upon  to  deliver  a  sermon  before  King  James 
and  his  Court  he  gave  the  entire  address  in  Latin. 

a0n  a  charge  of  non-conformity  brought  against  him  by  the  Bis- 
hop of  Galloway,  he  was,  by  order  of  the  King,  held  a  prisoner  in 
Aberdeen  from  September,  1636,  to  February,  1638,  nearly  two 
years.   He  spoke  of  his  residence  there  as  the  Palace  of  his  King." 

He  was  forbidden  to  preach,  and  being  denied  the  privilege  of 
serving  his  beloved  Master  in  any  public  way,  he  went  about  among 
the  people  praying  and  exhorting  in  private  families  until  his  influ- 
ence became  so  great  that  the  prominent  men  of  the  city  were  alarm- 
ed and  asked  that  he  be  banished  from  the  country.  In  1638,  before 
his  banishment  could  be  accomplished,  a  revolution  overthrew  the 
authority  of  the  bishop,  and  without  waiting  for  permission  from  the 
King,  he  escaped  from  Aberdeen  and  returned  to  Anwoth.  During 
the  same  year  he  was  present  at  the  signing  of  the  Covenant  of  Edin- 
burgh. 

His  stay  at  Anwoth  was  of  short  duration,  as  he  removed  to  the 
picturesque  city  of  St.  Andrews  in  October,  1643,  to  serve  as  pastor 
and  professor. 

In  1643  he  went  to  London  as  one  of  eight  commissioners  from  the 
Church  of  Scotland  to  the  Westminster  Assembly.  The  grave  con- 
siderations of  that  august  body  were  prolonged  several  years.  The 
first  meeting  was  held  Saturday,  July  1,  1643,  the  last  February  22, 
1649.  Dr.  Hays  says  that  "Immediately  on  the  dissolution  of  the 
Westminster  Assembly  the  Standards  adopted  by  that  body  were 
adopted  by  the  Presbyterian  churches  in  Scotland  and  Ireland.  The 
Presbyterian  system  was  suppressed  almost  as  soon  as  set  up  in  Eng- 
land, but  the  Westminster  Standards  have  remained  in  Europe  and 
in  America  without  change  in  their  essential  features  until  the  pres- 
ent time.  These  Standards  consisted  of  six  books,  the  Confession  of 
Faith,  the  Larger  Catechism,  Shorter  Catechism,  Form  of  Govern- 
ment, Directory  of  Worship  and  the  Book  of  Discipline.  Whatever 
estimate  may  be  put  upon  the  individual  men  composing  that  Assem- 
bly, no  set  of  documents  have  had  so  wide  an  influence  and  such  an 
uninterrupted  acceptance  and  adoption  as  these  same  six  books." 

The  same  characteristics  that  made  Samuel  Eutherford  an  able 
member  of  the  important  theological  bodies  of  his  day,  have  made 
descendants  of  his  family  staunch  defenders  of  the  faith  in  America 


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and  pioneers  in  the  establishment  of  religions  work  in  Colonial  days, 
God-fearing,  self-respecting  members  of  the  community  wherever 
their  lines  may  have  fallen  unto  them. 

After  Eutherford's  sojourn  in  London,  and  his  labors  in  the  As- 
sembly, he  returned  to  St.  Andrews.  He  was  from  time  to  time 
offered  the  chair  of  Divinity  both  at  Harderwijk  and  Utrecht,  but 
declined  the  honors.  As  to  his  literary  labors,  they  were  begun  at 
Anwoth  and  continued  actively  during  his  banishment  to  Aberdeen. 

In  our  day  of  typewriting  and  other  means  of  hurried  communi- 
cation, the  true  art  of  letter  writing  is  almost  lost.  At  best  the  great 
letter  writers  of  the  world  have  been  few,  and  among  them  Euther- 
ford  is  most  conspicuous.  His  letters,  aside  from  high  literary  merit, 
have  within  them  surpassing  elements  of  inspiration  and  consecra- 
tion. Published  as  they  were  in  a  volume  they  were  of  so  great  help 
and  comfort  to  the  people  that  they  became  known  as  "The  Peasant's 
Bible."  Cecil  is  quoted  as  saying  of  them :  "That  book  is  one  of  my 
classics.*'  Eev.  Theodore  L.  Cuyler  says :  "On  that  same  shelf  where 
we  lay  our  "Pilgrim's  Progress/  our  "Saints'  Rest/  our  hymn  book, 
and  our  Bible,  we  may  find  a  place  for  the  wonderful  Letters  of  Sam- 
uel Eutherford,  the  great  and  godly  preacher  of  Anwoth.'" 

A  comprehensive  list  of  his  works  is  given  under  his  name  in  the 
Encyclopedia  Britannica.  His  "Lex  Hex;'  a  dispute  for  the  just 
prerogative  of  King  and  people,  was  given  a  recognized  place  among 
early  works  on  constitutional  law  and  survived  the  bitter  opposition 
that  caused  it  to  be  burned  by  the  hangman  in  Edinburg  and  London. 

When  Charles  II  came  to  the  throne,  Eutherford  was  summoned  to 
appear  in  England  on  a  charge  of  high  treason.  The  message  found 
him  ill  unto  death,  and  he  sent  the  following  reply :  "I  have  another 
summons  from  a  Superior  Judge.  I  behoove  to  answer  my  first  sum- 
mons and  ere  your  day  I  will  be  where  too  few  kings  or  great  men 
ever  come.''  He  had  for  thirteen  years  been  rector  of  the  University 
of  Aberdeen,  and  "when  the  news  reached  Parliament  that  he  was 
dying,  some  of  the  sycophants  of  the  profligate  Charles  proposed  to 
vote  that  he  should  not  die  as  rector  of  the  University.  Lord  Bur- 
leigh arose  and  said :    Tou  cannot  vote  him  out  of  heaven/  " 

The  saintly  life  of  Rutherford  terminated  in  a  death  that  was 
triumphant  in  Christian  faith  and  hope.  His  last  words  were, 
"Glory,  Glory  dwelleth  in  Emmanuel's  land/*' 


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PREFACE. 


A  beautiful  hymn  of  nineteen  verses  was  written  on  these  last 
words  of  Kutherford  by  Mrs.  Anna  Ross  Cousin,  three  of  which 
follow : 

"The  sands  of  time  are  sinking, 

The  dawn  of  Heaven  breaks ; 
The  summer  morn  I've  sighed  for — 

The  fair  sweet  morn  awakes ; 
Dark,  dark  hath  been  the  midnight, 

But  dayspring  is  at  hand, 
And  glory,  glory  dwelleth 

In  Immanuers  land. 

I  have  borne  scorn  and  hatred ; 

I  have  borne  wrong  and  shame ; 
Earth's  proud  ones  have  reproached  me, 

For  Christ's  thrice  blessed  name. 
Where  God  His  seal  set  fairest, 

They've  stamped  their  foulest  brand; 
But  judgment  shines  like  noonday 

In  Immanuel's  land. 

They've  summoned  me  before  them, 

But  there  I  may  not  come ; 
My  Lord  says  'Come  up  higher,' 

My  Lord  says  'Welcome  Home.' 
My  kingly  King,  at  His  white  throne, 

My  presence  doth  command, 
Where  glory,  glory  dwelleth 

In  Immanuel's  land." 


GENEALOGY. 


Descendants  oe  J  ofl\  Walker 

OF  WIGTOX, 


JOEL  Walker,  of  Ohio  (afterwards  removed  to  Iowa),  kept  a 
record  of  the  Walker  family,  and  from  this  Andrew  Walker,  of  Me- 
Donough  Co.,  111.,  made  a  copy  in  1856.  This  record  covered  a  per- 
iod of  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  years,  and  furnished  the  founda- 
tion for  the  present  work. 

The  "'Joel  Walker  Kecord"  states  that  c*in  the  Walker  ancestry  the 
name  extends  only  three  generations  back,  when  it  loses  itself  in  the 
Eutherford  family,  then  farther  back  than  we  have  any  authentic 
information  of  the  Eutherfords  in  the  line  of  ancestry  are  the  Alleins. 

JOHX  Eutherford  lived  on  the  Elver  Tweed  in  Scotland;  was  m. 
to  Isabella  Allein.  From  Scotland  he  with  his  family  moved  to  Co. 
Down,  Ireland,  where  he  d.  in  his  84th  3Tear,  and  his  wife  in  her  82nd 
year.  Isabella  was  the  dan.  of  Eev.  Joseph  Allein,  author  of  "Allein's 
Alarm."'  See  sketch  of  the  Allein  Family.  John  and  Isabella  had 
eight  children,  viz. : 

a.  Thomas  Eutherford,  who  d.  the  day  he  was  to  have  been  m. 

b.  John  Eutherford,  m.  in  Ireland  and  had  4  children  +. 

c.  James  Eutherford,  m.  his  cousin  Margaret  McMahan  and 

came  to  America  in  Oct.,  IT 38.    3  children  +. 

d.  Samuel  Eutherford. 


twins,  both  d.  vouns: 


e.  Allen  Eutherford, 

f.  Elizabeth  Eutherford,  m.  Hugh  Hudson;  came  to  America 

and  settled  in  Maryland.    6  children  +. 

g.  Esther  Eutherford.   Xo  account  of  her. 

h.  Katherine  Eutherford,  m.  John  Walker  in  Wigton,  Jan.  7, 

1702  +. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


JOHN  Eutherford  (b)  had  4  children,  viz. : 

a.  Thomas  Eutherford. 

b.  John  Eutherford. 

c.  Esther  Eutherford. 

d.  Elizabeth  Eutherford. 

JAMES  Eutherford  (c)  and  his  wife  Margaret  McMahan  had  3 
children,  viz. : 

a.  Samuel  Eutherford  (born  deaf). 

b.  Jane  Eutherford. 

c.  Isabel  Eutherford. 

ELIZABETH  Eutherford  (f)  and  Hugh  Hudson  were  the  par- 
ents of  6  children,  viz. : 

a.  John  Hudson. 

b.  Thomas  Hudson. 

e.  William  Hudson. 

d.  Margaret  Hudson. 

e.  Mary  Hudson. 

f.  Jane  Hudson. 

1.  J OHN  Walker,  of  Wigton,  the  first  of  the  name  that  is  known 
to  us,  lived  and  d.  as  we  suppose  in  Wigton.  He  m.  Jane  McKnight ; 
of  their  children  the  names  of  only  two  are  known  to  us : 

2.  John  Walker,  who  married  Katherine  Eutherford  and  emi- 

grated, first  to  Scotland  and  from  there  to  America.  11 
children  +. 

3.  Alexander  Walker,  brother  of  the  emigrant  John,  never  that 

we  know  of  left  Scotland.  He  m.,  but  name  of  wife  not 
known.  The  names  of  only  three  of  his  children  are  known. 
These  three  came  to  America  with  their  uncle,  John,  and 
all  married  and  left  children  +. 

JOHN  Walker  (2),  b.  in  Wigton,  Scotland,  m.  Katherine  Euther- 
ford Jan.  7,  1702,  in  Scotland.  From  Scotland  he  moved  his  family 
and  settled  near  the  town  of  ISFewry,  Ireland.  He  and  family  with 
three  of  his  brother  Alexander's  children  left  Strangford  bay  in  May, 
1726  (another  record  says  28  or  30)  on  board  a  vessel  commanded 


JOHN  WALKER. 


3 


by  Richard  Walker,  and  landed  in  Maryland  Aug.  2.  He  trans- 
ported his  family  and  settled  in  Chester  Co..  Pa.,  where  he  d.  in 
Sept.,  1734;  his  wife  d.  in  1T38  :  both  buried  at  Nottingham  Meeting 
House  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 

Most  of  the  family  left  Penn.  and  settled  in  Rockbridge  and  ad- 
joining counties  in  Ta.  John  Walker  contemplated  such  a  move, 
and  had  been  to  Ta.  a  short  time  previous  to  his  death  and  selected 
a  farm  upon  which  he  erected  a  small  building. 

Katherine  Rutherford  was  a  dau.  of  John  Rutherford  and  Isabella 
Allein.    See  sketch  of  the  Allein  family. 

Eleven  children,  as  follows : 

4.  Elizabeth  Walker,  m.  John  Campbell  +. 

5.  John  Walker,  m.  Ann  Houston  (or  Hudson)  ~K 

6.  James  Walker,  m.  Mary  Guffy  ~h 

7.  Thomas  Walker  (d.  young). 

8.  William  Walker  (d.  young). 

9.  Jane  Walker,  m.  James  Moore  +. 

10.  Samuel  Walker,  m.  Jane  Patterson  +. 

11.  Alexander  Walker,  m.  Jane  Hammer  (or  Hummer)  +. 

12.  Esther  Walker  (d.  young). 

13.  Joseph  Walker,  m.  1st  Nancy  McClung.  m.  2nd  Grizelda 

MeCrosky  +. 

14.  Mary  Walker,  no  account  of  her,  but  one  record  states  that 

she  d.  young.  She  may  have  been  the  Mary  Walker  who  m. 
John  Montgomery  of  the  Revolution,  and  after  his  d.  she 
m.  a  William  Patterson:  she  lived  to  be  104  years  old. 

ELIZABETH  Walker2  (4)  (John1),  b.  April.  1703;  m.  John 
Campbell  of  Kirnan  in  Ireland.  They  came  to  America  with  her 
father.   Both  d.  in  Virginia,  she  in  ITS?,  at  the  age  of  84  years. 

JOHX  Campbell,  the  Duke  of  Argyle.  is  said  to  be  buried  between 
the  towns  of  Fleming  and  Maysville.  Ky.  He  was  banished  from 
Scotland  at  the  time  of  the  Presbyterian  persecutions :  he,  being  the 
eldest  son,  was  the  heir  of  the  Duke,  his  father.  Parliament,  some 
time  in  the  fifties — 1850-62,  passed  a  special  act  laying  aside  certain 
monies  for  the  benefit  of  the  heirs  of  John  Walker  Campbell,  right- 
ful Duke  of  Argyle  (Martha  Orchard  Malott,  of  Bloomington,  Ind., 
furnished  this  information  regarding  the  Campbell  family) .    Of  the 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


9  children  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Campbell,  3  came  to  America  and 
settled  in  Penn.,  going  from  there  to  Va.  and  settling  near  Staunton, 
probably  about  1744.   9  children  viz. : 

15.  John  Campbell,  d.  on  the  passage  to  America. 

16.  Esther  Campbell,  m.  Alexander  McKinney. 

17.  Mary  Campbell,  m.  David  Chambers. 

18.  Eachel  Campbell,  m.  Thomas  Dobbins. 

19.  Elizabeth  Campbell,  d.  young. 

20.  Jane  Campbell,  m.  Alexander  McPheeters  +. 

21.  John  Walker  Campbell,  m.  Martha  Spears ;  they  had  no  chil- 

dren, but  adopted  and  raised  a  nephew,  John  Poage  Camp- 
bell.  Was  known  as  Major  Campbell. 

22.  Elizabeth  Campbell,  m.  James  Wallace. 

23.  Eobert  Campbell,  m.  Rebecca  Wallace.   He  came  to  Augusta 

Co.  prior  to  1744  and  purchased  350  acres  of  land  from  the 
patentees  of  Beverly  Manor.  He  was  appointed  (by  Gov. 
Grooch)  one  of  the  early  magistrates  of  Augusta;  was  an 
educated  gentlemen,  religious  and  enterprising  as  to  the 
public  good.  When  an  elderly  man  he  removed  to  Ky.  He 
with  Gen.  Poage,  Gen.  Hughes  and  Gen.  Thomas,  bought 
ten  thousand  acres  of  rich  land  in  the  Mayslick  neighbor- 
hood. They  finally  settled  in  Mason  Co.,  Ky.  The  name 
of  only  one  of  their  children  is  known. 

JOHN  Poage  Campbell4  (24)  (Robert3,  Elizabeth2,  John1),  b.  in 
Augusta  Co.,  Va.,  in  1767;  was  a  highly  intellectual  and  religious 
man;  was  adopted  and  educated  by  his  uncle,  Major  John  W.  Camp- 
bell. When  13  years  of  age  his  family  removed  to  Mason  Co.,  Ky. 
He  was  given  the  advantage  of  the  best  schools  among  which  were 
Hampton,  Sidney  and  Liberty  Hall,  graduating  from  the  former  in 
1788,  and  from  the  Theo.  department  of  the  latter  in  1792;  was  the 
pastor  of  Timber  Ridge  Church  for  awhile.  After  removing  to  Ken- 
tucky he  took  charge  of  the  churches  at  Smyrna,  Flemingsburg, 
Danville,  Lexington  and  other  places.  Officiated  as  chaplain  of  the 
Legislature  in  1811.  He  was  a  ready  and  prolific  writer,  the  most 
striking  of  his  works  being  "Letters  to  a  Gentleman  of  The  Bar." 
He  was  a  linguist,  naturalist,  antiquarian  and  divine;  has  been 
spoken  of  as  one  of  the  most  accomplished  men  of  his  times.  He  was 
m.  three  times — (1)  to  a  Miss  Crawford  of  Virginia,  (2)  to  Miss 


JOHN  WALKER. 


0 


Poage  of  Kentucky,  and  lastly  to  Isabella  McDowell,  dan.  of  Col. 
James  McDowell  of  Lexington-  He  d.  Nov.  14,  1814;  left  9  children. 

JAXE  Campbell3  (20)  (Elizabeth2,  John1),  m.  Alexander  Mc- 
Pheeters,  a  relative  of  Eev.  William  McPheeters.  She  d.  Sept.  21, 
1816.   He  d.  Oct.  1,  1798.    8  children,  viz.: 

25.  Alexander  McPheeters. 

26.  John  McPheeters. 

27.  Martha  McPheeters. 

28.  Jane  McPheeters. 

29.  Ann  McPheeters. 

30.  Eebecca  McPheeters. 

31.  Eobert  McPheeters,  m.  Jane  Scott.   He  d.  1856  +. 

32.  James  McPheeters,  b.  Jan.  1,  ITT 7,  d.  Jan.  15,  1855  +. 

The  old  homestead  of  Alex.  McPheeters  still  stands  in  Angusta 
Co.  owned  by  William  A.  McPheeters,  a  grandson  of  Eobert  Mc- 
Pheeters, No.  31. 

EOBEET  McPheeters  (31),  m.  Jane  Scott.    2  children,  viz. : 

33.  Jane  Elizabeth  McPheeters. 

34.  Archibald  McPheeters  +. 

AECHIBALD  McPheeters  (34),  m.  Mary  Jane  Brown.  4  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

35.  Mary  Jane  Elizabeth  McPheeters. 

36.  Jernsha  Matilda  McPheeters. 
3T.    Eobert  Preston  McPheeters. 

38.  William  Alexander  McPheeters. 

JAMES  McPheeters4  (32)  (Jane3,  Ehz.-,  John1),  m.  Polly 
Crockett  Apr.  29,  1802.  10  children  were  b.  to  them  of  whom  one 
was 

39.  Martha  McPheeters,  b.  Apr.  5,  1808,  d.  July  25,  18—; 

m.  Samnel  Orchard  May  27,  1830.  8  children  were  b.  to 
them  of  whom  one  was 

40.  Mary  Elizabeth  Orchard,  b.  Apr.  26,  1831.   She  m.  Clelland 

F.  Dodds  July  30,  1850.    Their  son, 

41.  A.  J.  Dodds,  lives  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


JOHN  Walker2  (5)  (John1),  eldest  son  of  John,  the  emigrant,  b. 
March,  1705,  in.  Ann  Houston  (or  Hudson)  March,  1734.  They 
moved  from  Penn.  in  company  with  his  brother-in-law,  J ohn  Camp- 
bell, and  settled  in  Augusta  Co.,  Va.  The  Walker's  and  Hay's  soon 
removed  to  Kockbridge  Co.,  the  creek  on  which  they  settled  being 
named  for  these  two  families.  From  John  and  his  wife  Ann  are  de- 
scended the  Stuarts,  Todds  and  Prices  of  Ky.  He  d.  on  Clinch  Eiver 
in  1778.    She  d.  in  North  Carolina.   Their  9  children  were : 

42.  Susanna  Walker,  m.  Patrick  Porter. 

43.  Mary  Walker,  m.  Andrew  Cowen  (a  Colonial  soldier.  See 

Ya.  Magazine,  vol.  8,  p.  280). 

44.  Jane  Walker,  m.  William  Cowen. 

45.  Hetty  Walker,  m.  Kobert  Bell. 

46.  John  Walker,  m.  a  Miss  Long.    Gov.  William  Walker  of 

Nebraska  Ter.  was  their  grandson  +. 

47.  Samuel  Walker,  killed  by  the  Indians  on  Clinch  Kiver  in 

Va.,  May,  1778. 

48.  Margaret  Walker,  m.  John  Judy. 

49.  Ann  Walker,  m.  Samuel  Cowen. 

50.  Martha  Walker,  m.  Alexander  Montgomery. 

JOHN  Walker3  (46)  (John2,  John1),  m.  Miss  Long.  Nothing  is 
known  of  this  family  except  that  their  son  William  was  stolen  by  the 
Indians  when  about  11  years  old  and  carried  off  and  raised  by  them. 

WILLIAM  Walker  (51),  b.  about  1770;  captured  by  the  Indians, 
see  sketch;  m.  Catherine  Kankin  about  1792.  She  was  b.  June  4, 
1771,  d.  Dec,  1844.  He  d.  at  Upper  Sandusky  Jan.  22,  1824.  She 
was  a  dau.  of  James  Rankin  of  Tyrone,  Ireland,  and  his  wife  Mary 
Montour.   See  sketch  of  Madam  Montour. 

52.  John  R.  Walker,  b.  Oct.  14,  1789 ;  m.  + 

53.  James  Walker,  b.  Jan.  17,  1792,  d.  May  27,  1830. 

54.  Isaac  Walker,  b.  April  9,  1794  +. 

55.  Elizabeth  Walker,  b.  Oct.  29,  1796. 

56.  William  Walker,  b.  March  5,  1799  +. 

57.  Samuel  Walker,  b.  July  19,  1801.   Nothing  is  known  of  him. 

58.  Nancy  Walker,  b.  Dec.  22,  1803  +. 

59.  Maria  Walker,  b.  August  9,  1807  +. 

60.  Matthew  Walker,  b.  June  17,  1810  +. 

61.  Joel  Walker,  b.  July  17,  1813  +. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


7 


JOHN  E.  Walker  (52),  b.  Oct.  14,  1789;  m.  and  lived  near 
Detroit.  He  is  mentioned  in  the  Treaty  of  Sept.  29,  1817,  concluded 
at  the  foot  of  the  Eapids  of  the  Miami.   There  it  says  : 

"To  Catherine  Walker,  a  Wyandot  woman,  and  to  John  E.  Walker, 
her  son,  who  was  wounded  in  the  service  of  the  United  States  at  the 
battle  of  Maugaugon  in  1812,  a  section  of  640  acres  of  land  each,  to 
begin  at  the  X.  W.  corner  of  the  tract  hereby  granted  to  John  Van- 
meter  and  his  wife's  brothers,  and  to  run  with  the  line  thereof  south 
320  poles  thence  and  from  the  beginning  west  for  a  quantity." 

One  record  says  he  had  a  son  whose  name  was : 

62.  John  T.  Walker. 

ISAAC  Walker5  (54)  (William4,  John3,  John2,  John1),  one  of 
the  founders  of  Wyandot  City,  now  known  as  Kansas  City,  Kan.; 
m.  and  had  children,  one  of  whom  was 

63.  Isaiah  P.  Walker  +. 

ISAIAH  P.  Walker6  (63)  (Isaac5,  William4,  John3,  John2, 
John1),  b.  July  29,  1826;  m.  Mary  Williams  Feb.  13,  1853.  She 
was  b.  Apr.  1,  1830.   He  cl.  June,  1886.   7  children,  viz. : 

64.  Emma  Charlotte  Walker,  b.  Mar.  22,  1854,  d.  Mar.  12, 

1888  +. 

65.  Alice  Eebecca  Walker,  b.  Oct.  4,  1855,  d.  Nov.  28,  1892  +. 

66.  Blanche  Amanda  Walker,  b.  Mar.  26,  1857  +. 

67.  Thomas  Earl  Walker,  b.  May  4,  1859  +. 

68.  Lulu  Mary  Walker,  b.  Feb.  13,  1862  +. 

69.  Isaac  Sharp  Walker,  b.  May  19,  1865 ;  m.  Nov.  30,  1898,  to 

Eva  Bell  Lemons. 

70.  Xicholas  Oliver  Walker,  b.  Sept.  5,  1870;  went  to  California 

to  take  charge  of  an  Indian  School. 

EMMA  CHAELOTTE  Walker  (64),  m.  John  F.  Hamlin  Aug. 
12,  1874.   Their  home  is  in  Kansas  City,  Kan.   2  children : 

71.  Carrie  Marie  Hamlin,  b.  May  12,  1875. 

72.  Paul  Ingram  Hamlin,  b.  Mar.  12,  1880. 

ALICE  EEBECCA  Walker  (65),  m.  William  J.  Boone  of  Vir- 
ginia Mar.  12,  1874.   5  children,  viz. : 


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DESCENDANTS  OE 


73.  Octavius  C.  Boone,  b.  Feb.  3,  1875. 

74.  Alice  Eebecca  Boone,  b.  Jnly  29,  1880. 

75.  Charlotte  Davis  Boone,  b.  Feb.  28,  1886. 

76.  Walker  Lane  Boone,  b.  Oct.  6,  1888. 

77.  Cecelia  May  Boone,  b.  May  13,  1892. 

OCTAVIUS  C.  Boone  (73),  m.  Bell  Hogan  May  7,  1897.  One 
child,  viz. : 

78.  Blanch  Boone,  b.  Jan.  26,  1898. 

BLANCH  AMANDA  Walker7  (66)  (Isaiah6,  Isaac5,  William4, 
John3,  John2,  John1),  m.  M.  C.  Mnrdock  Nov.  12,  1888.  Their 
home  is  in  Seneca,  Mo.   One  child,  viz. : 

79.  Ehoda  Danforth  Mnrdock,  b.  Dec.  12,  1893. 

THOMAS  EAEL  Walker7  (67)  (Isaiah0,  Isaac5,  William4,  John3, 
John2,  John1) ;  resides  in  Wyandotte,  Indian  Ter. ;  b.  May  4,  1859; 
m.  Cora  E.  Zane  Nov.  24,  1888.    1  child : 

80.  Kenneth  Danforth  Walker,  b.  April  18,  1891. 

LULA  MARY  Walker7  (68)  (Isaiah6,  Isaac5,  William4,  John3, 
John2,  John1),  b.  Feb.  13,  1862;  m.  John  H.  Tobien  Nov.  14,  1883. 
2  children: 

81.  Earl  Walker  Tobien,  b.  Ang.  21,  1888. 

82.  Junior  Danforth  Tobein,  b.  April  29,  1894. 

WILLIAM  Walker5  (56)  (William4,  John3,  John2,  John1),  b. 
March  5,  1799.  He  m.  Hannah  Barrett  April  8th,  1824.  She  died 
Dec.  7,  1863.  He  then  m.  for  his  second  wife  Mrs.  Evelina  J.  Bar- 
rett at  Dndley,  Hardin  Connty,  Ohio,  on  the  6th  day  of  April,  1865. 
There  were  no  children  by  2nd  marriage.  The  two  wives  were  re- 
lated by  marriage.  William  Walker  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Chnrch.   Their  oldest  child : 

83.  James  Finlay  Walker,  b.  and  d.  in  1825. 
Five  children  who  lived  to  grow  np,  viz. : 

84.  Martha  Ronnd  Walker,  b.  May  21,  1826;  m.  William  Gil- 

more  Sept.  18,  1849 ;  m.  Wm.  A.  Beeding,  and  for  her  3d 
husband,  Jesse  B.  Barrett.    She  cl.  in  Clay  Co.,  Mo. 


Gov.  William  Walker. 
Catherine  Eaxkix  Walker, 


JOHN  WALKER. 


9 


85.  Henry  Clay  Walker,  b.  Jan.  12,  1829,  d.  Oct.  16,  1842. 

86.  Sophia  Walker,  b.  Oct.  11,  1830,  d.  July  4,  1861  +. 

87.  Harriet  Walker,  b.  Apr.  15,  1833. 

88.  Fancy  Walker,  b.  Dec.  22,  18—. 

SOPHIA  Walker6  (86)  (William5,  William4,  John3,  John2, 
John1),  b.  Oct.  11,  1830,  d.  July  4,  1861.  She  m.  David  V.  Clement 
April  5,  1853.    She  d.  July  4,  1861.    They  had  one  child : 

89.  Inez  Theressa  Clement7  (Sophia6,  William5,  William4,  John3, 

John2,  John1),  b.  Oct.  3,  1855.  She  m.  James  Hanglin; 
resides  in  Texas. 

HARKIET  Walker6  (87)  (William5,  AYilliam4,  John3,  John2, 
John1),  b.  Apr.  15,  1833,  d.  Dec.  30,  1863.  She  m.  May  18,  1856, 
Henry  Matthew  McMullan.  He  was  a  Southerner  and  a  clerk  in  the 
IT.  S.  Surveyor  General's  office  then  at  Wyandotte.  It  is  probable 
that  he  died  or  was  killed  in  the  Confederate  army.    2  children : 

90.  William  McMullan,  b.  Feb.  20,  1858.    He  m.  Mrs.  Andrus 

B.  Northrup,  and  is  living  in  Kansas  City,  Kas.  No  chil- 
dren. 

91.  John  McMullan,  b.  Jan.  7,  1850;  lives  in  California. 

NANCY  Walker6  (88)  (William5,  William4,  John3,  John2, 
John1),  b.  Dec.  22,  1803;  m.  Geo.  Garrett,  bro.  of  Chas.  B.  She  d. 
Oct.  18,  1886.   He  d.  Feb.  17,  1846,  aged  46.   6  children  as  follows : 

92.  Joel  Garrett,  m.  Eliza  Jane  Ayres;  b.  June  18,  1826,  d.  Aug. 

25,  1862,   One  child. 

93.  Theodore  Garrett,  b.  Aug.  27,  1828;  m.  Isabella  Nelson,  a 

sister  of  Capt.  Geo.  P.  Nelson,  at  Upper  Sandusky,  O. 

94.  Edward  Garrett,  b.  May  21,  1831,  d.  Aug.  26,  1877;  un- 

married. 

95.  Mary  Garrett,  b.  Sept.  11,  1833;  m.  (1)  Joseph  Guilford, 

(2)  Sanford  Haff.    6  children  +. 

96.  Lydia  Garrett,  b.  Sept.  11,  1836,  d.  young. 

97.  Nancy  Garrett,  b.  Nov.  26,  1838,  d.  Aug.  4,  1855. 

JOEL  Garrett  (92),  b.  June  18,  1826;  m.  Eliza  Jane  Ayers  in 
1849.    One  child,  viz. : 


10  DESCENDANTS  OF 

98.    Nina  Garrett,  b.  Aug.  23,  1859;  m.  Charles  C.  Trantum 
Mar.  10,  1892,   He  was  b.  Dee.  19,  1862.   3  children,  viz. : 

99.    Isabel  Trantum,  b.  Feb.  3,  1893. 

100.  John  Thomas  Trantum,  b.  Mar.  29,  1895. 

101.  Joel  Garrett  Trantum,  b.  Aug.  8,  1897,  d.  Mar.  10,  1899. 

MARY  Garrett6  (95)  (Nancy5,  William*,  John3,  John2,  John1), 
b.  Sept.  11,  1833;  m.  Joseph  Gillford  May  8,  1862.  They  had  3 
children.  He  d.  Oct.,  1866.  She  then  m.  Sanford  Haff  Oct.,  1869. 
He  was  b.  in  Northern  Ohio  Sept.  15,  1837 ;  served  in  the  100th  Ohio 
Regiment  in  the  war;  came  to  Kansas  in  the  spring  of  1868 ;  studied 
law.   Their  home  is  at  Muncie,  Kan.   The  six  children  were : 

102.  Forest  Guillford,  b.  June  18,  1863;  m.  Miss  Eeardon.  3 
children. 

103.  George  Guillford,  b.  Aug.  16,  1861,  d.  . 

104.  Joseph  Guillford,  b.  Aug.  12,  1866,  d.  Mar.,  1877 ;  m.  Mary 
 .   2  children. 

105.  William  Haff,  b.  Oct.  10,  1870,  d.  June  20,  1873. 

106.  Nina  Haff,  b.  Mar.  17,  1874,  d.  Dec.  23,  1877. 

107.  Fred  Haff,  b.  Mar.  21,  1876,  d.  Apr.  26,  1896. 

MARIA  Walker5  (59)  (William4,  John3,  John2,  John1),  b.  Aug. 
9,  1807.  She  m.  Charles  B.  Garrett  at  Upper  Sandusky,  Ohio,  Oct. 
31,  1826.  He  was  b.  in  Greenbrier  Co.,  Va.  (now  W.  Va.),  Oct.  28, 
1794;  son  of  William  and  Winnaford  (Bolt)  Garrett.  Chas.  Gar- 
rett was  in  the  war  of  1812;  m.  (1)  Kittie  White  of  Va.  She  d. 
1823.  He  m.  Maria  Walker  as  stated  above  and  was  adopted  into  the 
Wyandot  tribe  soon  after;  came  west  with  the  Wyandots  in  1843. 
He  d.  Dec.  2,  1867;  buried  in  the  Old  Huron  Place  Cemetery  in 
Kansas  City,  Kas.,  where  the  marble  shaft  that  marks  his  grave  can 
still  be  seen ;  his  wife  was  buried  in  the  same  lot.  The  home  of  their 
son  Russell  was  in  the  old  Belvidore  House  at  the  corner  of  Fourth 
St.  and  Nebraska  Ave.  Chas.  Garrett  and  Maria  his  wife  lived  on 
the  street  now  known  as  North  Seventh  St.,  in  Kansas  City,  Kas. 
There  were  3  children  by  the  first  marriage  and  7  by  the  second. 
The  children  of  Chas.  and  Maria  Walker  Garrett  will  be  found,  Nos. 
1056—1062  +. 


JOHN"  WALKER. 


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MATTHEW  RALEIGH  Walker5  (60)  (William4,  John3,  John2, 
John1),  b.  June  17,  1810,  d.  Oct.  14,  I860.  Probate  Judge  of 
Leavenworth  County,  Kas.,  and  officer  in  Grand  Lodge.  His  Indian 
name  translated  means  twisting  the  forest.  He  organized  the  first 
Masonic  Lodge  in  Kansas.  In  1842  he  with  Silas  Armstrong  was 
sent  beyond  the  Miss,  to  locate  a  new  home  for  the  Wyandots.  They 
went  as  far  west  as  Salina,  Kas.,  but  finally  decided  to  settle  at  the 
mouth  of  the  Kaw  River,  where  they  bought  a  tract  of  land  seven  or 
eight  miles  in  extent.  Married  Lydia  Brown  Ladd  at  Worthington, 
Ohio,  Sept.  3,  1840.  She  was  born  at  Washington,  Rhode  Island, 
May  18,  1817,  d.  May  29,  1884;  dan.  of  John  W.  and  Lydia  Sweet 
Brown  Ladd  and  niece  of  Nicholas  Brown,  founder  of  Brown  Uni- 
versity.  7  children  were  b.  to  them  as  follows : 

108.  Adeline  Walker,  b.  at  Upper  Sandusky,  0.,  June  17,  1841; 

m.  Francis  DeWitt  Crane,  formerly  of  New  York,  Oct. 
15,  1867.    No  children. 

109.  Sarah  Louise  Walker,  b.  Upper  Sandusky  April  11,  1843, 

d.  Aug.  19,  1898. 

110.  Thomas  Gilmer  Walker,  b.  Wyandotte,  Kas.,  Feb.  11,  1845. 

Single  in  1900.   Lives  in  Wyandotte,  Indian  Ter. 

111.  Malcolm  Walker,  b.  Wyandotte,  Kas.,  July  16,  1847;  m. 

Mrs.  Jane  Garrett,  widow  of  Byron  Garrett ;  wife  d.  leav- 
ing one  child,  viz. : 

115.  Louisa  Brown  Walker,  d.,  aged  12  years. 

112.  Percy  Ladd  Walker,  b.  Wyandotte  Sept.  1,  1849;  m.  Mary 

M.  Audrain.    5  children. 

113.  Clarence  Fenner  Walker,  b.  Wyandotte  Sept.  6,  1851. 

114.  Lillian  Walker,  b.  Wyandotte  May  3,  1854.   President  of  a 

Literary  Club  in  Kansas  City,  Kas.,  and  a  well  known 
writer;  m.  John  Augustus  Hale  Nov.  10,  1875.  He  was 
b.  in  Foxcroft,  Maine,  Aug.  7,  1851;  son  of  Augustus 
Hale  and  Lydia  Chase  Fisher.  Children: 

116.  Lydia  Emily  Hale,  b.  Nov.  12,  1877. 

117.  Lillian  Augustus  Hale,  b.  March  6,  1887. 

JOEL  Walker5  (61)  (William4,  John3,  John2,  John1),  a  brother 
of  Gov.  William;  was  b.  according  to  the  old  family  Bible,  July  17, 
1813.  In  Gov.  Walker's  journal  the  date  is  given  as  Feb.  18,  1813, 
and  on  his  monument  we  find  still  another  date,  Feb.  17,  1813 ;  that 


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recorded  in  the  Bible  is  probably  correct.  He  was  b.  in  Canada  West. 
He  m.,  in  Franklin  Co.,  Ohio,  Mary  Ann  Ladd,  a  sister  of  Lydia 
Ladd,  May  19,  1844.  She  was  b.  July  1,  1819,  and  d.  Jan.  8,  1886. 
Children  of  Joel  and  Mary  Walker : 

118.  Florence  Walker,  b.  March  20,  1845,  d.  Oct.  6,  1845. 

119.  Maria  Walker,  b.  June  17,  1847,  d.  Feb.  26,  1891.    She  m. 

Nicholas  McAlpine. 

120.  Justin  Walker,  b.  April  6,  1849. 

121.  Ida  E.  Walker,  b.  Feb.  22,  1851,  d.  Feb.  16,  1866. 

122.  Everett  Walker,  b.  Aug.  27,  1853,  d.  March  30,  1888. 

MAEIA  Walker6  (119)  (Joel5,  William4,  John3,  John2,  John1), 
m.  Nicholas  McAlpine  June  21,  1866.  Their  home  is  in  Kansas 
City,  Kas.  He  was  b.  in  Co.  Down,  Ireland,  April  5,  1835.  Their 
children  were  4,  as  follows : 

123.  Eobert  L.  McAlpine,  b.  May  8,  1867. 

124.  Jessie  S.  McAlpine,  b.  July  19,  1874. 

125.  Mary  A.  McAlpine,  b.  Jan.  24,  1882. 

126.  John  W.  McAlpine,  b.  June  30,  1887. 

127.  One  d.  young. 

All  the  data  concerning  the  life  of  William  Walker's  family  fur- 
nished by  William  E.  Connelly  of  Topeka,  Kas. 

In  a  series  of  letters  to  the  Wyandotte  Gazette  in  1870,  entitled  the 
"Olden  Time,"  Governor  William  Walker  said  that  his  father  was 
captured  when  only  a  child,  by  the  Delaware  Indians  and  afterward 
sold  to  the  Wyandot  Indians,  in  Eockbridge  County,  Virginia,  about 
1774,  or  about  the  period  of  Dunmore's  War.  He  was  a  son  of  Mr. 
Walker,  who  was  one  of  the  Walker  family  noted  from  Pennsylvania 
to  Mississippi  for  brilliant  and  influential  men.  The  Pennsylvanian 
named  Walker,  who  was  appointed  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory 
from  Mississippi,  was  a  relation  of  Governor  Walker*. 

The  child  captured  in  the  Valley  of  Virginia  by  the  Wyandots 
was  brought  to  the  Wyandot  Nation  where  he  grew  up  (see  Letter 
No.  4  "Olden  Time"  above  referred  to).  His  name  was  William 
Walker.   When  he  grew  up  he  married  Catharine  Eankin,  daughter 


*This  statement  is  taken  from  the  William  Walker  Manuscript  Correspondence  in  the 
Draper  Collection  of  the  Wisconsin  State  Historical  Society's  archives. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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of  James  Eankin  from  Tyrone,  Ireland.  Eankin  was  a  trader  in 
Detroit  where  he  married  a  Wyandot  girl  whose  name  was  Mary 
Montour,  and  who  belonged  to  the  Big  Turtle  Clan  of  the  Wyandots. 
Eankin  was  well  to  do  and  had  his  children  carefully  educated. 

I  have  seen  it  stated  that  William  Walker,  Sr.,  and  his  wife  were 
taken  captive  by  the  British  and  held  as  prisoners  on  board  a  British 
warship. 

The  subject  of  this  brief  sketch  was  born  in  1765,  in  or  near 
Greenbrier,  some  of  his  relatives  say,  Rockbridge  County,  Va.  He 
was  captured  by  a  war  party  of  the  Delawares  in  the  early  part  of  the 
summer  of  1781,  being  then  eleven  years  of  age.  There  was  in  the 
neighborhood  a  small  stockade  or  temporary  fort,  to  which  the  in- 
habitants fled  for  safety  whenever  an  alarm  was  raised.  The  settlers, 
at  the  time  this  attack  was  made,  were  entirely  off  their  guard ;  noth- 
ing calculated  to  excite  their  alarm  had  occurred  for  a  long  time,  and 
all,  old  and  young,  male  and  female,  were  busily  engaged  in  their 
fields.  Young  Walker  and  (I  think)  his  uncle  were  ploughing  corn, 
the  former  riding  the  horse  and  the  other  holding  the  plough.  When 
coming  out  at  the  ends  of  the  rows  and  in  the  act  of  turning,  they 
were  fired  upon  from  behind  the  fence  wounding  the  man  in  both 
arms.  The  lad  sprang  from  the  horse  and  both  fled  towards  the  fort. 
He  was  captured  before  getting  out  of  the  field  and  the  wounded 
man  overtaken  and  killed  within  a  few  yards  of  the  fort.  No  attack 
was  made  on  the  fort,  though  there  was  only  a  few  women  and  chil- 
dren in  it.  The  invading  party  commenced  a  rapid  retreat  and  after 
traveling  four  or  five  miles  halted  in  a  thick  wood,  from  which  a 
reconnoitering  party  returned  to  the  invaded  district.  In  the  after- 
noon the  party  returned  to  the  place  of  rendezvous  ladened  with 
plunder  and  accompanied  by  another  party  of  Delawares  which  the 
prisoner  had  not  seen  before,  and  to  their  mutual  astonishment  aunt 
and  nephew  met.  Mrs.  Cowen  was  captured  in  another  part  of  the 
neighborhood  by  this  second  party.  This  was  a  distinct  party, 
though  they  moved  and  traveled  together.  These  two  were  the  only 
prisoners  they  took.  (No  account  is  given  of  the  ransom  and  return 
of  Mrs.  Cowen,  although  from  what  he  says  she  was  undoubtedly 
ransomed  and  returned.) 

Then  commenced  the  return  march  which  was  attended  with  much 
fatigue  and  suffering,  and  to  add  to  their  distress,  notwithstanding 
the  country  abounded  with  game,  yet  the  warriors  were  singularly 
unfortunate  in  their  bye  hunts.   They  traveled  several  days  on  a  very 


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small  allowance  of  dried  meat,  still  urging  their  way  as  fast  as  they 
could  consistently  with  the  power  of  endurance  of  the  prisoners — 
still  fearing  a  pursuit  and  rescue.  To  their  great  joy  the  warriors 
killed  a  fat  buffalo  just  as  they  were  camping. 

During  their  march  to  the  Ohio  Eiver  he  availed  himself  of  the 
opportunity  of  breaking  to  his  aunt  his  intended  attempt  at  an  es- 
cape; but  she  promptly  interposed  her  objections  to  so  rash  an  act 
which  could  not  be  otherwise  than  a  failure,  and  which  would,  in  all 
probability,  bring  upon  them  fatal  consequences;  pointing  out  to 
him  the  impossibility  of  successfully  eluding  pursuit  and  recapture 
and  the  certainty  of  his  perishing  from  hunger  even  if  he  eluded 
capture.  Crossing  the  Ohio,  all  hope  of  a  rescue  died  within  them. 
They  ejaculated  a  long  farewell  to  home,  family  and  dear  friends; 
their  hearts  sickened  and  sank  within  them ;  but  their  cup  of  anguish 
was  not  yet  full,  for  here  the  two  parties  separated.  The  aunt  and 
nephew  bade  adieu  to  each  other.  It  was  the  last  sad  adieu — they 
never  met  again. 

The  party  having  the  young  captive  proceeded  direct  to  the  Indian 
settlement  on  the  Scioto,  where,  resting  a  few  days,  proceeded  to  their 
villages  on  the  Whetstone,  now  Delaware,  Ohio,  where  he  underwent 
the  discipline  of  running  the  gauntlet;  out  of  which,  as  he  frequent- 
ly stated,  he  came  with  very  little  bodily  injury.  He  was  then  adopt- 
ed into,  as  he  said,  "a  very  good  family  and  treated  with  kindness." 
The  clan  to  which  he  belonged  seemed  more  inclined  to  the  chase  and 
other  peaceful  pursuits  than  "following  the  war  path."  How  long 
he  remained  with  his  adopted  relatives  I  am  unable  to  determine, 
four  or  five  years  at  least.  His  party  attending  a  council  at  Detroit, 
the  subject  under  consideration  being  the  treaty  concluded  at  Fort 
Mcintosh  the  winter  before,  these  Delawares  there  met  with  a  large 
body  of  Wyandotts,  among  which  was  an  adopted  white  man  named 
Adam  Brown,  who  had  been  captured  in  Dunmore's  war,  when  a 
man  grown,  in  Greenbrier  County  by  the  Wyandotts,  adopted  and 
was  married,  was  influential  and  respected  by  the  tribe.  The  youth, 
attracted  his  attention,  and  a  conversation  in  English  ensued,  the 
latter  not  having  entirely  forgotten  his  native  language.  Brown, 
finding  out  where  he  was  from  and  knowing  his  family,  determined 
upon  ransoming  him.  Negotiations  for  this  purpose  were  opened, 
but  here  an  almost  insurmountable  obstacle  presented  itself.  It  was 
contrary  to  Indian  customs  and  usages  to  sell  an  adopted  person,  on 
account  of  the  reputed  ties  of  relationship.   This  with  the  unwilling- 


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ness  of  the  family  into  which  he  was  adopted  to  part  with  him,  ren- 
dered the  project  a  hopeless  one.  The  influence  of  the  Wyandott 
Chiefs  and  that  of  the  Military  Commandant  were  invoked.  An 
official  speech  to  be  delivered  to  the  Delawares  by  Skan-ho-nint  (one 
bark  canoe),  was  agreed  upon,  which  proving  unavailing,  the  at- 
tempt was  to  be  abandoned  as  fruitless.  The  points  taken  may  be 
thus  briefly  stated:  "We  Wyandotts  are  your  uncles  and  you  Dela- 
wares are  our  nephews.  This,  you  admit.  Where,  then,  would  be 
the  violation  of  our  law  and  custom  if,  all  parties  being  agreed,  an 
adopted  nephew  should  choose  to  reside  in  the  family  of  his  uncle  ? 
This  would  be  only  an  interchange  of  those  social  amenities  which 
are  proper  among  relations :  there  would  be  no  purchase  in  the  case ; 
your  uncle  would  be  loath  indeed  to  insult  his  nephews  with  an  offer 
to  purchase  their  adopted  son.  Our  father,  the  Commander,  who 
joins  with  us,  promises,  as  an  earnest  of  his  good  will  towards  Ms 
Delaware  children  for  their  compliance  with  his  and  your  uncles5 
"wishes,  to  make  your  hearts  glad  (with  rum)  and  bestow  upon  you, 
and  especially  upon  the  immediate  family  of  the  youth,  valuable 
presents  out  of  the  King's  store  house,  such  as  blankets,  cloths,  guns, 
ammunition,  &c."  (Here  the  Commandant  confirmed  the  promises.) 
After  the  delivery  of  the  speech,  time  for  deliberation  was  asked  for 
and  granted.  Whether  the  argument  was  deemed  conclusive  against 
the  objections,  or  the  promised  presents  acted  as  a  salve  to  their  con- 
sciences, it  is  sufficient  to  state  that  the  Delawares  acceded  to  the 
proposition,  and  next  day  the  transfer  was  duly  made.  The  subject 
of  these  negotiations  knew  but  little  about  the  details  of  these  doings 
beyond  the  transfer,  and  being  content  to  remain  with  his  newly 
formed  acquaintances,  gave  himself  but  little  concern  about  them. 

I  wish  this  transaction  to  be  placed  on  record  as  a  part  of  our  sub- 
ject's history,  to  correct  the  false  statements  made  by  the  descendants 
of  Brown,  that  he  was  bought  as  a  slave  from  the  Delawares  and  that 
he  (Brown)  paid  a  large  amount  for  him;  when  in  truth,  he  had 
been  adopted  into  the  tribe  or  clan  of  Buc,an,ge,he,  six  years  before 
the  transfer.  Isot  did  Brown  pay  a  shilling  in  the  way  of  ransom. 
These  facts  were  derived  from  the  Delawares  themselves,  through 
Anderson,  Hendricks,  and  other  aged  chiefs,  whom  he  met  at  the 
treaty  of  Greenville  in  the  summer  of  1814,  in  answer  to  his  enquiries 
into  the  particulars  of  his  transfer,  and  are  undoubtedly  true.  The 
misstatements  of  his  unworthy  descendants  should  not  detract  in  the 
least  from  his  good  name,  as  a  kind  hearted  and  humane  man,  as  he 


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was,  in  after  years,  well  requited,  and  that  in  a  substantial  form  for 
his  kindness  to  his  young  friend,  by  opening  the  door  of  the  debtor's 
cell  and  releasing  his  benefactor  who,  through  the  prodigality  of  his 
numerous  family  had  become  involved  in  h  large  amount.  Dismiss- 
ing this  episode,  we  proceed. 

With  Brown  he  lived  till  he  was  twenty-one  or  two,  when  he  was 
married  to  a  Miss  Catharine  Eankin,  daughter  of  James  Rankin  (a 
wealthy  trader,  formerly  connected  with  the  Hudson'sBay  Company) 
and  a  Wyandott  woman.  Miss  Rankin  was  educated  in  Pittsburg 
and  returned  to  Detroit  after  her  father's  death. 

He  settled  near  Brownstown  (now  Gibralter),  Wayne  County, 
Mich.   Here  he  acquired,  under  the  existing  laws  of  Congress,  nine 
hundred  acres  of  land,  on  which  he  resided  till  the  war  of  1812. 
(To  be  continued  next  week.) 

Dear  Sir : — Your  letter  I  rec'd  a  few  days  ago,  and  in  compliance 
with  your  request,  have  commenced  a  running  sketch  of  my  father's 
life.  I  am  still  afflicted  with  opthalomai,  and  can  only  write  20  or 
30  minutes  at  a  time.   I  will  resume  next  week. 

If  you  ascertain  the  name  of  the  Military  Com't  at  Detroit,  at  the 
time  referr'd  to,  please  supply  it.  Lord  Dorchester  was  then  G-ov'r 
General  of  the  Canadas. 

I  am  respectfully  yours, 

Wm.  Walker. 

Wyandott  City,  K.  T.,  March  21,  '60. 


Wyandott  City,  March  28,  '60. 

Dear  Sir: 

Enclosed  I  send  you  my  second  series  of  the  life  of  my  venerated 
father,  and  I  think  I  shall  be  able  to  close  it  next  week  or  the  week 
following. 

I  do  not  know  how  you  may  like  the  plan  I  have  thus  far  pursued, 
perhaps  too  prolix,  perhaps  too  concise.  I  would  like  to  hear  from 
you  on  this  point  tho'  it  may  be  too  late  for  me  to  avail  myself  of  the 
suggestions. 

I  shall  state  in  my  next  or  the  one  following  the  ransom  and  return 
of  Mrs.  Cowan  to  Virginia. 


JOHIST  WALKER. 


ir 


Of  the  Gabriel  Walker  mentioned  in  your  letter,  we  had  heard, 
but  they  were  not  related  to  my  father. 

Of  Abraham  Kuhn  I  can  gather  but  few  particulars.  He  died  at 
Lower  Sandusky  some  years  before  the  last  war,  of  smallpox,  leaving 
three  children,  George,  Aaron  and  Margaret.  One  of  his  greatgrand- 
sons  I  have  with  me,  being  my  ward. 

Yours, 

Wm.  Walker. 

WILLIAM  WALKER-— Continued. 

Having  settled  at  Gros  Roche,  now  Gibr alter,  about  1790,  turned 
his  attention  to  the  peaceful  pursuits  of  agriculture,  and  in  endeavor- 
ing to  acquire  an  education  under  the  tuition  of  his  wife,  in  which 
he  made  rapid  progress. 

His  debut  in  public  life  was  his  efforts  in  aiding  the  pacific  meas- 
ures of  Commissioners  Lincoln,  Randolph  and  Pickering  in  1793. 
Tho'  young  he  had  acquired  a  considerable  influence  with  the  Wyan- 
dotts,  Delawares,  Muncies,  &c,  and  attended  the  councils  held  by  the 
Comrs.  with  the  Indians.  Here  the  wrath  of  the  British  Indian 
Agents  was  roused  against  him  by  his  earnest  advice  to  abandon  el? 
hopeless  the  idea,  to  which  they  clung  with  so  much  tenacity,  of  mak- 
ing the  Ohio  River  the  boundary.  He  also  took  an  active  part  in 
bringing  about  the  Wayne  treaty  of  1795.  Having  now  acquired  a 
thorough  knowledge  of  the  Wyandott  tongue,  and  being  so  far  capa- 
ble as  to  speak  it  with  fluency,  was  employed  as  a  Government  Inter- 
preter, and  attended  all  of  the  councils  and  treaties  held  subse- 
quently up  to  1820.  By  his  devotion  and  fidelity  to  his  country,  his 
integrity  and  exemplary  life  (a  rara  avis  on  that  frontier  at  that 
time)  he  secured  the  confidence  of  (the  unfortunate)  Gov.  after- 
wards, Gen.  Hull,  Gen.  Harrison  and  Gov.  Cass. 

After  his  entrance  into  public  life,  the  Government  was  no  longer 
necessitated  to  employ  such  Wyandott  interpreters  as  Simon  Girty, 
Samuel  Sanders  and  others  of  lesser  note;  the  former  could  only 
speak  a  patois  or  mixture  of  Seneca  and  Wyandott,  and  whose  in- 
tegrity and  veracity  might  well  be  questioned  where  the  subject  mat- 
ter under  discussion  came  in  conflict  with  his  partizan  feeling  or  in- 
terest. 

Brown's  and  Walker's  lands  adjoined,  the  former  known  as 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


Brownstown  and  the  latter  as  before  stated,  as  Gros  Roche,  and  the 
two  lived  as  neighbors  upon  the  most  amicable  terms.  Upon  the 
declaration  of  war  in  1812,  the  latter  was  appointed  Special  Indian 
Agent,  and  was  instructed  to  exert  his  influence  with  the  Indians  to 
observe  a  strict  neutrality  in  the  contest  about  commencing  between 
the  belligerent  powers ;  that  being  the  policy  adopted  by  the  Admin- 
istration— a  most  unwise  policy,  as  bitter  after  experience  fully 
demonstrated,  and  forced  the  Government  to  abandon  it,  and  then 
"beat  up  volunteers"  among  the  loyal  Indian  tribes.  The  position 
was  arduous  and  perplexing,  and  at  the  same  time  perilous  to  him- 
self and  family,  living  as  they  did  immediately  opposite  Fort  Mai- 
den, and  the  town  of  Amherstburg,  the  headquarters  of  the  British 
Army  and  Indian  Departments;  and  having  to  oppose  the  machina- 
tions of  the  Elliotts,  McKees,  Ironsides  and  Girtys — was  the  Mor* 
decai  in  the  King's  gate,  and  in  imminent  danger  of  assassination 
by  the  hired  minions  of  the  former,  and  was,  at  length  forced  to  send 
his  family  to  Brownstown  for  safety. 

He  had  but  little  difficulty  in  keeping  the  Michigan  Wyandotts 
from  the  British  standard,  as  they  were  true  to  the  American  cause, 
and  were  eager  to  engage  in  the  contest.  Gen.  Hull  had  promised  to 
protect  them ;  but  that  unfortunate  officer,  as  subsequent  events  prov- 
ed, was  unable  to  protect  himself  and  army,  to  say  nothing  about 
protecting  the  inhabitants  of  Michigan  and  the  Wyandotts  whose 
hands  were  tied.  They  (the  latter)  were  left  to  the  tender  mercies 
of  the  enemy.  It  was  not  long  before  an  incident  occur'd  which 
gave  the  British  a  pretext  for  invading  the  Wyandott  settlements. 
Some  Batteaux,  coming  up  the  lake  with  supplies  for  the  American 
Army  commanded  by  Aaron  Greeley,  landed  at  Walker's  farm,  which 
being  discovered  from  Maiden,  two  gun  boats  or  row  gallies  with 
several  canoe  loads  of  Canadian  militia  and  Indians  were  sent  over 
to  capture  them.  They  were  defended  by  the  crew,  aided  by  Walker, 
his  son  John  R,  Adam  Brown  and  several  Wyandotts,  and  the  enemy 
repulsed.  The  next  day  the  enemy,  with  a  large  force  in  row  gallies, 
batteaux  and  canoes,  came  over  and  captured  the  prize.  That  night 
the  village  was  surrounded  by  Indians  and  militia,  and  the  Wyan- 
dotts pronounced  prisoners  of  war.  They  did  not  resist;  indeed  re- 
sistance would  have  brought  certain  destruction  upon  them  and  their 
families.  Walker,  his  two  elder  sons,  John  E.  Isaac,  and  Thomas 
Eankin,  his  brother-in-law,  succeeded  under  the  cover  of  darkness 
to  pass  the  lines  and  reached  headquarters,  Detroit,  at  daylight,  and 


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reported  to  Gen.  Hull ;  leaving  his  family,  wife  and  five  children  to 
the  care  and  protection  of  their  Wyandott  relatives.  Elliott,  McKee, 
&  Co.,  finding  their  supposed  prize  had  eluded  their  grasp,  satiated 
their  revenge  by  destroying  his  dwellings,  barns,  stables,  outhouses, 
and  destroying  and  carrying  off  the  remainder  of  his  property.  The 
next  day  the  prisoners  were  taken  across  the  channel  and  placed  up- 
on an  island  known  as  Bois  Blanc.  This  took  place  about  five  weeks 
previous  to  Hull's  surrender.  After  the  surrender,  Mrs.  Walker  ap- 
plied for  and  obtained  permission  from  General  Proctor  to  remove 
with  her  family  to  Detroit  and  rejoin  her  husband  and  son,  the  eldest 
having  been  wounded  (supposed  to  be  mortally)  in  Col.  Miller's  bat- 
tle near  Brownstown  some  time  before.  But  this  reunion  of  the  fam- 
ily was  of  short  duration.  The  officers  of  the  Indian  Department 
had  their  victim  now  in  their  clutches.  He  was  arrested  in  the 
streets  by  a  file  of  soldiers,  taken  to  the  Pert,  and  confined  in  the 
dungeon.  The  officers  of  the  army  were  either  ignorant,  or  pretended 
to  be,  of  the  immediate  cause  of  his  arrest,  so  contrary  to  the  Articles 
of  Capitulation.   The  former  was  the  most  probable. 

It  may  be  proper  in  this  place  to  remark  that  during  the  Indian 
wars  after  the  peace  of  1783,  which  were  carried  on  at  the  instiga- 
tion and  connivance  of  the  British  Government,  and  the  late  war, 
one  peculiarity  in  their  policy  was  observable,  differing  from  that 
pursued  by  our  Government,  the  military  was  really  subordinate 
to  the  Indian  Department,  regardless  of  the  grade  of  the  Military 
Commandant,  to  the  annoyance  and  mortification  of  the  better  class 
of  officers  of  the  regular  army  who  detested  such  renegades  as  Elliott, 
McKee,  Girty,  Stockwell,  Colwell,  &c. 

J ohn  E.  Walker,  the  eldest  son,  had  so  far  recovered  of  his  wounds 
as  to  be  able  to  go  on  board  of  a  transport  with  other  prisoners  to  be 
sent  below  to  be  exchanged.  The  fate  of  the  immured  prisoner,  Will- 
iam Walker,  Sr.,  was  a  matter  of  conjecture ;  nothing  definite  could 
be  learned.  At  length  it  leaked  out  thro'  the  garrulity  of  one  of  the 
Indian  Department,  while  in  his  cups,  that  it  was  determined  that 
the  prisoner  should  be  sent  back  to  Quebec  and  kept  in  close  confine- 
ment till  the  close  of  the  war,  be  its  duration  long  or  short.  This 
information,  Mrs.  Walker  managed  to  have  conveyed  to  him  thro' 
one  of  the  soldiers  belonging  to  the  guard.  This  alarming  intelli- 
gence roused  the  prisoner  to  more  active  reflections  that  he  had  hith- 
erto indulged  in.  The  idea  of  being  held  in  durance  vile  for  an  un- 
told and  an  unascertained  length  of  time,  in  a  distant  province,  leav- 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


ing  a  family  destitute  of  the  means  of  support,  except  their  good 
credit,  perhaps  denied  the  means  of  communicating  with  them,  and 
perhaps  never  to  see  them  again,  filled  his  cup  of  torture  to  the  brim. 
The  chief  subject  now  occupying  his  lonely  ruminations  was  the 
probable  chances  of  escape.  No  time  was  to  be  lost ;  it  was  now  the 
latter  part  of  October,  and  the  weather  was  getting  cold.  He  so  far 
succeeded  in  enlisting  the  sympathies  of  the  generous  soldiers  com- 
posing his  guard,  that  they  would  release  him  from  the  dungeon  of 
evenings  and  permit  him  to  set  by  the  fire  in  the  guard  room  till 
"tattoo  beat."  On  one  of  these  occasions,  being  a  beautiful  moon- 
light night,  he  resolved  on  making  the  desperate  attempt.  He  had 
calculated  closely  on  the  chances  of  success  or  failure.  It  was  im- 
possible to  pass  the  gate  facing  the  city  without  discovery,  resolved 
upon  a  rapid  dash  past  the  three  sentinels,  one  at  the  guard  house 
door,  and  the  two  on  the  ramparts,  and  scaling  the  two  rows  of 
pickets,  if  not  killed  in  the  attempt.  Accordingly,  while  the 
soldiers  were  regaling  themselves  over  a  bucket  of  cider  which  had 
just  been  brought  in,  he  slipped  out  unperceived,  ran  round  the 
guard  house,  mounted  the  ramparts,  just  as  the  two  sentinels  were 
walking  from  each  other,  rushed  between  them,  and  with,  it  might 
be  said,  superhuman  exertion  scaled  the  two  rows  of  pickets  before 
he  was  hailed,  and  strange  as  it  may  appear,  was  not  fired  upon  while 
scrambling  out  of  the  moat.  He  had  three-fourths  of  a  mile  to  run 
before  reaching  the  woods,  which  he  did  in  safety.  The  family  was 
apprised  that  night  of  his  escape,  by  the  arrival  of  a  file  of  soldiers 
who  searched  the  house  for  the  fugitive. 

He  was  now  out  of  prison,  and  the  next  consideration  was  to  es- 
cape recapture  by  making  his  way  to  the  American  army ;  the  near- 
est point  being  Fort  Defiance,  a  distance  of  upwards  of  a  hundred 
miles,  where  Gen.  Winchester  was  preparing  to  winter  his  troops. 
No  one  knew  better  than  he,  the  geography  and  topography  of  the 
country — the  swamps,  impenetrable  thickets,  brush  tangled  ponds, 
where  he  could  secrete  himself,  and  still  be  not  over  three  or  four 
miles  from  the  city.  At  a  late  hour  on  the  following  night  he  visited 
the  house  of  an  old  tried  friend,  Hon.  Jacob  Nisgar,  and  requested 
him  to  find  means  to  communicate  to  his  family  his  place  of  con- 
cealment, what  he  wanted  in  the  way  of  an  outfit — such  as  a  horse 
equipped,  gun,  ammunition  and  provisions,  with  directions  to  send 
them  by  his  faithful  man  Baldwin.  The  message  was  delivered  and 
the  supplies  furnished  without  exciting  suspicion. 


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The  officers  of  the  Indian  Department  were  roused  with  intense 
excitement,  were  indignant,  and  denounced,  in  no  moderate  terms, 
the  military  for  suffering  the  prisoner  to  escape.  This  roused  the 
blood  of  John  Bull,  in  the  person  of  Major  Chambers,  commanding 
officer  of  the  Fort,  who,  in  an  altercation  with  Elliott  returned  "a 
Eowland  for  an  Oliver.'"  All  was  bustle  and  excitement.  Some 
swore  Walker  was  a  second  Baron  Trenck.  A  large  reward  was  offer- 
ed for  his  recapture,  dead  or  alive.  Numerous  parties  of  Indians 
with  some  renegades,  more  savage  and  debased  than  the  former,  sal- 
lied out  to  scour  the  woods  and  secure  the  prize.  The  Wyandotts  be- 
ing indifferent,  declined  joining  in  the  chase. 

During  his  flight  he  was  so  fortunate  as  to  escape  falling  in  with 
any  of  the  pursuing  parties.  Once,  however,  while  resting  his  horse 
and  eating  his  frugal  lunch  two  Potawottomies  came  upon  him — one 
a  middle  aged  man,  the  other  a  youth  aged  some  eighteen  or  nineteen 
years,  whom  fortunately  he  did  not  recognize,  nor  they  him,  and  is 
supposed  were  ignorant  of  what  had  transpired  at  headquarters. 
The  fugitive  assumed  an  air  of  careless  indifference  and  frigid  im- 
perturbability. To  accost  them  in  Wyandott,  Delaware  or  English, 
would,  as  he  reasoned,  reveal  his  identity;  he,  therefore,  addressed 
them  in  Shawnee,  asking  them  if  they  were  on  the  way  to  fight  the 
"Big  Knives"  on  the  Maumee  Biver?  The  elder  answered,  "No, 
they  were  on  their  return  to  Maiden."  He  then  asked  them  to  ac- 
company him  and  try  to  take  some  prisoners.  This  they  declined, 
when  leaping  into  his  saddle  told  them  to  come  on,  was  soon  out  of 
sight.  He  continued  his  course  towards  Fort  Defiance;  his  horse 
failing  he  turned  him  out  and  proceeded  on  foot.  When  within  a 
few  miles  of  the  Fort,  to  his  great  joy,  he  fell  in  with  a  scouting 
party  of  the  army;  but  his  joy  was  soon  changed  into  mortification 
and  indignation  upon  being  disarmed  and  finding  himself  a  prisoner 
as  a  "British  Spy."  His  statements  and  protestations  were  of  no 
avail,  he  was  a  "British  Spy;"  the  gallant  party  was  not  to  be  de- 
prived of  its  laurels  so  dearly  won  in  capturing  so  dangerous  an 
enemy.  Arriving  at  the  Fort,  he  was  taken  before  Gen.  Winchester, 
to  whom  he  related  the  particulars  of  Hull's  surrender,  his  own  im- 
prisonment and  escape,  but  still  he  was  a  British  spy  of  the  first 
grade  and  kept  in  close  confinement.  He,  at  length  succeeded  in 
getting  a  letter  to  Gen.  Harrison,  when  an  order  for  his  release  ar- 
rived, and  proceeded  to  headquarters  and  reported  himself.  After 
his  release  Gen.  Winchester  urged  him  to  join  him  in  his  campaign. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


He  might  be  excused,  under  the  circumstances,  for  replying  to  this 
proposition  in  terms  so  harsh :  "What  do  you  want  with  a  'British 
Spy  V  No,  sir ;  No.  I  will  not  connect  my  fate  with  such  an  army/-' 
On  arriving  at  headquarters  Gen.  Harrison  ordered  him  on  duty 
among  the  Ohio  Indians. 

But  to  return  to  the  British  headquarters.  Failing  to  recapture 
the  fugitive,  his  second  son,  Isaac,  was  arrested  and  confined  in  the 
same  dungeon  and  there  kept  till  Mrs.  Wslker  appealed  to  Eound 
Head,  a  gallant  and  generous  Canadian  Wyandott  Chief,  for  his  in- 
tervention in  behalf  of  her  son.  He  accordingly  called  (not  upon 
Elliott  &  Co.)  upon  Gen.  Proctor,  and  claiming  the  prisoner  as  one 
of  his  people,  and  insisted  upon  his  release  and  restoration  to  his 
family  who,  in  their  distressed  circumstances,  needed  his  services. 
He  was  accordingly  discharged. 


THE  MONTOXTBS. 

About  the  year  1667  a  French  gentleman  named  Montour  settled 
in  Canada.  By  a  Huron  Indian  woman  he  had  three  children,  one 
son  and  two  daughters.  The  son,  Montour,  lived  with  the  Indians 
and  was  wounded  in  the  French  service  in  1694.  He  deserted  from 
the  French  and  lived  with  "the  farr  Indians" — the  Twightwees 
(Miamis)  and  Diondadies  (Petuns  or  Wyandots).  By  his  assist- 
ance Lord  Cornbury  prevailed  on  some  of  these  tribes  to  trade  with 
the  people  of  Albany  in  1708.  For  his  endeavors  to  alienate  the 
"upper  nations"  from  the  French  he  was  killed  in  1709  by  the  troops 
under  Lieut,  le  Sieur  de  Joncaire,  by  orders  of  the  Marquis  de  Vaud- 
reuil,  Governor  of  Canada,  who  wrote  that  he  would  have  him  hang- 
ed had  it  been  possible  to  capture  him  alive.  Of  the  two  daughters 
of  the  Frenchman,  Montour,  one  became  conspiciously  known  as 
Madame  Montour.  She  was  born  in  Canada  about  1684,  captured 
by  some  warriors  of  the  Five  Nations  when  ten  years  old,  taken  to 
their  country  and  raised  by  them.  It  is  probable  she  lived  with  the 
Oneidas,  as  on  arriving  at  maturity  she  married  Carondawana,  or 
the  "Big  Tree,"  otherwise  Bobert  Hunter,  a  famous  war  chief  of  that 
nation.  He  was  killed  in  the  wars  between  the  Iroquois  and  Cataw- 
bas,  in  the  Carolinas  about  1729.    Madame  Montour  first  appeared 


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as  interpreter  at  a  conference  held  at  Albany  in  August,  1711,  be- 
tween the  sachems  of  the  Five  Xations  and  Eobert  Hunter,  the  royal 
governor  of  Xew  York  from  1709  to  1719.  The  influence  of 
Madame  Montour  among  the  Indians  was  so  great  and  adverse  to 
the  French  that  the  Governor  of  Canada  repeatedly  endeavored  to 
persuade  her  to  withdraw  from  the  English  and  remove  to  his  do- 
minion, offering  great  compensation  as  an  inducement,  but  without 
success  until  in  1719.  Apprehensive  of  her  doing  so  to  the  injury 
of  the  province  to  which  she  had  been  so  serviceable,  the  Commission- 
er of  Indian  Affairs  sent  for  her  to  Albany,  when  it  appeared  she 
had  received  no  pay  for  twelve  months.  The  Commissioner  promised 
that  she  should  receive  "a  nian's  pay  from  the  proper  officer  of  the 
Four  Independent  Companies  posted  in  the  Province,7'  and  the  busi- 
ness was  thus  satisfactorily  ended. 

Madame  Montour  was  present  at  Philadelphia  in  July,  1727,  as 
interpreter  at  a  conference  held  by  Governor  Gordon  with  several 
chiefs  of  the  Five  Xations.  Again  in  October,  1728,  her  husband, 
Carondawana,  otherwise  Eobert  Hunter,  was  there  also.  She  retain- 
ed her  father's  name  after  marriage,  and  was  usually  mentioned  as 
"Mrs.  Montour,  a  French  woman,  wife  to  Carondawana,  or  Eobert 
Hunter.*7  Her  sister  was  married  to  one  of  the  Miamis.  Her  resi- 
dence in  1734  was  at  the  village  on  the  Susquehanna,  at  the  mouth 
of  the  Loyalsock  Creek,  on  the  west  side,  where  Montoursville,  Ly- 
coming County,  Pa.,  now  stands.  It  was  known  as  Otstuago,  Ots- 
on-wacken,  or  French  Town.  She  was  here  visited  by  Conrad  TTeiser, 
Indian  agent  and  interpreter,  who  he  states  is  a  "French  woman  by 
birth,  of  a  good  family,  but  now  in  mode  of  life  a  complete  Indian.77 
In  the  fall  of  1742  Count  Zinzendorf,  the  Bishop  and  head  of  the 
Moravian  Church,  visited  this  village.  Fie  preached  there  in  French 
to  large  gatherings.  Madame  Montour  was  deeply  affected  when  she 
saw  Zinzendorf  and  learned  the  object  of  his  visit.  She  had  entirely 
forgotten  the  truths  of  the  gospel,  and  in  common  with  the  French 
Indians,  believed  the  story  originated  with  the  Jesuits,  that  the 
Savior's  birthplace  was  France,  and  His  crucifiers  Englishmen.  In 
June  and  July,  1744,  the  great  treaty  between  the  Six  ISTations  and 
the  provinces  of  Pennsylvania,  Maryland  and  Virginia  was  held  at 
Lancaster.  Madame  Montour  was  present  with  her  two  daughters. 
Witham  Marshe,  Secretary  of  the  Maryland  Commissioners,  relates 
in  his  journal  that  he  visited  her  cabin  and  obtained  the  particulars 
of  her  life.   She  told  him  that  she  had  several  children  by  the  famous 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


war  captain.  He  described  her  as  genteel,  of  polite  address  and  had 
been  handsome.  Her  two  sons-in-law  and  only  son  were  away  to  war 
with  the  Catawbas.  Moravian  missionaries  on  their  way  to  Onon- 
dago,  stopped  at  Shamokin  (now  Sunbury)  on  the  Susquehanna. 
They  visited  Madame  Montour  who  was  living  on  the  island  with  one 
of  her  daughters.  She  had  left  Oztenwacken  permanently.  There 
is  no  further  account  of  Madame  Montour.  It  seems  that  she  was 
not  living  in  1754.  Of  her  children  but  three  can  be  identified,  one 
of  the  two  daughters  who  was  with  her  at  the  treaty  of  Lancaster  in 
1744,  and  two  sons,  Andrew,  alias  Henry,  and  Louis.  Her  daughter, 
known  as  "French  Margaret,"  was  wife  to  Keterioncha,  alias  Peter 
Quebec,  and  lived  near  Shamokin  in  1733.  Another  of  her  daugh- 
ters was  a  convert  of  the  Moravian  Mission  at  New  Salem,  Ohio, 
April  14,  1791.  She  was  a  living  poly  got  of  the  tongues  of  the  west, 
speaking  English,  French  and  six  Indian  languages. 

Madame  Montour  could  not  have  been  less  than  sixty  years  old  at 
the  time  of  the  treaty  of  Lancaster  in  1744,  and  was  probably  older, 
and  if  but  ten  years  of  age  when  captured,  as  she  said,  the  year  of  her 
captivity  was  1694  and  her  birth  1684.  Of  the  many  errors  respect- 
ing this  noted  woman,  the  most  prominent  are,  first,  that  she  was  a 
daughter  of  a  former  governor  of  Canada.  Second,  that  she  was  liv- 
ing at  the  time  of  the  American  Eevolution,  and  also  confounding 
her  with  her  granddaughter,  Catherine  of  Catherine's  Town,  near 
the  head  of  Seneca  Lake,  New  York,  destroyed  by  the  army  under 
General  Sullivan  in  1779.  She  is  not  mentioned  in  any  work  of 
original  authority  as  Catherine,  but  invariably  as  Mrs.  or  "Madame 
Montour."  Highly  colored  accounts  have  been  given  respecting  her 
relations  with  the  ladies  of  Philadelphia,  who  evidently,  owing  to 
her  intelligence  and  previous  history,  treated  her  with  considerate 
kindness.  From  the  authorities  of  the  provinces  she  received  such 
presents  and  compensation  for  services  as  were  usually  given  to 
prominent  Indian  visitors.  Those  who  knew  her  best,  related  that 
she  was  habited  and  lived  like  the  Indians.  Her  French  blood  doubt- 
less imparted  a  vivacity  of  manner  to  her,  the  like  of  which  is  ob- 
served at  this  day  among  the  people  of  mixed  French  and  Indian  an- 
cestry in  Canada  and  along  our  northern  frontier. 

Condensed  account  from  "The  Journals  of  Christopher  Gist,"  by 
William  M.  Darlington,  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  1894. 


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"South  Wyaxdott,  Dec.  10,  "73. 

Dear  Henry: 

On  the  evening  of  the  6th  I  wrote  you  a  short  letter  immediately 
after  our  adjournment,  in  the  morning,  intending  to  take  it  to  the 
postoffice,  it  had  mysteriously  disappeared.  Possibly  a  rat  or  mouse 
might  have  carried  it  off  as  building  material  for  his  winters  quar- 
ters. Tin's  proved  to  be  an  unusually  short  session,  though  there  was 
considerable  amount  of  business  disposed  of  in  that  short  time.  The 
Committees  worked  late  and  early. 

After  the  receipt  of  the  President's  message  and  other  dispatches 
from  Washington  there  appeared  to  be  a  determination  among  the 
leading  members,  and  our  Committee  fell  into  the  same  current,  that 
is,  of  not  acting  on  or  adopting  an  organic  law,  or  constitution  this 
session,  but  await  the  action  of  this  new  Congress.  In  conformity 
with  this  view  our  Committee  on  International  Affairs  reported 
resolutions  accordingly,  and  recommended  the  appointment  of  an 
able  delegation  to  be  composed  of  members  of  that  body  to  visit  vv  ash- 
ington  and  watch  the  action  of  Congress  and  report  from  time  to 
time,  and  act  as  sentinels  ready  to  raise  the  alarm. 

There  is  a  determined  resolution  manifested  to  resist  any  attempt 
to  force  a  government  by  Congress  upon  them — deeming  themselves 
amply  capable  of  instituting  their  own  government. 

I  reached  Okmulgee  on  Sunday  night,  just  as  I  desired;  met  my 
colleague  and  our  Hackman  Robinson  waiting  for  us  at  Muscogee 
on  the  E.  E.  as  agreed  upon  last  spring.  Everything  worked  like  a 
charm.  Monday  morning  upon  looking  round  found  an  unusually 
large  number  of  delegates  on  the  ground.  At  ten  o'clock  no  Hoag, 
our  presiding  officer :  no  Grayson,  our  sec'y ;  but  we  assembled,  elect- 
ed a  president  and  sec'y  and  proceeded  to  business,  and  worked  for 
two  days  before  the  arrival  of  our  officers. 

On  Saturday  the  6th  at  one  o'clock  we  adjourned  to  meet  on  the 
first  Monday  in  May,  '74. 

The  Council  was  composed  of  a  heterogenous  mass  of  humanity. 
Prom  the  polished  well  educated  gentleman,  down  through  various 
gradations  to  the  red  blanket  buckskin  painted  native  Indian,  stalk- 
ing about  in  all  the  ma  jest}"  and  dignity  of  paint  and  feathers. 

The  following  tribes  were  represented :  Cherokees,  Creeks,  Choc- 
taws,  Chickasaws,  Seminoles,  Cadd  Waccoes  Keechis,  Uchees,  Wat- 
toes,   Osages,   Commichs,   Quapaws,   Ottowas,    Senecas,  Peorias, 


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Miamis,  Shawnees,  Wyandotts,  Red  River  Delawares,  Wichitas, 
Sacs  and  Foxes.  A  jolly  lot  of  fellows,  but  many  able  men  among 
them. 

Next  Tuesday  I  am  to  report  to  the  Wyandott  Council.  I  want, 
if  it  is  possible,  to  get  back  about  the  time  Santa  Glaus  is  fixing  up 
his  little  buggy  and  currying  Prancer,  Dancer,  Vixen  and  Dasher. 

My  kind  regards  to  the  family.  Tell  them  goodbye.  The  weather 
is  as  warm  and  pleasant  as  May.  w.  w." 


THE  WYAKDOTTS  FAREWELL  TO  THEIR  HOME 

IN  OHIO. 

1  Adieu  to  the  grave  where  my  father  now  rests, 
For  I  must  be  going  afar  to  the  West ; 

Fve  sold  my  possessions,  my  heart  fills  with  woe 
To  think  I  must  leave  all ;  alas,  must  I  go  ? 

2  Adieu,  ye  tall  oaks,  in  whose  pleasant  green  shade 
In  childhood  I  sported,  in  innocence  played — 
My  dog  and  my  hatchet,  my  arrows  and  bow 

Are  still  in  remembrance ;  alas,  must  I  go  ? 

3  Adieu,  ye  loved  scenes  which  bind  me  like  chains, 
Where,  on  my  grey  pony,  I  pranced  o'er  the  plains ; 
The  deer  and  the  turkey  I  tracked  in  the  snow, 
But  now  I  must  leave  all ;  alas,  must  I  go  ? 

4  Sandusky,  Tyomochte,  with  broken  sword  and  streams, 
No  more  shall  I  see  you  except  in  my  dreams ; 

Adieu  to  the  marshes  where  the  cranberries  grow — 
O'er  the  great  Mississippi — alas,  must  I  go  ? 

5  Adieu  to  the  road  which  for  many  a  year 

I  travelled  each  Sabbath,  the  Gospel  to  hear ; 
The  news  was  so  pleasant,  so  joyful  to  know — 
From  hence  where  I  heard  it,  it  grieves  me  to  go. 

Written  by  Gov.  William  Walker  when  the  Wyandots  were 
removed  West  in  1848. 


in* 


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STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  OE  WISCONSIN". 

Madisox,  Wis..  March  2 5  th,  1S5L 

Will  ia  m  Wa Iker — Sir  : 

It  is  my  pleasing  duty  to  inform  yon.  that  at  a  meeting  of  the 
(paper  torn  here)  Committee,  yon  were  duly  elected  an  Honorary 
Member  of  the  State  Historical  Society  of  Wisconsin. 

Should  such  membership  be  agreeable  to  yon,,  yon  will  please  sig- 
nify the  same  by  letter,  as  early  as  convenient. 

The  objects  and  wishes  of  the  Society  are  briefly  set  forth  in  the 
annexed  circular.    I  remain,  with  great  respect. 

Your  obedient  servant. 

Lyman  C.  Draper. 
Corresponding  Secretary. 

The  General  Statutes  of  1855,  Kansas  Territory,  show  that  he  in- 
corporated the  first  Historical  Society  of  Kansas. 


LETTEE  Yo.  E  BY  GOT.  WILLIAM  WALKEE. 

Taken  from  The  Wyandotte  Gazette.] 

In  these  sketches  I  do  not  draw  much  from  the  current  histories  of 
the  day.  but  give  as  far  as  I  can  the  Indian  version — the  statements 
of  the  actors  themselves  in  the  stirring  times  of  the  last  century,  as 
far  as  can  be  obtained.  In  consulting  history  it  is  chiefly  for  the 
purpose  of  getting  at  dates,  in  order  to  place  the  events  I  am  trifly 
narrating  in  chronological  order.  My  means  of  acquiring  informa- 
tion on  these  topics  in  early  life  were  ample.  I  was  old  enough  to 
hear,  understand,  to  be  interested  in,  and  treasure  up  the  narratives 
of  the  old  men  who  survived  their  cotemporaries,  and  who  acted  con- 
spicuous parts  in  that  exciting  period.  My  father  was  an  officer  of 
the  Indian  Department  from  1805  up  to  1822.  To  show  the  advan- 
tages I  had.  you  and  your  readers  must  bear  the  infliction  of  a  short- 
episode,  risking  the  imputation  of  egotism.  He  was  captured  in 
Western  Virginia,  in  what  is  now  known  as  Rockbridge  County, 
about  the  time  of  Dunmore's  war.  by  the  Delaware?,  when  about 
twelve  years  old.  He  was  brought  to  the  towns  on  the  Muskingum ; 
from  thence  taken  to  a  village  on  the  Whetstone  River,  now  known  as 


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the  flourishing  town  of  Delaware,  where  he  underwent  the  customary 
order  of  running  the  gauntlet;  after  which  he  received  the  rite  of 
adoption,  according  to  their  custom.  He  acquired  their  language 
and  spoke  it  correctly  and  fluently. 

My  mother  was  the  daughter  of  an  Irish  gentleman  who  had  been 
connected  with  the  Hudson  Bay  Company,  and  was  engaged  in  the 
Indian  trade  in  Detroit,  where  he  married  a  Wyandotte  woman  of 
the  royal  house  of  Towara.  They  were  married  by  a  French  Catho- 
lic priest.  A  Protestant  clergyman  at  that  period  was  a  vara  avis  in 
that  region.  At  a  suitable  age  my  mother  was  sent  to  Pittsburg  to  be 
educated.  Some  three  or  four  years  thereafter  her  father  died,  when 
she  returned  to  her  people  in  Michigan  and  western  Canada.  Some- 
time, perhaps  a  year  after  her  return,  she  end  my  father  were  mar- 
ried. Finding  her  husband  so  illiterate,  for  he  had  lost  what  little 
knowledge  he  previously  had  of  letters,  turned  her  attention  to  his 
education,  in  which  she  succeeded  to  admiration.  She  was  an  ac- 
complished woman  for  the  times.  Besides  English  and  Wyandotte, 
she  spoke  French  with  ease  and  grace,  Shawnee,  Ottawa,  Chippewa 
and  Pottawatomie. 

And  now,  whatever  supercilious,  mutton-headed,  aristocratic  peo- 
ple may  sneeringly  say  of  my  descent,  I  here  affirm  that  in  my  veins 
and  those  of  my  family  courses  as  pure  blood  as  ever  ran  through 
mortal  man  since  Adam's  fall.  So  much  for  my  means  of  informa- 
tion.  But  to  the  treaty : 

The  negotiation  was  protracted  and  tedious.  The  three  opposition 
tribes  raised  objections  to  immediate  action  on  account  of  the  ab- 
sence of  the  Miamis  and  Shawnees,  when  there  was  not  the  remotest 
possibility  of  their  attending.  The  Iroquois,  notwithstanding  that 
they  had  no  further  official  business,  still  remained  watching  the 
progress  of  the  negotiation  with  the  other  party.  Joseph  Brant,  the 
celebrated  Mohawk  warrior,  being  one  of  the  Iroquois  delegates,  prch 
fessing  to  be  warmly  in  favor  of  a  general  restoration  of  peace,  with 
characteristic  duplicity  and  true  to  his  instincts,  now  secretly  played 
the  part  of  a  British  emissary.  In  their  separate  councils  Brant 
worked  insidiously  to  embarrass  the  negotiation  by  impracticable 
propositions  and  suggestions,  urging  upon  them  to  make  the  Ohio 
Eiver  boundary  their  ultimatum.  His  officious  interference  had  but 
little  weight,  as  his  object  was  too  transparent  to  deceive.  The  young 
chief,  Walk-in-the-Water,  informed  his  friend  Gen.  Butler  of  Brant's 
machinations,  and  the  General  in  turn  informed  the  Governor.  On 


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the  reassembling  of  the  general  council,  Brant  being  present,  the 
Governor  availed  himself  of  the  opportunity  of  administering  a  suit- 
able rebuke  to  the  crafty  Mohawk.  I  regret  that  I  cannot  give  the 
Governor's  castigation,  though  I  heard  it  once  recited.  One  portion 
I  do  remember. 

"A  brave  warrior  I  can  admire  though  opposed  to  me  in  war,  be- 
cause he  is  supposed  to  be  a  high-minded  and  honorable  man ;  but  a 
warrior  who  can  head,  and  carry  on  a  barbarous  war  with  the  New 
Testament  in  one  hand  and  the  scalping  knife  in  the  other,  I  look 
upon  with  utter  contempt." 

This  was  most  galling  to  the  pride  of  the  haughty  Mohawk.  In 
my  first  number  I  stated  that  Port  Harman  was  the  place  designated 
for  holding  the  treaty.  In  this  I  was  in  error.  Duncan's  Falls  was 
the  place  designated.  At  this  place,  previous  to  Dunmore's  war, 
there  were  large  settlements  of  Delawares,  Shawnees  and  some  Wy- 
andotts.  Here  provisions,  goods  and  other  supplies  were  stored 
under  a  strong  guard  of  soldiers.  Meantime-  a  roving  band  of  vaga- 
bond Chippewas  which  had  been  lurking  about  the  neighborhood, 
tempted  by  a  prospect  of  booty,  made  a  night  attack  upon  the  depot. 
The  freebooters,  however,  were  repulsed,  but  with  what  loss  was  un- 
known from  the  extreme  darkness  of  the  night.  This  attack  upon 
the  depot  determined  the  Governor  to  change  the  treaty  ground  to 
Fort  Harman  for  greater  security. 

As  previously  stated,  there  were  dissensions  among  the  confeder- 
ates in  their  separate  councils.  Disputes  arose  frequently,  often 
marked  with  considerable  heat  and  effervescence.  On  one  occasion, 
Wau-ba-gin-qua,  a  Chippewa  chief,  somewhat  wanting  in  good  In- 
dian breeding,  though  "as  mild  mannered  man  as  ever  scuttled  ship 
or  cut  a  throat,"  in  the  course  of  his  remarks  had  the  boldness  to 
hint  in  terms  not  to  be  misunderstood,  that  the  advocates  of  peace 
measures  were  influenced  by  fear  and  imbecility.  This  brought 
Round-Head,  a  Wyandott  war  chief,  to  his  feet,  who  is  reported  to 
have  replied  substantially  as  follows : 

"My  brother  Wau-ba-gin-qua  is  wrong  in  what  he  says.  It  is  not 
fear  that  prompts  us  to  advocate  a  treaty  of  peace  and  a  settlement 
of  the  matters  in  dispute  between  us  and  the  Big  Knives.  This  my 
brother  Chippewa  well  knows  too.  We  and  our  nephews,  the  Dela- 
wares, know  how  to  fight  and  gain  victories  over  our  enemies.  When 
pressing  the  enemy  back  we  don't  lean  our  guns  against  trees,  turn 
to  plundering  and  stripping  the  dead  as  my  brother  and  his  warriors 


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do  on  the  battle  field.  We  war  not  for  plunder,  but  for  a  higher  and 
nobler  purpose.  And  now  I  say  to  my  brother  Chippewa,  if  he  un- 
fortunately should  succeed  in  defeating  this  treaty,  and  the  war  re- 
newed, the  next  battle  we  have  and  my  brother  is  brave  enough  to  be 
there,  I  shall  watch  him,  and  if  I  see  him  retreating  or  lean  his  gun 
against  a  tree  to  engage  in  plundering,  I  will  send  a  swift  messenger 
(tossing  a  bullet  in  his  hand)  to  recall  him  to  his  duty." 

The  Chippewas  at  length  caved  in,  followed  by  the  Ottawas  and 
Pottowatomies.  The  finale  was,  the  treaty  was  concluded  and  signed, 
reaffirming  the  validity  of  the  Fort  Mcintosh  treaty.  Boundaries 
were  adjusted  and  defined ;  regulations  of  trade  and  intercourse  with 
the  Indians  were  agreed  upon.  Adjourned.  In  two  days  time  not 
an  Indian  was  to  be  seen  in  the  Muskingum  valley. 

William  Walker. 


SKETCH  OF  THE  LIFE  AND  DEATH  OF  CATHERINE 

WALKER. 

From  Western  Christian  Advocate,  Jan.  SI,  15-45.] 

(Clipping  preserved  in  Draper  Mss.  Collection  Frontier 
Wars,  Yol.  II.) 

Catherine  Walker  was  born  in  Sandwich,  Upper  Canada,  June  10, 
1771.  Her  father,  a  native  of  Ireland,  emigrated  to  this  country 
prior  to  the  Revolution  and  engaged  in  the  Indian  trade  near  Detroit. 
Here  he  became  connected  by  marriage  with  Yau-a-tua-rant,  a 
daughter  of  a  distinguished  Wyandot  of  the  Turtle  tribe.  He  soon 
afterwards  settled  in  the  mercantile  business  in  Sandwich  where  he 
remained  until  about  1781,  when  he  was  appointed  commissioner  on 
the  part  of  the  general  government  and  sent  out  to  settle  terms  of 
peace  with  the  different  nations  scattered  along  the  western  frontier. 
He  was  very  successful  in  this  employment  which  he  continued  until 
his  death  which  occurred  at  Huntingdon,  Pa.,  in  the  spring  of  1803. 
While  he  was  thus  employed,  Catherine,  her  mother  and  other  mem- 
bers of  the  family,  removed  to  Brownstown,  an  Indian  village,  near 
the  mouth  of  the  Detroit  River,  on  the  American  side,  at  that  time 
the  seat  of  government  of  the  Wyandot  nation.  Here  she  was  mar- 
ried to  William  Walker,  a  native  of  Virginia,  a  man  of  extraordinary 
physical  and  mental  endowments.    From  the  time  he  became  con- 


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nected  with  the  Wyandots  he  studiously  sought  to  promote  their  well 
being  and  happiness,  and  was  much  attached  to  the  American  gov- 
ernment. He  espoused  the  American  cause  and  entered  the  war  of 
1812.  He  was  interpreter  for  Gen.  Hull  at  Fort  Detroit,  and  was 
among  those  brave,  but  unfortunate  spirits,  who.  owing  to  the  cow- 
ardice of  their  commander-in-chief,  were  surrendered  prisoners  of 
war  into  the  hands  of  their  enemies.  But  fortunately  for  the  Ameri- 
can cause  he  escaped  from  the  block  house  in  which  he  was  placed. 
He  immediately  started  for  Chillicothe.  where  Harrison's  main  army 
was  then  quartered,  but  was  captured  on  the  way  and  again  made  a 
prisoner  by  Gen.  Winchester,  an  American  officer,  and  confined  as  a 
spy  until  liberated  by  Gen.  Harrison,  and  ordered  to  the  post  of 
Upper  Sandusky.  During  the  protracted  absence  of  her  husband, 
his  wife  was  left  with  the  sole  care  of  a  large  family  which  she  was 
obliged  to  remove  from  place  to  place,  in  order  to  secure  their  lives 
and  property.  She  removed  to  Sandusky  and  joined  her  husband  in 
the  month  of  January,  IS  14.  Here  she  was  permitted  to  spend  the 
remainder  of  her  days  in  peace,  where  she  was  surrounded  by  almost 
everything  that  wealth  and  personal  influence  could  obtain,  yet  she 
was  unhappy.  To  use  her  own  words.  "I  saw  the  insufficiency  of  our 
religion.  It  was  not  calculated  to  make  us  happy  in  life,  and  I  begun 
to  fear  it  would  do  us  no  good  in  eternity/'  She  therefore  attended 
a  campmeeting  where  she  became  convinced  that  the  religion  of  the 
Bible  was  true,  and  ere  the  meeting  closed,  through  faith  in  Jesus 
Christ  she  was  enabled  to  go  on  her  way  rejoicing.  In  the  following 
year  she  became  connected  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  of 
which  she  continued  a  most  worthy  and  exemplary  member  until 
removed  from  the  Church  militant  to  join  the  Church  triumphant. 
She  passed  away  at  the  residence  of  her  daughter.  Mrs.  Garrett,  on 
the  evening  of  December  6,  18 — .  Her  remains  were  laid  in  the 
Walker  burying  place  on  the  west  bank  of  the  Sandusky  River,  and 
a  few  rods  south  of  the  old  town  of  Hpper  Sandusky. 


JAMES  Walker2  (6)  (John1),  third  child  of  the  emigrant  John 
Walker,  was  b.  Mar.  17,  1707;  m.  Mary  Guffy  June,  1737.  4  chil- 
dren : 

128.  Mary  Walker,  m.  Hugh  Kelso  +. 

129.  John  Walker,  d.  young. 


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130.  Jane  Walker,  m.  John  Moore  (132).   He  was  a  son  of  Jane 

Walker  No.  9  +. 

131.  Elizabeth  Walker,  m.  John  Stuart  +. 

JANE  Walker2  (9)  (John1),  dan.  of  John  and  Katherine),  was 
b.  in  May,  1712,  in  Down  Co.,  Ireland.  She  m.  James  Moore  in 
April,  1734.  He  died  in  1791  at  the  age  of  eighty  years.  She  d. 
Jan.  7,  1793,  aged  eighty  years  also.   Their  10  children  were: 

132.  John  Moore,  who  m.  his  cousin,  Jane  Walker  No.  130  +. 

133.  Mary,  who  m.  Samuel  Paxton,  had  one  son,  Samuel.  Mr. 

Paxton  d.  and  Mary  afterwards  m.  Major  Alexander 
Stuart  (See  Stuarts)  +. 

134.  Eachel,  who  m.  Eev.  William  McPheeters,  the  able  theo- 

logian and  eloquent  preacher  +. 

135.  Elizabeth  Moore,  m.  Michael  Coalter  +. 

136.  Margaret  Jane  Moore,  d.  young. 

137.  James  Moore,  m.  Martha  Poage  +.    This  family  with  ex- 

ception of  3  children  was  destroyed  by  the  Indians. 

138.  Joseph  Moore,  m.  Mary  Coalter,  then  Eleanor  Marquis  +. 

139.  Jane  Moore,  m.  her  relative  Joseph  Walker  +.    (See  Hous- 

ton family.) 

140.  Alexander  Moore,  d.  when  grown. 

141.  Samuel  Moore,  d.  young  of  croup. 


STUAET  FAMILY. 

1.  THOMAS  Stuart,*  (son  of  Archibald  who  was  a  native  of 
Ireland  and  settled  in  Augusta  Co.  in  1738,  after  having  lived  in 
Penn.  for  some  time).  Thomas  m.  Elizabeth  Moore.  They  had  9 
children,  viz. : 

The  sons  were — 

a.  James  Stuart3  (Thomas2,  Archibald1)  who  settled  in  Tenn. 

b.  Thomas  Stuart3  (Thomas2,  Archibald1)  an  officer  in  the  IT.  S. 

army. 

c.  Eobert  Stuart3  (Thomas2,  Archibald1)  who  settled  in  Bote- 

tourt. 

d.  John  Stuart3  (Thomas2,  Archibald1). 

*The  generations  in  Stuart  family  run  back  to  the  first  known  ancestor  in  the  Stuart 
line,  until  such  time  as  they  marry  into  the  Walker  family. 


Johx  ^  alkee's  Chate. 
Brought  with  him  to  America. 


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Of  the  daughters — 

e.  Jenny  Stuart3  (Thomas2,  Archibald1),  baptized  by  the  Rev. 

John  Craig  in  1747,  lived  in  Staunton  to  a  great  age,  and 
left  a  considerable  estate  which  she  managed  with  mascu- 
line skill  and  energy.  She  owned  and  resided  on  a  lot  at 
the  S.  E.  corner  of  Beverly  and  Augusta  Streets.  In  early 
life  she  recovered  heavy  damages  from  her  cousin  Dr.  Isaac 
Hall,  the  first  of  that  name  and  title,  in  a  breach  of  prom- 
ise suit  which  was  the  foundation  of  her  fortune. 

f.  Julia  Stuart3  (Thomas2,  Archibald1),  first  wife  of  Capt.  Wm. 

Lyle  of  Eockbridge  and  mother  of  the  late  Mrs.  Dr.  Henry 
Euffner  of  Lexington,  and  others. 

g.  Judy  Stuart3  (Thomas2,  Archibald1). 

h.  Mary  Stuart3  (Thomas2,  Archibald1),  m.  James  MofTett.  of 

Augusta.    They  had  8  children : 

a.  John  Moffett. 

b.  William  Moffett. 

c.  Betsey  Moffett,  m.  John  Clanahan. 

d.  Eobert  S.  Moffett. 

e.  .Jane  Moffett,  m.  Dr.  John  K.  Moore. 

f.  Mary  Moffett,  m.  Alexander  T.  Barclay. 

g.  Thomas  Moffett. 

h.  Julia  Moffett,  m.  William  Paxton. 

i.  Elizabeth  Stuart3  (Thomas2,  Archibald1),  m.  Capt.  Wm.  Pax- 

ton  of  Eockbridge  Co. ;  had  5  children,  among  them  Mrs. 
Alexander  S.  Hall  of  Staunton. 


THE  STI7AETS. 

From  "Annals  of  Augusta  Co.,  Va."  by  Joseph  WaddelJ] 

Three  early  settlers  named  Stuart — Archibald.  David  and  John, 
believed  to  have  been  brothers,  came  from  Ireland,  and  of  these  and 
their  descendants  we  have  the  following  information : 

Archibald  Stuart  (d.  1759). 

Archibald  Stuart,  a  native  of  Ireland,  about  the  year  1725,  was 
obliged  to  leave  England  with  others  on  account  of  promoting  an 
armed  insurrection  to  defend  their  religious  rights.    He  managed 
with  great  difficulty  to  escape,  and  leaving  his  wife  and  two  children, 
—5 


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DESCENDANTS  OP 


Thomas  and  Eleanor  behind,  fled  to  America.  He  came  to  Pennsyl- 
vania and  remained  in  exclusion  for  seven  years,  living  under  the 
assumed  name  of  . 

An  act  of  amnesty  being  passed,  he  sent  for  his  family.  They 
came  in  1732,  with  his  wife's  brother,  John  Brown.  While  in  Penn- 
sylvania Alexander  and  Benjamin  Stuart  were  born. 

Archibald  Stuart  removed  with  his  family  to  Augusta  in  1738. 
His  wife  was  Janet  Brown,  a  sister  of  Eev.  John  Brown  of  Provi- 
dence. John  Brown  was  the  father  of  the  first  XL  S.  Senator  from 
Kentucky.  Archibald  Stuart  and  Janet  Stuart  were  the  parents  of 
at  least  4  children,  viz. : 

a.  Thomas  Stuart,  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Eliz.  Moore.   9  children  +. 

b.  Eleanor  Stuart,  b.  in  Ireland ;  m.  Edward  Hall.   8  children  + 

c.  Alexander  Stuart,  a  Major  in  the  Eevolution,  b.  in  1735  in 

Pennsylvania ;had  son  Judge  Archibald;  m.  Mary  Patter- 
son, (2)  Mary  Moore.    10  children  +. 

d.  Benjamin  Stuart,  b.  in  Pennsylvania. 

The  above  four  children  are  the  only  ones  that  we  have  any 
record  of. 

BENJAMIN  Stuart2  (d)  (Archibald  Stuart1),  b.  in  Penn.  He 
is  represented  as  being  a  man  of  admirable  courage  and  fine  intellect. 
He  inherited  the  family  mansion  of  his  father ;  m.  and  had  6  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

a.  Archibald  Stuart,  known  as  Major  Stuart,  Capt.  in  war  of 

1812;  m.  and  had  children. 

b.  John  Stuart. 

c.  James  Stuart;  removed  to  Indiana. 

d.  Nancy  Stuart ;  m.  John  Alexander  and  had  7  children,  viz. : 

a.  Cyrus  Alexander. 

b.  Andrew  Alexander. 

c.  Archibald  Alexander. 

d.  Catherine  Alexander. 

e.  James  Alexander. 

f.  Eleanor  Alexander. 

g.  Martha  Alexander. 

e.  Mary  Stuart,  m.  McClung. 

f.  Bettie  Stuart,  m.  Dr.  James  Allen. 


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ELEANOK  Stuart  (b)  (dan.  of  Archibald  and  Janet  Stuart), 
was  b.  in  Ireland.  She  m.  Edward  Hall,  a  native  of  Ireland.  He 
came  to  the  Valley  in  1736  and  settled  on  South  Eiver,  six  miles 
above  Waynesboro.  They  were  m.  April  24,  1744,  and  had  10  chil- 
dren, several  of  whom  d.  young.   The  10  who  lived  to  maturity  were : 

a.  Isaac  Hall,  Sr.,  b.  May  12,  1747;  studied  medicine  in  Scot- 

land. He  m.  Martha  Everard  of  Petersburg,  where  he 
resided. 

b.  Sally  Hall,  b.  Dec.  19,  1751.    She  m.  Capt.  James  Tate  who 

was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Guilford.  She  afterwards  m. 
Hugh  Felton. 

c.  Thomas  Hall,  b.  Aug.  31,  1754.   He  was  twice  m. 

d.  Elizabeth  Hall,  b.  Dec.  27,  1756.    She  married  Col.  Andrew 

Fulton.   Of  their  children : 

a.  Judge  Andrew  Fulton  of  Wythe,  was  one;  also 

b.  John  H.  Fulton,  M.  C.  of  the  Wythe  District. 

e.  Alexander  Hall  (son  of  Eleanor).   He  was  b.  May  24,  1759; 

inherited  his  father's  homestead;  m.  his  cousin  Mary  Pat- 
terson Stuart,  dau.  of  Major  Alexander  Stuart  and  sister 
of  Judge  Archibald.    Among  their  children  were : 

a.  Dr.  Isaac  Hall,  Jr. 

b.  Alexander  S.  Hall,  and  others. 

f.  Benjamin  Hall  (son  of  Eleanor  and  Edward),  b.  Feb.  17, 

1765.  He  m.  his  cousin  Priscilla  Stuart  and  removed  to 
Missouri. 

g.  John  Hall  (son  of  Eleanor  and  Edward),  b.  May  31,  1767; 

settled  in  N".  C,  and  was  a  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court. 
He  d.  Jan.  29,  1833. 

h.  Eleanor  Hall  (dau.  of  Eleanor  and  Edward),  m.  Mr.  Doug- 

las ;  had  dau.  : 

Ellen  Stuart  Douglas,  who  m.  Mr.  McCue  and  resides  in 
Fishersville,  Va.,  Augusta  Co. 

i.  Archibald  Hall, 
j.     Janet  Hall. 

ALEX  AND  EE  Stuart2  (c)  (Archibald  Stuart1),  the  Major  of 
the  Eevolution,  was  b.  in  Penn.,  1733.  He  was  a  man  of  uncommon 
intellect  and  energy.  He  patented  large  tracts  of  land  in  the  west- 
ern counties.    He  was  Major  in  Col.  Samuel  McDowell's  regiment. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


and  commanded  the  regiment  at  the  battle  of  Guilford,  where  he  was 
dangerously  wounded.  (Col.  McDowell  being  disabled  on  account 
of  sickness.)  An  ardent  friend  of  education,  he  contributed  largely 
of  his  private  means  to  the  endowment  of  "Liberty  Hall/'  now  Wash- 
ington and  Lee  University.  He  lived  to  be  nearly  ninety  years  old. 
His  first  wife  was  Mary  Patterson  and  their  children  were  7.  He 
then  m.  Mary  Moore  Paxton,  dau.  of  No.  9  Jane  Walker  Moore2 
(John  Walker1),  and  had  3  children.  Maj.  Stuart  m.  for  his  3rd 
wife  Mrs.  Anna  Eeid,  whose  maiden  name  was  Miller.  No  children 
by  this  marriage.    10  children,  viz. : 

142.  Archibald  Stuart   (the  Judge),  b.  Mar.  19,  1757;  m. 

Eleanor  Briscoe  (A.  H.  H.  Stuart,  their  son)  +. 

143.  Eobert  Stuart  of  Eockbridge,  m.  Elizabeth  McClung.  He 

d.  in  1827.    Major  Alexander  B.  Stuart  was  their  son. 

144.  Prances  Stuart,  m.  John  Lyle  of  Eockbridge.    Mrs,  John 

McDowell  of  Staunton  was  their  dau. 

145.  Jane  Stuart,  m.  Alexander  Walker  (son  of  Alex.,  who  was 

a  brother  of  John  the  emigrant). 

146.  Mary  Stuart,  m.  Alexander  Hall,  and  was  the  mother  of 

Alexander  S.  Hall  and  Dr.  Isaac  Hall,  Jr.,  and  others. 

147.  Elizebeth  Stuart. 

148.  Eleanor  Stuart,  m.  Thomas  Walker.   They  lived  on  a  farm 

in  Monroe  Co.,  Va. 

149.  James  Stuart,  m.  Miss  Stockton.    Gen.  Oscar  Stuart  de- 

scended from  them  +. 

150.  Priscilla  Stuart,  m.  Benjamin  Hall  (son  of  Eleanor). 

151.  Alexander  Stuart,  Judge  of  the  XI.  S.  Court  in  Mo. ;  m.  (1) 

Ann  Dabney,  (2)  Jane  Johnson.  Hon.  Archibald  Stuart 
of  Patrick  Co.  was  his  son,  and  Gen.  J.  E.  B.  Stuart  was 
his  g.  son  +. 

142.  Archibald  Stuart  of  Staunton,  son  of  Alexander  and  g.  son 
of  Archibald.  Alexander,  the  father  of  Archibald,  was  b.  in  Penn. 
in  1735.  In  1739  the  family  emigrated  to  Augusta  Co.,  Va.  Here 
Alexander  m.  Mary  Patterson.  Of  this  m.  Archibald  was  the  first 
of  a  large  family.  He  was  b.  at  the  homestead  about  nine  miles 
S.  W.  of  Staunton,  Mar.  19,  1757;  was  a  student  of  William  and 
Mary  Col.  In  1780  he  joined  the  army  as  a  private  in  a  regiment 
from  Eockbridge,  of  which  his  father  was  Major;  took  part  in  the 


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battle  of  Guilford.  Here  he  saw  his  father  wounded  and  taken 
prisoner  by  the  British.  He  was  a  personal  friend  of  Jefferson  and 
often  visited  him ;  was  elected  J udge  of  the  Court ;  studied  law ;  was 
elected  to  a  seat  in  the  House  of  Delegates  from  Botetourt  Co.  in 
1783,  re-elected  in  — 84  and  in  1785;  was  returned  from  Augusta 
Co.  in  1786-87.  In  1797  he  was  called  to  &  seat  in  the  Va.  Senate.; 
was  elected  Judge  of  the  Gen.  Court,  and  took  his  seat  Jan.  1,  1800, 
the  duties  of  which  office  he  discharged  with  acknowledged  ability 
and  faithfulness  for  31  years;  was  four  times  chosen  Elector;  was 
Prof,  of  Mathematics  in  William  and  Mary  Col. ;  one  of  the  Com. 
appointed  to  run  the  dividing  line  between  Ya.  and  Ky. ;  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Convention  of  1788. 

He  m.  Eleanor  Briscoe  May  4,  1791,  a  dau.  of  Col.  Gerard  Briscoe 
of  Frederick  Co.,  Ya.  Until  a  short  time  before  his  death  he  wore 
short  breeches  and  topped  boots,  and  his  hair  combed  straight  back 
with  a  long  queue  behind.  He  d.  at  Staunton  July  11,  1832.  The 
only  portrait  of  him  is  in  the  possession  of  his  son  Hon.  A.  H.  H. 
Stuart.  The  three  sons  of  Archibald  Stuart,  Sr.  (who  m.  Janet 
Brown),  m.  daughters  of  prominent  settlers  of  the  valle}^  His  dau. 
Eleanor  m.  Edward  Hall  and  left  a  large  family.  Among  her  de- 
scendants were  Dr.  Isaac  Hall,  who  graduated  from  the  Edinburg 
Medical  Col.  and  settled  in  Petersburg,  Ya.,  where  he  became  emi- 
nent as  a  physician;  Judge  John  Hall,  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
JST.  C,  and  many  others  who  became  distinguished.  One  of  her 
daughters  m.  Capt.  Andrew  Fulton,  an  officer  in  the  Eev.  war  ;  one 
of  the  sons  of  this  marriage  was  Hon.  John  H.  Fulton  of  Abingdon, 
who  was  for  several  terms  representative  of  that  district  in  Congress, 
and  another  was  Hon.  Andrew  S.  Fulton,  for  many  years  judge  in 
Wythe  district.  He  introduced  the  spelling  of  the  family  name 
"Stuart"  from  Stewart.  It  was  decided  at  a  family  council  to  adopt 
it.  His  son  Archibald  was  the  father  of  Gen.  James  Ewell  Brown 
Stuart. 

ARCHIBALD  Stuart3  (142)  (Alexander2,  Archibald  Stuart1), 
m.  Eleanor  Briscoe,  dau.  of  Col.  Gerard  and  Mary  Baker.  4  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

152.  Thomas  Jefferson  Stuart  +. 

153.  Archibald  P.  Stuart  ;  had  a  son,  John  A.  Stuart,  a  highly 

respectable  farmer  of  Augusta.  He  was  with  the  Cadets 
at  New  Market. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


154.  Gerard  Briscoe  Stuart. 

155.  Hon.  Alexander  Hugh  Holmes  Stuart,  m.  Frances  G.  Pay- 

ton.  8  children  +.  He  was  named  for  his  uncle  Judge 
Hugh  Holmes,  who  m.  Elizabeth  Briscoe. 

THOMAS  Jefferson  Stuart4  (152)  (Archibald3,  Alex.2,  Archi- 
bald1) ;  had  two  sons,  both  of  whom  d.  young.  The  elder  of  the  two, 
Col.  Wm.  D.  Stuart,  b.  about  1830,  educated  at  Staunton  Academy 
and  Va.  Military  Institute,  was  principal  of  a  school  in  Eichmond 
in  1861.  Appointed  by  Gov.  Letcher  Lieut.  Col.  of  14th  Va.  regi- 
ment. At  the  reorganization  was  elected  Col.  of  the  56th  regiment 
(1862)  ;  mortally  wounded  at  Gettysburg;  d.  at  Staunton. 

156.  William  D.  Stuart. 

155.  Alexander  Hugh  Holmes  Stuart,  Secretary  of  the  Interior 
under  Pres.  Fillmore,  was  b.  in  Staunton,  Va.,  April  2,  1807.  He 
was  the  son  of  a  Eevolutionary  soldier,  Archibald  Stuart,  who  is 
said  to  have  studied  law  in  the  same  office  with  Thos.  Jefferson,  and 
afterwards  rose  to  high  positions  in  the  councils  of  the  state.  Alex- 
ander Stuart,  after  having  been  prepared  for  a  university  course, 
went  to  William  and  Mary  College  for  a  year,  and  then  attended  the 
University  of  Virginia,  where  he  took  the  law  course,  graduating  at 
the  age  of  twenty-one,  and  being  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar  in 
the  same  year.  The  young  man  took  great  interest  in  politics,  being 
a  strong  adherent  of  Henry  Clay.  He  was  in  successful  practice  in 
Staunton  when,  in  1836,  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  lower  house 
of  the  Virginia  State  Legislature,  and  was  continuously  re-elected 
until  1839,  when  he  declined  to  serve. 

In  1841,  Mr.  Stuart  was  elected  a  member  of  Congress,  and  in 
1844  was  a  Presidential  elector  on  the  Whig  ticket,  and  filled  the 
same  position  on  the  Taylor  ticket  in  1848. 

On  July  22,  1850,  he  assumed  the  office  of  secretary  of  the  interior, 
to  which  he  had  been  appointed  by  President  Fillmore,  and  in  which 
he  continued  until  the  conclusion  of  that  administration. 

Mr.  Stuart  was  a  member  of  the  Convention  of  1856  which  nomi- 
nated Millard  Fillmore  for  the  Presidency,  and  from  1857  to  1861 
was  in  the  Virginia  State  Senate.  He  was  a  strong  union  man  in 
sentiment  at  the  outbreak  of  the  civil  war,  and  earnestly  resisted  the 
secession  of  his  state,  while  he  was  one  of  the  first  of  the  southern 


Hox.  Alexaxder  Hugh  Hollies  Sttjaet. 


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leaders  to  promote  reconciliation  and  political  agreement  after  the 
war. 

But  although  elected  a  member  of  Congress  in  18653  he  was  unable 
to  take  his  seat  on  account  of  the  "'iron  clad"'  oath. 

In  IS 68  Mr.  Stuart  was  very  active  in  his  opposition  and  resist- 
ance to  the  objectionable  features  of  the  Reconstruction  Act. 

In  1ST 6  he  was  elected  Rector  of  the  University  of  Virginia,  and 
excepting  a  period  of  two  years,  between  '82  and  "Si.  he  continued  to 
fill  that  position  until  1SS6.  when  he  resigned. 

Mr.  Stuart  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  South- 
ern Educational  Fund,  founded  by  Geo.  Peabody.  He  was  also  for 
many  years  President  of  the  Va.  Historical  Society. 

— From  Xatfl  Enc.  of  Am.  Biog, 


HOX.  ALEXANDER  HUGH  HOLMES  Stuart4  (155)  (Archi- 
bald3. Alex.2.  Archibald  Stuart1),  d.  about  1S91 :  m.  Frances  G.  Pay- 
ton,  dau.  of  Col.  Henry  and  Margaret  Gailaher  Payton.  They  had 
3  sons,  all  of  whom  were  cut  off  in  the  prime  of  life :  all  were  unmar- 
ried.   8  children,  viz. : 

15  T.  Briscoe  Baldwin  Stuart  (named  after  his  grandfather. 
Judge  Briscoe  G.  Baldwin  | .  was  a  lawyer  of  great  prom- 
ise. In  1859.  at  the  age  of  23.  when  about  to  be  m.  to  a 
young  lady  of  Louisiana,  was  so  badly  scalded  in  the  ex- 
plosion of  a  steamboat  on  the  Miss.  Pliver.  that  he  d.  in  a 
few  hours. 

158.  Alexander  H.  H.  Stuart  (Sandy  ),  participated  in  the  bat- 

tle of  Xew  Market,  with  other  cadets  of  Va.  Military  Col. 
While  in  University  of  Va.  he  contracted  fever  and  d.  in 
July,  186 7,  aged  21. 

159.  Archibald  Gerard  Stuart,  a  young  lawyer.    He  d.  in  1885 ; 

was  awarded  the  debaters  medal  in  the  Virginia  Univer- 
sity by  the  Jeffersonian  Societies. 

160.  Augusta  Stuart,  d.  unmarried. 

161.  Frances  Stuart. 

162.  Mary  Stuart,  m.  Dr.  Hunter  McGuire  of  Richmond,  Va. 

163.  Susie  Stuart,  m.  Bishop  Gibson. 

164.  Margaret  Stuart,  m.  Alexander  Robertson :  resides  in  Staun- 

ton, Va. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


JAMES  Stuart  (149),  son  of  Alexander  and  his  second  wife  Mrs. 
Mary  Moore  Paxton;  educated  by  his  brother  Archibald.  After  ob- 
taining his  license  to  practice  law,  removed  to  Pittsylvania  Co.,  Va. 
Here  he  m.  Miss  Elizabeth  Stockton  and  had  a  numerous  family; 
was  a  successful  lawyer.  After  he  became  broken  down  in  health, 
the  family  removed  to  Miss.  Elizabeth  Stockton  was  a  dau.  of  Maj. 
John  Stockton  of  the  Eevolution.  He  raised  the  first  company  sent 
by  his  county  to  the  war ;  d.  at  Eussellville,  N.  Y.   4  children,  viz. : 

165.  Dabney  Stuart5  (James4,  Mary3,  Jane2,  John  Walker1),  m. 

(1)  Courtney  Ann  Sessions,  (2)  Elosia  Witherspoon.  1 
child  +. 

166.  Stockton  Stuart,  was  a  cadet  at  West  Point.    He  d.  near 

Port  Gibson,  Miss.,  before  the  civil  war.  It  is  not  known 
whether  he  married. 

167.  Mary  Stuart,  m.  a  Mr.  Donely.    Several  children,  but 

names  of  only  2  of  them  known  +. 

168.  Oscar  James  Stuart,  m.  Sarah  Hardeman.    6  children  +. 

DABNEY  Stuart5  (165)  (James4,  Mary3,  Jane2,  John  Walker1). 
He  was  a  cadet  at  West  Point,  but  became  a  lawyer  and  resided  in 
Eranklin  Co.,  Miss.  He  m.  Courtney  Ann  Sessions,  and  after  her 
death,  Flora  Witherspoon.  Pie  d.  in  Meadville,  and  his  wife  removed 
to  Texas  with  her  son.  She  m.  a  Mr.  Cameron.  1  child  by  his  2nd 
wife,  viz. : 

169.  Stockton  Stuart,  was  practicing  law  in  Baton  Eouge,  La., 

when  last  heard  from  many  years  ago. 

MARY  Stuart5  (167)  (James4,  Mary3.  Jane2,  John  Walker1), 
m.  Mr.  Donely,  and  resides  in  Eussellville,  Ky.  Names  of  only  2  of 
the  children  known,  viz. : 

170.  Elizabeth  Donely. 

171.  Mary  Stuart  Donely,  m.  a  Mr.  Cheek,  and  afterward  be- 

came Mrs.  Ewing.  When  last  heard  from  was  living  in 
Eussellville,  Ky. 

OSCAE  JAMES  ELIZABETH  Stuart5  (168)  (James4,  Mary3, 
Jane2,  John  Walker1),  b.  March  25,  1810,  at  Staunton,  Va. 
Losing  his  father  at  an  early  age  he  was  raised  by  his  sister  Mary  at 
Eussellville,  Ky.  His  name  at  first  was  Oscar  James,  but  with  char- 
acteristic unconventionally  he  assumed  the  "Elizabeth"  in  honor  of 


Adj.  Oscar  E.  Stuart. 
Aged  21 


Col.  0.  J.  E.  Stuart. 
Aged  60. 


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his  mother.  For  a  Time  lie  kept  a  store  in  Bowling  Green.  Ky..  and 
later  in  Meadville.  Miss.,  and  is  said  to  hare  made  several  such  ven- 
tures3  but  he  had  an  invincible  habit  of  refusing  payment  from  poor 
people,  which,  it  is  said,  cansed  three  failures.  He  m.  Miss  Sarah 
Haredman  of  Franklin.  Tenn..  Oct.  o.  1837.  After  the  birth  of  his 
eldest  son  he  removed  to  Meadville,  Miss.,  where  his  wife  d.  April 
2o.  1849.  Here  he  practiced  law.  and  later  at  Summit  to  which 
place  he  went  when  it  was  founded  and  where  he  owned  a  large 
amount  of  property  which  he  sold  during  the  war  to  pay  the  expenses 
of  his  daughters  while  they  were  refugees  from  the  federals.  For 
the  last  fifteen  years  of  his  life  his  home  was  with  his  dau..  Mrs.  B.  B. 
Mayes;  in  Yazoo  County.  Miss.,  where  he  d.  Feb.  28,  1SS5. 

Before  the  war  he  was  a  stout  Whig,  opposing  repudiation  of  the 
state  debt,  and  although  a  firm  believer  in  States'  rights,  he  resisted 
secession.  Like  most  Southern  Unionists,  he  became,  when  the  fatal 
die  was  cast,  a  more  loyal  Confederate  than  many  Secessionists.  Al- 
though differing  in  politics,  he  being  a  Democrat,  he  was  an  intimate 
friend  of  several  governors,  especially  Pettus.  and  under  five  was 
commander-in-chief  of  state  troops.  He  was  generally  known  as 
Colonel  Stuart^  but  held  a  state  commission  as  Brigadier- General. 
His  extreme  corpulence  in  middle  life  unfitted  him  for  active  military 
service,  but  his  zeal  for  the  southern  cause  was  not  to  be  restrained. 
He  gave  his  three  sons  to  the  army  and  finally  went  to  Shiloh  when 
the  rumor  of  approaching  battle  went  forth.  He  was  unable  to  keep 
up  with  the  marching  troops  and  sat  on  the  roadside  to  rest,  while 
the  passing  troops  cheered  him.  shouting.  "Hurrah  for  you.  old 
man V3  But  though  unable  to  march  he  was  not  to  be  hindered  from 
fighting  and  shared  in  the  battle.  When  Yicksburg  was  invested  he 
went  down  voluntarily  and  took  part  in  the  battle.  The  loss  of  two 
gallant  sons  in  the  war  was  a  blow  from  which  he  never  recovered. 

He  became  an  Episcopalian  when  about  sixty  and  thereafter  was 
deeply  religious.  He  was  very  studious  and  was  preeminently  a 
philosopher.  In  person  he  was  majestic,  six  feet  tall,  and  admirably 
proportioned.  In  youth  his  hair  and  beard  were  red.  but  were  snowy 
white  in  old  age,  and  his  strong  featured  face,  and  full  white  beard 
made  one  think  of  the  sturdy  Scotch  warriors  from  whom  he  sprang. 
Their  six  children  were  : 

IT 2.    James  Hardeman  Smart  + . 
IT 3.    Oscar  Ewing  Stuart  +. 


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174.  Edward  Stuart  + 

175.  Adelaide  L.  Stuart,  m.  Prof.  John  Dimitry  +. 

176.  Annie  Elizabeth  Stuart,  b.  May  9,  1845,  near  Yazoo,  Miss. ; 

m.  Judge  E.  B.  Mayes.   5  children  +. 

177.  Sarah  Jane  Eleanor  Stuart,  b.  at  Meadville,  Miss.,  Jan.  15, 

1849 ;  d.  May  14,  1853,  aged  4  years. 

172.  James  Hardeman  Stuart6  (Oscar5,  James4,  Mary3,  Jane2, 
John  Walker1),  b.  Oct.  8,  1838,  in  Tenn.  He  graduated  with  first 
honors  from  the  University  of  Mississippi  at  Oxford  in  1859.  Until 
the  outbreak  of  the  war  he  studied  law  with  such  zeal  and  applica- 
tion that  raised  high  expectations  from  the  most  eminent  in  the  pro- 
fession. At  the  beginning  of  the  war  he  was  living  with  his  uncle, 
Col.  Wim.  Hardeman,  and  went  North  to  bring  home  his  two  sisters, 
then  attending  school  at  St.  Mary's  Hall,  Burlington,  N".  J.,  and 
saw  the  military  preparations  of  the  North.  He  said  to  his  sisters, 
"The  South  will  need  all  her  sons ;  I  must  enlist  at  once.  In  May, 
1861,  he  left  Jackson  as  a  private  in  the  Burt  Kifles,  of  which  his 
brother  Oscar  was  first  sergeant.  A  few  days  later  he  was  made  a 
member  of  the  signal  service  on  account  of  his  educational  qualifica- 
tions. With  others  he  was  instructed  in  signalling  by  Col.  E.  P. 
Alexander,  who  organized  the  first  Confederate  signal  corps.  He 
was  made  chief  signal  officer  of  General  Stuart's  command  and  re- 
ceived his  commission  as  Captain,  May  29,  1862. 

At  the  battle  of  Groveton  (or  Second  Manassas),  Aug.  30,  1862, 
he  was  signalling  from  a  mountain  top,  when  his  horse  was  captured 
by  the  enemy.  He  escaped  on  foot.  His  commission  was  in  his  coat 
on  the  horse,  and  probably  his  sword.  He  could  not  procure  another 
horse  so  he  shouldered  a  musket  as  a  private  and  placed  himself  in 
the  front  rank  of  a  passing  regiment,  the  Fifth  Texas,  and  in  his 
shirt  sleeves,  marched  afoot  with  Longs treet's  column  to  Grovetown. 
He  led  in  the  storming  of  two  batteries,  and  while  charging  a  third 
on  Grovetown  Heights,  was  instantly  killed,  and  fell  within  thirty 
yards  of  the  enemy,  "first  in  the  foremost  line."  The  chaplain  of  the 
Eleventh  Mississippi,  a  former  schoolmate  at  Oxford,  recognized 
the  body,  had  it  buried  and  marked  the  best  he  could.  His  brother, 
Oscar,  at  this  time  was  sick  at  Lynchburg,  and  it  fell  to  Edward,  the 
youngest  brother,  then  but  fifteen,  to  represent  the  family,  and  sur- 
prised all  by  the  skill  with  which  he  performed  his  difficult  task. 
Two  or  three  weeks  after  the  battle,  the  army  having  returned  from 


Capt.  James  H.  Stuart. 


JOHX  WALKER. 


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Maryland,  Edward  rode  for  three  days  over  the  battlefield,  still  hid- 
eously thick  with  dead,  and  with  great  difficulty  found  the  grave  and 
built  over  it  a  pen  of  rails  from  a  neighboring  fence.  General  Stuart 
had  intended  and  promised  that  he  would  erect  a  monument  over 
the  grave,  but  as  he  himself  fell  in  battle,  no  other  monument  was 
ever  built. 

James  Stuart  is  highly  praised  in  Count  Yon  Brockets  book  on  the 
Confederate  Army  and  is  the  subject  of  a  chapter  in  John  Esten 
Cooke's  "Wearing  the  Gray,"  entitled,  "Hardeman  Stuart,  the 
Young  Signal  Officer."  He  was  a  sincere  and  devoted  Christian. 
He  was  engaged  to  be  married  to  Louise,  eldest  daughter  of  Judge 
Wm.  E.  Yerger,  the  famous  lawyer  of  Jackson.  She  mourned  him 
for  thirty  years,  and  finally  took  the  veil.  Judge  Yerger  wrote  of 
him  thus :  "He  was  intelligent,  virtuous  and  brave,  the  soul  of  honor 
and  truth,  united  with  a  kindness  of  disposition  that  endeared  him 
to  all  with  whom  he  was  associated." 

OSCAR  EWING  Stuart6  (173)  (Oscar3,  James4,  Mary3,  Jane2, 
John  Walker1),  b.  at  Meadville,  Miss.,  Aug.  21,  1841.  He  intended 
to  become  a  physician  and  was  a  student  at  Oxford  when  the  war  be- 
gan. He  was  the  first  of  the  brothers  to  enlist,  Edward  being  only 
fourteen  and  James  being  obliged  to  go  north  for  his  sisters.  He  en- 
listed in  the  Burt  Rifles  and  James  joined  also  before  they  left  Jack- 
son. Oscar  was  chosen  first  sergeant  when  the  company  was  organ- 
ized. On  reaching  Virginia  the  Burt  Rifles  became  Co.  K  of  the 
Eighteenth  Mississippi,  the  most  famous  of  the  four  regiments  of 
Barksdale's  famous  Brigade.  By  the  federals  it  was  called  the 
"Bloody  Eighteenth."  Company  K  was  the  color  company.  Oscar 
became  its  sergeant-major  and  was  afterwards  commissioned  first 
lieutenant  and  adjutant  of  the  regiment.  He  went  through  much 
hardship,  hard  marching  and  desperate  fighting  and  participated  in 
nearly  all  the  battles  of  his  command.  He  was  wounded  at  Lees- 
burg,  Oct.  21,  1861,  and  went  home  on  a  furlough.  He  there  won 
the  heart  of  Miss  Bettie  Wharton,  the  youngest  daughter  of  Judge 
T.  J.  Wharton,  who  yet  lives,  the  oldest  of  Mississippi's  one-time 
laywers.  Oscar  was  at  Lynchburg  on  sick  leave  when  his  brother 
James  was  killed  at  Grovetown,  Aug.  30,  1862.  On  the  same  day 
Miss  Wharton  died  in  Jackson,  leaving  a  memory  of  such  sweetness 
as  has  not  yet  faded  from  the  minds  of  those  who  knew  her.  "Some- 
times two  mortal  blows  strike  the  unhappy  in  one  day."   Grief  alter- 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


ed  Oscar's  mien,  even  to  the  color  of  his  eyes,  but  it  drove  him  to  the 
only  consolation.  He  became  a  Christian  and  joined  the  Presby- 
terian Church. 

Oscar  shared  with  his  brigade  in  its  famous  defense  of  Fred- 
ericksburg, Dec.  13,  1862.  He  shared  in  Barksdale's  immortal  de- 
fense of  Mary's  Hill,  May  3,  1863,  less  than  two  thousand  men  three 
times  repulsing  twenty  thousand.  The  Eighteenth  lay  in  line  of 
battle  behind  the  ever  famous  stone  wall,  and  the  ground  before  it 
was  strewn  with  Federal  dead.  When  the  enemy  had  been  repulsed 
Oscar  asked  Berkeley,  son  of  Bishop  William  M.  Green  of  Miss., 
whether  he  would  like  to  hear  news  from  certain  common  friends. 
Green  answered,  "Not  now,  this  is  no  time  for  news;"  and  Oscar 
said,  "Then  you  will  never  hear."  The  heights  were  finally  carried 
by  the  overwhelming  force  and  Colonel  Griffith  saw  that  the  hill  was 
lost  and  shouted  that  he  surrendered,  but  as  the  massacre  continued, 
he  bade  Oscar  wave  a  handkerchief  on  the  end  of  his  sword  and 'shout 
with  his  stronger  voice.  Oscar  did  so,  but  the  attention  of  the  enemy 
being  thus  drawn  to  his  magnificent  figure,  they  rushed  upon  him. 
He  received  three  pistol  balls  fired  from  within  three  feet  of  him,  one 
piercing  his  brain,  one  his  heart  and  the  third  was  likewise  mortal. 
He  fell  back  into  Griffin's  arms  and  instantly  expired.  The  regi- 
ment was  nearly  destroyed,  a  number  of  captives  being  sent  to  endure 
the  horrors  of  northern  prisons,  but  overwhelming  as  was  their  mis- 
fortune, the  heroism  of  its  resistance  was  shown  by  the  number  of 
Federal  dead,  which  exceeded  that  of  the  entire  Confederate  force. 

Oscar  was  twenty-one  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  lies  in  the  Con- 
federate cemetery  at  Fredericksburg,  among  the  noblest  and  bravest 
of  the  brave  sleepers  there. 

EDWAKD  Stuart6  (174)  (Oscar5,  James4,  Mary3,  Jane2,  John 
Walker1),  b.  at  Meadville,  Miss.,  Feb.  17,  1847.  On  June  17,  1862, 
when  but  fifteen  years  old,  he  was  permitted  to  depart  as  a  recruit  to 
the  Burt  Rifles,  now  Co.  K  of  the  18th  Mississippi.  He  served  on 
General  Stuart's  signal  corps,  then  commanded  by  his  brother  J ames, 
who  was  absent.  He  was  instructed  in  signalling  by  Capt.  Wilburn, 
commander  of  Stonewall  Jackson's  signal  corps.  He  shared  with 
the  "Bloody  Eighteenth"  the  last  of  its  twenty-eight  battles  and  was 
in  the  rear  guard  on  the  retreat  from  Richmond,  and  was  one  of 
10,000  men  captured  after  desperate  fighting,  April  6th.  Next 
morning  these  unhappy  prisoners  had  the  grief  of  seeing  thirty  odd 


Adj.  Oscar  E.  Stuart. 
Aged  20. 


Edward  Stuart. 
Aged  15. 


JOHX  WALKER. 


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of  their  captured  colors  paraded  before  tliem.  For  three  months 
Edward  was  at  Point  Lookout  and  suffered  cruelest  hardships  in 
that  infamous  prison  pen.  The  veteran  of  eighteen  years  returned 
home  altogether  unlike  the  promise  of  his  robust  boyhood.  In  time 
he  recovered^  and  became,  like  Iris  brothers,  erect  in  carriage  and  dis- 
tinguished in  appearance.  Wax  had  left  him  too  poor  to  seek  a  col- 
legiate education,  but  did  not  deprive  him  of  his  thirst  for  scientific 
reading.  He  removed  to  Little  Bock.  Ark.,  where  he  married  Mrs. 
Susan  A.  Baker  (nee  Omohundra)  on  May  31.  1881.  where  he  still 
resides. 

Before  the  death  of  General  Stuart  in  1864.  he  gave  Edward  a 
scarf  and  watehguard,  which  are  treasured  by  the  family  to  this  day. 

ADELAIDE  LEWIS  Stuart6  (175)  (Oscar5,  James4,  Mary3, 
Jane2,  John  Walker1),  b.  at  Meadville,  Miss.  ,Oct.  25,  1843.  With 
her  sister  Annie  she  attended  school  at  St.  Mary's  Hall,  Burlington, 
Xew  Jersey,  where  both  became  Episcopalians.  The  two  sisters 
came  home  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war  with  their  brother  James  who 
had  gone  ISTorth  for  them.  James  never  returned  from  the  army, 
but  Oscar  was  twice  home  on  furlough.  When  he  left  the  second 
time  he  made  it  his  parting,  and  as  it  were,  his  dying  request,  that 
his  father  would  never  permit  his  sisters  to  be  left  within  the  Federal 
lines.  When,  after  his  death  at  Mary's  Hill,  May  3,  1863,  Sherman 
began  Ms  incendiary  march  toward  Jackson,  the  two  became  refu- 
gees. They  went  to  Lowndes  County,  Ala.,  from  where  Annie  went 
to  teach  school  in  Simpson  Co.,  Miss.  Adelaide  became  a  clerk  in 
the  treasury  department,  serving  first  at  Columbia,  South  Carolina, 
and  later  at  Richmond,  where  she  met  her  future  husband,  a  confed- 
erate veteran  honorably  discharged  because  of  a  wound  received  at 
Shiloh,  then  chief  clerk  of  the  postal  department,  who  later  recorded 
the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  of  the  Confederate  cabinet. 

Adelaide  saw  President  Davis  receive  the  fateful  telegram  from 
Lee  in  St.  Paul's  church  and  left  Richmond  that  night,  riding  all 
the  way  to  Danville  with  other  ladies  on  top  of  an  ammunition  car. 

lien  Lee  surrendered  she  was  obliged  to  return  to  Richmond,  and 
was  there  at  last  surrounded  by  those  whom  she  regarded  as  her 
brothers'"  murderers  and  her  country's  oppressors.  It  was  long  be- 
fore her  embittered  heart  would  acknowledge  that  among  them  were 
as  true  gentlemen  as  any  in  the  South.  On  Feb.  7,  1871,  she  was 
married  to  Prof.  John  Dimitry,  son  of  Prof.  Alexander  Dimitry,  a 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


scholar  in  eighteen  languages.  John  Dimitry  is  the  author  of  Le 
Tombean  Blane  Atahualpa's  Curtain,  the  immortal  epitaph  on 
J ohnston,  pronounced  by  the  highest  English  critics  one  of  the  great- 
est classics  of  English;  author  also  of  several  similar  odes,  of  two 
histories  of  Louisiana,  and  other  literary  and  historical  works.  After 
their  marriage  Prof.  Dimitry  lectured  at  Loequet's  Institute  in  New 
Orleans,  later  went  to  Philadelphia  and  finally  to  New  York,  ad- 
vancing in  journalistic  honors. 

In  1875  he  became  professor  in  English  in  the  Colegio  de  Caldas 
at  Bogota,  U.  S.  of  Columbia.  The  climate  proving  injurious  to 
Mrs.  Dimitry's  health  they  returned  in  1876  to  New  Orleans,  where 
they  now  live,  the  professor  being  engaged  in  literary  work.  Prof. 
Dimitry  being  a  cripple  of  late  years  from  the  wound  received  at 
Shiloh,  his  wife  has  been  his  searcher  of  libraries  and  collector  of 
data.  She  is  also  his  amanuensis,  and  of  invaluable  assistance  in 
every  way,  her  husband  depending  more  on  her  judgment  that  that 
of  any  other  critic. 

ANNIE  ELIZABETH  Stuart6  (176)  (Oscar5,  James4,  Mary3, 
Jane2,  John  Walker1),  b.  at  Meadville,  Franklin  County,  Miss.,  May 
9,  1845.  She  attended  school  with  her  sister  at  Burlington,  New 
J ersey,  where  both  became  Episcopalians.  When  Sherman  advanced 
on  Jackson  she  became  a  refugee  for  eighteen  months  in  Alabama. 
Erom  there  she  went  to  Simpson  County,  Miss.,  where  she  taught 
school  the  remaining  months  of  the  war.  She  afterwards  taught 
school  in  Yazoo  City,  where  she  met  Judge  E.  B.  Mayes,  to  whom 
she  was  married  at  Summit,  Miss.,  Aug.  15,  1867.  Judge  Mayes 
was  the  author  of  "These  Three,"  "Sonnets  on  Bepudiation"  and 
other  religious  works.  He  was  a  lineal  descendant  of  Sir  William 
Locke,  an  English  knight  of  the  time  of  Henry  VIII,  and  a  great- 
grandson  of  Eobert  Bowmar  of  Kentucky,  called  "Honest  Kobin," 
one  of  Boone's  pioneers.  He  was  the  son  of  Judge  Daniel  Mayes, 
the  eminent  jurist  and  loyal  Christian. 

Judge  Mayes  died  in  his  sixty-fifth  year,  Nov.  3,  1884.  He  was 
a  Christian  and  a  man  of  the  highest  integrity  and  honor  and  lived 
a  blameless  life. 

Annie  Elizabeth  Stuart  Mayes  and  her  husband,  Judge  E.  B. 
Mayes,  are  the  parents  of  the  following  children: 

178.  Eobert  Burns  Mayes  +. 

179.  Adelaide  Eleanor  Mayes  +. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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ISO.    Stuart  Hardeman  Bowman  Mayes  +. 

181.  Fannie  Harris  Mayes  +. 

182.  Annie  Elizabeth  Mayes,  b.  near  Yazoo,  Miss.,  May  4,  1879. 

Immersed  in  the  Yazoo  Eiver  Mar.  IT.  1899  +. 

EOBEET  BURNS  Mayes7(178)  (Annie6,  Oscar5,  James4,  Mary3, 
Jane2,  John  Walker1),  b.  in  Yazoo  City,  Miss.,  May  ,27,  1868;  was  in 
delicate  health  from  earliest  infancy;  was  immersed  in  the  Yazoo 
Eiver  July  11,  1886;  was  for  a  long  time  member  of  a  Baptist 
church,  at  one  time  taught  in  three  different  schools  every  Sunday, 
and  was  at  one  time  a  minister  of  the  Gospel,  serving  at  Jackson, 
near  Bolton,  and  at  Senatobia.  'For  two  sessions  attended  the  Col- 
lege of  the  Bible,  Lexington,  Ky.,  where  he  led  many  of  the  classes. 
During  1894  he  was  office  editor  of  the  Messenger,  a  denominational 
weekly  published  in  Jackson.  Miss.,  but  at  the  end  of  the  year  return- 
ed to  the  home  farm  near  Yazoo  City,  refusing  five  offers  to  resume 
editorial  work.    Here  he  now  resides. 

ADELAIDE  ELEAXOE  Mayes7  (179)  (Annie6,  Oscar5,  James4, 
Mary3,  Jane2,  John  Walker1),  b.  in  Yazoo  City  Oct.  27,  1870.  She 
was  immersed  in  the  Yazoo  Eiver  and  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church. 

STUART  HARDEMAN  BQWMAN  Mayes7  (180)  (Annie6, 
Oscar5,  James4,  Mary3,  Jane2,  John  Walker1 ),  b.  at  Lichenhurst, 
Miss.,  March  10,  1873.  He  was  immersed  in  the  Yazoo  Eiver  July 
11,  1886,  and  ordained  a  Baptist  minister  Xov.  18,  1894.  On  Sept. 
2,  1896,  he  married  Miss  Pauline  Wilson. 

FAXXIE  HAEEIS  Mayes6  (181)  (Annie5,  Oscar4,  James3, 
Mar\-2,  Jane2,  John  Walker1),  was  the  second  dan.  of  Robert  B. 
Mayes  and  Annie  E.  Stuart  Mayes.  She  entered  the  earthly  life  Jan. 
13.  1877,  the  Christian  life  Mar.  17,  1889  (she  and  her  sister  Annie 
immersed  in  the  Yazoo  Eiver  on  this  day),  and  the  heavenly  life 
Dec.  21,  1896.  At  her  favorite  hour  of  sunset,  on  a  bitter  wintry 
day,  when  but  twelve  years  old,  she  followed  Christ  into  the  cold 
waters  of  the  Yazoo  Eiver.  "When  asked  if  she  was  not  afraid  of  be- 
ing swept  away  by  the  current  she  answered,  "It  would  be  a  good 
way  to  die."  She  was  very  religious,  reading  her  Bible  daily.  She 
sang  with  a  richness  and  sweetness  that  thrilled  every  hearer  and 


48  DESCENDANTS  OF 

wrote  such  poetry  as  Nature  taught  her  child.  She  did  not  live  to 
complete  her  twentieth  year,  but  in  this  brief  life  she  exhibited  the 
noblest  traits  of  a  noble  race. 

On  the  Sunday  evening  before  her  death  the  Lord's  supper  was 
kept  in  her  room.  Her  glorious  voice  had  been  weakened  by  three 
months  of  suffering,  but  she  sang  "There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight/' 
and  "There  is  a  home  eternal." 

•  "Soon  shall  I  join  that  anthem 
Far  beyond  the  sky; 
Jesus  became  my  ransom, 
Why  should  I  fear  to  die." 

Twenty-four  hours  later  she  joined  the  anthem.  It  was  her  be- 
loved sunset  hour  when  she  passed  through  glory's  western  gate  "and 
walked  in  paradise." 

ALEXANDER  Stuart  (151),  son  of  Alexander  Stuart  and  his 
second  wife  Mary  Moore  Paxton  and  g.  son  of  Archibald;  was  edu- 
cated by  his  brother  Archibald  at  Staunton;  at  the  same  time,  the 
brother  James  was  given  a  place  to  pursue  his  studies,  also  their 
cousin  John  Hall.  They  all  proved  diligent  students  and  successful 
in  business  afterwards.  After  Alexander  finished  his  course  of  law 
studies  he  removed  to  Campbell  Co.;  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Executive  Council  of  the  State,  and  removed  to  Richmond,  marrying 
about  this  time  Ann  Dabney,  a  near  relation  of  Chiswell  Dabney  of 
Lynchburg;  was  appointed  United  States  Judge  of  the  territory  of 
Illinois;  was  afterwards  District  Judge  of  the  IT.  S.  Court  in  Mo.,, 
and  occupied  other  positions  of  trust  and  responsibility  in  the  state. 
His  two  children  by  his  first  wife  survived  him.  His  2nd  wife  was 
Jane  Johnson,  by  whom  he  had  a  son.   The  children  were : 

*182a.  Archibald  Stuart,  who  m.  Miss  Pannill.    10  children  +. 

183.  Ann  Stuart.   She  m.  Judge  James  Ewell  Brown  of  Wythe 

Co.,  Ya.,  for  whom  Gren'l  James  Ewell  Brown  Stuart, 
nephew  of  Ann,  was  named. 

184.  Chapman  Johnson  Stuart. 

ARCHIBALD  Stuart5  (182a)  (Alexander4,  Mary3,  Jane2,  John 
Walker1),  b.  in  Lynchburg,  Va.,  Dec.  2,  1795.  He  settled  in  Patrick 
Co.,  where  he  studied  law  and  became  eminent  in  this  profession. 

*There  is  another  No.  182,  hence  Archibald  Stuart  is  numbered  182a. 


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He  represented  Patrick  Co.  ar  different  times  in  the  House  of  Dele- 
gates, in  the  Senate  of  Va.,  in  the  Congress  of  the  IT.  S.,  and  in  the 
Va.  Constitutional  Convention  of  1829  and  ;30  and  1850-51;  was  an 
officer  in  the  war  of  181.2.  He  m.  Elizabeth  Letcher  Pannill,  who 
was  b.  Jan.  4,  1801.  He  d.  in  Sept.,  1855.  They  were  the  parents 
of  10  children: 

185.  Ann  Dabney  Stuart,  b.  Mar.  .24,  1818. 

186.  Bethenia  Frances  Stuart,  b.  Sepr.  10,  1819.    She  became 

Mrs.  Chevalier;  living  in  1900. 

187.  Mary  Tucker  Stuart,  b.  July  20,  1821. 

188.  David  Pannill  Stuart,  b.  Sept.  10,  1823. 

189.  William  Alexander  Stuart,  b.  Hay  20,  1826. 

190.  John  Dabney  Stuart,  b.  Xov.  15,  1828:  m.  Ann  Kent. 

Their  dau.,  Ellen  Douglas  Stuart,  is  a  teacher  at  Wythe- 
ville  Seminary,  Ta. 

191.  Columbia  Stuart,  b.  Hay  30,  1830. 

192.  James  Ewell  Brown  Stuart,  b.  Feb„  6,  1833  +. 

193.  Virginia  Stuart,  b.   . 

194.  Victoria  Stuart. 


JAMES  EWELL  BPvOWX  Stuart5  (192)  (Archibald4,  Alex.3, 
Alex.2,  Archibald1),  was  b.  in  Patrick  Co.,  Va.,  Feb.  6,  1833,  the 
youngest  son  of  Archibald  Stuart  and  Elizabeth  Letcher  Pannill. 
On  the  paternal  side,  he  is  a  descendant  of  Archibald  Stuart,  a  na- 
tive of  Londonderry,  Ireland,  of  Scotch  Presbyterian  antecedents, 
who  in  1726  on  account  of  religious  persecutions,  left  his  native 
country  and  came  to  America,  first  settling  in  Penn.  and  later  mov- 
ing to  Virginia. 

On  the  maternal  side,  he  is  descended  from  Giles  Letcher,  who 
was  also  born  in  Ireland,  but  came  of  an  old  Welsh  family.  This 
ancestor  emigrated  to  America  prior  to  the  Eevolutionary  War,  and 
was  married  in  Richmond,  Va.,  to  Hannah  Hughes,  of  Welsh  ex- 
traction. 

In  1847,  young  Stuart  was  at  school  in  Wytheville,  Va.  The  fol- 
lowing year,  he  entered  Emory  and  Henry  College.  While  a  student 
at  this  institution,  he  professed  conversion,  and  became  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  Church.  Throughout  the  remainder  of  his  life,  he 
was  a  consistent  Christian.  He  subsequently  joined  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church. 

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In  1850  he  received  an  appointment  to  the  West  Point  Military 
Academy.  Gen.  Fitzhugh  Lee  speaks  approvingly  of  "his  soldierly 
bearing  and  strict  attention  to  military  duties."  He  graduated  in 
1854,  and  was  commissioned  second  lieutenant  in  the  first  regiment 
of  the  TJ.  S.  Cavalry.  In  Sept.,  1855,  his  regiment  was  sent  against 
the  hostile  Indians,  and  they  were  occupied  in  this  expedition  until 
'Noy.  4th,  although  no  battle  took  place.  On  Dec.  20,  1855,  he  was 
brevettecl  a  first  lieutenant  in  his  regiment. 

On  Nov.  4th,  1855,  Lieutenant  Stuart  married  Flora  Cooke,  a 
daughter  of  Col.  Philip  St.  George  Cooke.  They  were  married  at 
Fort  Riley,  which  post  Gen.  Cooke  commanded. 

In  1859  he  invented  a  sabre  attachment.  He  continued  in  the 
service  of  the  United  States  Army  until  1861,  when  Virginia  seceded. 
He  then  sent  in  his  resignation,  and  before  hearing  of  its  acceptance, 
received  notice  of  his  promotion  as  captain.  However,  he  immediate- 
ly joined  the  Confederate  army,  and  was  commissioned  a  lieutenant- 
colonel  of  the  infantry  on  May  10,  1861. 

He  served  throughout  the  Civil  War,  and  was  conspicuous  in 
many  battles.  At  Bull  Run,  he  ably  supported  Jackson's  flank.  At 
Danesville,  Dec.  20,  1861,  he  encountered  his  first  serious  defeat. 
At  the  battle  of  Seven  Pines,  he  was  of  material  service  to  Gen. 
Longstreet.  He  took  active  part  in  the  seven  day's  fight  around 
Richmond,  but  he  is  most  famous  for  his  celebrated  raid  on  Cham- 
bersburg.  His  return  march  is  one  of  the  most  remarkable  on  record. 
Within  twenty-seven  hours,  he  had  covered  eighty  miles,  notwith- 
standing the  fact  that  he  was  encumbered  with  his  artillery  and  with 
the  horses  he  had  captured,  and  had  forced  a  passage  of  the  Potomac 
in  the  face  of  the  enemy.  He  lost  only  two  men,  and  one  was  wound- 
ed. He  had  destroyed  public  property  and  the  railroad  in  Chambers- 
burg,  amounting  to  $251,000.  Thirty  U.  S.  government  officials 
and  citizens  of  prominence  were  captured,  286  wounded  prisoners 
were  paroled,  and  about  twelve  hundred  horses  captured.  One  of  the 
most  important  results  of  the  expedition  was  the  demoralizing  effect 
it  had  on  the  Federal  cavalry. 

He  was  with.  Stonewall  Jackson  at  Chancellorsville.  He  led  Hill's 
corps  against  Grant  at  the  passage  of  the  Rapidan,  and  by  a  detour 
interposed  Sheridan  on  his  raid  on  Richmond,  and  met  that  cavalry 
leader  at  Yellow  Tavern.  The  fortunes  of  war  turned  against  his 
forces  only  after  he  had  himself  been  mortally  wounded,  being  shot 
by  a  fleeing  Federal  trooper  who  had  been  dismounted  in  the  charge. 


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Noticing  the  retreating  ranks  of  his  disorganized  men,  he  cried  to 
them  as  he  was  carried  from  the  field,  "Go  back !  Go  back !  and  do 
your  duty,  as  I  have  done  mine,  and  our  country  will  be  safe.  Go 
back !  Go  back  !  I  would  rather  die  than  be  whipped/'  These  words 
of  soldierly  entreaty  were  the  last  he  uttered  on  the  battlefield.-  He 
died  at  Eichmond,  Va.,  June  12,  1861. 

— From  the  JSfat'l  Cyclo.  of  Am.  Biog. 

James  E.  B.  Stuart  was  named  for  Judge  James  Ewell  Brown, 
an  uncle  by  marriage.  Judge  Brown  was  a  graduate  of  "Washington 
and  Lee  University  in  1806.  He  graduated  as  a  lawyer,  and  was 
Clerk  of  the  Virginia  Superior  Court,  and  Judge  of  the  Circuit 
Court  and  General  Court,  Wythe  County,  Virginia.  The  late  Hon. 
A.  H.  H.  Stuart,  wrote  of  Judge  Brown  the  following:  "Chancellor 
Brown  was  a  native  of  Penn.,  being  in  his  youth  a  classmate  of  my 
wife's  brother.  Brown  was  a  man  of  extraordinary  ability.  He  soon 
rose  to  eminence  as  a  lawyer,  and  settled  with  his  wife,  Frances  Pev- 
ton,  in  Hardy  Co.,  Virginia.  He  was  elected  Chancellor  of  the 
Staunton  District  Court  of  Chancery,  and  removed  to  Staunton  in 
1809,  and  continued  to  reside  there  until  his  death  in  Oct.,  1826. 
He  was  trustee  of  the  Washington  and  Lee  University  from  1807  to 
1817,  and  was  also  General  of  the  Virginia  militia."' 

Two  children : 

195.  Virginia  Stuart,  m.  Page  Waller  of  Xorfolk,  Va.    She  d. 

Sept.,  1898. 

196.  J.  E.  B.  Stuart,  Jr.,  of  Newport  Xews,  Va. 

Of  the  third  brother,  J ohn  Stuart,  we  have  the  following  account : 
Eev.  Eobert  Stuart  of  Kentuckv,  in  a  brief  memoir  found  anions; 
his  papers  after  his  death,  states  that  his  parents  came  from  the  north 
of  Ireland,  and  settled  on  Walker's  Creek,  on  Borden's  tract,  Mr. 
Stuart  was  born  in  177  2  and  distinctly  remembered  his  grand- 
mother. He  does  not  mention  the  name  of  his  grandparents.  They 
brought  with  them  to  America,  an  infant  son  named  John.  Another 
son  was  born,  but  died  young,  and  there  were  no  other  children.  We 
find  from  old  deeds  that  John  received  from  Joseph  Mays  a  half 
acre  lot  in  Staunton;  this  was  in  1757.  On  Sept.  6,  1762,  John 
Stuart  and  Sarah,  his  wife,  conveyed  one-half  of  the  lot  to  Thomas 
Lewis,  Andrew  Lewis  and  Wm.  Preston.    Stuart  then  lived  on  the 


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other  half,  as  appears  from  the  deed.  The  part  retained  was  con- 
veyed in  1764  to  Israel  Christian. 

In  1765  John  Stuart  executed  to  David  Stuart  a  bill  of  sale  for  a 
negro  woman  and  child,  and  four  feather  beds.  We  also  find  from 
the  same  source  that  John  and  Eobert  Stuart  were  among  the  early 
settlers  in  "Borden's"  tract  and  that  their  lands  were  contiguous. 
Of  Eobert,  no  other  information.  He  may  have  been  the  father  of 
the  John  Stuart  just  mentioned  and  grandfather  of  the  Eev.  Eobt. 
Stuart,  but  the  descendants  of  the  latter  think  the  grandfather's 
name  was  J ohn. 

The  John  Stuart  referred  to  was  a  brother  of  Archibald  and 
David.  His  permanent  home  was  on  Walker's  Creek,  six  miles  west 
from  Brownsburg.  During  Indian  times  his  dwelling  was  fortified 
to  resist  attack,  and  several  Lochabar  axes  and  other  ancient  weapons 
are  still  preserved  by  his  descendants.  It  would  seem  that  feeling 
insecure  on  Walker's  Creek,  he  removed  to  Staunton  about  1757  and 
remained  there  until  1764,  when  the  Indian  wars  of  that  period 
were  over. 

John  Stuart,  only  child  of  his  parents,  was  born  in  1740  and  suc- 
ceeded to  the  estate  of  his  father  (John).  He  married  Elizabeth 
Walker  (daughter  of  James  and  granddaughter  of  John  the  emi- 
grant), and  lived  and  died  on  Walker's  Creek.  During  the  Eevolu- 
tionary  War  he  served  as  a  soldier,  and  at  the  battle  of  Guilford,  was 
an  officer.  According  to  a  family  tradition  he  visited  Ireland  in  1786 
and  brought  back  a  considerable  sum  of  money.  He  died  in  1831, 
when  fully  ninety  years  old.  He  was  for  many  years  member  of  the 
Timber  Eidge  Church  of  Augusta  Co.,  Ya.,  now  Eockbridge  Co. 

John  and  Elizabeth  Walker  Stuart  were  the  parents  of  the  follow- 
ing children,  viz. : 

197.  James  Stuart  +. 

198.  Mary  Stuart,  m.  William  Walker.    5  children.    Their  de- 

scendants are  the  Walkers,  Eowans,  Browns,  Stricklers, 
etc.  + 

199.  John  Stuart,  m.  Virginia  Wardlaw  and  moved  to  Mo. 

200.  Eobert  Stuart,  m.  Hannah  Todd.   They  had  children  +. 

201.  Joseph  Stuart,  d.  unm.,  of  yellow  fever  in  Charleston,  S.  C. 

202.  Hugh  Stuart,  m.  Betsey  Walker.    They  lived  on  Walker's 

Creek,  and  were  the  parents  of  Margaret  Stuart,  who  be- 
came Mrs.  Andrew  Patterson  +. 


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203.  Alexander  Stuart,  m.  Polly  Walker.   No  children  +. 

204.  Walker  Stuart,  m.  Miss  McClure.    5  children  +. 

JAMES  Stuart4  (197)  (Elizabeth3,  James2,  John  Walker1), 
when  a  youth  served  in  the  American  army  at  Yorktown.  He  set- 
tled at  Orangeburg,  S.  C,  and  became  wealthy.  He  married  a  widow 
who  was  formerly  Miss  Anna  Tabb.  They  had  one  child  who  became 
the  wife  of  William  L.  Lewis,  a  grandson  of  Col.  William  Lewis  and 
great-grandson  of  John  Lewis.  Their  grandson,  Dr.  James  Stuart 
Lewis,  lives  in  Florida. 

EOBEET  Stuart4,  D.  D.  (200)  (Elizabeth3,  James2,  John1),  b. 
Aug.  14,  1772,  on  Walker's  Creek.  He  was  well  educated  at  Liberty 
Hall,  under  Dr.  Graham.  His  theological  training  was  received  at 
Hampden  Sidney.  He  preached  in  Virginia  several  years,  and  went 
to  Kentucky  prior  to  1800.  He  was  Professor  of  Languages  in  the 
Transylvania  University  for  a  number  of  years.  For  over  fifty  years 
he  occupied  the  pulpits  of  the  churches  at  Walnut  Hill,  Fayette 
County,  and  Salem,  Clarke  County.  Fie  m.  Hannah  Todd,  dau.  of 
General  Levi  Todd  and  Jean  Briggs(  dau.  of  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs). 
They  had  7  children,  viz. : 

205.  Mary  Jane  Stuart,  m.  Daniel  B.  Price.   4  children  +. 

206.  Eliza  A.  Stuart,  m.  Dr.  Steele  +. 

207.  John  Todd  Stuart,  m.  Mary  Virginia  Nash  +. 

208.  Eobert  Stuart,  m.  Jane  Miller.   4  children  +. 

209.  David  Todd  Stuart,  m.  Olivia  Winchester  Hall.    11  chil- 

dren +. 

210.  Margaret  Stuart,  m.  Eobt.  Woodson.    She  is  a  widow  and 

lives  at  Versailles,  Ky.,  with  her  niece,  Mrs.  John  Berry- 
man. 

211.  Samuel  Stuart,  m.  Cornelia  St.  Clair  Waddell.    9  chil- 

dren 4\ 

MAEY  JANE  Stuart5  (205)  (Eobert4,  Eliz.3,  James2,  John1), 
m.  Daniel  B.  Price  of  Versailles,  Ky.,  who  was  Clerk  of  the  Circuit 
Court  of  Jessamin  County.   They  have  four  children,  as  follows: 

212.  D.  B.  Price,  of  Versailles,  Ky. 

213.  Eobert  S.  Price  of  Jessamin  County. 

214.  Eliza  Price,  m.  Mr.  Hemphill  and  lives  in  Jessamin 

County. 

215.  Louisa  Price,  m.  John  Berryman. 


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ELIZA  A.  Stuart5  (206)  (Robert4,  Elizabeth3,  James2,  John1), 
m.  Dr.  Steele,  a  Presbyterian  minister  of  Hillsboro,  Ohio.  She  d. 
in  1884,  aged  seventy-nine  years. 

JOHN"  TODD  Stuart5  (207)  (Robert4,  Elizabeth3,  James2, 
John1),  m.  Mary  Virginia  Nash,  Oct.,  1837.  They  lived  in  Spring- 
field, 111.    No  children  given. 

207.  John  Todd  Stuart  was  educated  at  Center  College  and 
Transylvania;  studied  law  under  Judge  Daniel  Breck,  his  uncle  by 
marriage  ;  moved  to  Springfield,  111.,  where  he  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  days;  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  in  1832,  when  only  25 
years  old;  re-elected  in  1834-35.  He  lent  his  aid  to  enlisting  the  in- 
terest of  the  state  in  the  construction  of  the  111.  and  Michigan  Canal. 
In  reference  to  Ms  association  with  and  influence  over  Abraham  Lin- 
coln, who  was  a  member  of  the  lower  house  of  the  Legislature  in 
1834-36,  Judge  Goodrich  says  in  his  address  before  the  111.  Bar  As- 
sociation: "The  part  which  Stuart  took  in  shaping  Lincoln's 
destiny  is  not  generally  known  outside  of  the  circle  of  their  immedi- 
ate friends.  They  lodged  at  the  same  house,  and  occupied  the  same 
bed,  during  the  session  of  the  legislature.  Both  were  Whigs  in  poli- 
tics, and  trusted  friends,  and  each  estimated  aright  the  abilities  of 
the  other.  Both  were  honest  men  with  deep  convictions,  and  appreci- 
ated by  their  fellow-members.  The  one  was  liberally  educated  and 
a  lawyer ;  the  other,  uneducated,  and  engaged  in  the  humble  occupa- 
tion of  a  land  surveyor.  Stuart  saw  at  once  that  there  must  be  a 
change  of  occupation  to  give  Lincoln  a  fair  start  in  life,  and  that  the 
study  and  practice  of  the  law  were  necessary  to  stimulate  his  ambi- 
tion and  develop  his  faculties.  When  the  subject  was  introduced,  it 
appeared  that  Lincoln  had  never  entertained  the  idea  of  becoming 
a  lawyer,  and  stated  difficulties,  which  he  deemed  insurmountable. 
These  Stuart  overcame,  and  Lincoln  agreed  to  give  the  matter 
thoughtful  consideration.  The  result  was  that  he  yielded  to  Stuart's 
solicitations,  and  read  law  at  his  country  home,  some  distance  from 
Springfield,  under  the  direction  of  Stuart,  and  with  books  loaned  by 
him  for  the  purpose.  On  Lincoln's  admission  to  the  bar,  Stuart 
formed  a  partnership  with  him,  which  continued,  I  think,  until 
Stuart  went  to  Congress.  Every  lawyer,  and  indeed  every  thought- 
ful and  intelligent  person,  can  readily  see  the  influence  which  the 
choice  of  the  legal  profession  had  on  Lincoln's  life." 


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In  1836  Stuart  was  defeated  by  Col.  May,  Democratic  candidate. 

In  1838  he  defeated  Stephen  A.  Douglass  for  a  seat  in  the  Na- 
tional House  of  Eepresentatives.  In  1840  he  achieved  an  easy  vic- 
tory over  Judge  Ralston,  and  in  1843  declined  to  run  a  third  time; 
was  in  the  State  Senate  from  1848-1852.  He  bitterly  regretted  the 
strife  between  North  and  South,  and  felt  that  the  difficulty  should 
have  been  settled  at  the  ballot  box. 

He  re-entered  Congress  in  1862  in  the  hopes  of  being  instrumental 
in  restoring  peace  between  the  conflicting  parties. 

He  held  his  own  always  as  a  lawyer,  and  as  a  man  was  upright  and 
generous  always,  discharging  conscientiously  every  duty  and  obliga- 
tion. He  was  a  Major  of  battalion  in  the  Black  Hawk  War,  where 
Abraham  Lincoln  commanded  a  company  in  the  same  battalion. 

Sketch  of  Hon.  John  Todd  Stuart  taken  from  "Historic  Families 
of  Kentucky"  hy  T.  M.  Green. 


TODD  FAMILY. 

What  is  known  of  the  Todd  family  is  honorable.  Of  the  Cove- 
nanters captured  at  Bothwell  Bridge,  two  hundred  and  fifty  were 
sentenced  to  be  transported  to  America.  Two  hundred  of  these  were 
drowned  in  a  shipwreck  off  the  Orkneys;  fifty  escaped,  and  after- 
wards took  part  in  the  defense  of  Londonderry.  Among  those 
drowned  were  Robert  Todd  of  Fenwick  and  James  Todd  of  Dunbar. 
In  1769,  the  same  year  in  which  these  two  were  drowned,  John  Todd, 
their  brother,  fled  from  the  persecutions  of  Claverhouse  in  Scotland, 
and  sought  refuge  in  Downs  Co.,  Ireland.  In  1720,  his  son  Robert 
Todd  (1697)  came  with  his  family  from  Ireland  to  Montgomery  Co., 
Penn.,  where  he  died  in  1775.  His  first  wife,  Isabella  Parker,  died 
before  he  left  Ireland,  but  he  married  Isabella  Hamilton  in  America. 
Isabella  Parker  was  the  mother  of  Robert  Todd.  Many  families  of 
note  in  Penn.  were  related  to  her.  John  Todd  (son  of  Robert)  grad- 
uated at  Princeton  in  1749,  located  in  Louisa  Co.,  Va.,  and  became 
so  distinguished  as  a  Presbyterian  minister,  scholar  and  educator, 
that  it  has  been  said  that  no  history  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Virginia  could  be  written  without  honorable  mention  of  him.  The 
brother  of  this  John  Todd,  David  Todd  (g.  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Lin- 
coln) was  born  April  8,  1732.   He  was  a  farmer  but  sold  his  farm  in 


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1738,  and  the  next  year  removed  to  Ky.  to  join  his  sons,  Kobert  and 
Levi  Todd. 

John,  Robert  and  Levi  Todd  were  educated  in  Va.  in  a  school 
taught  by  their  uncle,  Eev.  J ohn  Todd.  The  eldest,  Col.  John  Todd, 
studied  law,  and  was  the  first  civil  governor  and  lieutenant- 
commander  of  Illinois.  These  three  brothers  were  in  the  Revolution 
under  Gen.  Geo.  Rogers  Clarke. 

Col.  John  Todd  was  appointed  by  Patrick  Henry,  Dec.  12,  1778, 
lieutenant-commander  of  Illinois.  He  represented  Ky.  in  the  Gen. 
Assembly  of  Va.  in  1778,  and  his  brothers  formed  a  part  of  the  ex- 
pedition to  111.  Co.  For  three  years  Col.  John  Todd  held  the  respon- 
sible position  of  lieut.-com.  In  1780  he  was  again  chosen  a  delegate 
to  the  Va.  legislature.  In  this  year  Ky.  (county)  was  divided  into 
three  counties,  Lincoln,  Jefferson  and  Fayette;  and  Thos.  Jefferson, 
then  Governor  of  Ya.,  appointed  Col.  John  Todd  col.  of  Fayette 
Co.,  Daniel  Boone  lieutenant-col.,  and  Thomas  Marshall  sur- 
veyor. 

During  the  summer  1782,  an  Indian  invasion  aroused  the  county, 
and  the  militia  was  summoned  to  repel  it.  Col.  Todd,  as  senior  Col., 
took  command  of  the  little  army  sent  in  pursuit  of  the  retreating 
savages.  This  force  included  Daniel  Boone  and  many  other  illus- 
trious Kentuckians.  On  the  18th  of  Aug.,  1782,  they  came  up  with 
the  Indians  at  Blue  Licks,  and  one  of  the  most  disastrous  battles  to 
the  whites  ever  fought  on  Ky.  soil  followed.  Col.  John  Todd  fell  at 
the  head  of  his  men,  shot  through  the  body.  Nearly  half  of  this  lit- 
tle band  was  killed  or  wounded.  Among  the  wounded  were  his 
brothers,  Gen.  Levi  and  Gen.  Robert  Todd.  Gen.  Levi  Todd,  the 
third  brother,  was  the  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Lincoln  (and  father  of 
Hannah,  who  married  Robert  Stuart). 

Gen.  Levi  Todd  was  born  in  Penn.,  1756 ;  studied  law  and  survey- 
ing, and  was  one  of  the  defenders  of  Harrod's  Fort  in  Ky.,  and  also 
assisted  Gen.  Ben  Logan  to  hold  St.  Asaph's  at  Stanford,  Ky.  He 
was  lieutenant  in  Geo.  Rogers  Clarke's  campaign  for  the  conquest  of 
111. ;  was  appointed  successively  Major,  Colonel,  Brigadier  and  Maj.- 
General  of  the  Kentucky  forces.  He  died  at  Lexington,  Ky.  His 
wife  was  Jean  Briggs,  a  dau.  of  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs,  who  was  the 
brother-in-law  of  General  Ben  Logan  and  one  of  his  fifty  picked  men. 

Gen.  Levi  Todd's  son  Robert  was  Mrs.  Lincoln's  father.  He  was 
a  man  of  considerable  wealth,  and  was  for  many  years  president  of 
a  bank  at  Lexington,  Ky. 


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Gen.  Levi  Todd's  daughter  Hannah  married  Eobert  Stuart,  the 
father  of  Hon.  John  Todd  Stuart — thus  Abraham  Lincoln  married 
the  own  cousin  of  his  friend  Hon.  J.  T.  Stuart,  the  latter  with  his 
wife  being  among  the  very  few  friends  present  at  the  marriage  of 
Abraham  Lincoln  and  Mar)'  Todd. 

Hannah  Todd,  who  married  Eobert  Stuart  of  Va.,  was  born  at 
Harrods  fort  in  1780.  She  is  represented  as  a  woman  of  unusual 
strength  of  character. 

— From  National- Enc.  of  American  Biography. 

KOBEET  Stuart5  (208)  (Eobert4,  Elizabeth3,  James2,  John1), 
b.  April  10,  1810,  and  d.  at  the  home  of  his  dau.  Mary  in  Marshall, 
Mo.,  Sept.  22,  1881.  He  nr.  Jane  Miller  in  1840.  She  was  b.  in 
Danville,  Ky.   They  had  four  children  as  follows : 

216.  Mary  Stuart,  b.  1841;  m.  Mr.  Morgan  of  Marshall,  Mo. 

They  had  one  son,  name  unknown.  She  afterwards  be- 
came Mrs.  King,  and  now  lives  in  Oklahoma. 

217.  Margaret  Stuart,  b.  in  1S42  or  1843 ;  m.  James  Price  of  St. 

Louis.  They  had  five  children.  The  oldest  son  d.  in 
1896.  Another  son  is  dead.  Their  dau.  Mary,  m.  and 
moved  to  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

218.  Emma  Stuart,  nr.  William  Atar  of  St.  Louis,  and  has  one 

son,  William  Atar. 

219.  William  Stuart,  the  only  son  of  Eobert  and  Jane  Stuart, 

joined  the  Confederate  Army  and  d.  in  the  hospital  at  the 
age  of  nineteen  years. 

DAVID  TODD  Stuart5  (209)  (Eobert4,  Elizabeth3,  James2, 
John1),  b.  June  29,  1812,  and  m.  Olivia  Winchester  Hall  (dau.  of 
Eichard  Hall  and  Amanda  Winchester  Hall),  on  Oct.  28,  1836.  He 
was  called  the  same  fall  to  be  pastor  of  the  two  Presbyterian 
Churches,  Shiloh  and  Olivet  in  Shelby  Co.,  Ky.,  serving  them  fifteen 
years.  In  July  1851,  he  was  elected  Principal  of  the  Shelbyville 
Female  College,  afterwards  called  the  Stuart  Female  College  for 
him  after  his  death,  which  occurred  Sept.  26,  1868.  He  was  Princi- 
pal of  this  college  for  seventeen  years.    Left  eleven  children,  viz : 

220.  Dr.  Eobert  Stuart,  m.  Susan  Elizabeth  Eead.   8  children  +. 

221.  Winchester  Hall  Stuart,  m.  Martinette  M.  Chinn.   11  chil- 

dren +. 


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222.  John  L.  Stuart,  m.  Mary  Horton.    5  children  +. 

223.  Stuart  B.  Stuart,  single  and  living  at  Shelbyville,  Ky. 

224.  Amelia  Stuart,  m.  Wm.  Emery.    6  children  +. 

225.  Theodore  Stuart,  single  and  living  in  Norfolk,  Va. 

226.  Mary  Louisa  Stuart,  m.  Dr.  Thomas  Sanders.   6  children  + 

227.  Margaret  B.  Stuart,  m.  Wm.  H.  Richardson.   4  children  + 

228.  Florence  Stuart,  m.  John  P.  Allen.   2  children  +. 

229.  Annie  Mcllwaine  Stuart,  m.  John  I.  Logan.   4  children  +. 

230.  David  Todd  Stuart,  single;  has  been  connected  with  the 

Newspaper  Union  in  New  York  City  for  about  15  years. 

ROBERT  Stuart6  (220)  (David  T.5,  Robt.4,  Eliz.3,  James2, 
John1).  He  is  a  physician;  spent  most  of  his  life  at  Henderson, 
Ky. ;  is  now  living  at  Spiceland,  Henry  Co.,  Ind. ;  m.  Susan  Eliza- 
beth Read,  May  8,  1861.  Their  children  will  be  found  farther  on — 
No.  284-293. 

WINCHESTER  HALL  Stuart6  (221)  (David5,  Robt.4,  Eliz.3, 
James2,  John1),  m.  Martinette  M.  Chinn,  Dec.  26,  1865.  She  was 
the  dau.  of  Dr.  Marcus  Aurelius  Chinn,  who  was  the  fourth  son  of 
John  and  Mildred  Higgins  Chinn.  Mildred  Higgins  was  the  dau. 
of  Joel  and  Drusilla  Winn  Higgins,  the  maternal  ancestors,  and 
John  Chinn  was  the  son  of  Charles  Chinn  of  England  and  Sythia 
Davis  of  Wales. 

After  his  father's  death,  Winchester  H.  Stuart  became  principal 
of  the  Stuart  Female  College,  which  position  he  held  for  twenty 
years.  He  moved  to  Owensboro,  Ky.,  in  1890,  and  was  principal  of 
the  Owensboro  Female  College  four  years,  and  was  then  elected  prin- 
cipal of  the  Owensboro  High  School,  which  position  he  now  fills.  11 
children,  viz. : 

231.  James  Gamble  Stuart. 

232.  David  Todd  Stuart. 

233.  Louise  Winchester  Stuart. 

234.  Olivia  Hall  Stuart. 

235.  Marcus  Chinn  Stuart. 

236.  Edwin  Winchester  Stuart. 

237.  Martin  Hardin  Stuart. 

238.  George  Beech  Stuart. 

239.  John  Stuart. 

240.  Joe  Cecil  Stuart. 

241.  Winchester  Stuart. 


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JOHN"  L.  Stuart6  (222)  (David5,  Eobert4,  Elizabeth3,  James2, 
John1),  m.  Mary  Horton  of  Mobile,  Ala.,  Oct.,  1874.  They  are  now 
in  China  where  they  have  been  since  1874.  John  was  a  missionary 
in  China  ten  years  before  his  marriage.  They  have  two  children 
buried  there.  Eobert  died  of  cholera,  aged  seven  and  a  half  years, 
They  have  three  sons  in  Va.  John  Leigh  ton  is  Professor  at  Pan 
Tops  Academy,  and  the  other  two,  David  and  Warren,  are  at  the 
University  of  Virginia,  Charlottsville. 

AMELIA  Stuart6  (224)  (David5,  Eobert4,  Elizabeth3,  James2, 
John1),  m.  Wm.  Emery.  They  live  at  Clarksville,  Tenn.  They  had 
six  children  as  follows : 

242.  Bertha  Emery. 

243.  Winnifred  Emery. 

244.  Arthur  Emery,  who  is  at  Manila  on  Gen.  Merritf s  staff. 

245.  Eliza  Emery. 

246.  Herbert  Emery. 

247.  Amanda  Emery,  who  d.  in  infancy. 

MAEY  LOUISA  Stuart6  (226)  (David5,  Eobert4,  Elizabeth3, 
James2,  John1),  m.  Dr.  Thomas  Sanders  and  lives  in  Louisville,  Ky. 
They  have  six  sons,  as  follows : 

248.  Stuart  Sanders. 

249.  Onsley  Sanders. 

250.  Thomas  Sanders. 

251.  Adair  Sanders. 

252.  Eobert  Sanders. 

253.  Winchester,  d.  young. 

MAEGAEET  B.  Stuart6  (227)  (David5,  Eobert4,  Elizabeth3, 
James2,  John1),  m.  Wm.  H.  Eiehardson,  Dec.  3,  1872.  He  is  a 
Presbyterian  minister.  They  have  two  daughters:  They  have  two 
sons  dead. 

254.  Ada  Eiehardson. 

255.  Olivia  Eiehardson. 

FLOEENCE  Stuart6  (228)  (David5,  Eobert4,  Elizabeth3,  James2, 
John1),  m.  John  P.  Allen.    She  d.  leaving  two  children: 

256.  Theodore  Allen. 

257.  Florence  Allen,  who  has  since  died. 


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ANNIE  McILVAINE  Stuart6  (229)  (David5,  Robert4,  Eliza- 
beth3, James2,  John1),  m.  John  I.  Logan,  ex-mayor  of  Shelby  ville, 
Ky.   They  have  four  lovely  daughters : 

258.  Olivia  Stuart  Logan. 

259.  Elizabeth  Logan. 

260.  Annie  S.  Logan. 

261.  Florence  Logan. 

SAMUEL  Stuart5  (211)  (Robert4,  Eliz.3,  James2,  John 
Walker1).  Eev.  Samuel  Stuart's  first  pastorate  was  near  Lexington, 
Ky.  From  there  he  removed  to  Prince  Edward  Co.,  Va.,  and  was 
for  many  years  pastor  of  Old  Briery  Church  near  Hampton  Sidney 
College.  He  moved  to  Christiansburg,  Montgomery  Co.,  Va.,  about 
the  time  the  war  began.  He  was  Chaplain  in  the  C.  S.  Army,  and 
then  in  the  hospital  at  Staunton  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

He  was  sent  to  London  and  Paris  by  the  Washington  University 
to  raise  money  to  further  endow  it.  RoVt  Lee  then  being  President, 
the  name  was  changed  to  Washington  and  Lee  University.  He  was 
very  successful,  and  on  returning,  he  was  made  President  of  a  Fe- 
male Seminary  at  Abingdon,  which  at  his  suggestion  was  called 
"Stonewall  Jackson  Institute."  He  was  President  five  years,  but 
had  to  resign  on  account  of  poor  health.  He  died  at  the  home  of  his 
daughter,  Mary  Preston,  at  Abingdon,  Va.,  in  1895,  at  the  age  of 
81  years.  He  married  Cornelia  St.  Clair  Waddell,  and  they  had 
nine  children,  as  follows : 

262.  Katherine  Stuart,  who  is  dead. 

263.  Mary  E.  Stuart,  m.  Henry  S.  Preston.    5  children  +. 

264.  Addison  Waddell  Stuart ;  joined  the  Confederate  Army  at 

the  age  of  seventeen.  He  was  orderly  to  Col.  Edmonson 
of  the  27th  Battalion  of  Va.  He  and  his  father  were 
with  Gen.  Humphrey  Marshall  when  he  marched  into 
Ky.  They  came  back  with  him,  but  Addison  died  of  con- 
gestion of  the  lungs  while  on  a  forced  march,  in  Easton, 
Va.,  in  1864. 

265.  Cornelia  Stuart. 

266.  Samuel  D.  Stuart. 

267.  Roberta  Stuart. 

268.  Judith  Annett  Stuart. 

269.  Lelia  St.  Clair  Stuart,  m.  Sam'l  B.  Moore.   3  children  +. 

270.  Virginia  Waddell  Stuart. 


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MARY  E.  Stuart6  (263)  (Samuel5,  Robert4,  Eliz.3,  James2, 
John1),  m.  Henry  S.  Preston.  They  live  in  Abingdon,  Va.  5  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

271.  S.  Roberta  Preston. 

272.  Mary  Stuart  Preston. 

273.  Nettie  Preston,  dead. 

274.  S.  D.  Stuart  Preston. 

275.  Katherine  St.  Clair  Preston. 

LELIA  ST.  CLAIR  Stuart6  (269)  (Samuel5,  Robert4,  Eliz.3, 
James2,  John1),  m.  Samuel  B.  Moore  of  Lexington,  Va.  3  children, 
viz. : 

276.  Nettie  Moore,  who  is  dead. 

277.  S.  D.  Stuart  Moore. 

278.  Virginia  Wilson  Moore. 

ALEXANDER  Stuart4  (203)  (Elizabeth3,  James2,  John1),  m. 
Miss  Polly  Walker  (dau.  of  John  Walker  and  a  half-sister  of  Mar- 
garet Stuart  Patterson's  mother).  Alexander  Stuart  was  a  delicate 
man.  His  wife  was  considered  a  very  intelligent  woman  by  all  who 
knew  her.   They  lived  at  the  old  "Indian  Forte"  and  had  no  children. 

WALKER  Stuart4  (204)  (Elizabeth3,  James2,  John1),  m.  a  Miss 
McClure  and  lived  at  the  ancestral  home.  They  had  four  sons  and 
one  daughter: 

279.  John  H.  Stuart. 

280.  William  W.  Stuart. 

281.  Alexander  Stuart. 

282.  James  J.  Stuart,  the  father  of  W.  C.  Stuart  of  Lexington. 

283.  Mary  Stuart,  m.  James  Brown.    Their  son,  Rev.  C.  GL 

Brown,  is  a  missionary  to  Japan. 

DR.  ROBERT  Stuart  (220),  m.  Susan  E.  Read.  Children  were 
8,  as  follows : 

284.  Anna  Reed  Stuart,  m.  John  S.  Baskett.    Their  home  is  in 

Zion,  Henderson  Co.,  Ky.    Several  children: 

292.   Baskett. 

293.   Baskett. 


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285.  Alice  Stuart ;  not  m. ;  living  with  her  father. 

286.  Susan  Stuart;  not  m. ;  living  with  her  father. 

287.  Mary  Stuart,  m.  Dr.  Miles  Dunn.    Their  home  is  at  Zion, 

Kentucky. 

288.  Eobert  Stuart;  lives  in  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

289.  Benjamin  Stuart.    A  presbyterian  minister  at  Sulphur 

Springs,  Texas,  where  he  has  charge  cf  two  churches.  He 
m.  Ada  Mitchell. 

290.  Olivia  Stuart,  d.  in  infancy. 

291.  Amanda  Stuart,  d.  in  infancy. 

Miss  Nettie  Stuart  of  Lexington,  Va.,  writes  Nov.  19,  1898 :  "I 
have  lived  here  with  my  sister,  Mrs.  S.  K.  Moore,  for  five  years,  and 
last  summer  made  my  first  visit  to  the  "Ancestral  Home"  on  Walker's 
Creek.  There  are  only  three  of  the  family  of  my  father's  generation 
now  living.  John  H.  has  passed  his  eighty-fifth  birthday,  and  is  a 
hearty  old  gentleman,  quite  deaf,  but  otherwise  seems  to  retain  his 
faculties.  I  quite  enjoyed  hearing  him  tell  of  the  days  when  my 
grandfather  and  his  daughters  (Aunts  Eliza  and  Margaret)  would 
come  to  visit  them.  And  the  wealthy  cousin,  James  Stuart,  from 
South  Carolina  would  arrive  in  his  coach  drawn  by  four  fine  horses, 
etc.  His  sister,  Mary  Stuart  Brown,  lives  within  half  a  mile  of  him. 
About  one-fourth  of  a  mile  below  them  is  the  old  "Homestead,"  "The 
Forte."  This  house  viewed  from  a  modern  standpoint  is  very  insig- 
nificant in  appearance ;  is  about  one  and  a  half  stories  high ;  the  ori- 
ginal log  house,  weatherboarded  inside  and  outside.  A  covered  porch 
runs  the  length  of  the  front  of  the  house.  It  has  very  small  windows. 

"They  showed  me  one  of  the  Lochabar  axes  of  Indian  times.  'The 
Forte'  is  eighteen  miles  from  Lexington,  Va." 

John  Stuart,  who  married  Elizabeth  Walker,  and  Major  Alexander 
Stuart  were  cousins.  They  were  both  officers  in  the  Eevolution  and 
fought  side  by  side. 

The  "Annals"  is  principally  a  history  of  Augusta  County,  Va., 
which  originally  extended  from  the  Blue  Eidge  to  the  Mississippi 
Eiver,  and  from  the  Great  Lakes  on  the  north  to  the  northern  bound- 
ary of  the  present  State  of  Tenn.  on  the  south. 


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GOLDEN  WEDDING  OF  MA  JOE  AXD  MRS.  STUAET. 

Jump,  Va.,  March  16,  1895. 

A  large  gathering  of  people,  old  and  young,  assembled  at  the  resi- 
dence of  Mr.  John  McCown,  March  13,  1845,  to  witness  the  marriage 
of  Major  John  H.  Stuart  to  Miss  Jane  E.  McCown.  The  ancestors 
of  both  families  are  among  the  first  Scotch-Irish  people  who  settled 
that  portion  of  Eockbridge  County,  and  were  among  the  most  re- 
spected families.  John  Stuart,  grandfather  of  Major  John  H. 
Stuart,  returned  to  Ireland  in  March,  1786,  and  came  back  to  Amer- 
ica in  December  of  the  same  year.  He  married  Miss  Bettie  Walker, 
granddaughter  of  John  Walker,  of  Whigton,  Scotland,  and  was  thus 
related  to  the  Walkers  and  Moores,  who  settled  on  Walker's  Creek 
about  the  year  1840.  John  Stuart  had  a  large  family  of  children,  one 
dau.,  Mary,  and  several  sons.  Mary  married  William  Walker,  broth- 
er of  J oseph  Walker,  who  was  one  of  the  first  trustees  of  Washington 
Col.,  and  father-in-law  of  Eev.  Samuel  Houston,  one  of  the  pioneer 
Presbyterian  ministers  of  Eockbridge  Co.  James  Stuart  moved  to 
Charleston,  S.  C,  and  became  very  wealthy.  Eev.  John  Stuart  lived 
and  died  near  Lexington,  Ky. ;  was  the  father  of  Eev.  Samuel  D. 
Stuart,  of  Abingdon,  Ya.,  also  the  father  of  Eev.  David  Stuart,  who 
was  the  father  of  Eev.  J ohn  Stuart,  one  of  our  missionaries  to  China. 
Walker  Stuart,  father  of  Major  John  H.  Stuart,  lived  at  the  old 
homestead;  had  one  daughter,  Matty,  who  married  James  Brown, 
and  four  sons,  John  H.,  Alexander,  William  and  James.  The  latter 
was  the  father  of  Mr.  W.  C.  Stuart  of  Lexington.  Major  John  H. 
Stuart  was  born  in  1811,  and  has  been  a  remarkable  man;  never  had 
a  serious  illness;  is  to-day,  at  the  good  old  age  of  eighty-four,  quite 
active.  When  he  was  a  young  man  his  father  received  fatal  injuries 
from  a  log  rolling  on  him.  At  the  time  no  one  was  present  but  the 
Major,  who  lifted  the  immense  log  off  his  father.  This  heroic  act 
was  commented  on  by  the  Lexington  papers  of  that  day.  Major  and 
Mrs.  Stuart  are  the  parents  of  seven  children.  The  oldest  son  died 
while  preparing  for  the  ministry.  One  son  and  two  daughters  are 
left  to  cheer  and  brighten  their  declining  years.  Wednesday,  March 
13,  1895,  they  celebrated  their  Golden  Wedding.  For  fifty  years 
they  have  traveled  the  journey  of  life  together.  ^Notwithstanding 
the  gloomy  day,  quite  a  number  of  the  invited  guests  assembled  at 


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the  hospitable  home  to  congratulate  the  happy  couple.  Among  the 
guests  present  were  two  of  their  attendants — and  the  only  living 
witnesses  to  the  marriage — Mrs.  Mary  Brown  and  Captain  James  A. 
Walker.  The  decorations  for  the  occasion  were  pretty  and  appropri- 
ate. A  number  of  beautiful  and  handsome  presents  were  received. 
A  sumptuous  dinner  was  served  in  true  old  Virginia  style.  I  am 
sure  they  have  the  best  wishes  of  all  their  friends  and  neighbors. — 
From  a  local  paper. 

Died  April  10,  1900.   She  died  Jan.  4,  1900,  aged  nearly  78  years. 


FIFTY-FIVE  YEAES  OF  WEDDED  LIFE. 

Monmouth,  III.,  June  29,  1897. 

Judge  and  Mrs.  James  H.  Stuart  of  this  city,  will  to-morrow,  cele- 
brate the  fifty-fifth  anniversary  of  their  marriage.  The  aged  couple 
are  at  present  enjoying  the  salt  breezes  at  Eustis,  Fla.,  and  their 
friends  in  Monmouth  will  send  them  greeting  to-morrow.  Judge 
Stewart  and  his  wife,  who  was  Miss  Isabel  McKamy,  were  married 
on  June  30,  1842,  in  the  log  cabin  which  was  the  home  of  the  bride's 
mother  in  Macomb.  McDonouth  Count}^  was  then  a  mere  speck,  one 
may  say,  on  the  prairie,  and  Mrs.  McKamy's  place  was  seven  miles 
away  on  Camp  Creek.  After  the  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stewart 
lived  at  Lewiston,  and  later  at  Millersburg.  In  1861  they  removed 
to  Monmouth  and  have  resided  here  ever  since.  Mr.  Stewart  became 
a  lawyer  and  was  one  of  the  most  proficient  in  this  county.  He 
served  two  terms  as  county  judge  and  retired  from  practice  several 
years  ago  with  a  competence.  Judge  Stewart  began  life  as  a  poor 
country  boy.  He  saw  the  great  State  of  Illinois  develop  and  wax 
strong  and  mighty,  and  he  grew  in  wisdom  and  wealth  with  it.  He 
and  his  wife  are  among  the  most  respected  of  Monmouth's  citizens. 

Judge  James  H.  Stewart  died  December  28,  1897,  aged  75  years, 
at  his  daughter's  home  in  Eustis,  Florida.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1840. 


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McPHEETEES  FAMILY  OF  YIEGIXIA,  WITH  SOME 
COLLATERAL  HISTOEY. 

Samuel  McDowell  of  Kockbridge  removed  to  Kentucky  and  was 
appointed  one  of  the  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court.  He  married 
Mar}'  McClung.  They  had  a  large  family.  Ail  of  their  sons  became 
prominent.  Married  Jan.  17,  1755,  in  Eockbridge  Co.,  Ya.  11  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

a.  Magdeline  McDowell,  b.  Oct.  9.  1755;  m.  Andrew  Eeid. 

b.  Sarah  McDowell  (twin),  b.  Oct.  9.  1755;  m.  Caleb  Wallace. 

c.  Maj.  John  McDowell,  b.  Dec.  7,  1757;  m.  (1)  his  cousin 

Sarah,  dau.  of  James  McDowell,  and  (2)  Lucy  Legrand. 
He  had  a  large  family,  of  whom  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Win. 
McPheeters,  was  the  eldest.  He  was  a  Euling  Elder  in  the 
Pres.  Ch.  near  Lexington  ~. 

d.  Col.  James  McDowell,  b.  Apr.  23,  1760:  m.  Polly  Lyle  and 

settled  near  Lexington,  Ky. 

e.  Judge  William  McDowell,  b.  in  Eockbridge,  Ya.,  Mar.  9. 

IT 62 :  m.  Margaret  Madison  and  settled  at  Bowling  Green, 
Kentucky. 

f.  Samuel  McDowell,  b.  in  Ya.,  Mar.  S,  1764:;  m.  his  relative 

Ann  Irvin. 

g.  Martha  McDowell,  b.  June  30,  IT 66:  m.  Col.  Abram  Buford 

Oct.  4,  1788. 

h.  Col.  Joseph  McDowell  of  Danville,  Ky.,  b.  Sept.  13,  1768; 

m.  Sarah  Irvin. 

i.  Dr.  Ephraim  McDowell,  the  distinguished  physician,  b.  Xov. 

11,  1771;  m.  Sarah  Shelby,  dau.  of  Gov.  Isaac  Shelby, 
j.    Mary  McDowell,  b.  in  Ya.  Jan.  11,  1TT2  :  m.  Alexander  Keith 

Marshall  in  1794,  a  brother  of  Chief  Justice  Marshall. 
k.    Caleb  Wallace  McDowell,  b.  Apr.  IT,  1TT4;  m.  his  cousin 

Betsey,  dau.  of  Maj.  Joseph  McDowell. 

The  above  record  of  Samuel  McDowell's  family  was  taken  from 
"The  Life  and  Times  of  Judge  Caleb  Wallace.*5 

ALEXAXDEE  Moore  m.  Elizabeth  Aylette.  The  family  lived 
east  of  the  Blue  Eidge  in  Ya.  After  the  death  of  Alexander  this 
family  moved  to  Lexington,  Ya.,  Elizabeth's  two  sisters  accompany- 


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ing  them.  Her  uncle  William  Aylette  was  a  member  of  the  Gov- 
ernor's Council.  This  Moore  family  were  related  to  the  Carters; 
also  to  Col.  Walker's  family  who  lived  near  Monticello,  Va. ;  also  the 
Kimlocks  of  S.  C.  After  his  death  she  m.  Col.  Hamilton  of  Tenn. 
Children  : 

a.  Mildred  Moore,  m.  Col.  McDowell,  an  officer  in  the  army. 

b.  Mary  Fairfax  Moore,  m.  D.  Keller  of  Knoxville,  Tenn.  After 

his  death  she  went  to  Alabama. 

c.  Alexander  Spotswood  Moore;  lived  a  bachelor  for  many  years 

in  Tenn. 

d.  William  Moore,  m.  Ann  J.  Beck. 

e.  Evalina  Moore,  m.  Arthur  Henly  of  Tenn. 

f.  Lavina  Moore,  m.  William  McPheeters;  was  his  2nd  wife  +. 

The  progenitor  of  this  family  was  Peter  Hume,  a  Scotch  High- 
lander, who  had  by  his  first  wife  several  children ;  after  her  death  he 
married  again ;  by  second  wife  he  had  only  one  son  of  whom  we  have 
any  account — his  name  was  William.  He  left  home  when  quite 
young,  and  was  called  MacPeter,  meaning  "son  of  Peter  ;"  from  him 
is  descended  the  Va.  family  of  McPheeters. 

The  first  of  the  family  of  whom  we  have  any  definite  record  was 
William  McPheeters,  probably  a  grandson  of  William,  son  of  Peter 
Hume.  This  William  was  the  youngest  of  several  brothers.  He 
went  to  Ireland  when  about  16  years  old;  this  was  during  Cromwell's 
reign,  and  it  may  be  that  he  with  his  brothers  were  soldiers  in  Crom- 
well's army.  He  lived  for  a  time  in  Ireland,  and  while  there  was 
twice  married.  The  name  of  his  first  wife  is  not  known  and  it  is 
thought  that  her  children  all  died  young.  After  she  died  he  married 
Janet  McClellan.  There  were  four  children  by  this  marriage,  3 
daughters  and  one  son,  who  was  named  William  for  his  father.  The 
father  died  when  William  was  eight  years  old.  Eebecca  died  about 
1770  or  '80;  he  then  married  Mary  Pearce;  no  children.  The  2nd 
William  McPheeters  married  Eebecca  Thompson  in  Ireland.  About 
seven  years  after  their  marriage  they  emigrated  to  America,  settling 
for  awhile  in  Penn.  Of  their  10  children,  three  were  born  in  Ire- 
land ;  two  of  the  children  died  young ;  the  others  were  : 

a.  Annie  McPheeters,  d.  in  Ireland. 

b.  Martha  McPheeters,  b.  in  Ireland;  m.  Samuel  Downey  of  Ire- 

land.   12  children  +. 
e.    Mary  McPheeters,  m.  Alexander  Crawford ;  several  children+ 


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d.  John  McPheeters,  m.  Elizabeth  Campbell  (a  sister  of  Capt. 

Charles  Campbell,  who  m.  Mary  Ann  Downey).  8  chil- 
dren +. 

e.  William  McPheeters,  m.  Eachel  Moore  +. 

f .  David  McPheeters,  d.  young  in  Penn. 

g.  Janet  McPheeters,  m.  John  Patrick.    8  children  +. 

h.  Samuel  McPheeters,  m.  Margaret  Seeright.   They  removed  to 

Holstein  where  he  d.,  ruling  elder  in  the  church.  They 
had  7  children. 

MAETHA  McPheeters  (b),  m.  Samuel  Downey,  the  record  says 
in  Ireland,  but  this  is  evidently  a  mistake,  as  she  probably  came  to 
America  with  her  parents  when  quite  young.  They  had  12  children, 
3  of  whom  are : 

a.  Eebecca  Downey,  m.  Mr.  McCutcheon  of  Augusta  Co. 

b.  Mary  Ami  Downey,  m.  Capt.  Charles  Campbell  of  Eockbridge. 

He  d.  in  Augusta  Co.  She  d.  in  Ky.,  where  she  had  lived 
several  years  +. 

c.  Betsey  Downey,  the  sixth  dau.,  m.  Major  Wilson  of  Eock- 

bridge Co.    They  had  a  son : 

Eev.  James  C.  Wilson  of  Waynesborough ;  also  another 
son  and  daughter. 

MAEY  AN^T  Downey  (b)  (dau.  of  Martha  McPheeters  and  Sam- 
uel Downey),  m.  Capt.  Charles  Campbell  (see  sketch  elsewhere)  ; 
had  several  children  of  whom  only  three  are  recorded,  viz. : 

a.  Samuel  Legrand  Campbell  of  Lexington,  b.  1766;  graduated 

from  Liberty  Hall  in  1788;  attended  Med  Col.  in  Phila., 
graduated  with  honors;  had  a  large  practice;  m.  Sarah 
Alexander,  dau.  of  William  and  sister  of  Eev.  Archibald. 
Dr.  Campbell  was  treasurer  and  trustee  of  W.  and  L.  Col. ; 
left  4  sons  and  3  daughters.  He  d.  Apr.  24,  1840 ;  buried 
at  Old  Monmouth. 

b.  John  W.  Campbell  of  Petersburg. 

c.  William  Campbell,  who  m.  Elizabeth  McPheeters,  dau.  of 

Wm.  McPheeters  and  Eachel  Moore. 

MAEY  McPheeters  (c),  3rd  child  of  William  and  Eebecca;  m. 
Alexander  Crawford.    Both  Mary  and  her  husband  were  killed  by 


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the  Indians  in  Augusta  Co.  He  was  shot  in  his  home  and  the  house 
burned  over  him;  she  was  killed  with  a  tomahawk  while  attempting 
to  escape.  None  of  the  children  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  savages; 
all  except  two  had  been  sent  to  a  neighboring  fort  for  protection ;  the 
other  two,  if  at  home  at  the  time,  made  their  escape.   3  children,  viz. : 

a.  Edward  Crawford,  was  a  Pres.  minister  in  Augusta,  Ya. 

b.  James  Crawford,  removed  to  Ky. ;  was  pastor  of  Walnut  Hill 

Church  near  Lexington;  m.  Eebecca  McPheeters,  his 
cousin. 

c.  Elizabeth  Crawford,  m.  Dr.  Humphreys. 
No  record  of  other  children. 

JOHN  McPheeters  (d)  (son  of  Wm.  and  Eebecca),  m.  Elizabeth 
Campbell.  Their  8  children  were:  (This  family  were  all  members 
of  the  Church.) 

a.  Eebecca  McPheeters,  m.  her  cousin  Eev.  James  Crawford. 

b.  Mary  McPheeters. 

c.  Sarah  McPheeters. 

d.  William  McPheeters. 

e.  Charles  McPheeters. 

f.  Elizabeth  McPheeters. 

g.  Sarah  McPheeters  (No.  2). 

h.  Jane  McPheeters. 

JANET  McPheeters  (g)  (dau.  of  Wm.  and  Eebecca),  m.  John 
Patrick.  They  lived  on  South  Eiver  in  Augusta.  This  family  were 
all  church  members.   8  children,  viz. : 

a.  Eobert  Patrick,  b.  Mar.  28,  1761 ;  d.  Apr.  4,  1764. 

b.  William  Patrick,  b.  Jan.  21,  1763 ;  d.  at  an  advanced  age. 

c.  Eachel  Patrick,  b.  Dec.  24,  1765 ;  d.  in  Ky.  in  1801. 

d.  Eobert  Patrick,  b.  Oct.  18,  1767;  d.  Oct.  14,  1783. 

e.  Eebecca  Patrick,  b.  Dec.  1,  1769;  d.  May  3,  1807. 

f.  Molly  Patrick,  b.  Mar.  21,  1771;  d.  Dec.  26,  1796. 

g.  Isabella  Patrick,  b.  Sept.  3,  1775;  d.  July  4,  1812. 

h.  Charles  Patrick,  b.  June  7,  1778;  ruling  elder  in  Tinkling 

Springs  Church,  Augusta  Co. ;  only  one  of  this  family  liv- 
ing in  1842. 

JAMES  Moore  was  b.  in  Ireland,  but  of  his  parents  we  have  no 
knowledge.   There  were  at  least  five  children,  viz. : 


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a.  Joseph  Moore,  emigrated  to  America  about  1 T 2 6  :  only  lived  a 

short  time  after  arriving  in  Penn.,  where  he  had  com- 
menced studying  for  the  ministry. 

b.  James  Moore,  emigrated  to  America  with  his  brother  Joseph; 

m.  Jane  Walker2  (John1)  +. 

c.  Eachel  Moore. 

d.  John  Moore;  remained  in  Ireland. 

e.  Margaret  Moore;  remained  in  Ireland. 

JAMES  Moore  (b),  b.  in  Ireland.  He  was  son  of  James  Moore; 
m.  after  his  arrival  in  America  Jane  Walker  (Xo.  9),  dan.  of  John 
the  emigrant:  resided  in  Xottingham,  Chester  Co.,  Pa.,  until  they 
with  others  of  the  kindred  removed  to  Va.  Both  members  of  church. 
He  d.  in  1791.  She  d.  1T93;  boih  buried  near  Jump  Mt.  They 
lived  for  a  number  of  years  with  their  son-in-law,  Win.  McPheeters. 
10  children,  viz. : 

13.2.    John  Moore,  b.  in  Penn.;  m.  Jane  Walker3  (James2, 
John1)  +. 

133.  Mary  Moore,  m.  Paxton,  afterwards  Alex.  Stuart;  b.  in 

Pennsylvania  +. 

134.  Eachel  Moore,  m.  William  McPheeters ;  b.  in  Pa.  + 

135.  Elizabeth  Moore,  m.  Michael  Coalter  +. 

136.  Jane  Moore,  d.  young. 

137.  James  Moore,  m.  Martha  Poage  +. 

138.  Joseph  Moore,  m.  Margaret  Coalter,  a  sister  of  Michael — 4 

children;  then  Eleanor  Marquis — 12  children  +. 

139.  Jane  Moore,  m.  Joseph  Walker  (a  relative)  +. 

140.  Alexander  Moore;  no  record.   One  account  says  he  d.  young. 

141.  Samuel  Moore;  no  record. 

JOHX  Moore3  (132)  (Jane2,  John  Walker1),  m.  his  cousin  Jane 
Walker3  (James2,  John  Walker1)  (Xo.  130).  Her  home  was  on 
Walkers  Cr.  When  advanced  in  years  the  family  removed  from 
Eockbridge  Co.  to  Ky.,  where  he  d.   9  children,  viz. : 

294.  James  Moore,  was  an  Episcopal  minister  ;  m.  Miss  Todd  of 

Eastern  Ya.  He  was  at  the  head  of  Transylvania  Uni- 
versity for  a  number  of  years. 

295.  Mary  Moore,  m.  John  Walker,  said  to  have  been  a  very 

pious  man. 


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296.  John  Moore,  m.  Miss  Steel;  both  members  of  the  church 

and  exemplary  Christians. 

297.  Betsey  Moore;  no  record. 

298.  Alexander  Moore;  no  record. 

299.  Joseph  Moore;  no  record. 

300.  Jane  Moore;  no  record.    She  may  have  been  the  Jane  who 

m.  Hugh  Kelso,  from  whom  the  Calahans  are  descended. 

301.  Name  not  known. 

302.  Name  not  known. 

MAEY  Moore3  (133)  (Jane2,  John1),  m.  (1)  Samuel  Paxton, 
(2)  Alexander  Stuart.  Major  Stuart  and  wife  Mary  were  both 
members  of  the  church.  For  her  Stuart  children,  see  Nos.  142-151. 
1  child,  viz. : 

303.  Samuel  Paxton.    He  was  supposed  to  have  been  m.  and 

that  he  had  children. 

304.  John  D.  Paxton,  A.  B.  D.  D.  (supposed  to  be 

son  of  303).  He  was  a  native  of  Eockbridge 
Co.;  Pres.  minister;  pastor  of  church  at  Dan- 
ville, also  in  Shelby  Co.,  Ky. ;  d.  Oct.  2,  1868. 

305.  Name  not  known;  supposed  to  be  son  of  303. 

EACHEL  Moore3  (134)  (Jane2,  John1),  b.  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 
When  about  three  years  old  her  father's  family  removed  to  Eock- 
bridge Co.,  Ya.  She  and  her  sister  Mary  were  carried  in  large  bas- 
kets swung  across  the  back  of  a  horse,  in  this  position,  balancing  one 
another,  and  with  their  heads  out,  they  traveled  in  comparative  com- 
fort. When  quite  young  she  was  deeply  impressed  on  the  subject  of 
religion,  and  her  whole  life  was  influenced  thereby.  She  would  often 
walk  four  or  five  miles  to  attend  church,  the  nearest  being  that  of 
N.  P.  Married  William  McPheeters.  Soon  after  marriage  they  re- 
moved to  Augusta  Co.,  where  both  united  with  the  church,  then  in 
charge  of  Charles  Cumings,  then  called  "Brown's  Meeting  House," 
now  known  as  Hebron  Church.  She  d.  Jan.  30,  1826,  aged  about 
ninety  years. 

William  McPheeters,  b.  Sept.  28,  1729,  in  Penn.  His  grand- 
father emigrated  from  Scotland  to  Ireland,  where  his  father  m., 
emigrated  to  America,  settled  first  in  Penn.,  then  went  to  Ya.,  taking 
his  family  which  consisted  of  a  wife  and  eight  children — some  of  the 
children  unmarried  and  some  the  heads  of  families.   Win.  McPheet- 


Eachel  McPheeters"  Sugar  Bowl. 


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ers  served  as  magistrate;  belonged  to  the  Ya.  militia;  was  a  trustee 
of  W.  and  Lee  Col.  in  1776;  always  took  great  pride  in  the  success 
of  this  institution;  was  high  sheriff  of  Augusta  Co.,  1788-90.  The 
first  deed  in  this  Co.  was  made  out  to  him.  Through  the  Walker 
name  he  traces  his  ancestry  back  to  the  family  of  the  illustrious 
Rutherford  of  Scotland ;  was  a  ruling  elder  in  Hebron  Church ;  died 
Oct.  28,  1807;  buried  in  the  "glebe"  graveyard  in  Augusta  Co. 

— See  "Washington  and  Lee  Historical  Papers  No.  2." 

Eachel  Moore  and  William  McPheeters  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  10  children: 

306.  Eebecca  McPheeters,  d.  aged  about  eight  weeks. 

307.  David  McPheeters,  b.  about  1760 ;  taught  school  for  some 

time  east  of  the  Blue  Eidge,  at  the  home  of  Col.  Cary, 
Albermarle  Co.,  Ya. ;  went  on  a  business  trip  to  Botetourt 
Co.  about  60  miles  from  his  father's  home,  where  he  was 
taken  ill  and  died  about  1784,  aged  23  years. 

308.  Jane  McPheeters,  b.  1762  or  '63.   A  girl  of  great  promise. 

At  an  early  age  she  became  impressed  with  the  idea  that 
she  would  not  live  long.  She  had  strange  dreams  and 
visions,  and  finally  after  a  short  illness  she  d.  at  her 
father's  house,  aged  19  years. 

309.  James  Moore  McPheeters,  b.  May  5,  1765 ;  studied  medicine 

and  practiced  in  Ky. ;  m.  Elizabeth  Coalter.   5  children+ 

310.  Eebecca  McPheeters,  b.  Nov.  25,  1767;  m.  Capt.  John 

Gamble.    11  children  +. 

311.  Mary  McPheeters,  b.  about  1769 ;  m.  Charles  Kelso  of  Eock- 

bridge.    6  children  +. 

312.  Martha  McPheeters,  b.  about  1772;  m.  Joseph  Walker  (a 

relative).   8  children +. 

313.  Eachel  McPheeters,  b.  Dec.  28,  1774;  m.  John  Logan  Aug. 

28,  1797.    10  children  +. 

314.  William  McPheeters,  b.  Sept.  28,  17—;  m.  Elizabeth  Mc- 

Dowell. After  she  d.  he  m.  Lavina  Moore.  She  d.  and 
he  m.  Margaret  A.  C.  McDaniel.    11  children  +. 

315.  Elizabeth  McPheeters,  b.  May  17,  1781 ;  m.  William  Camp- 

bell in  1800.    6  children  +. 


310.  EEBECCA  McPheeters4  (310)  (Eachel3,  Jane2,  John1), 
b.  Nov.  25,  1767;  d.  May  18,  1832;  m.  Capt.  John  Gamble  (son  of 


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James  Gamble,  who  was  son  of  Capt.  Eobert,  a  native  of  London- 
derry, Ireland,  and  emigrated  to  Augusta  Co.,  1735).  Both  mem- 
bers of  church.  He  was  brother  of  Col.  Eobert  Gamble  of  Eich- 
mond,  Va.  He  was  b.  1760;  d.  Jan.  14,  1831,  on  the  farm  where  he 
was  born;  both  buried  at  Stone  Church,  Middle  Eiver  District,  Au- 
gusta Co.  One  dau.  m.  Mr.  Eamsey.  Another  m.  Mr.  Irvine.*  11 
children,  viz. : 

316.  Jane  Gamble,  b.  Sept.  20,  1786;  d.  Aug.  1,  1808. 

317.  James  Gamble,  b.  Dec.  24,  1788;  Pres.  minister;  lived  in 

S.  Carolina,  afterwards  Ga. 

318.  Nancy  Gamble,  b.  Feb.  10,  1791;  d.  Jan.  10,  1794. 

319.  William  Gamble,  b.  June  22,  1793;  farmer;  resided  in 

Augusta  Co.,  Va. 

320.  Polly  Gamble,  b.  Sept.  21,  1796. 

321.  John  Gamble,  b.  Sept.  20,  1798;  d.  July  20,  1799. 

322.  Philander  Gamble,  b.  Oct.  1,  1800.   A  farmer  in  Augusta 

Co.,  Va. 

323.  Eobert  Gamble,  b.  May  7,  1803;  studied  medicine;  resided 

in  Augusta  Co.,  Va. 

324.  John  Gamble  (the  2nd),  b.  May  31,  1805 ;  d.  June  25,  1806 

325.  Eebecca  Gamble,  b.  July  28,  1807. 

326.  Theophilus  Gamble,  b.  Jan.  27,  1812;  farmer  in  Augusta 

Co.,  Va. ;  m.  Jane  Logan  (dau.  of  John  and  Eachel  Mc- 
Pheeters  Logan). 

Staunton,  March  26,  1789. 

Sir: — 

I  received  a  few  lines  lately  from  you.  *  *  *  * 
I  cannot  delay  telling  you  that  cousin  James  Moore  and  his  little 
sister  have  arrived  here  from  Detroit  to  the  great  amazement  as  well 
as  satisfaction  of  his  relatives.  You  can  easily  imagine  to  yourself 
what  the  sweet  feelings,  of  the  heart  of  a  child  bereft  of  its  parents 
would  be  when  restored  to  his  friends  after  so  long  an  absence  es- 
pecially in  his  situation.  Cousin  James  has  been  so  long  with  the 
French  that  their  language  comes  readier  to  him  than  his  own.  I 
have  some  intention  to  learn  it  of  him  after  I  have  left  Dr.  Humph- 

*  John  Gamble  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution.  Was  Captain  of  an  Augusta  Com- 
pany of  militia  in  1794.  By  his  will  he  left  500  acres  of  land  to  his  daughter  Rebecca  and 
granddaughter  Mary  J.  Ramsey.  This  land  is  described  "lying  in  the  district  set  apart  for 
the  officers  and  soldiers  of  the  Continental  line,  on  the  waters  of  the  Little  Muddy  Creek, 
in  Logan  County,  Kentucky,  granted  to  said  Gamble  the  Fifteenth  of  September,  1795." 

See  Waddel's  Annals  of  Augusta  County,  page  189. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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rey,  which  I  expect  will  be  within  four  months,  the  two  years  being 
then  expired  which  was  the  time  I  agreed  for.  Yon  mnst  not  be  sur- 
prised when  I  tell  yon  Anny  Poage  is  married  to  Mr.  Woods,  a  dele- 
gate from  Wheeling.  He  is  nearly  donble  her  age,  she  being  not 
quite  fifteen.  *  *  *  *  *  I  have  had  the  hap- 
piness to  see  Miss  Esther  Gamble  in  town  one  or  two  weeks  ago;  all 
my  concern  is  to  see  her  have  a  good  husband.  *  *  *  * 
Things  are  much  as  you  left  them;  little  business  for  the  doctor. 
Sister  Polly,  I  am  in  hopes,  will  not  relapse  into  the  complaint  she 
had  formerly.  A  few  days  ago  I  saw  a  letter  from  James  Moore  to 
his  father  desiring  him  to  send  for  him  in  the  beginning  or  latter 
end  of  May.  Your  brother  David  and  James  Stuart  are  expected 
home  at  the  same  time.       *       *       *       *       *       Mr.  Wm. 

Wardlaw  sends  his  compliments.      a.  , 

1  Sincerely  yours, 

(No.  309)    James  McPheeters. 
To  Mr.  John  Coalter  (care  of  Col.  George  Tucker), 
Williamsburg,  Ya. 
Written  by  Dr.  James  McPheeters  a  short  time  before  he  married, 
Elizabeth  Coalter,  a  sister  of  John,  to  whom  the  above  letter  was 
written. 

JAMES  MOOEE  McPheeters4  (309)  (Rachel3,  Jane2,  John 
Walker1),  b.  May  5,  1765;  received  a  liberal  education;  commenced 
the  study  of  medicine  in  Staunton,  afterwards  attended  med.  lect- 
ures at  Phila. ;  practiced  for  a  few  years  in  Fincastle,  Botetourt  Co., 
Ya.,  then  removed  to  Cynthiana,  Harrison  Co.,  Ky. ;  this  was  in 
1795;  m.  May  25,  1791,  his  cousin  Elizabeth  Coalter,  dau.  of 
Michael.  He  d.  near  Lexington  at  the  home  of  Mr.  Barr  Nov.  9, 
1799.  Both  church  members.  After  his  death  she  removed  to  Mo. 
5  children,  viz. :   First  three  b.  in  Ya. ;  the  others  in  Ky. 

327.  Sophronia  McPheeters,  b.  Jan.,  1792;  d.  Sept.,  1808. 

328.  Philander  McPheeters,  b.  Aug.  2,  1793 ;  killed  by  the  In- 

dians at  Ft.  Meigs,  May  5,  1813,  in  a  battle  under  com- 
mand of  Col.  Boswell. 

329.  Theophilus  McPheeters,  b.  Nov.  15,  1794;  lived  at  Natchez, 

Miss.,  in  1843 ;  m.  Miss  Steel. 

330.  David  McPheeters,  b.  Aug.  4,  1797 ;  d.  Oct.  10,  1797. 

331.  James  Augustus  McPheeters,  b.  Apr.  30,  1799;  m.  Miss 

Dunbar  +. 


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JAMES  AUGUSTUS  McPheeters,  M.  D.5  (331)  (James4, 
Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  b.  Apr.  30,  1799;  xn.  Miss  Maria  Dunbar 
Apr.  23,  1828.  She  was  from  Natchez,  Miss.;  m.  (2)  Apr.,  1840, 
Ann  Harper,  dan.  of  Chancellor  Harper  and  Catherine  Coalter.  8 
children,  viz. : 

332.  William  Augustus  McPheeters,  M.  D.,  m.  Laura  Walworth 

Nov.  19,  1867. 

333.  Martha  J.  McPheeters,  m.  Edward  J.  Means  Apr.  18,  1860. 

334.  Gabriel  McPheeters,  Col.  of  Crescent  Reg.  in  C.  S.  A. ;  kill- 

ed at  the  battle  of  Shiloh,  Oct.,  1862. 
334a.  Catherine  Harper  McPheeters,  m.  Rev.  Henry  Dickson. 

335.  Maria  Elizabeth  McPheeters. 

336.  Fannie  Coalter  McPheeters. 

337.  Wesley  Harper  McPheeters. 

338.  Anna  Cartwright  McPheeters. 

WILLIAM  AUGUSTUS  McPheeters,  M.  D.  (332),  and  Laura 
Walworth  had  8  children,  viz. : 

339.  Sara  Walworth  McPheeters. 

340.  Marie  Dunbar  McPheeters. 

341.  William  Augustus  McPheeters. 

342.  John  Walworth  McPheeters. 

343.  Gabriel  Willis  McPheeters. 

344.  Edwin  Morgan  McPheeters. 

345.  James  Douglas  Laurance  McPheeters. 

MARY  McPheeters4  (311)  (Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  was  b.  about 
1769.  She  m.  *Charles  Kelso  of  Rockbridge  Co.,  Va.,  and  shortly 
afterwards  removed  to  Cynthania,  Ky.  They  were  both  members  of 
the  church.  She  d.  Oct.  8,  1823.  He  d.  Sept.  30,  1832.  They  had 
six  children,  as  follows :   All  b.  in  Kentucky. 

346.  Betsey  Kelso,  b.  Dec.  5,  1795. 

347.  William  Kelso,  b.  Dec.  16,  1798;  d.  Jan.  8,  1829.   He  was 

killed  by  a  fall  from  his  horse. 

348.  Rachel  Kelso,  b.  Dec.  17,  1800.   She  m.  Major  Kimbrough. 

349.  Hugh  Kelso,  b.  Oct.  22,  1802.  This  was  probably  the  Hugh 

Kelso  who  m.  Jane  Moore. 


*  Charles  Kelso,  who  married  Mary  McPheeters,  probably  the  brother  or  son  of 
Hugh  Kelso,  who  married  Mary  Walker  3  (James  2,  John  Walker  1). 


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350.  James  Moore  Kelso,  b.  Mar.  28,  ISO 6. 

351.  Mary  Kelso,  b.  Oct.  16,  1812. 

Rachel  Kimbrongh  and  her  sister  Mary  were  the  only  ones  of  these 
six  children  living  in  1833. 

McCIXXG-  AND  KELSO  FAMILIES. 

Leayexwoeth,  Ind.,  Xoy.  12,  1882. 
My  father  was  b.  in  Rockbridge  Co.,  Ya.;  had  a  brother  named 
Samuel  McClnng.  Fathers  name  was  James.  He  had  6  sisters, 
Polly,  Jane,  Margaret,  Esther,  Xancy,  Isabella.  Nancy  was  the 
mother  of  James  Snodgrass,  who  lived  and  d.  in  Lovinia.  Do  not 
know  that  any  but  one  or  two  of  the  sisters  ever  left  Ya.  Aunt  Polly 
m.  Mr.  Cassidy.  Her  oldest  son  Samuel  Cassidy  lived  and  d.  in 
Louisville  and  I  think  has  2  dan.  living  there  now.  Father  moved 
to  Ky.  from  Ya.  in  1812,  shortly  before  my  birth.  I  was  b.  in  Cyn- 
thiana;  lived  there  until  I  was  about  10  years  old.  We  then  moved 
to  Fredericksburg,  where  brother  James  McClung  d.  leaving  wife 
and  2  children,  Samuel  Addison  McClung  of  Xew  Albany  and 
James  H.  of  Libert}',  Inch  Father  and  mother  both  d.  in  Aug.,  1834. 
We  had  relatives  on  father's  side  by  the  names  of  Martin,  Bell,  Mc- 
Fadden  and  Patton.  On  mothers  side  we  have  Henry,  McClure  and 
Kirk.  Mother's  maiden  name  was  Mary  Ann  Henry.  Her  father 
was  a  cousin  of  Philip  and  Patrick  Henry. 

(Signed)    Maet  A.  Kelso. 

Children  of  James  McClung  and  Mary  A.  Henry: 

a.  Eliza  McClung.  m.  Mr.  Rodgers,  and  afterwards  John  Mc- 

Kinney  of  Cerro  Gordo,  111. 

b.  Mary  A.  McClung,  m.  Dr.  Kelso  +. 

c.  Lavinia  McClung,  m.  Rev.  James  Brownlee,  a  Pres.  minister. 

She  and  M.  Louisa  Chitwood  edited  "The  Ladies'  Tem- 
perance "Wreath."  at  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  in  1855. 

d.  Harriet  Xewell  McClung,  m.  Silas  C.  Day.  wholesale  mer- 

chant of  Xew  Albany,  Ind. 

e.  James  H.  McClung. 

f.  John  Lyle  McClung. 


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What  I  know  of  our  family: — My  father  was  b.  in  Kockbridge 
Co.,  Va. ;  m.  Jane  Moore.  He  had  four  brothers.  They  all  came 
from  Va.  to  Ky.  and  settled  in  Montgomery  Co.,  in  or  near  Mt.  Sterl- 
ing. The  names  of  the  brothers  were  William,  Walker,  Charles  and 
J ohn.  Walker  was  living  in  Montgomery  Co.  when  we  moved  to  Ind. 
He  had  one  son,  about  my  age.  Walker  had  a  dau.  Mary  Kelso,  who 
m.  a  man  by  the  name  of  Wade.  The  son  William  moved  from  Mt. 
Sterling  to  Corydon,  Ind.,  and  d.  there.   His  family  moved  to  Salem, 

Ind.    There  were  3  dau.,  Melinda,    and  Mary.    John  Kelso 

lived  in  Cincinnati,  0.  His  widow  was  living  there  in  1829.  They 
had  a  son  William  and  dau.  Mary.  Charles  was  our  teacher  when 
we  were  small,  while  living  in  Ky.  He  lived  I  think  in  the  Green 
River  country.  I  do  not  remember  anything  of  my  grandparents 
but  think  they  were  from  Scotland. 

April  8th,  1889.  J.  S.  B.  Kelso. 

Mrs.  Calahan  of  Bluff  City  writes  thus  of  the  relationship  existing 
between  her  family  and  the  Walkers  and  Moores : 

We  have  no  direct  record  of  the  origin  of  the  Kelso  family  which 
settled  in  Va.,  but  the  fact  that  the  family  were  from  Kelso  Co., 
Scotland,  has  come  down  to  us  by  tradition.  From  all  the  facts  in 
our  possession  we  believe  that  Hugh  Kelso  our  ancestor  was  the  son 
of  the  Hugh  Kelso  who  m.  (No.  128)  Mary  Walker. 

My  father  and  Mary  Moore  "The  captive"  were  either  first  or 
second  cousins.   Dr.  Alex.  McPheeters  was  his  cousin  also. 

My  brother  William  Kelso  says  he  remembers  hearing  father  and 
Uncle  James  talk  of  going  with  grandfather  from  Ky.  to  Tenn.  to 
visit  their  Aunt  Lucy  Steele.  My  grandmother  was  nearly  related 
to  James  Moore's  family.  My  father  was  named  for  Eev.  Samuel 
Brown,  who  m.  Mary  Moore.  I  think  grandmother  J ane  Moore  was 
a  sister  of  Capt.  Moore  who  was  killed  by  the  Indians  in  1786,  as  she 
was  b.  in  1773. 

Jennie  Kelso  Callahan, 
April  9th,  1801.  Bluff  City,  Ky. 

This  record  of  the  family  of  Hugh  Kelso  and  his  wife  J  ane  Moore, 
drawn  from  an  old  book  that  was  taken  from  an  old  Bible,  done  this 
day  at  Livonia,  Ind.,  Aug.  10,  1884. 

(Signed)    J.  S.  B.  Kelso. 


Dr.  John  Samuel  B.  Kelso. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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DE.  HUGH  Kelso,  b.  1769:  member  of  Pres.  ch. ;  his  wife  Jane 
was  b.  Oct.  1773.  He  d.  in  Livonia  in  1832.  She  d.  in  same  place 
in  1837.   8  children,  viz.: 

352.  Margaret  Kelso,  b.  Apr.  22,  1795  :  m.  in  Rockbridge  Co., 

Ta.,  to  John  Snider  and  moved  to  111.  and  d.  there  leaving 
one  or  two  children. 

353.  James  C.  Kelso,  b.  Xov.  23,  1797  :  was  a  physician:  m. 

(1)  Mary  McPheeters,  (2)  Miss  Wright.    2  children  +. 

354.  Joseph  Moore  Kelso,  b.  Apr.  24,  1800  (twin)  :  d.  in  Lin- 

colnville,  111. 

355.  Hugh  Walker  Kelso,  b.  April  24,  1800  ;  d.  in  Livonia,  Ind. ; 

had  a  son,  Dr.  Cornelius  Kelso. 

356.  Mary  Kelso,  b.  Kov.  1,  1802 ;  m.  Dr.  James  Montgomery 

of  Laurence  Co.,  Ind.  They  had  one  child.  She  and  her 
babe  sleep  in  one  grave  in  Livonia. 

357.  Eleanor  F.  Kelso,  b.  Dec.  8,  1805;  d.  of  consumption  when 

about  15  years  old. 

358.  John  Samuel  Brown  Kelso,  b.  Sept.  25,  1808:  was  a  phy- 

sician; m.  Mary  A.  McClung.   5  children  +. 

359.  Philander  D.  Kelso,  b.  Feb.  23,  1812  ;  d.  in  Livonia,  Ind. 

360.  Quincy  A.  Kelso,  b.  Feb.  8,  1817  ;  d.  in  Livonia. 

JAMES  C.  Kelso  (353),  m.  (1)  Mary  McPheeters.    They  had 

one  child,  Frances  Kelso;  m.  (2)  Miss  Wright  of  Livonia,  Ind. 

They  had  one  child,  Labelle  Kelso.  James  Kelso  was  thrown  from 
a  horse  and  killed  in  his  own  yard  in  1862. 

360a.  Frances  Kelso,  m.  Mr.  Wilkins. 

361.  Labelle  Kelso,  m.  Eev.  J.  K.  Howard.   She  d.  leaving  three 

children,  when  the  youngest  was  about  4  months  old. 
Her  youngest  son  graduates  this  spring  from  the  Chicago 
TM.  of  Med.  (1900) 

JOHN  SAMUEL  BROWX  Kelso  (358),  b.  1808  at  Mt.  Sterling, 
Ky. ;  m.  Mary  A.  McClung  Oct.  16,  1834,  at  Fredericksburg,  Ind. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Leavenworth  Pres.  Ch.  She  was  b.  June  5, 
1813,  at  Cynthiana,  Ky.,  and  d.  at  Leavenworth,  Ind.,  Apr.  17, 
1887.   He  d.  Nov.,  1892,  at  Mt.  Carmel,  111.    5  children,  viz.  : 

362.  Samuel  J.  Kelso,  b.  Feb.  5,  1836;  merchant;  m.  Mrs. 

Cooper.   5  children  +. 


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363.  Dr.  William  H.  Kelso,  b.  Apr.  16,  1838;  m.  Didana  Brad- 

ford.   3  children  +. 

364.  Thaddeus  P.  Kelso,  b.  Apr.  11,  1845;  a  merchant;  m. 

Martha  M.  Sands.    3  children  +. 

365.  Mary  Jane  Kelso,  b.  Oct.  14,  1849;  m.  John  A.  Calahan. 

5  children  +. 

366.  Elizabeth  E.  Kelso,  b.  Mar.,  1851;  d.  Aug.  1851. 

SAMUEL  JAMES  Kelso  (362),  a  merchant;  m.  Mrs.  E.  J. 
Cooper  of  Helena,  Ark.  (dan.  of  Harvey  Piatt  and  Miss  Hopping)  : 

367.  William  Kelso. 

368.  Mary  Edna  Kelso  (m.  Mr.  Sullivan),  6  children  +. 

369.  Thaddeus  P.  Kelso  (dead). 

370.  John  Kelso. 

371.  Elias  Walker  Kelso. 

WM.  H.  Kelso  (363),  b.  1838;  was  a  physician  and  surgeon  dur- 
ing the  War  of  the  Eebellion;  asst.  surgeon  in  the  81st  Reg.  Ind. 
Yol. ;  m.  Didama  Bradford  of  Wayne  Co.,  111.  She  was  b.  1849; 
dau.  of  Ceo.  A.  and  Sarah  Ellis  Bradford.   3  children,  viz. : 

372.  John.B.  Kelso,  b.  1872. 

373.  Ceorge  A.  Kelso,  b.  1874. 

374.  Bertha  Kelso  (dead),  b.  1877. 

THEDDEUS  P.  Kelso  (364),  m.  Martha  M.  Sands,  dau.  of  Rob- 
ert  I.  and  Mary  Patterson  Sands  of  Leavenworth,  Ind.  3  children, 
viz. : 

375.  Mary  B.  Kelso  (dead). 

376.  Thaddeus  Sands  Kelso. 

377.  Charles  Kelso. 

MARY  J.  Kelso  (365),  m.  John  A.  Calahan,  son  of  John  A.  and 
Amanda  F.  Wever  Calahan;  residence  Bluff  City,  Ky.  5  children, 
viz. : 

378.  Samuel  Archie  Calahan,  m.  Anna  Keiting.   4  children  +. 

379.  James  M.  Calahan  (dead). 

380.  Will  H.  Calahan,  m.  Irene  Denton.    3  children  +. 

381.  Mary  Florence  Calahan,  m.  T.  K  Haynes.   2  children  +. 

382.  Fred  Corlen  Calahan,  b.  Jan.  16,  1881. 


Makt  A.  McCluxg  Kelso. 


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SAMUEL  AECHIE  Calahan  (378),  m.  Anna  Keiting  of  Cin- 
cinnati, 0.   4  children,  viz. : 

383.  Annie  Calahan. 

384.  Joseph  Calahan. 

385.  Mary  J.  Calahan. 

386.  Charles  Calahan. 

WILL  H.  Calahan  (380),  m.  Irene  Denton  (dan.  of  Alex,  and 
Lncinda  Tillotson  Denton).    3  children,  viz.: 

387.  Carl  Calahan. 

388.  Mary  Calahan. 

389.  Margaret  Calahan. 

MAKY  FLORENCE  Calahan  (381),  b.  Dec.  15,  1872;  m.  T.  N. 
Haynes  of  Bluff  City,  son  of  S.  D.  Haynes  of  Colverport,  Ky.  2 
children,  viz. : 

390.  Roderick  D.  Haynes. 

391.  Henry  Haynes  (dead). 

MARY  EDNA  Kelso  (368),  m.  Zebulon  E.  Snllivan  of  Evans- 
ville,  Ind.  (son  of  Edward  and  Margaret  Leavenworth  Snllivan). 
6  children,  viz. : 

392.  Margaret  Rnth  Snllivan. 

393.  Jennie  Kelso  Snllivan  (dead). 

394.  Harriet  E.  Snllivan  (dead). 

395.  Edward  Snllivan. 

396.  John  Snllivan. 

397.  James  S.  Snllivan. 

MARTHA  McPheeters4  (312)  (Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  b.  about 
1772.  She  m.  Joseph  Walker  (distant  relative).  They  lived  near 
Cynthiana,  Ky. ;  were  both  members  of  the  church.  They  had  eight 
children,  viz. : 

398.  Lavina  Walker,  b.  Jane  11,  1801;  d.  1820. 

399.  Caroline  Walker,  b.  Oct.  2,  1802. 

400.  Theophilns  Walker,  b.  Jan.  13,  1804. 

401.  William  Alexander  Walker,  b.  Sept.  22,  1805. 

402.  John  Lyle  Walker,  b.  Jnne  21,  1807. 

403.  James  McPheeters  Walker,  b.  April  10,  1809  (dead). 

404.  Newton  Moore  Walker,  b.  Ang.  29,  1812. 

405.  Joseph  Moreland  Walker,  b.  Aug.  28,  1815. 

These  children  were  all  living  in  1833,  except  Lavina  and  James. 


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ABERNATHY  FAMILY. 
(Also  spelled  Abernethy  and  Abernethie.) 

a.  John  Abernathy,  m.  Lavinia  E.  Logan. 

b.  William  Abernathy,  never  m. 

c.  James  Abernathy,  m.  and  supposed  to  have  had  a  family; 

went  to  Chillicothe,  0. 

d.  Nancy  Abernathy,  d.  single. 

e.  Harriet  Abernathy,  d.  single. 

f .  Sally  Abernathy,  m.  Mr.  Kirkendal. 

g.  Isaac  Abernathy. 

h.  Parker  Abernathy. 

i.  Thomas  Abernathy. 

The  above  are  brothers  and  sisters. 


THE  IE  VINES. 

When  the  Gauls  of  Spain  took  up  their  abode  in  Scotland  and  Ire- 
land, the  Irvines  were  of  their  number,  and  during  the  Protectorate 
of  Cromwell,  that  branch  of  the  family  in  which  we  are  interested, 
located  in  the  north  of  Ireland.  "These  Irvines  were  descended  from 
Robert  Bruce.  There  were  sixteen  Irvine  Coats  of  Arms,  eleven  of 
which  have  the  holly  branch  or  leaves.  What  a  family  it  must  have 
been  in  point  of  standing !  The  first  Irvine  of  whom  we  have  any 
account,  William  de  Irvine,  m.  a  granddaughter  of  Robert  Bruce 
and  dau.  of  Lord  Douglas.  From  these  two  are  descended  the  great 
Irvine  family  mentioned  in  history.  Read  "The  Abbott"  again  and 
see  what  Scott  has  to  say  of  the  holly  branch,  the  ancient  insignia  of 
this  house.  "There  were  two  branches  of  the  Irvine  family  that  be- 
longed to  the  baronage  Bonshow  and  Drum."  The  American  Ir- 
vines were  descended  from  the  ancient  house  of  Bonshow  and  were 
among  the  many  families  who  on  coming  to  America  settled  first  in 
Penn.,  and  from  there  went  to  the  Virginia  Valley.  They  served 
as  soldiers  in  the  French  and  Indian  Wars,  also  in  the  Revolution. 

Robert  Irvine  of  Bonshow  fled  from  Scotland  to  G-leno,  Ireland, 
in  1584.  He  m.  Elizabeth  Wylie.  They  had  one  son,  David  Irvine, 
who  m.  Sophia  Gault  whose  family  were  of  the  nobility  of  Scotland, 
descended  from  the  Shaws  who  built  Ballygally  Castle  on  the  shore 


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of  Lome  in  1625.  James  Irvine  (son  of  David  and  Sophia)  m. 
Margaret  Wylie  and  had  eleven  children,  viz. : 

1.  Margaret  Irvine,  who  d.  in  Ireland. 

2.  Thomas  Irvine,  who  m.  and  settled  at  Cushensal,  Ireland, 

where  he  lived  and  d.  and  his  descendants  now  reside. 

3.  Alexander  Irvine,  m.  a  kinswoman  Miss  Grault. 

4.  George  Irvine. 

5.  David  Irvine. 

6.  William  Irvine. 

7.  James  Irvine. 

8.  Samuel  Irvine. 

9.  Kobert  Irvine,  m.  Anne  Crockett  +. 

10.  Margaret  Irvine,  who  m.  Ephraim  McDowell. 

11.  Mary  Irvine,  d.  in  Ireland. 

It  was  on  May  9,  1729,  that  some  of  the  Irvines,  Campbells,  Mc- 
Elroys  and  McDowells  sailed  on  the  vessel  " George  and  Anne."  Our 
ancestor,  9  Kobert,  is  supposed  to  have  been  of  their  number,  for  it 
was  on  this  voyage  that  he  met  Ann  Crockett,  who  afterwards  became 
his  wife.  Their  dau.  Hannah  Irvine  m.  James  Logan  and  their  son 
John  Logan  m.  Rachel  McPheeters  No.  313.  Their  son  James  was 
my  grandfather,  and  John's  dau.,  Lavinia  Xo.  408,  m.  John  Aber- 
nathy. 

The  above  quotations  are  from  "The  Irvines  and  their  Kin,"  a 
comprehensive  volume  ably  edited  by  Mrs.  L.  Boyd. 

Fannie  M.  Abernathy. 

Msbet  System  of  Heraldry,  Vol.  II,  App.  p.  69  says  that,  "When 
the  colonies  of  the  Gauls  came  from  the  west  coast  of  Spain  and 
seated  themselves  on  the  east  coast  of  Erin  and  in  the  west  of  Albyn, 
the  Erevines  (Irvines)  came  to  both  these  islands.  In  the  latter 
country  they  had  their  seat  in  a  part-  of  A}^rshire  called  Cunningham 
and  gave  their  name  to  the  river  and  their  own  place  of  residence, 
now  the  town  of  Irvine  (at  which  place  is  situated  Irvine  Castle, 
illustrated  in  this  volume).  Crine  Ervine,  one  of  this  family,  was 
Abthane  of  Dull,  and  Senechal,  also  Collector  of  all  the  King's  rents 
in  the  Western  Isle.  He  m.  the  Princess  Beatrix,  eldest  dau.  of  Mal- 
colm II,  and  was  father  of  Duncan  I,  King  of  Scotland.  Some  of 
this  family  went  to  Dumfreesshire  and  settled  on  the  river  Esk, 

—8 


S2 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


where  one  of  them  obtained  by  marriage  the  lands  of  Bonshow  in  that 
County." 

The  American  Irvines  are  of  the  House  of  Bonshow. 


LOGAN  FAMILY. 

Condensed  from  accounts  given  in  "Waddell's  Annals/5  Historical 
Papers  of  W.  and  L.  Col.,  and  "Green's  Historic  Families  of 
Kentucky." 

This  name  appears  on  the  Royal  Charters  as  early  as  1278.  In 
1329  a  knight  named  Robert  Logan  was  in  the  train  of  barons  who 
bore  the  heart  of  Bruce  to  the  Holy  Land,  and  in  the  battle  with  the 
Moors  in  Spain  in  which  the  "Good"  Sir  James  Douglas  was  slain, 
a  Sir  Walter  Logan  lost  his  life.  And  during  the  reign  of  Bruce  one 
branch  of  this  family  obtained  by  marriage  the  barony  of  Restalrig. 

Sir  Robert  Logan  of  Restalrig  m.  a  dan.  of  Robert  II  by  Euphemia 
Ross,  and  was  afterwards  constituted  Admiral  of  Scotland. 

This  family  however  lost  their  lands  and  for  awhile  even  the  name 
was  proscribed  for  their  connection  with  the  "Gowrie  Conspiracy." 
At  this  time  many  of  the  family  changed  their  surname.  This 
family  was  undoubtedly  connected  with  the  one  of  the  same  name 
in  Ireland  whose  progenitor  it  is  believed  came  from  Ayreshire  to 
escape  persecution  and  found  refuge  in  what  is  now  called  Lurgen. 
From  here  some  of  this  family  found  their  way  to  the  Virginia  Val- 
ley via  of  Philadelphia.  James  Logan  who  was  associated  with 
Penn  in  Penn.  was  one  of  these.  This  James  Logan  had  a  brother, 
David,  who  with  his  (David's)  son  James,  left  Penn.  and  settled  in 
Virginia.  Both  David  and  his  son  James  Logan  were  soldiers  in  the 
French  and  Indian  Wars.  Their  names  appear  upon  the  official  lists. 
David  Logan  was  in  the  Colonial  service  also.  See  Va.  Magazine, 
Vol.  VIII,  ~No.  3,  page  282. 

"My  grandfather  James  Logan,  who  was  b.  in  1807,  told  me  that 
his  ancestor  David  Logan  was  a  brother  of  James  Logan  who  was 
secretary  to  William  Penn." 

Fannie  M.  Abernathy. 

This  David  Logan  m.  Jane  .   They  had  2  children,  Mary  and 

William,  when  they  came  to  the  Va.  Valley,  May  22,  1740,  and  made 
their  importation  oath  with  many  others. 


ROYAL  DESCENT* 


Gewis. 
Elesa. 

OERDIC,  KING  OF  WEST  SAXONS,  495. 

Creoda. 

Cynric. 

Ceaulin. 

Outhwine. 

Cudam  (Cutha). 

Ceolwald. 

Ingild. 

Eowwa. 

Eafa. 

Ealhmund. 
Eogbert. 
Ethelwulf  King-. 

ALFRED  THE  GREAT,  b.  849,  d.  909,  m.  Ethel- 
bith. 

Edward,  King  of  England,  m.  Edgiva. 
Edmund  I,  King  of  England. 
Ethelred  II,  King  of  England. 
Edmund  II,  King  of  England. 
Edward,  Prince  of  England,  m.  Agatha. 
Princess  Margaret,  m.  Malcolm  III,  King  of 
Scots. 

Matilda,  m.  Henry  I,  King  of  England.  

Matilda,  m.  Jeoffrey  Plantagenet.  Count  of 
Anjou. 

Henry  II,  King  of  England. 

John,  King  of  England,  m.  Isabel. 

Henry  III,  m.  Eleanor  of  Province. 

Edward  I,  King  of  England,  m.  Princess  Elea- 
nor of  Castile,  only  daughter  of  Ferdi- 
nand. 

Edward  II. 

Edward  III. 

Prince  John,  Duke  of  Lancaster. 

Sir  John,  Earl  of  Somerset. 

Queen  Joan,  m.  Sir  James  Stewart. 

Sir  John  Stuart  m.  Lady  Eleanor  Sinclair. 

Lady  Elizabeth  Stewart  m.  Lord  Andrew  Gray. 

Hon.  Gilbert  Gray  of  Buttergask. 

Lady  Agnes  m.  Sir  Robert  Logan. 

Sir  Robert  Logan  m.  Lady  Margaret  Seton. 

Robert  Logan  m.  Lady  Isabel  Hume. 

Patrick  Logan  m.  Isabel  Hume. 

David  Logan. 

ROBERT  BRUCE,  KING  OF  SCOTLAND,  m. 

Lady  Isabella,   daughter  of  Donald, 

Earl  of  Mar  of  Scotland,  had 
Princess  Margey  Bruce  m.  Walter,  Lord  High 

Steward  of  Scotland. 
ROBERT  II,  KING  OF  SCOTLAND,  m.  Lady 

Elizabeth  Mure. 
Robert,  Duke  of  Albany  m.  Margaret. 
Lady  Marjory  Stewart  m.  Sir  Duncan-Lord 

Campbell. 

Hon.  Archibald  Campbell  m.  Lady  Elizabeth 
Somerville. 

Sir  Colin  Campbell  m.  Lady  Elizabeth  Stewart. 
Lady  Helen  Campbell  m.  Hugh  Montgomery. 
Sir  Neil  Montgomery  m.  Lady  Margaret  Mure. 
Lady  Elizabeth  Montgomery  m.  Sir  Patrick 

Hume  of  Fast  Castle. 
Lady  Isabella  Hume  m.  Robert  Logan. 
Patrick  Logan  m.  Isabella  Hume. 
David  Logan.  — — 


THE  EMPEROR  CHARLEMAGNE. 

Charles. 

Count  Roland. 

Count  Crorise,  Godfrey  de  Buillon. 
Baldwin  1,  Count  of  Flanders. 
Baldwin  II,  Count  of  Flanders. 
Anolph  I,  Count  of  Flanders. 
Baldwin  III,  Count  of  Flanders. 
Anolph  II,  Count  of  Flanders. 
Baldwin  IV,  Count  of  Flanders. 
Baldwin  V,  Count  of  Flanders. 
Matilda,  m.  King  William  I  of  England. 
^-  Henry  I,  King  of  England. 

LOUIS  VII,  KING  OF  FRANCE,  m.  Adella  de 

Champagne. 
Princess  Agnes  of  France,  ru.  Andelm  de 

Burgh,  who  was  descended  from  the 

EMPEROR  OF  CHARLEMAGNE,  and 

had 

William  Fitz-Andelm  de  Burgh,  m.  Isabel, 
daughter  of  King  Richard  I  of  England. 

Richard  de  Burgh,  the  Great,  m.  Hodierna, 
daughter  of  Robert  de  German. 

Walter  de  Burgh,  m.  Lady  Maud  de  Lacey. 

Richard  de  Burgh,  m.  Lady  Margaret  de 
Burgh. 

Lady  Ellen  Elizabeth  cle  Burgh,  1303,  m .  Robert 

Bruce,  King  of  Scotland. 
Lady  Mathildis  Bruce,  m.  Thomas  d'Yssac. 
Lady  Joanna  d'Yssac,  m.  John  d'Ergadia  of 

Lorn. 

Lady  Isabel  d'Ergadia,  m.  Sir  John  Stewart  of 

Royal  descent. 
Sir  James  Stewart,  m.  Joanna,  Queen  Dowager 

of  James  II,  King  of  Scotland. 
Sir  John  Stewart,  half  brother  of  James  IT, 

m.  Lady  Eleanor  Sinclair. 
Lady  Elizabeth  Stewart,  m.  Andrew  Lord 

Gray. 

The  Hon.  Gilbei-t  G  ray,  m.  Lady  Edigia  Murcer. 

Patrick  Gray,  m.  Lady  Marion  Ogelvy  of  Aiely. 

Lady  Agnes  Gray,  in.  Robert  Logan,  Laird  of 
Restalrig,  died  1564. 

Sir  Robert  Logan,  m.  Lady  Margaret  Seton. 

Robert  Logan,  m.  Lady  Isabel  Hume,  daughter 
of  Sir  Patrick  Hume  and  Lady  Eliza- 
beth Montgomery,  of  Royal  descent. 

Patrick  Logan,  A.  M.,  born  1630  at  Ormiston, 
died  in  Bristol,  m.  Isabel  Hume. 

James  Logan  of  Pennsylvania  and 

David  Logan  of  Virginia.  ^ 


{ 


39.  James  Lo 

40.  John  Log 

41.  Lavina  Logan,  m.  John  Aberuathy. 

42.  James  Logan  Abernathy,  m.  Elizabeth 

43.  William    Martin  Abernathy,     m.  Ff 

44.   Celia  Elis 


P  DAVID  LOGAN 

tf   THE    CONQUEROR,  KING  OF 
S  GLAND,  m.  Lady  Matilda,  daughter 
Baldwin  V  of  Flanders, 
adreda  of  Normandy,  m.  William  de 
arren. 

de  Warren,  m.  Lady  Isabel,  grand- 
.ughter  of  Henry  I  of  France, 
dine  de  Warren,  m.  Henry,  Prince  of 
iotland,  son  of  St.  David  I  of  Scot- 
ndand  grandson  of  Queen  Margaret 
Scotland,   "who  was   daughter  of 
clward  the  Exile,  King  of  England 
id  Agatha,  daughter  of  Henry  II, 
mperor  of  Germany, 
rjory  de  Huntingdon  m.  Gilchrist, 
trice,  m-  Walter  Stewart, 
er  Stewart,  m.  Lady  Jean. 
Stewart,  m.  Lady  Margaret  Bonkyll. 
s  Stewart, 
rt  Stewart. 

Stewart,  m.  Lady  d'Ergadia,  a  great 
randdaughter  of  Robert  Bruce. 
8  Stewart. 
Stewart. 

ilizabeth  Stewart,  m.  Andrew,  Lord 
ray. 

Gilbert  Gray,  m.  Ecligia  Murcer. 
Gray,  m.  Lady  Marion  Ogelvy. 
nes  Gray,  m.  Sir  Robert  Logan, 
rt  Logan,  m.  Lady  Margaret  Seton. 
ogan,  m.  Lady  Isabel  Hume. 
Logan,  m.  Isabel  Hume. 
>ogan.  ■ — —  

US  II,  EMPEROR  OF  CONST  ANTI- 
OPLE,  956  A.  D. 

ne  m.  Wolodomie,  Grand  Duke  of 
tussia. 

is.  Grand  Duke  of  Russia, 
ine,  m.  Henry  I,  King  of  France, 
lugh  Magnus,  Count  de  Vermandois 
a.  Lady  Adella. 

kbel  de  Vermandois,  m.  William  de 
V arren,  Earl  of  Surrey. 

elina  de  Warren,  m.  Henry,  Prince  of 

cotiand. 


OTTO  FIRST,  THE 
GREAT,  EMPEROR 
OF  GERMANY,  m. 
Adelheid  of  Italy, 
hadAdelheid  of  Ger- 
many, m.  Withian. 
Duke  of  Acquitain. 


1.  HENGST,  KING  OF  SAXONS,  434  A.  D. 

2.  Harlwaker,  Prince  of  Saxons. 

3.  Hattirgate,  Prince  of  Saxons. 

4.  Hulderic,  King  of  Saxons. 

5.  Bodicus,  Prince  of  Saxons. 

6.  Berthold,  King  of  Saxons. 

7.  Sighard,  King  of  Saxons. 

8.  Dieteric,  King  of  Saxons. 

9.  Wernicke,  King  of  Saxons. 

10.  Witekind,  last  King  of  Saxons. 

11.  Witekind  II,  Count  of  Wetten. 

12.  Witekind  III,  Count  of  Wetten. 

13.  Robert  Fortis,  Duke  of  France. 

14.  Robert  II,  Duke  of  France. 

15.  Hugh  the  Great,  of  Burgundy. 

16.  HUGH  CAPET,  KING  OF  FRANCE,  m.  Adella 

17.  Robert  the  Pious,  King  of  France,  m.  Constance. 

18.  Henry  First,  King  of  France,  m.  Anne  d  of  Jaroslaus, 

Grand  Duke  of  Russia. 

19.  Hugh  the  Great,  m.  Countess  Adella,  des.  of  Alfred  the 

Great. 

20.  Lady  Isabel  de  Vermeandoie,  m.  Robert  de  Beaumont, 
Earl  Liester,  Commander  in  Norman  Army  in  Battle  of 

Hastings. 

21.  Robert  Bossu  de  Bellomont,  m.  Amicia. 

22.  Eobert  Blanchmains  Bellomont,  m.  Petronella. 

23.  Sir  William  de  Hambleton ,  m.  Lady  M  ary. 

24.  Sir  Gilbert  de  Hambleton,  m.  Lady  Isabella. 

25.  Sir  Walter  de  Hambleton,  m.  Lady  Mary  Gordon. 

26.  Sir  David  Hamilton,  m.  Lady  Margaret  Leslie. 

27.  Sir  David  Hamilton,  m.  Lady  Johannetta. 

28.  Sir  John  de  Hamilton,  m.  Agnes. 

29.  Sir  James  de  Hamilton,  m.  Janet. 

30.  Gavin  Hamilton,  m.  Jean  Muirhead. 

31.  John  Hamilton,  m.  Jean  Hamilton. 

32.  Gavin  Hamilton,  m.  Helen,  daughter  of  Wallace. 

33.  John  Hamilton,  m.  Margaret  Hamilton. 

34.  Marjory  Hamilton,  m.  David  Dundas. 

35.  James  Dundas. 

36.  Bethia  Dundas,  m.  James  Hume. 

37.  Isabel  Hume,  m.  Patrick  Logan. 

38.  David  Logan,  died  1757  in  Virginia.. 


Logan. 

Hannah  Irvine. 
Rachel  McPheeters. 

James  Logan,  m.  Anna  Agnes  Patterson. 
Eliza  Logan,  m.  John  McClellan. 
McClellan. 
ijAbernathy. 


compiled  by 
Faxny  McClellan  Abebnathy. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


83 


They  were  natives  of  Lurgen,  Ireland,  but  were  m.  in  Penm,  re- 
moving to  Va.  soon  after  their  m.  David  d.  abont  1757.  The  names 
of  their  7  children  so  far  as  we  know  were  as  follows : 

a.  Mary  Logan. 

b.  William  Logan. 

c.  Benjamin  Logan,  b.  in  Augusta  Co.,  Va.,  1743;  m.  Miss 

Montgomery,  dan.  of  William  and  sister  of  Gen.  Casey's 
wife,  J ane  Montgomery ;  went  to  Ky. ;  was  associated  with 
Boone.  Here  in  1775  he  established  Logan's  Fort,  near  the 
site  of  the  present  Stanford,  Lincoln  Co. ;  was  prominent  in 
the  border  warfares;  was  afterwards  made  General;  was  a 
member  of  Ky.  Convention;  member  of  the  State  Leg.; 
Logan  Co.,  Ky.,  was  named  for  him.  His  son  William,  b. 
Dec.  8,  1776,  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  white  child  b.  in 
Ky.  William  became  Jndge  of  Ky.  Court  of  Appeals,  and 
was  a  Senator  in  the  TJ.  S.  Congress ;  d.  1822. 

d.  Hugh  Logan,  bap.  Mar.  24,  1745,  by  Eev.  John  Craig. 

e.  James  Logan.   He  remained  with  his  mother  while  his  broth- 

er Benjamin  was  in  Ky. ;  m.  Hannah  Irvine,  the  dau.  of  a 
Pres.  minister.*  + 

f.  Sarah  Logan. 

g.  Nathaniel  Logan. 

JAMES  Logan  (e),  m.  Hannah  Irvine  an  d  had  the  following  6 
children : 

a.  John  Logan,  m.  Rachel  McPheeters.    He  lived  near  Green- 

ville, Augusta  Co.  + 

b.  Alexander  Logan,  moved  to  Ky. ;  had  a  son  who  m.  Miss  Yen- 

able  of  Shelbyville,  Ky.,  and  their  son  was  Rev.  Dr.  J ames 
Yenable  Logan,  Pres.  of  Central  University,  Richmond, 
Kentucky. 

c.  Robert  Logan,  a  Pres.  minister  of  Fincastle;  m.  Margaret 

Moore,  No.  1068  +.    Their  son  was 
John  B.  I.  Logan  of  Salem,  Roanoke  Co. 

d.  Joseph  D.  Logan,  Pres.  minister;  m.  Jane  Butler  Dandridge, 

and  m.  (2)  Louisa  Lee.    Their  son 
Dr.  Joseph  P.  Logan,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

*Henings  Statistics  at  I,arge  of  Virginia,  states  that  James  I^og-an  was  a  private  in 
the  Augusta  County  militia,  in  active  service  in  the  French  and  Indian  War  in  1758,  and 
that  James  Moore  was  a  private  at  the  same  time.  W.  G.  Stanard. 


84 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


e.  Benjamin  Logan;  had  a  son: 

J.  A.  Logan  of  Staunton. 

f.  Daughter  of  James  and  Hannah  Irvine,  whose  name  is  not 

known;  m.  a  school  teacher  by  the  name  of  McKinney  at 
Lexington,  Ky. 

An  account  of  his  terrible  conflict  with  a  wild  cat  is  given  in  Mc- 
Clung's  "Western  Adventures" :  Sitting  alone  in  his  cabin  he  sud- 
denly discovered  a  wild  cat  staring  at  him  from  the  open  door.  In 
a  moment  the  creature  was  upon  him,  and  there  was  a  terrific  strug- 
gle in  which  McKinney's  clothes  were  badly  torn.  He  finally  suc- 
ceeded in  pressing  the  animal  against  the  sharp  edge  of  a  desk,  and 
in  this  way  overcoming  him  just  as  relief  came  and  rescued  him 
from  his  perilous  position. 

EACHEL  McPheeters4  (313)  (EacheP,  Jane2,  John1),  b.  Dec. 
26,  1774;  m.  John  Logan  Aug.  28,  1797.  He  was  son  of  James  and 
Hannah  Irvine  Logan.  They  resided  in  Augusta  Co.,  Va.  He  was 
an  elder  in  the  Bethel  ch.,  of  which  both  were  members.  Two  of  his 
younger  brothers  were  Pres.  ministers.  All  of  their  children  who 
lived  to  grow  up  were  church  members.  John  Logan's  grandfather, 
David  Logan,  was  in  Capt.  Cathay's  Co.  of  colonial  militia  from  Va. 
in  1742.  John  Logan's  name  is  among  the  list  of  delegates  returned 
to  serve  in  the  Convention  of  March,  1788.  He  is  mentioned  thus : 
"Col.  John  Logan,  a  doughty  Indian  fighter."  (See  Va.  Historical 
Collections,  Vol.  X.)  There  were  two  men  by  the  name  of  John 
Logan  associated  with  Gen.  Benjamin  Logan,  one  his  brother  John 
who  m.  Eachel  McPheeters,  and  the  other  a  cousin  of  theirs. 

"John  Logan  was  a  member  of  the  Convention,  from  Lincoln  Co., 
Virginia,  which  ratified  the  present  Constitution  of  the  United 
States,  and  was  a  senator  in  1792. 

In  the  year  1786,  Colonel  John  Logan,  of  Lincoln  Count}^,  re- 
ceived intelligence  that  one  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  county,  by  the 
name  of  Luttrell,  had  been  killed  by  the  Indians  on  Fishing  Creek. 
He  immediately  collected  a  small  militia  force,  repaired  to  the  place 
of  the  outrage,  and  getting  upon  the  trail,  pursued  the  Indians 
across  the  Cumberland  Eiver  into  their  own  territory.  Here  he  over- 
took the  marauders,  and  a  conflict  ensued,  in  which  the  Indians  were 
speedily  defeated,  several  of  their  number  being  killed  and  the  re- 
mainder dispersed.   Colonel  Logan  retook  the  property  which  the  In- 


♦ 


JOHN  WAJjKEK.  85 

dians  had  carried  off  from  the  white  settlements,  with  all  the  furs 
and  skins  belonging  to  the  camp,  and  returned  home  in  triumph." 
Collin's  History  of  Ky..  pages  147,  408. 

It  is  not  certain  which  of  the  John  Logans  the  above  sketch  refers 
to;  we  think  it  is  the  one  who  m.  Eachel  McPheeters.  10  children, 
yiz.  : 

406.  Sophia  McPheeters  Logan,  b.  May  19,  1T98;  d.  in  May, 

1820. 

407.  Eusebius  Logan,  b.  Dec.  16,  1799;  d.  Aug.  14,  1828:  was  a 

minister  of  the  Gospel. 

408.  Lavinia  E.  Logan,  b.  June  13,  1801;  m.  John  Abernathy 

Apr.  17,  1823  +. 

409.  William  McPheeters  Logan,  b.  Apr.  6,  1803. 

410.  Maria  Logan,  b.  Mar.  27,  1805;  never  m. 

411.  John  A.  Logan,  b.  Sept.  10,  1809;  d.  Jan.  18,  1816. 

412.  Bobert  Logan,  b.  Eeb.  13,  181.2;  married.   4  children  +. 

413.  James  Logan,  b.  Jan.  24,  180?;  m.  (1)  Agnes  Patterson, 

(2)  Fanny  Hampton  Eose.    10  children  +. 

414.  Jane  Elizabeth  Logan,  b.  Xov.  11,  1816  ;  m.  Theophilas 

Gamble,  a  relative. 

415.  Joseph  Alexander  Logan,  b.  Apr.  22,  1815;  m.  Miss  Alex- 

ander of  Ky.   7  children  +. 

LATIXIA  Logan5  (408)  (Eachel4,  Eachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  b. 
June  13,  1801;  m.  Apr.  IT,  1823,  to  John  Abernathy  at  Staunton, 
Ya.,  where  he  owned  a  tannery.  He  was  b.  Jan.  14,  1789,  at  Lexing- 
ton, Ta. ;  went  to  Hopkinsviile,  O.,  in  1825,  and  to  Emightstown, 
Ind.,  in  1839.  He  d.  Apr.  25,  1861.  She  d.  Aug.  14,  1885.  7  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

416.  Eachel  Ann  Abernathy,  b.  1824  ;  d.  young. 

417.  Maria  Amanda  Abernathy,  b.  June  17,  1827  ;  d.  Oct.  27, 

1896;  m.  Eestus  Hall  June  IT,  1845  +. 

418.  James  Logan  Abernathy,  b.  Mar.  20,  1833  ;  m.  Elizabeth 

Martin  Sept.  1,  1859.    6  children  +. 

419.  Sarah  Abernathy,  m.  Capt.  William  Doughty.    Children  + 

420.  William  Hopkins  Abernathy;  d.  Feb.  26.  1869. 

421.  J ohn  Xewton  Abernathy. 

422.  Harriet  Elizabeth  Abernathy,  b.  Jan.  15,  1841;  m.  Will- 

iam Tough  Oct.  25,  1865.    3  children  +. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


MARIA  AMANDA  Abernathy6  (417)  (Lavinia5,  Rachel*, 
Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  b.  Jan.  17,  1827;  d.  Oct.  27,  1896;  m.  Fes- 
tus  Hall  June  17,  1845.  He  was  son  of  Samuel  Avery  Hall.  5  chil- 
dren, viz.  : 

423.  Encebeus  Hall,  b.  Feb.  2,  1847 ;  d.  Feb.  15,  1847. 

424.  John  Chalmers  Hall,  b.  Oct.  10,  1850;  m.  Sept.  2,  1880,  to 

Charlotte  Elizabeth  Barton.    One  child  +. 

425.  William  Abernathy  Hall,  b.  Mar.  2,  1853;  unmarried;  re- 

sides near  Knightstown,  Ind.,  on  the  family  homestead. 

426.  Frank  Lucas  Hall,  b.  May  18,  1856;  unmarried;  resides  in 

Kansas  City,  Mo. 

427.  Harriet  Lavinia  Hall,  b.  May  5,  1859 ;  d.  Jan.  24,  1863. 

JOHN  CHALMERS  Hall8  (424)  (Maria7,  Amanda6,  Lavinia5, 
Rachel4,  Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  m.  Charlotte  Elizabeth  Barton  of 
Boston  Sept.  2,  1880 ;  resides  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.    One  child,  viz. : 

428.  Barton  Hall,  b.  July  13,  1881. 

JAMES  LOGAN  Abernathy6  (418)  (Lavinia5,  Rachel4,  Rachel3, 
Jane2,  John1),  son  of  John  Abernathy;  b.  in  Warren  Co.,  0.,  Mar. 
20,  1833 ;  removed  to  Rush  Co.,  Ind.,  in  1839,  where  he  lived  with 
his  father  until  1856,  when  he  went  to  Kansas,  then  a  new  and  un- 
settled country;  went  to  Leavenworth  Apr.  7,  1856,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  the  mercantile  business.  At  the  commencement  of  the 
Civil  War  he  raised  a  Co.  of  one  hundred  thirty-day  men,  for  the 
defense  of  Ft.  Leavenworth.  At  the  expiration  of  term  of  service  his 
Co.  re-enlisted  in  8th  Kan.  Infantry,  he  being  appointed  Capt.  of 
Co.  A  of  that  Reg't.  During  1861  he  was  stationed  at  Ft.  Leaven- 
worth, and  in  service  on  the  border.  In  Jan.,  1862,  was  designated 
by  Gen.  Hunter  to  command  an  expedition  sent  to  relieve  Ft.  Kear- 
ney, Neb.,  said  post  being  threatened  by  an  attack  from  a  large  party 
of  Indians.  The  march  of  over  three  hundred  miles  was  made  in 
the  coldest  winter  weather,  through  snow  drifts  and  over  roads  al- 
most impassable.  In  Jan.,  1863,  he  was  ordered  with  five  companies 
of  his  regiment  to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  where  they  joined  the  remainder 
of  the  Reg.  and  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland.  He  commanded  his 
Reg.  at  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  where  they  suffered  greatly. 
Soon  after  that  battle  he  resigned  his  commission  and  returned  to 
Leavenworth,  where  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  furniture. 
In  1873  he  was  elected  mayor  of  that  city,  again  elected  in  1875.  In 


Col.  James  Logax  Aberxathy. 


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1873  he  established  the  "Abernathy  Furniture  Co."  of  Kansas  City. 
Mo. ;  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Leavenworth  National  Bank  of 
which  he  remains  a  director.  In  1885  he  with  others  established  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Kansas  City,  of  which  he  afterwards  became 
president.   In  1900  he  practically  retired  from  all  kinds  of  business. 

All  of  his  sons  are  connected  with  him  in  his  business  enterprises 
in  which  he  has  always  been  very  successful,  having  large  and  varied 
interests.  He  has  been  an  elder  in  the  Pres.  eh.  for  twenty-five  years ; 
was  supt.  of  the  Sabbath  School  of  the  1st  Pres.  eh.  of  Leavenworth 
for  twenty-three  consecutive  years.  His  later  years  have  been  devoted 
to  travel,  and  his  letters  descriptive  of  his  experiences  and  observa- 
tions in  foreign  lands  are  of  unusual  interest  and  merit. 

A  son  of  Scotch-Irish  parentage,  he  is  an  honor  to  his  race.  The 
rigors  of  frontier  heroism  in  the  making  of  pioneer  history  demand- 
ed the  best  efforts  of  his  powerful  mind  and  body  and  developed  his 
natural  strength  of  character.  His  influence  has  always  been  for 
right  and  justice,  and  his  example  is  that  of  an  honorable,  conserva- 
tive, successful  business  man.  He  towers  above  others,  not  only  in 
stature  but  in  mental  and  moral  strength  as  well,  commanding  the 
respect  of  all  who  know  him,  and  the  loving  reverence  of  his  family ; 
m.  Elizabeth  Martin,  clau.  of  Thomas  Martin  and  Elizabeth  Mar- 
shall, Sept.  1,  1859.  Thomas  Martin  was  from  Maryland;  belonged 
to  a  titled  family,  and  had  a  relative,  Lord  Martin.  Elizabeth  Mar- 
tin, b.  in  Butler  Co.,  0.,  in  1835;  went  to  Lafayette,  Ind.,  when  5 
years  old.  They  were  m.  in  Keokuk,  Iowa.  Elizabeth  Marshall  was 
a  native  of  Penn. ;  was  dau.  of  Gilbert  Marshall  of  Washington  Co., 
Pa.    He  was  son  of  James  Marshall  who  served  in  the  Eevolution. 

This  James  M  was  son  of  James  Marshall  of  Market  Hill  (13 

miles  from  Belfast)  who  was  a  linen  draper  and  m.  a  Scotch  woman 
by  name  of  Eleanor  Mitchell. 

James  Marshall  served  in  Eevolution  and  was  killed  by  Indians 
in  his  own  doorway  in  Butler  Co.,  0. 

Six  children,  viz. : 

429.  William  Martin  Abernatlry,  b.  June  5,  1860,  at  Leaven- 

worth, Kan.  ;  m.  Fannie  E.  McClellan  June  28.  1883.  2 
children  +. 

430.  Walter  Logan  Abernathy,  b.  Mar.  11,  1862,  at  Ft.  Kearney, 

Keb. ;  m.  Carrie  Singer.    Xo  children. 

431.  Frank  Abernathy,  b.  May  11,  1863;  d.  young. 


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432.  Harry  Thomas  Abernathy,  b.  May  23,  1865;  m.  Mary  Stev- 

enson.  4  children  +. 

433.  Omar  Abernathy,  b.  Jan.  6,  1868;  m.  Eomaine  L.  Fitz 

William  June  21,  1894.    2  children  +. 

434.  Cora  Abernathy,  b.  Dee.  18,  1871 ;  m.  Alfred  Gregory  Hull, 

son  of  J.  A.  T.  Hull.    One  child  +. 

WILLIAM  MARTIN  Abernathy7  (429)  (James  L.6,  Lavinia5, 
Rachel4,  Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  b.  June  5,  1860,  in  Leavenworth. 
His  earliest  recollections  are  associated  with  military  life  in  the  fron- 
tier posts,  as  his  father,  Col.  J.  L.  Abernathy,  was  in  active  service 
during  the  Civil  War;  was  educated  at  Asbury  University,  where  he 
received  a  thorough  military  as  well  as  a  classical  training.  In  1881 
he  became  associated  with  the  Abernathy  Furniture  Co.,  which  his 
father  had  established  in  the  early  days  of  Kansas  City.  Perhaps 
early  associations  were  the  occasion  of  more  than  usual  interest  in 
military  affairs  as  he  served  in  the  state  militia  and  on  the  Governor's 
staff  for  fifteen  years. 

When  war  was  declared  with  Spain  he  offered  his  services  to  his 
country;  was  commissioned  as  Major  of  the  5th  Mo.  Reg.  After  a 
few  weeks  service  he  was  commissioned  by  Pres.  McKinley  as  Major 
and  Commissary  of  subsistence  U.  S.  V.,  and  after  a  short  stay  at 
Camp  Alger  under  Gen.  Graham,  he  was  ordered  to  Cuba  to  join 
forces  under  Gen.  Guy  V.  Henry.  Owing  to  a  yellow  fever  epidemic 
the  troops  were  ordered  from  Cuba  to  Porto  Rico  to  proceed  against 
the  island  under  Gen.  Miles.  The  campaign  was  short  but  success- 
ful. The  troops  experienced  the  hardships  of  a  tropical  climate  in 
the  rainy  season.  Maj.  Abernathy  was  honorably  discharged  the 
following  Autumn,  and  resumed  his  regular  business;  m.  June  28, 
1883,  to  Fannie  Earnistine  McClellan,  dau.  of  John  and  Eliza  J ane 
Logan  McClellan.  Their  home  is  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  2  children, 
viz. : 

435.  Celia  Elizabeth  Abernathy,  b.  May  6,  1884;  graduated  from 

Kansas  City  High  School  in  1901;  is  now  attending 
school  in  New  York  City. 

436.  Gertrude  Abernathy,  b.  Jan.  22,  1889;  d.  May  22,  1889. 

HARRY  THOMAS  Abernathy7  (432)  (James  L.6,  Lavinia5, 
Rachel4,  Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  b.  May  23,  1865;  m.  Mary  Steven- 
son.  4  children,  viz. : 


illiam  Martin  Abernathy. 


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437.  James  Logan  Abernathy,  b.  Feb.  8,  1891. 

438.  Taylor  Stevenson  Abernathy,  b.  Mar.  29,  1892. 

439.  William  Lampson  Abernathy,  b.  Mar.  16,  1895 ;  d.  May  6, 

1896. 

440.  Mary  Stevenson  Abernathy,  b.  Mar.  10,  1901. 

OMAE  Abernathy7  (433)  (James  L.6,  Lavinia5,  Rachel4,  Rachel3, 
Jane2,  John1),  b.  Jan.  6,  1868;  m.  Romaine  Le  Moyne  Fitz  William 
June  21,  1894.    2  children,  viz. : 

441.  Elizabeth  Fitz  William  Abernathy,  b.  Nov.  20,  1895. 

442.  Romaine  Le  Moyne  Abernatlry,  b.  Dec.  15,  1897. 

CORA  Abernathy7  (434)  (James  L.6,  Lavinia5,  Rachel4,  Rachel3, 
Jane2,  John1),  b.  Dec.  18,  1871;  m.  (No.  1871)  Alfred  Gregory 
Hull,  son  of  Emma  Gregory  and  J.  A.  T.  Hull,  May  11,  1898.  He 
is  a  graduate  of  Iowa  State  University ;  now  in  charge  of  the  Soldier's 
Home  at  Leavenworth,  Kan.  (1900-01)    One  child,  viz.: 

443.  Elizabeth  Abernathy  Hull,  b.  Jan.  4,  1900,  at  Leavenworth, 

Kan. 

SARAH  Abernathy6  (419)  (Lavinia5,  Rachel4,  Rachel3,  Jane2, 
John1),  m.  Capt.  William  Doughty.   4  children,  viz.: 

444.  Edward  Doughty. 

445.  William  Doughty,  m.  Anna  .    2  children  +. 

446.  Alma  Doughty,  m.  F.  Smithson.    1  child  +. 

447.  Mamie  Doughty,  m.  William  Butler.    1  child  +. 

WILLIAM  Doughty  (445),  m.  Anna  -.    2  children,  viz. : 

448.  Anna  Doughty. 

449.  William  Doughty. 

ALMA  Doughty  (446),  m.  F.  Smithson.    1  child,  viz.: 

450.  Sarah  William  Smithson. 

MAMIE  Doughty  (447),  m.  William  Butler.    1  child,  viz.: 

451.  William  Butler,  Jr. 

HARRIET  ELIZABETH  Abernathy6  (422)  (Lavinia5,  Rachel4, 
Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  b.  Jan.  15,  1841;  m.  William  Tough  Oct. 


90 


DESCENDANTS  OE 


25,  1865.  He  was  b.  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  Nov.  19,  1840;  served 
in  the  Eebellion  as  Capt.  He  was  chief  of  scouts  on  Gen.  Blunt's 
staff ;  resides  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.   3  children : 

452.  John  S.  Tough,  b.  Sept.  5,  1866. 

453.  Lavinia  Tough,  b.  April  18,  1871. 

454.  Littleton  M.  Tough,  b.  March  16,  1874. 

EGBERT  Logan5  (412)  (Rachel4,  Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  b. 
Feb.  13,  1812,  in  Augusta  Co.,  Va. ;  graduated  from  Washington 
and  Lee  University  in  1837  with  the  degree  of  A.  M. ;  graduated 
from  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  1840  with  the  degree  of 
D.  D. ;  licensed  by  the  Lexington,  Va.,  Presbytery  and  commenced 
his  ministerial  work  in  Georgia  and  South  Carolina. 

He  was  a  ripe  classical  scholar,  and  authority  on  church  polity  ; 
was  one  of  the  pioneer  Presbyterian  workers  in  Northern  Texas, 
where  he  labored  for  sixty  years. 

July  18,  1843,  he  m.  Elizabeth  Jane  Logan,  who  was  b.  Dec.  23, 
1826.  She  was  a  dau.  of  his  uncle  Joseph  by  his  second  wife  Louisa 
Lee.  They  were  blessed  with  over  half  a  century  of  happy  compan- 
ionship, celebrating  their  golden  anniversary  two  years  previous  to 
the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  at  Ft.  Worth,  Texas,  in  1895, 
where  he  had  made  his  home  for  twenty  years. 

He  left  behind  him  the  record  of  a  well  spent  life,  most  of  the 
years  of  which  were  devoted  to  the  work  of  the  Master.  6  children, 
viz. : 

455.  Maria  Louisa  Logan,  b.  June  29,  1844;  d.  Aug.  7,  1844. 

456.  Lillian  Sophia  Logan,  b.  Oct.  20,  1847;  m.  her  relative, 

Joseph  Logan. 

457.  John  Joseph  Logan,  b.  Jan.  15,  1850 ;  d.  Mar.  3,  1850. 

458.  John  Robert  Logan,  b.  Feb.  13,  1852, 

459.  William  Lee  Logan,  b.  Aug.  18,  1857. 

460.  Joseph  Morton  Logan,  b.  Oct.  19,  1866 ;  m.  Sophia  Black- 

well  Rossington  at  Hopkinsville  Ky.,  May  13,  1888.  4 
children,  viz. : 

461.  Rossington  Morton  Logan,  b.  Mar.  12,  1889. 

462.  Virginia  Elizabeth  Logan,  b.  Feb.  18,  1891. 

463.  Robert  Harding  Logan,  b.  Nov.  7,  1892 ;  d.  Nov. 

13,  1897. 

464.  Florence  Maria  Logan,  b.  Dec.  17,  1894. 


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JAMES  Logan5  (413)  (Rachel4,  Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  b.  in 
Augusta  Co.,  Va.,  Jan.  24,  1807 ;  was  tutored  by  his  pastor  until  old 
enough  to  enter  College;  then  attended  school  at  Greenville,  N.  C; 
came  to  Warren  Co.,  0.,  early  in  the  thirties;  taught  Latin,  Greek 
and  Mathematics  in  the  Academy  at  Lebanon,  0.,  for  a  number  of 
years;  m.  (1)  Agnes  Patterson  Mar.  28,  1836.  She  was  dau.  of 
James  and  Mary  Mclntyre  Patterson  and  g.  dau.  of  Robert  and 
Elizabeth  Henderson  Patterson.  Robert  was  a  native  of  the  north  of 
Ireland;  served  in  the  French  and  Indian  War,  also  in  the  Revolu- 
tion in  9th  Penn.  Reg.  of  Westmoreland  Co. ;  was  noted  for  unusual 
bravery.  Agnes  P.  Logan  d.  in  Warren  Co.,  0.,  Mar.,  1852.  He 
then  m.  Fanny  Hampton  Rose  in  Cincinnati,  0.,  Feb.  17,  1853. 
She  was  b.  at  Bridgeton,  1ST.  J.,  Jan.  23,  1822 ;  d.  at  Oxford,  0.,  Apr. 
21,  1874.  He  had  7  children  by  1st  m.  and  3  by  the  2nd.  He  spent 
the  latter  part  of  his  life  at  Oxford,  where  the  family  had  resided 
since  about  1868.  He  was  a  man  of  thorough  education;  a  devout 
Christian,  and  for  many  years  a  revered  elder  in  the  Pres.  ch. ;  a 
man  of  dignified  bearing,  but  tender  and  affectionate  always  in  his 
family.  In  his  youth  he  intended  to  be  a  minister  of  the  Gospel,  but 
his  health  would  not  permit.  And  it  was  a  source  of  great  comfort 
and  pleasure  to  him  especially  during  the  latter  years  of  his  life  after 
he  was  obliged  to  give  up  teaching,  that  he  was  able  to  read  the  New 
Testament  in  the  original  Greek.  He  d.  Aug.  11,  1881,  at  Oxford, 
0.,  being  seventy-four  years  of  age.  Their  10  children  were  as 
follows : 

465.  Joseph  Addison  Logan,  b.  Dec,  1836;  unmarried  and  liv- 

ing at  Blue  Ball,  0.,  Jan.,  1900. 

466.  John  Newton  Logan,  b.  Sept.,  1838 ;  never  m. ;  served  in 

the  Civil  War,  93rd  Ohio  Co.  D;  wounded  at  the  battle 
of  Stone  River;  was  obliged  to  have  an  arm  amputated 
and  d.  from  the  effects  in  Blue  Ball,  Oct.,  1861. 

467.  Eliza  J.  Logan,  b.  in  Warren  Co.,  0.,  Dec.  27,  1840;  m. 

John  McClellan  in  1861;  d.  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  Sept. 
9,  1891  +. 

468.  James  Marcellus  Logan,  b.  in  Warren  Co.,  0.,  Oct.,  1844; 

served  3  years  in  the  Civil  War,  93rd  Ohio,  Co.  D;  receiv- 
ed honorable  mention  for  bravery  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged ;  attended  Ann  Arbor  Col. ;  graduated  from 
Miami,  0.,  State  University  in  1873 ;  m.  Isabella  Wamp- 
ler.    He  d.  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  Aug.  12,  1899  +. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


469.  Lavinia  Agnes  Logan,  b.  in  Warren  Co.,  0.,  Mar.  5,  1847 ; 

d.  Jan.  18,  1850. 

470.  Eusebius  Howard  Logan,  b.  Warren  Co.,  0.,  Dec.  17,  1849; 

d.  Jan.  18,  1850. 

471.  Maria  Elizabeth  Logan,  b.  Apr.  29,  1851,  on  Dick's  Cr.. 

Warren  Co.,  0.,  and  d.  suddenly  Sept.  10,  1868. 

472.  Anna  Lavinia  Logan,  b.  in  Warren  Co.,  0.,  1854;  d.  at  Bine 

Ball,  0.,  Feb.  11,  1863. 

473.  Harriet  Newell  Logan,  b.  at  Bine  Ball  Oct.  31,  1856 ;  m. 

John  H.  Miller  in  July,  1882.    1  child  +. 

474.  Eose  E.  Logan,  b.  at  Blue  Ball,  0.,  Feb.  15,  1859 ;  d.  at 

Oxford,  0.,  Dec.  31,  1871. 

ELIZA  JANE  Logan6  (467)  (James5,  Eachel4,  Eachel3,  Jane2, 
John1),  b.  Dec.  27,  1840,  in  Warren  Co.,  0. ;  d.  Sept.  9,  1891,  at  the 
home  of  her  only  dau.,  Mrs.  Abernathy,  in  Kansas  City,  Mo. ;  m.  to 
John  McClellan,  son  of  James,  in  Sept.,  1861,  and  was  left  a  widow 
in  Sept.,  1862;  became  a  member  of  the  Pres.  ch.  at  an  early  age. 
Her  life  was  one  of  great  activity  and  usefulness.  In  every  good 
work,  in  her  home  and  in  the  church,  until  her  health  failed,  although 
a  great  sufferer,  she  was  ever  forgetful  of  self  and  anxious  to  be  help- 
ful to  others.   A  friend  of  hers  in  writing  of  her  says : 

"She  doeth  little  kindnesses, 
Which  most  leave  or  despise, 
And  naught  that  sets  a  heart  at  ease, 
Or  bringeth  happiness  and  peace, 
Is  low  esteemed  in  her  eyes." 

So  it  was.  She  spent  her  entire  life  in  ministering  to  others,  and 
many  hold  her  in  sweet  remembrance  as  the  one  who  kindled  anew 
the  flame  of  hope,  when  all  else  seemed  to  fail. 

How  blessed  to  have  lived  such  a  life,  leaving  an  abiding  influence 
in  the  hearts  of  those  who  knew  her,  while  she  has 

Passed  on  to  the  glory  eternal, 
Joining  the  throng  of  the  blest; 

Joy  and  contentment  forever, 
Happiness,  peace  and  rest. 


F.  M.  A. 


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One  child,  viz. : 

475.  Fannie  Earnistine  McClellan,  b.  near  Middleton,  Butler 

Co.,  0.,  Aug.  28,  1862;  educated  at  Oxford,  0.,  College; 
m.  June  28,  1883,  to  William  Martin  Abernathy  (429), 
son  of  James  Logan  and  Elizabeth  Martin  Abernathy. 
2  children.  (See  names  under  Wm.  M.  Abernathy, 
No.  429.) 

HAEEIET  NEWELL  Logan6  (473)  (James5,  Rachel4,  Eachel3, 
Jane2,  John1),  b.  Oct.  31,  1856,  at  Blue  Ball,  0.  The  family  moved 
to  Oxford,  0.,  Nov.,  1868;  there  she  received  her  education;  m.  John 
H.  Miller  in  July,  1882.  They  lived  in  Kansas  8  years,  then  went 
to  Lincoln,  Neb.,  where  they  now  reside.  They  have  been  promi- 
nent in  educational  pursuits,  and  in  their  connection  with  the  Pres. 
ch.  He  is  at  present  (1901)  identified  with  the  State  Normal  School 
of  Washington.  She  has  rendered  inestimable  service  in  the  offices 
of  the  Pres.  Missionary  Society  and  of  the  Woman's  Christian  As- 
sociation.   One  child,  viz. : 

476.  Dwight  Logan  Miller,  b.  Sept.  25,  1891,  at  Lincoln,  Neb. 

JAMES  MARCELLUS  Logan0  (468)  (James5,  Eachel4,  Rachel3, 
Jane2,  John1),  b.  Oct,  10,  1845,  near  Blue  Ball,  Warren  Co.,  0. ; 
served  in  93rd  regiment  of  Ohio  for  nearly  three  years;  received 
honorable  mention  for  bravery ;  studied  medicine  at  Ann  Arbor,  also 
at  the  Ohio  Med.  Col.  of  Miami  from  which  he  graduated ;  m.  Sarah 
Isabella  Wampler,  Dec.  2,  1874,  at  Oxford,  0.  She  was  a  dau.  of 
James  M.  Wampler,  minister  of  the  Gospel,  and  one  of  the  editors 
of  "The  Herald  and  Presbyter."  She  d.  Aug.  26,  1896,  aged  47 
years.  He  was  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Eirst  Pres.  ch.  of  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  for  seven  years,  and  lived  a  sincere  Christian  life.  Dr.  Logan 
d.  Aug.  12,  1899.    3  children,  viz. : 

477.  Martha  Virginia  Logan,  b.  June  9,  1876. 

478.  Mary  Isabella  Logan,  b.  Aug.  20,  1878;  d.  Dec.  16,  1892. 

479.  James  Montgomery  Logan,  b.  Jan.  11,  1880. 

JOSEPH  ALEXANDER  Logan5  (415)  (Rachel4,  Rachel3, 
Jane2,  John1),  b.  Apr.  22,  1815;  m.  Miss  Alexander  of  Kentucky. 
7  children,  viz : 


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480.  Ada  Logan,  d.  young. 

481.  Kate  Logan,  m.  Mr.  Hickey  of  Georgetown,  Ky. ;  living 

1901. 

482.  Jane  Logan,  m.  Lee  Whitsitt  of  Ft.  Worth,  Tex. 

483.  Eobert  Logan  of  Churchville,  Va.    He  m.  the  dan.  of  a 

Presbyterian  minister. 

484.  Joseph  Logan. 

485.  James  Logan;  went  to  California. 

486.  John  Logan  of  Kentucky. 

WILLIAM  McPheeters4  (314)  (Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  was  b. 
Sept.  28,  1788,  in  Angnsta  Co.,  Va.,  near  the  North  Mountain, 
about  seven  miles  southwest  from  Staunton.  He  was  taught  the 
elements  of  English  education  in  the  various  schools  in  Augusta 
and  Eockbridge  Counties,  and  finished  his  education  in  Liberty 
Hall,  now  Washington  and  Lee  University,  Lexington,  Va.  In 
1797,  he  went  to  Kentucky  and  studied  medicine  with  his  brother, 
Dr.  James  McPheeters,  but  in  1799  he  returned  to  Virginia  in  com- 
pany with  his  brother-in-law,  John  Logan,  and  took  up  the  study  of 
theology,  chiefly  under  the  direction  of  Rev.  Samuel  Brown,  New 
Providence,  Rockbridge  Co.,  Va.  He  was  licensed  at  the  New  Provi- 
dence Church  in  April,  1802.  After  this  he  traveled  in  Kentucky, 
preaching  in  various  places,  and  also  in  Ohio,  but  finally  took  charge 
of  a  small  church  in  Danville,  Ky.,  and  on  the  25th  of  Sept.,  1804, 
he  married  his  first  wife,  Elizabeth  McDowell,  near  Lexington,  Ky. 
The  next  two  years  he  traveled  back  and  forth  from  Kentucky  to 
Virginia,  and  in  1806,  after  a  lingering  illness,  his  wife  Elizabeth 
died.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Maj.  John  McDowell,  who  was  the 
son  of  Judge  Samuel  McDowell  and  Mary  McClung. 

From  1807  to  1812,  he  was  trustee  of  Washington  and  Lee  Col- 
lege. In  June,  1810,  he  took  charge  of  the  Academy  at  Raleigh, 
N.  C,  as  its  principal  teacher,  also  preached  to  the  town  congrega- 
tion. Remained  here  until  1826,  when  he  went  to  Fayetteville  to 
take  charge  of  a  female  school,  continuing  however  his  ministerial 
duties  at  Raleigh  until  1836.  Was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  Dav- 
idson College,  N.  C,  in  1840,  but  was  obliged  to  decline  the  invita- 
tion on  account  of  poor  health.  The  University  of  North  Carolina 
conferred  the  degree  of  D.  D.  upon  him  shortly  before  his  death. 
Married  March  18,  1809,  Lavina  Moore  (daughter  of  Alexander  and 
Elizabeth).    They  were  married  in  Blount  Co.,  Tenn.,  where  she 


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was  living  with  her  widowed  mother.  She  died  Jan.  15,  1810; 
buried  at  Bethel  Church.  He  married,  March  10,  1812,  Margaret 
Ann  Curry  MeDaniel,  daughter  of  William  and  Parthenia  McD. 
of  Washington,  Beaufort  Co.,  N.  C,  who  was  horn  in  Scotland  and 
emigrated  to  America  when  quite  young.  Margaret  was  the  mother 
of  12  children.  Kev.  Wm.  McPheeters  died  Nov.,  1842.  Eev.  Drury 
Lacy  preached  the  funeral  sermon. 

Eev.  McPheeters  left  an  accurate  register  of  his  ancestors  for 
several  generations,  the  original  of  which  is  owned  by  Dr.  W.  M. 
McPheeters  of  St.  Louis,  and  was  kindly  loaned  me  for  use  in  pre- 
paring my  account  of  his  family.    14  children,  viz : 

487.  Son,  d.  young;  son  of  Elizabeth. 

488.  Lavina  McPheeters  (child  of  2nd  wife),  b.  Dec.  30,  1809, 

near  Greenville,  Augusta  Co.,  Ya.  Lived  with  her  grand- 
mother, Mrs.  E.  Moore,  in  Tenn.  for  5  years,  leaving  there 
in  1815,  when  her  father  brought  her  to  Ealeigh;  m. 
Jesse  Brown,  a  merchant  of  Ealeigh,  where  they  resided. 
She  cl.  there  Feb.  13,  1885.   Both  members  of  the  church. 

489.  James  Granberry  McPheeters,  b.  Feb.  21,  1813,  at  the  home 

of  his  grandmother,  Parthenia  MeDaniel,  in  Washington, 
D.  C.  He  was  a  merchant  in  Petersburg;  a  member  of 
the  church;  m.  (1)  Susan  Thorowgood  of  Norfolk,  Va., 
March,  1842.  She  only  lived  a  few  years  after  m.  and  d. 
in  Ealeigh,  N.  C,  leaving  one  dau.,  Susan.  He  then  m. 
Eebecca  Keagy  of  Philadelphia.    3  children  +. 

490.  Mary  Elizabeth  McPheeters,  b.  Nov.  25,  1814;  only  lived 

six  weeks. 

491.  William  M.  McPheeters,  b.  Dec.  3,  1815,  in  Ealeigh,  N.  C. ; 

m.  Martha  Sheldon,  then  Sallie  Buchanan.    6  children  + 

492.  Margaret  Ann  McPheeters,  b.  Nov.  25,  1817;  baptized  Feb. 

8,  1818,  by  Eev.  Jesse  Turner,  it  being  the  first  baptism 
in  the  jaew  Presbyterian  Church  at  Ealeigh,  N.  C. ;  united 
with  church  in  1831;  m.  Jan.  29,  1841,  John  Wilson,  a 
merchant  in  Milton,  N.  C.  He  was  a  ruling  elder  in  the 
church.   If  they  ever  had  children,  the}^  d.  young. 

493.  Samuel  Brown  McPheeters,  b.  Sept.  18,  1819 ;  m.  Eliza  C. 

Shanks  +. 

494.  Susan  Octavia  McPheeters,  b.  June  25,  1821;  baptized 

Nov.  4,  1821 ;  d.  Jan.  18,  1822. 


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495.  Susan  Octavia  McPheeters  (the  2nd),  b.  Dec.  28,  1823; 

baptized  by  Key.  John  Witherspoon;  she  d.  in  Raleigh, 
Aug.  17,  1846;  never  married. 

496.  Catherine  Mary  McPheeters,  b.  May  23,  1826;  baptized  by 

Rev.  Witherspoon  in  1826. 

497.  Alexander  Miller  McPheeters,  b.  March  28,  1828;  m. 

Fannie  Leftrich.    9  children  +. 

498.  David  Brainard  McPheeters,  b.  July  2,  1830;  baptized 

1830,  by  Eev.  Thomas  P.  Hunt.   He  d.  Oct.  17,  1836. 

499.  Tennent  McDaniel  McPheeters,  b.  May  10,  1833 ;  baptized 

by  his  father;  d.  May  17,  1833. 

500.  Jane  Elizabeth  McPheeters,  b.  June  17,  1834;  named  for 

her  two  aunts,  the  sisters  of  her  father;  baptized  by  Rev. 
Michael  Osborn;  d.  in  Raleigh,  1ST.  C,  Nov.  3,  1874; 
never  married. 

JAMES  CRANBERRY  McPheeters5  (489)  (William4,  Rachel3, 
Jane2,  John1),  b.  Feb.  21,  1813,  in  Washington,  D.  C;  m.  Susan 
Thorowgood  of  Norfolk,  Va.,  March,  1842.  She  soon  d.  in  Raleigh, 
1ST.  C,  leaving  a  dau.^  Susan.  He  then  m.  Rebecca  Keagy  of  Phila- 
delphia.   She  had  2  children.    The  three  children  were : 

501.  Susan  McPheeters,  who  grew  to  womanhood  and  died  in 

Raleigh. 

502.  Ella  McPheeters;  unmarried. 

503.  Florence  McPheeters,  m.  Edmond  Pedelford  of  Baltimore. 

He  is  dead.    1  dau.,  viz : 

504.    Florence  Pedelford;  she  with  her  mother  and 
aunt  Ella  McPheeters  live  in  London,  Eng. 

WILLIAM  M.  McPheeters5  (491)  (William4,  Rachel3,  Jane2, 
John1),  b.  in  Raleigh,  1ST.  C,  Dec.  3,  1815.  Attended  University  of 
North  Carolina;  after  graduating  he  studied  medicine;  graduated 
from  the  University  of  Penn.  in  1840;  practiced  continuously  in 
St.  Louis  from  1841  up  to  the  present  time  (1901),  with  the  excep- 
tion of  three  years  spent  in  C.  S.  A.  Early  in  his  career  he  assisted 
in  establishing  the  first  dispensary  west  of  the  Mississippi  River.  In 
'45  was  chosen  Professor  of  Pathological  Anatomy  in  St.  Louis 
Medical  College.  In  '44  he  took  the  chair  of  Materia  Medica  in 
same  college;  appointed  U.  S.  Surgeon  of  the  Marine  Hospital, 
which  position  he  held  five  years  previous  to  the  war  and  eight  years 


Dr.  William  M*  McPheetebs 


JOHX  WALKER. 


since,  resigning  in  1874  to  accept  position  of  Medical  Director  of 
St.  Louis  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co.  He  has  been  president  of  the 
St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  also  of  the  State  Medical  and  Surgical 
Society  ;  also  editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  and  Surgical  Journal. 
He  has  long  been  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Grand  Avenue  Presbyterian 
Church.  Married  ( 1 )  Martha  Shelden  of  Virginia,  who  d.  early  in 
her  married  life.  He  then  m.  Sallie  Buchanan  of  St.  Louis,  in  May, 
1849.    6  children,  viz  : 


505. 

George  McPheeters,  d.  at  the  age  of  8  years. 

506. 

Margaret  McPheeters,  m.  Albert  Price.    5  children  H 

507. 

William  McPheeters.  d.  aged  11-  years. 

508. 

Sallie  McPheeters,  m.  William  Mead  Eobinson.  3 

chil- 

dren  ~t-. 

509. 

Fannie  McPheeters,  unmarried,  and  resides  with  her 

par- 

ents  in  St.  Louis. 

510. 

Charles  McPheeters,  d.  aged  .25  years. 

MAEGAEET  McPheeters6  (506)  (William  M.5,  William4, 
Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  m.  Albert  Price  of  St.  Louis,  where  they 
reside.    5  children,  viz  : 

511.  Albert  Price. 

512.  Sallie  Price. 

513.  Sidney  Price. 

514.  Margaret  Price. 

515.  Grace  Price. 

SALLIE  McPheeters6  (508)  (William  M.5,  William4,  Rachel3, 
Jane2,  John1),  m.  William  Mead  Eobinson  of  Louisville.  3  chil- 
dren, viz : 

516.  Sallie  Eobinson. 

517.  Bonnycastle  Eobinson. 

518.  Mead  Eobinson. 

SAMUEL  BEOWX  McPheeters5  (-193)  (William4,  Rachel3, 
Jane2,  John1),  named  for  Eev.  Samuel  Brown;  b.  at  Raleigh,  X.  C. 
Sept.  18,  1819:  baptized  by  Eev.  Shepherd  K.  Kollock;  went  to 
Caldwell  Institute  in  Greensboro  :  from  here  to  the  Xorth  Carolina 
Universitv :  c-raduated  from  there  in  181-1 :  then  commenced  the 


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study  of  law,  but  becoming  very  much  impressed  on  the  subject  of 
religion  about  1842,  he  decided  to  devote  his  life  to  the  work  of 
Christ.  In  1843  he  left  Ealeigh  for  Princeton  Theological  Semi- 
nary. After  finishing  his  studies  here  he  engaged  in  Missionary 
work  in  various  fields  in  Virginia;  then  accepted  a  charge  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  with  the  Westminister  Presbyterian  Church,  where  he 
met  with  singular  success.  His  labors  here  covered  a  period  of  ten 
years,  with  constantly  increasing  evidences  of  his  usefulness.  In 

1858  his  church  joined  with  Pine  Street  Church,  Eev.  McPheeters 
continuing  pastor.   The  degree  of  D.  D.  was  conferred  upon  him  in 

1859  by  Westminster  Assembly.  On  account  of  failing  health  he 
went  to  New  Mexico  in  1860,  accompanied  by  his  family.  A  chap- 
lain's commission  having  been  obtained  for  him,  he  preached  to  the 
soldiers  and  taught  the  children  of  the  officers.  While  here  he  cal- 
culated the  simplest  and  most  comprehensive  interest  table  in  exist- 
ence, the  manuscript  of  which  is  in  the  possession  of  his  sons.  He 
remained  in  Ft.  Union  until  1861,  when  news  came  of  the  conflict 
in  the  States. 

These  tidings  produced  a  profound  effect  upon  the  mind  of  Dr. 
McPheeters.  He  clung  to  the  idea  of  the  union  of  the  States  with 
honest  pride,  and  freely  expressed  his  willingness  to  render  all  the 
assistance  in  his  power  should  the  Fort  be  attacked.  He  also  exerted 
decisive  influence  over  the  officers  who,  under  strong  temptation,  ap- 
peared to  waver  in  their  fealty.  "As  a  citizen,"  he  said,  "I  hold  it  to 
be  a  most  important  and  indispensable  part  of  my  duty  to  God  to 
obey  the  law,  to  submit  to  the  authorities,  to  pray  for  them,  to  ren- 
der them  the  honor  due  their  several  stations,  and  to  promote  peace 
and  quietness.  These  things,  I  solemnly  declare,  I  have  habitually 
aimed  to  do." 

In  addition  to  these  declarations,  he  wrote  a  personal  letter  to  his 
congregation  in  St.  Louis,  in  which  he  carefully  defines  his  position 
and  entreats  his  beloved  charge  to  preserve  even  in  troublous  times, 
"the  unity  of  the  Spirit  in  the  bonds  of  peace." 

Honestly  endeavoring  to  perform  his  duties  to  God  and  man  he 
returned  to  his  charge  in  St.  Louis  where  feeling  ran  high,  and  was 
finally  involved  in  a  struggle  which  was  too  much  for  his  feeble 
strength,  an  interesting  account  of  which  is  told  in  a  very  impartial 
manner  by  Eev.  John  S.  Grasty  in  his  Memoir  of  Dr.  McPheeters, 
from  which  we  have  drawn  largely  for  this  sketch. 

Submitting  to  the  decision  of  the  Newark  Assembly,  Dr.  McPheet- 


Rev.  Samuel  Bbown  McPheeters. 


JOHN  "WALKER. 


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ers  quitted  his  St.  Louis  charge  and  accepted  a  position  at  Mulberry 
Church,  Shelby  Co.,  Ky. 

After  the  close  of  the  war.  the  Pine  Street  Church  resolved  "That 
the  action  restraining  Dr.  McPheeters  from  preaching  in  the  Pine 
Street  Church  be.  and  is  now,  revoked.'" 

It  is  but  justice  to  record  that  at  the  first  opportunity  which  pre- 
sented itself,  the  Pine  Street  Church  congregation,  by  an  overwhelm- 
ing majority,  made  an  earnest  and  heartfelt  call  upon  Dr.  McPheet- 
ers to  return  and  minister  as  pastor  to  the  people  from  whom,  con- 
trary to  their  wishes,  he  had  been  unrighteously  torn  by  the  cruel 
hand  of  ecclesiastico-military  power. 

Upon  receiving  this  communication,  Dr.  McPheeters  visited  St. 
Louis,  where  he  was  warmly  received.  But  after  prayerful  consider- 
ation, on  account  of  physical  inability,  the  invitation,  so  tenderly 
and  generously  offered,  was  declined. 

As  his  physical  strength  grew  less  his  spiritual  nature  seemed  to 
grow  and  expand.  Even  after  his  condition  had  become  such  that 
he  was  obliged  to  keep  his  bed,  he  continued  to  minister  to  his  flock, 
being  carried  to  and  from  the  church  in  an  ambulance.  From  a 
couch  at  the  front  of  the  pulpit  he  gave  the  people  his  messages  of 
love  and  mercy.  The  power  of  his  preaching  at  this  time  was  far- 
reaching  and  powerful.  He  even  attended  Presbytery  after  he  was 
unable  to  walk.  He  labored  on  until  18 TO,  preaching  his  last  ser- 
mon in  February.  And  on  March  9,  18 TO,  he  sank  to  rest.  After 
appropriate  services  in  Mulberry,  his  remains  were  laid  to  rest  in 
Grove  Hill  Cemetery,  St.  Louis. 

He  married  in  May,  1851,  Eliza  C.  Shanks,  daughter  of  Col.  John 
Shanks,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Fincastle,  Va. 

( Condensed  from  The  Memoir  of  8.  B.  McPheeters  by  Rev.  John 
8.  Grasty.) 

Four  children,  viz: 

519.  Thomas  Shanks  McPheeters,  m.  Elizabeth  Polk,  youngest 

dau.  of  Trusten  Polk,  Governor  of  Missouri  and  U.  S. 
Senator  +. 

520.  William  M.  McPheeters,  D.  D.,  Professor  in  the  Theologi- 

cal Seminary  at  Columbia,  S.  C. ;  m.  Emma  Gold  Morri- 
son, dau.  of  Dr.  Samuel  Brown  Morrison  of  Eockbridge 
.  Co.,  Ya.    4  children  +. 


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521.  Grace  Woodson  McPheeters,  m.  Frank  T.  Glascow  of  Lex- 

ington, Va.   He  is  a  lawyer.    5  children  +. 

522.  Kate  L.  McPheeters,  m.  Dr.  Robert  Glascow,  brother  of 

Frank.   They  reside  at  Lexington,  Va.    3  children  +. 

THOMAS  S.  McPheeters6  (519)  (Samuel  B.5,  William4, 
Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  m.  Elizabeth  Polk.    1  child,  viz: 

523.  Thomas  S.  McPheeters,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  27,  1881;  won  the 

Princeton  Prize,  given  by  the  Princeton  University 
Alumni  Association  of  St.  Lonis.  Each  year  a  prize  is 
awarded  by  this  association  for  the  best  examination 
record,  made  by  any  Missouri  boy  entering  Princeton 
without  conditions.  He  was  only  17  years  old  when  he 
passed  this  examination;  had  already  won  high  honors  at 
Smith  Academy  and  Lawrenceville,  N.  J.,  Academy. 

WILLIAM  M.  McPheeters6  (520)  (Samuel  B.5,  William4, 
Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  m.  Emma  Gold  Morrison  (No.  969).  4 
children,  viz: 

524.  Samuel  B.  McPheeters. 

525.  Joseph  Charles  McPheeters. 

526.  Thomas  S.  McPheeters. 

527.  Mary  McPheeters. 

GRACE  WOODSON  McPheeters6  (521)  (Samuel  B.5,  William4, 
Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  m.  Frank  T.  Glascow.    5  children,  viz: 

528.  Ellen  Glascow. 

529.  Samuel  B.  Glascow. 

530.  Frank  T.  Glascow;  d.  young. 

531.  Charles  Speer  Glascow. 

532.  Thomas  S.  Glascow. 

KATE  L.  McPheeters6  (522)  (Samuel  B.5,  William4,  Rachel3, 
Jane2,  John1),  m.  Dr.  Robert  Glascow.  She  d.  and  he  m.  Miss  Mor- 
rison, sister  of  Wm.  McPheeters'  wife,  and  they  have  a  dau.  3  chil- 
dren, viz : 

533.  Robert  Glascow. 

534.  Elizabeth  Glascow,  died. 

535.  Graham  Glascow. 


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ALEXAXDEE  MILLEB  McPheeters5  (497)  (William4, 
Bachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  named  for  two  Princeton  Theological  Pro- 
fessors; b.  March  28,  1828:  baptized  1828  by  Bev.  John  Eobinson 
of  the  Concord  Presbytery :  m.  Fanny  Leftrich,  only  dan.  of  Thomas 
Lumpkin  Leftrich,  a  merchant  of  Bedford  City,  Va. :  resides  in 
Raleigh^  X.  C.    Their  9  children  were  as  follows : 

536.  Thomas  Leftrich  McPheeters :  d.  in  infancy. 

537.  Alexander  Miller  McPheeters.  Jr. 

538.  Mildred  Mnrphy  McPheeters,  m.  Samnel  Martin  Inman 

of  Atlanta,  Ga. 

539.  Fannie  Leftrich  McPheeters. 

510.  James  Turner  Leftrich  McPheeters,  was  drowned  at  the 

age  of  15  years,  while  endeavoring  to  save  a  friend. 

511.  Samnel  Brown  McPheeters. 

512.  William  Leavenworth  McPheeters. 
543.    Snsie  de  Leftrich  McPheeters. 
514.    Margaret  Lilly  McPheeters. 

CAPTAIX  CTTAPtLES  CAMPBELL. 

Among  the  Presbyterian  trustees  of  ITT 6.  and  also  the  chartered 
trustees,  was  the  venerable  Charles  Campbell.  He  was  the  son  of 
Charles  Campbell  whose  remote  ancestor  was  Duncan  Campbell. 
This  Duncan,  who  never  left  Scotland,  had  three  sons  Dougald, 
Eobert  and  John,  who  removed  to  Ireland  in  IT 00,  and  settled  in 
Coleraine  in  County  Derry.  Most  of  the  descendants  of  these  three 
brothers,  between  IT 30  and  '40,  emigrated  to  Pennsylvania,  and 
thence  to  Augusta,  as  Augusta  then  was.  The  descendants  of 
Dougald  are  said  to  have  settled  in  what  is  now  Eockbridge,  and 
three  brothers,  sons  of  Eobert,  namely  Hugh,  John  and  Charles,  set- 
tled in  Augusta  proper.  Charles  Campbell,  your  trustee,  the  son  of 
Charles,  was  born  in  Eockbridge  in  1741;  married  Mary  Ann  Dow- 
ney, and  both  husband  and  wife  lived  to  an  advanced  age,  she  dying 
in  1824,  aged  82,  and  he  in  1826,  aged  85. 

Charles  did  not  actively  engage  in  political  affairs,  but  commanded 
a  company  at  the  siege  of  York,  and  he  delighted  in  old  age  to  re- 
count the  details  of  the  siege.  He  was  noted  for  his  piety,  and  was 
fond  of  books,  encouraged  literary  institutions,  and  trained  his  nu- 


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merous  sons  and  daughters  in  sonnd  learning.  One  of  his  sons,  Dr. 
Samuel  L.  Campbell,  who  was  a  pupil  of  the  Academy,  a  trustee,  and 
for  a  short  period  its  rector,  was  a  good  scholar  and  a  correct  and 
graceful  writer;  and  we  owe  to  his  pen  not  only  a  graphic  account 
of  the  infant  academy  and  of  its  early  pupils,  but  a  valuable  memoir 
of  the  battle  of  Point  Pleasant.  Charles  Campbell,  your  trustee,  who 
lived  as  late  as  1826,  is  well  remembered  by  many  now  living.  He 
was  about  middle  size,  and  in  his  old  age,  as  he  sat  as  an  elder  in  the 
New  Providence  Church  on  the  left  of  the  pulpit,  with  his  white 
hair  flowing,  decrepit  with  years,  but  firm  in  faith  and  zealous  for 
the  glory  of  God,  he  was  a  striking  figure.  He  was  long  a  Magis- 
trate and  did  not  hesitate  to  use  the  whole  rigor  of  the  law  in  repress- 
ing violations  of  the  Sabbath. 

At  your  annual  celebrations  the  good  old  man  drove  from  his  resi- 
dence twelve  miles  distant  to  this  hill  in  his  carriage  drawn  by  two 
rather  old  horses  who  rejoiced  in  the  names  of  Grey  and  Goody,  and 
listened  with  rapt  attention  to  all  the  exercises  of  the  day.  He  left 
numerous  descendants,  among  whom  is  my  valued  friend  Charles 
Campbell,  who  truly  represents  the  literary  zeal  and  sterling  integ- 
rity of  his  ancestor.  He  was  High-Sheriff  of  Rockbridge,  1808-10, 
and  a  member  of  the  Virginia  House  of  Delegates,  1788-89. 

— W.  &  L.  Historical  Papers  No.  2,  page  85. 

ELIZABETH  McPheeters4  (315)  (Rachel8,  Jane2,  John1),  b. 
May  17,  1781;  m.  August,  1800,  William  Campbell,  son  of  Capt. 
Charles  CampbelJ,  an  officer  in  the  Revolution  and  a  member  of  the 
General  Assembly  for  years.  He  d.  Nov.  10,  1816,  leaving  Elizabeth 
a  widow.  She  with  her  children  removed  to  Indiana  in  1833.  She 
joined  the  church  in  Rockbridge  under  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Samuel 
Brown;  was  a  devout  Christian  and  trained  up  her  children  in  the 
"fear  and  admonition  of  the  Lord."    Their  6  children  were : 

545.  Maria  Campbell,  b.  Aug.  1,  1801 ;  d.  Nov.  18,  1805. 

546.  James  McPheeters  Campbell,  b.  Nov.  16,  1804;  m.  Betsey 

G.  Brown  Apr.  7,  1831;  d.  Apr.  22,  1884  +. 

547.  Mildred  Campbell,  b.  Nov.  9,  1808,  near  Brownsburg,  Va. ; 

d.  Jan.  14,  1892. 

548.  Rebecca  Campbell,  b.  May  27,  1811;  m.  Joshua  Hall  in 

1842  +. 


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549.  Charles  Downey  Campbell,  b.  Apr.  5.  1813:  m.  Emaline 

Yenyce  Hopewell  of  Indiana,  a  beautiful  singer:  she  only 
lived  three  months  after  their  marriage.  He  was  the  last 
of  this  family;  d.  1901;  went  West  at  an  early  day;  lived 
on  a  farm  with  his  mother  and  three  maiden  sisters.  Be- 
sides attending  to  the  duties  of  the  farm  they  found  time 
for  much  reading  and  study  of  the  doctrines  of  Christian- 
ity. About  1SS0  he  became  greatly  interested  in  the  Book 
of  Eevelations  and  wrote  out  his  views  at  length  in  a 
Commentary,  which  is  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  Axtel  of 
St.  Paul.  This  work  has  been  pronounced  deserving  of 
merit  by  a  competent  judge. 

550.  Eachel  Moore  Campbell,  b.  May  28,  1815;  d.  Jan.  9,  1888; 

united  with  the  N.  P.  Church  in  1831,  under  the  pastor- 
ate of  Rev.  Morrison. 


JAMES  McPHEETEBS  Campbell3  (516)  (Elizabeth4,  Eachel3, 
Jane2,  John1),  b.  Xov.  16,  1801;  m.  Betsey  G-.  Brown  of  Browns- 
burg,  Ya.,  Apr.  T,  1831;  d.  at  Knightstown,  Ind.,  where  he  lived  for 
over  fifty  years;  highly  esteemed  as  a  Christian;  was  an  excellent 
Biblical  scholar  ;  united  with  X.  P.  Church  when  about  16  years  old; 
was  a  ruling  elder  of  Knightstown  Church.  He  was  a  cousin  of 
Charles  Campbell,  the  Historian. 

In  his  veins  ran  the  blood  of  the  Covenanters.  The  old  Highland 
Campbells  that  had  suffered  for  the  faith  delivered  to  the  Saints,  and 
led  the  sturdy  clans  against  the  oppression  of  religious  despotism 
were  at  once  an  inspiration  to  his  steadfast  reliance  in  the  old  church 
of  his  fathers,  and  left  to  him  a  heritage  of  unwavering  fidelity  to  his 
God.  Eich  indeed  in  the  history  of  persecution  for  the  truth,  valor 
and  endurance  for  the  right,  indomitable  courage  in  the  face  of 
disaster  and  overwhelming  odds,  is  the  race  from  which  James 
Campbell  sprang,  and  whose  name  he  has  borne  with  all  good  report 
for  eighty  years.  To-day  the  memory  of  that  gentle  spirit  is  a  bless- 
ing which  is  perpetual  rejoicing.  When  death  came  it  found  him 
ready ;  it  had  no  terrors  for  him.  He  said  to  the  Pastor  in  reply  to  a 
question  as  to  the  outlook  for  the  future,  "I  have  not  served  the  Lord 
from  my  youth  to  be  forsaken  in  my  old  age."  It  was  at  once  the 
keynote  and  symbol  of  his  long  and  faithful  life. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


As  sinks  the  golden  orb  of  day, 

In  the  calm  beauty  of  his  strength, 
To  wake  the  morn's  effulgent  ray, 

Nor  fears  the  gathering  shadows'  length. 

So  goes  the  aged  saint  to  rest 

While  darkness  veils  his  mortal  sight, 

To  wake  ?mid  glories  of  the  blest, 
Transfigured  in  Celestial  light. 

Eye  hath  not  seen,  nor  ear  heard, 
Nor  heart  of  man  conceived  the  bliss 

That  hath  his  wondrous  vision  stirred 
In  such  a  heavenly  dawn  as  this. 

B. 

Their  5  children  were  as  follows : 

551.  Margaret  Ann  Campbell,  b.  Feb.  1,  1832;  d.  aged  5  years. 

552.  Elizabeth  McPheeters  Campbell,  b.  Jan.  4,  1834;  m.  Kev. 

Charles  Axtell  Nov.  30,  1853  +. 

553.  Rachel  Mary  Campbell,  b.  March  20,  1836;  m.  Joseph  E. 

King  +. 

554.  Harriet  Newell  Campbell,  b.  Oct.  20;  d.  in  infancy. 

555.  Lavina  Jane  Campbell;  d.  in  infancy. 

ELIZABETH  McPHEETEES  Campbell6  (552)  (James5, 
Elizabeth4,  Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  m.  Rev.  Charles  Axtell  Nov.  30, 
1853.  He  was  b.  in  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  1818;  d.  in  Mankato,  Minn., 
Oct.  30,  1891. 

Of  the  Rev.  Charles  Axtell  it  can  well  be  said  that  he  died  in  the 
Lord  after  a  well  spent  life  of  faithful  and  good  works.  He  was  the 
son  of  a  prominent  clergyman  of  Geneva,  N.  Y.  He  was  educated 
for  the  ministry,  but  his  health  failing,  he  was  sent  abroad  with  the 
hope  of  restoring  it.  He  went  as  a  sailor  in  what  was  supposed  to  be 
a  whaler,  but  after  getting  out  upon  the  sea  the  captain  turned 
pirate,  and  having  no  use  for  such  a  man  as  Mr.  Axtell,  dropped  him 
upon  one  of  the  South  Pacific  Islands,  where  he  expected  the  natives 
would  devour  him.  He  succeeded  in  making  friends  among  them, 
and  though  his  life  was  often  threatened,  he  escaped  injury  and  was 
finally  picked  up  by  a  passing  vessel.  After  two  shipwrecks  he  re- 
turned to  New  York,  after  an  absence  of  two  years. 


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He  taught  for  some  time  in  an  institution  for  the  instruction  of 
the  blind.  In  IS 5 2  he  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church :  held  many  important  charges,  the  first  being  at  Galena,  111., 
where  he  was  the  neighbor  and  friend  of  General  Grant. 

When  compelled  to  leave  his  work  on  account  of  ill  health,  he 
wrote  a  farewell  letter  to  each  member  of  his  congregation. 

Their  children  were  4-,  viz  : 

556.  Mary  Libbannia  Axtell,  b.  Jan.  19,  1862,  in  Galena,  111. 
This  name  was  given  her  by  her  father  in  memory  of  the 
kindness  of  a  chieftain  on  the  Island  of  Eotuma,  who  pro- 
tected his  life  when  cast  ashore  among  savages.  This 
small  island  belongs  to  the  Fiji  group,  lying  out  of  the 
main  track  of  vessels.  When  one  came  for  recruiting  and 
he  was  about  leaving,  Chief  Bonfan  with  his  little  daugh- 
ter Libannia  followed  him  to  the  beach  and  with  stream- 
ing eyes  besought  him  to  take  them  with  him.  She  m. 
Judson  W.  Bishop  *K 

55T.    Juliet  Hay  Axtell,  b  .March  4  ,1861:  d.  Feb.  22,  1863. 

558.  Margaret  Elizabeth  Axtell,  b.  June  6,  1863 :  d.  young. 

559.  Harriet  Axtell,  b.  Sept.  16,  1868,  in  Bellevue,  Iowa,  a  beau- 

tiful spot  on  the  banks  of  the  Mississippi,  where  her  father 
sought  rest  after  resigning  the  care  of  the  first  church  at 
Dubuque,  Iowa;  m.  Dec.  12,  1895,  Homer  Clifton  John- 
ston, an  able  lawyer  of  Marion,  0.    1  child,  viz : 
560.    Dorothy  Johnston,  b.  Dec.  9.  1899. 

MAEY  LIBBAXXIA  Axtell7  (556)  (Elizabeth6,  James5,  Eliza- 
beth4, Eachel3,  Jane2,  John1),  b.  Jan.  19,  1862:  m.  Feb.  19,  1884, 
Judson  W.  Bishop.  He  was  mustered  into  United  States  service 
June  26,  1861,  as  Captain  of  Co.  A,  2d  Eegiment,  Minnesota  Infant- 
ry Volunteers  ;  served  continuously  in  that  regiment,  or  with  it  as 
part  of  his  larger  command,  until  mustered  out  as  colonel  with  it, 
July  20,  1865;  promoted  major,  March  21,  1862;  lieutenant- colonel, 
Aug.  26,  1862 ;  commissioned  colonel  July  14,  1864,  and  on  recruit- 
ing the  regiment  to  standard  strength  was  mustered  as  colonel  from 
March  5,  1865;  appointed  brevet  brigadier  general  United  States 
Volunteers  by  commission  dated  April  9,  1865,  and  assigned  to  com- 
mand First  Brigade,  Third  Division,  Fourteenth  Army  Corps :  was, 
with  his  command,  engaged  in  battles  of  Mill  Springs,  Ky.,  Perry- 


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ville,  Ky.,  Tullahoma,  Tenn.,  Chickamauga,  Ga.,  Mission  Ridge, 
Tenn.,  the  Atlanta  Campaign,  Sherman's  March  Atlanta  to  Savan- 
nah, Sherman's  March  Savannah  to  Raleigh,  Battle  of  Bentonville, 
N.  C,  Surrender  of  Johnston's  Army,  the  Grand  Review  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  May  24,  1865.  His  regiment  contained  from  first  to 
last  1801  men,  of  whom  93  were  killed  in  action.  Their  children 
were  5,  viz: 

561.  Margaret  Louisa  Bishop,  b.  Dec.  25,  1885. 

562.  Majel  Bishop,  b.  Oct.  20,  1887. 

563.  Janette  Bishop,  b.  March  6,  1889. 

564.  Elizabeth  Axtell  Bishop,  b.  Oct.  23,  1893. 

565.  Mildred  Bishop,  b.  July  16,  1896. 

REBECCA  Campbell5  (548)  (Elizabeth4,  Rachel3,  Jane2,  John1), 
b.  near  Brownsburg  in  Rockbridge  County,  Va.,  May  27,  1811.  The 
family  removed  to  Knightstown,  Indiana,  in  1833,  where  Rebecca 
was  m.  to  Joshua  Hall  March  15,  1842.  They  lived  near  there  until 
1855,  when  they  removed  to  Iowa  and  settled  in  Cedar  County.  She 
died  in  Des  Moines  November  20,  1887,  at  the  age  of  76  years.  They 
were  among  the  pioneers  of  that  state. 

Mrs.  Hall  was  noted  through  life  for  a  calm,  firm  Christian  spirit, 
and  it  is  not  to  be  wondered  at,  for  she  was  a  descendant  of  a  long- 
line  of  pious  ancestors,  among  whom  were  the  Alleins,  Rutherfords, 
Thompsons  and  Walkers  of  Scotland,  and  the  McPheeters  and 
Moores  of  Virginia.  Her  mother  was  a  McPheeters,  which  family, 
it  is  said,  furnished  more  ministers  to  the  Presbyterian  Church  than 
any  other  family  in  America.  Her  husband,  Joshua  Hall,  was  b. 
July  17,  1808,  in  W.  Va.,  not  far  from  Clarksburg,  Harrison  Co. 
He  d.  Jan.  17,  1893.  His  first  wife  was  Jane  Ballard  by  whom  he 
had  two  children,  Harriet  who  m.  Joseph  Murzy  of  Ocala,  Fla.,  and 
one  died  young.  Joshua  and  Rebecca  were  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

566.  William  Henry  Hall,  b.  April  23,  1843;  d.  July,  1848. 

567.  Mildred  Elliot  Hall,  m.  Milo  P.  Smith.    3  children  +. 

568.  James  Richard  Hall,  m.  Eliza  Monk.    4  children  +. 

569.  Mary  Elizabeth  Hall,  b.  Oct.  29,  1851. 

MILDRED  ELLIOT  Hall6  (567)  (Rebecca5,  Elizabeth4,  Rachel3, 
Jane2,  John1),  b.  July  6,  1846;  m.  Milo  P.  Smith  Nov.  22,  1866; 
lived  in  Marengo,  Iowa,  until  1883  when  they  removed  to  Cedar 


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Eapids,  Iowa,  where  they  now  reside.  He  is  a  prominent  lawyer. 
They  are  the  parents  of  three  children,  viz: 

570.  Edith  Mildred  Smith,  b.  June  8,  1868. 

571.  Frank  Earl  Smith,  b.  Sept.  14,  1870;  m.  Grace  Elizabeth 

Hibarger  Nov.  9,  1889;  resides  in  Cedar  Eapids,  la. 

572.  Harriet  Isabel  Smith,  b.  March  25,  1874  +. 

HAEEIET  ISABEL  Smith  (572)  was  m.  to  Wm.  Franklin 
Stahl  of  Lisbon,  la.,  Sept.  18,  1895.  He  is  editor  and  proprietor  of 
The  Lisbon  Herald.    They  have  three  children,  viz : 

573.  Earl  William  Stahl,  b.  July  11,  1896. 

574.  Eobert  Boyd  Stahl,  b.  Dec.  31,  1897. 

575.  Mildred  Rebecca  Stahl,  b.  Oct.  17,  1899. 

JAMES  EICHAED  Hall6  (568)  (Eebecca5,  Elizabeth4,  EacheP, 
Jane2,  John1),  m.  Eliza  Monk  in  1879  or  1880.  After  living  a  while 
in  Iowa,  they  went  to  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  where  he  d.  Oct.  22, 
1897.   The  family  then  went  to  Tyler,  Washington.   4  children,  viz : 

576.  Harriet  May  Hall,  b.  July  5,  1881. 

577.  Mary  Hall,  b.  Sept.  8,  1888. 

578.  Lillian  Hall,  b.  March  27,  1894. 

579.  Josephine  Hall,  b.  Nov.  25,  1895. 

EACHEL  MARY  Campbell6  (553)  (James5,  Elizabeth4,  Eachel3, 
Jane2,  John  Walker1),  b.  March  20,  1836.  She  m.  in  1857  Joseph 
E.  King  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.  He  was  a  highly  esteemed  and  influ- 
ential citizen;  a  brother  of  James  King,  editor  of  The  Bulletin,  who 
was  assassinated  in  San  Francisco  some  years  ago,  and  of  Henry 
King,  who  died  from  exposure  on  the  famous  Fremont  expedition 
over  the  Eockies.  Joseph  King's  sister,  Mrs.  Judge  Collier  of  Pitts- 
burg, has  a  son  Charles  Collier,  who  was  the  first  husband  of  Mrs. 
He  Witt  Talmage.  Joseph  E.  King  died  in  Texas  May  11,  1865. 
He  was  a  man  of  fine  mind  and  uncommon  business  qualifications, 
and  but  for  the  complete  loss  of  health  shortly  after  marriage,  would 
no  doubt  have  attained  distinction.  She  and  her  daughter  are  living 
in  Denver,  Col.    2  children,  viz : 

580.  Elizabeth  Helen  King;  not  married.  * 

581.  Frances  Campbell  King,  b.  June  28,  1861;  not  married; 

is  with  the  Abernathy  Furniture  Co.,  of  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


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ELIZABETH  Moore  (135),  dan.  of  James  Moore  who  m.  Jane 
Walker  (No.  9) ;  m.  Michael  Coalter.  They  were  members  of  the 
church  and  resided  in  Augusta  Co.  They  and  the  family  of  William 
McPheeters  were  neighbors  and  warm  friends.  She  d.  about  1783 
or  '84,  and  was  buried  in  the  "Glebe"  graveyard.  After  her  death, 
he  m.  again.  He  was  a  soldier  in  Captain  McDowell's  Company 
(See  Palmer's  Calendar  of  State  Papers).  He  was  undoubtedly  a 
brave  soldier,  for  he  carried  many  scars  as  a  reminder  of  his  frequent 
encounters  with  the  Indians.   They  had  8  children,  viz : 

582.  David  Coalter,  b.  Sept.  24,  1764,  in  Eockbridge  Co.,  Va. 

He  was  a  merchant  and  resided  in  South  Carolina,  where 
he  m.  Ann,  dau.  of  James  and  Catherine  Scheider  Car- 
michael.  She  was  b.  near  Orangeburg,  S.  C,  June  1, 
1772;  m.  in  Orangeburg  Dec.  29,  1791;  removed  to  Mis- 
souri in  1818.  He  d.  in  Washington  County,  Va.,  Aug. 
25,  1821.  She  d.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  July  27,  1824.  8 
children  +. 

583.  James  Coalter;  was  a  merchant  in  Staunton,  Va.    It  is 

supposed  that  he  d.  at  Sweet  Sulphur  Springs,  Monroe 
County,  Va. ;  married  +. 

584.  Elizabeth  Coalter,  m.  her  cousin  James  McPheeters  (No. 

309)  ;  lies  buried  beside  her  sister  Mrs.  Naylor  at  Dar- 
denne  Prairie. 

585.  John  Coalter,  m.  Frances  Bland  Tucker.    3  children  +. 

586.  Jane  Coalter,  b.  1771;  d.  Feb.  17,  1835;  m.  John  Naylor. 

9  children  +. 

587.  Margaret  Coalter,  m.  Mr.  Ward  of  Harrison  County,  Ky. 

4  children  +. 

588.  Mica  j  ah  Coalter;  married;  d.  in  Staunton,  Va.,  when 

grown  in  1808.  He  and  Wm.  McPheeters  were  warm 
friends. 

589.  Mary  Coalter,  m.  Judge  Nathaniel  Beverly  Tucker.  She 

was  buried  in  Fulton,  Mo.  He  was  the  youngest  son  of 
St.  George  Tucker;  was  District  Judge  of  the  United 
States  for  Missouri;  was  afterwards  Professor  in  "Will- 
iam and  Mary  College."  Author  of  "Tucker's  Plead- 
ings," "The  Partisan  Leader"  and  lectures  on  "The 
Science  of  Government."  His  dau.  m.  Henry  A.  Wash- 
ington, Professor  in  William  and  Mary  College.  Under 


udge  John  Coalter. 


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109 


the  authority  of  Congress  he  edited  with  notes  "The  Writ- 
ings of  Jefferson."  His  dan.  Cynthia  Tucker  m.  a  Mr. 
Coleman  of  Williamsburg.  His  2nd  wife  Eliza  Baylor 
(Xo.  778)  d.  childless.  His  3rd  wife  Lucy,  dau.  of  Gen. 
Thomas  Smith,  IT.  S.  A.,  and  his  wife  Cynthia,  dau.  of 
Judge  White  of  Kentucky.    Children  all  by  3rd  wife. 

JAMES  Coalter  (583),  had  a  dau.  who  became 

590.  Mrs.  Stuart. 

WILLIAM  C.  PKESTOK 

591.  John  Preston  of  Ireland  had  an  only  son,  William  Preston, 
who  came  to  America  when  eight  jeais  old.  He  became  a  member 
of  the  Virginia  House  of  Burgesses,  and  Commanding  Lieutenant 
of  Eincastle  and  Montgomery.  He  was  zealous  in  the  cause  of  his 
country  in  the  Kevoiution.  He  m.  Susanna  Smith  of  Hanover  Co., 
Va.,  dau.  of  Francis  Smith  and  Elizabeth  Waddy.  Their  third 
child  was  Francis  Preston,  who  was  a  lawyer  and  member  of  the 
Virginia  Legislature,  and  a  congressman  from  that  state  from  1793 
to  1797.    He  was  a  Brigadier  General  in  the  War  of  1812. 

He  m.  Sarah  B.  Campbell,  dau.  of  Gen.  William  Campbell,  who 
commanded  at  King's  Mountain.  Sarah  was  a  niece  of  Patrick 
Henry.  Their  first  child  was  William  Campbell  Preston,  the  great 
advocate  and  matchless  orator  of  South  Carolina.  He  was  senator 
from  South  Carolina  and  was  president  of  her  university.  His  first 
wife  was  Mary  E.  Coalter,  the  granddaughter  of  Michael  Coalter 
and  Elizabeth  Moore,  and  niece  of  Judge  John  Coalter. 

William  Campbell  Preston  was  born  in  Philadelphia  Dec.  27, 
1794,  and  died  in  Columbia,  S.  C,  May  22,  1860.  His  father  was 
a  member  of  Congress  in  Philadelphia  at  the  time  he  was  born.  He 
graduated  at  the  State  College  at  Columbia,  S.  C,  in  1812,  and  re- 
turned to  Virginia,  and  commenced  the  study  of  law,  but  after  a 
few  months,  was  obliged  to  travel  for  the  benefit  of  his  health.  After 
an  extensive  tour  through  the  valley  of  the  Mississippi,  he  visited 
Europe  where  he  remained  several  years,  and  at  the  University  of 
Edinburgh  attended  the  lectures  of  Professors  Play  fair  and  Brown. 
In  1819,  he  returned  to  Virginia,  and  in  1820  was  admitted  to  the 
bar.  Two  years  afterwards,  he  settled  at  Columbia,  S.  C,  and  soon 
gained  a  reputation  as  a  public  speaker.   In  1828,  and  again  in  1830 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


and  1832,  lie  was  returned  to  the  state  legislature,  and  became  one 
of  the  leaders  of  the  nullification  party.  In  1836  he  was  elected  to 
the  United  States  Senate,  but  differing  with  his  colleague,  Mr.  Cal- 
houn, and  his  constituents  with  regard  to  the  support  they  gave  Mr. 
Van  Buren,  he  resigned  his  seat  and  resumed  the  practice  of  law. 
He  was  President  of  the  Carolina  College  from  1845  to  1851,  and 
soon  after  established  the  Columbia  Lyceum,  which  he  endowed  with 
his  library  of  three  thousand  volumes.  He  published  a  eulogy  of 
Hugh  S.  Legare  in  1843. 

(From  the  American  Cyclopedia.) 

After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  Mary  Coalter,  he  married  Miss 
L.  P.  Davis,  but  all  of  his  children  died  in  infancy  or  unmarried,  so 
that  he  has  no  direct  descendants. 

DAVID  Coalter4  (582)  (Elizabeth3,  Jane2,  John1)  and  his  wife, 
Ann  Carmichael,  had  8  children,  viz : 

591.  Maria  Elizabeth  Coalter,  b.  Oct.  9,  1792;  m.  William  C. 

Preston,  the  South  Carolina  orator,  son  of  Gen.  Francis 
and  Sarah  Campbell  Preston,  and  grandson  of  William 
Preston,  who  was  born  in  Ireland  and  came  to  America. 
Name  of  only  one  of  their  children  known  +. 

592.  Ann  Catherine  Coalter,  b.  1794;  m.  William  Harper,  Chan- 

cellor of  South  Carolina ;  also  Chancellor  of  Missouri.  4 
children  +. 

593.  James  Coalter;  d.  unmarried. 

594.  Frances  Margaret  Coalter;  m.  Dr.  David  H.  Means  +. 

595.  Caroline  Lane  Coalter;  m.  Hamilton  Kowan  Gamble.  4 

children  +. 

596.  John  David  Coalter;  m.  Mary  A.  Means.   He  was  a  Judge. 

They  had  one  son  who  d.  young. 

597.  Julia  Davenport  Coalter;  m.  Judge  Edward  Bates.    8  chil- 

dren +. 

598.  Beverly  Tucker  Coalter;  m.  Elizabeth  McQueen.    3  chil- 

dren +. 

MAKIA  E.  Coalter  (591)  and  her  husband  Wm.  C.  Preston  had 
children,  number  not  known ;  one  child  was  named : 

599.  Sally  Preston;  d.  unmarried. 


David  Co  alter. 


Axx  Calaiichael  Coaltee. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


Ill 


ANN  C.  Coalter  (592)  and  her  husband  William  Harper  had  4 
children,  viz : 

600.  Annie  C.  Harper;  m.  Dr.  James  Augustus  McPheeters.  5 

children  +. 

601.  Maria  Harper;  d.  unmarried. 

602.  Henrietta  Harper;  d.  unmarried. 

603.  Wesley  Harper;  d.  young. 

ANNE  C.  Harper6  (600)  (Catherine5,  David4,  Elizabeth3,  Jane2, 
John1) ;  m.  her  cousin  J.  A.  McPheeters  (second  wife).  5  children, 
viz : 

604.  Wesley  McPheeters. 

605.  Maria  McPheeters. 

606.  Anne  McPheeters. 

607.  Fanny  McPheeters. 

608.  Kate  McPheeters;  m.  Rev.  Henry  Dickson.    They  had  one 

son  Howard  and  two  dau.,  names  not  known. 

609.    Howard  Dickson;  m.  and  living  in  Boston;  has 
two  dau.,  names  not  known. 

FRANCES  MARGARET  Coalter5  (594)  (David4,  Elizabeth3, 
Jane2,  John1)  ;  b.  1798 ;  m.  Jan.  2,  1817,  Dr.  David  H.  Means.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Legislature  from  Fairfield  Co.,  S.  C,  and  mem- 
ber of  the  South  Carolina  Nullification  Convention.  11  children, 
viz : 

610.  Thomas  Coalter  Means;  m.  his  cousin  Mary  Hart  Means 

Dec.  22,  1853.   No  children. 

611.  David  Coalter  Means,  M.  D. ;  m.  May  20,  1853,  to  Elizabeth 

Mobley.   3  children  +. 

612.  Edward  J.  Means;  m.  Martha  J.  McPheeters.   5  children+ 

613.  Isaac  Hughes  Means;  m.  Alice  Hagood  March  8,  1854.  5 

children  +. 

614.  Robert  Harper  Means;  d.  unmarried. 

615.  Beverly  Means ;  m.  Jane  Porcher  Du  Bose  April  4,  1861  +. 

616.  Elizabeth  Means;  m.  Col.  John  English  May  11,  1843  +. 

617.  Caroline  Harper  Means;  m.  Preston  S.  Brooks  March  11, 

1841.  He  was  United  States  Congressman  from  Virginia. 
No  children. 

618.  Sarah  Frances  Means;  m.  Samuel  Wilds  Trotti  May  1, 

1848.   He  was  United  States  Congressman.   No  children. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


619.  Frances  Coalter  Means;  m.  John  G.  Mobley,  1859;  she  m. 

2nd,  1868,  Col.  William  Wallace  of  the  South  Carolina 
Volunteers,  C.  S.  A.   He  was  from  Columbia  +. 

620.  Julia  Bates  Means;  d.  in  childhood. 

FRANCES  C.  M.  Mobley  (619)  and  her  husband  John  G.  Mob- 
ley  had  1  child,  viz : 

621.  John  G.  Mobley,  Jr. 

DAVID  COALTER  Means6  (611)  (Frances5,  David4,  Elizabeth3, 
Jane2,  John1);  m.  Elizabeth  Mobley;  lived  in  Fairfield,  S.  C.  3 
children,  viz: 

622.  Robert  Means;  m.  Minnie  Pelligren;  several  children. 

623.  David  Coalter  Means,  Jr.;  unmarried;  living  in  South 

Carolina  (1899). 

624.  Marion  Means;  unmarried  in  1898. 

EDWARD  JOHN  Means6  (612)  (Frances5,  David4,  Elizabeth3, 
Jane2,  John1)  ;  m.  Apr.  18,  1860,  Martha  J.  (dau.  of  Dr.  James 
McPheeters  by  first  wife  Miss  Duncan).  He  was  a  Captain  in  6th 
Regiment,  South  Carolina  Volunteers,  C.  S.  A. ;  wounded  at  Deans- 
ville;  afterwards  Lieutenant  C.  S.  1ST.;  d.  1877  in  South  Carolina, 
after  which  the  family  moved  to  Natchez.    7  children,  viz : 

625.  Frances  Augusta  Means. 

626.  Maria  D.  Means;  d.  young. 

627.  Sarah  T.  Means;  m.  Mr.  Curry  of  Mississippi. 

628.  Martha  Means. 

629.  John  Coalter  Means;  druggist  in  Natchez,  Miss. 

630.  Ann  Harper  Means. 

631.  Gabriella  McPheeters  Means. 

ISAAC  HUGHES  Means6  (613)  (Frances5,  David4,  Elizabeth3, 
Jane2,  John1) ;  b.  Sept.  15,  1826;  d.  Feb.  25,  1898;  lived  in  Fair- 
field, S.  C,  until  1886,  when  they  moved  to  Columbia,  S.  C.  He  was 
Secretary  of  State  of  South  Carolina,  1858  to  1862 ;  Captain  of  I.  M. 
of  17th  South  Carolina  Regiment,  C.  S.  A.  Commissioner  in  Equity 
for  Fairfield  Co.,  S.  C,  and  Librarian  of  the  South  Carolina  College 
from  1888  to  1898.    He  m.  Alice  Hagood  of  Barnwell,  S.  C.  (dau. 


JOHX  WALKER. 


113 


of  Dr.  J.  0.  Hagood  of  Barnwell,  and  sister  of  Brigadier  General 
Johnson  Hagood  of  South  Carolina,  who  was  afterwards  Governor 
of  South  Carolina).  They  had  5  children  who  grew  to  maturity 
and  8  who  d.  young.   Those  who  grew  up  were : 

632.  David  Harper  Means. 

633.  James  Hagood  Means;  m.  Emma  Wright.    3  children  +. 

634.  Maria  Cornelia  Means. 

635.  Eloise  Butler  Means. 

636.  Gary  Jane  2\Tott  Means. 

All  of  these  children  of  Isaac  Hughes  Means  removed  from  Fair- 
field to  Columbia,  where  they  now  live  (1898). 

JAMES  HAGOOD  Means7  (633)  (Isaac  Hughes6,  Frances5, 
David4,  Elizabeth3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  m.  Emma  Wright.  3  children, 
viz : 

637.  James  Hagood  Means. 

638.  Alice  Hagood  Means. 

639.  Margaret  Means. 

BEVERLY  Means6  (615)  (Frances5,  David4,  Elizabeth3,  Jane2, 
John1)  ;  Sergeant-Major  of  the  6th  South  Carolina  Volunteers, 
C.  S.  A.;  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Seven  Pines.  He  m.  Jane 
Porcher  Du  Bose ;  left  one  dau.  : 

640.  Beverly  Means ;  she  m.  Dr.  Theodore  Du  Bose  of  Columbia, 

S.  C.    They  have  3  children,  viz : 

641.  Theodore  Du  Bose. 

642.  John  Bratton  Du  Bose. 

643.  Janie  P.  Du  Bose. 

MARION"  Means6  (616)  (Frances5,  David4,  Elizabeth3,  Jane2, 
John1)  ;  in.  John  English  of  South  Carolina.  They  had  5  children, 
viz : 

644.  Frank  English;  killed  at  Drainsville,  1861. 

645.  James  English;  d.  young. 

646.  Joseph  English;  m.  Anna  Russell.    2  children  +. 

647.  Beverly  Means  English  +. 

648.  Harriet  English  +. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


JOSEPH  English7  (646)  (Marion6,  Frances5,  David4,  Eliza- 
beth3, Jane2,  John1)  :  m.  Anna  Russell.    2  children,  viz: 

649.  Joseph  English. 

650.  Annie  English. 

BEVEELY  MEANS  English7  (647)  (Marion6,  Frances5, 
David4,  Elizabeth3,  J ane2,  J ohn1 ) ;  m.  Eliza  Dohey.   2  children,  viz : 

651.  Maria  English. 

652.  Beverly  English. 

HAEEIET  FITZPATEICK  English7  (648)  (Marion6, 
Frances5,  David4,  Elizabeth3,  Jane2,  John1).  She  m.  Sadler  Gilles- 
pie.  They  had  4  children,  viz : 

653.  English  Gillespie. 

654.  Sadler  Gillespie. 

655.  Harriet  Gillespie. 

656.  Fannie  Coalter  Gillespie. 

CAEOLINE  LANE  Coalter5  (595)  (David4,  Elizabeth3,  Jane2, 
John1)  ;  b.  1800;  m.  Hamilton  Eowan  Gamble  who  was  b.  1798,  d. 
in  1864;  son  of  Joseph  Gamble,  a  native  of  Ireland,  who  came  to 
Virginia  in  1789  with  his  wife  Annie,  dan.  of  John  Hamilton  of 
"The  Strutts."  Jndge  H.  E.  Gamble  was  War  Governor  of  Missouri. 
They  resided  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court 
and  an  eminent  member  of  the  bar.    2  children,  viz : 

657.  Hamilton  Gamble;  m.  Sallie  Goode  Minor.    3  children  +. 

658.  David  Coalter  Gamble;  m.  Flora  Matthews.    12  children, 

names  not  known. 

HAMILTON  Gamble  (657) ;  b.  Nov.  11,  1858;  d.  Apr.  11,  1877, 
in  Salt  Lake  City;  m.  Dec.  23,  1863,  to  Sallie  Good  Minor,  dau.  of 
James  L.  and  Sallie  Goode  Minor*.  Col.  Hamilton  Gamble  was  an 
eminent  member  of  the  bar.    3  children,  viz : 

659.  Caroline  Coalter  Gamble;  b.  Sept.  5,  1864. 

660.  Mary  Minor  Gamble;  m.  Simpson,  (2)  E.  Miller.    4  chil- 

dren +. 

661.  Fannie  Humphrey  Gamble;  b.  Apr.  30,  1872. 

*The  widow  of  Col.  Gamble,  with  their  unmarried  daughters,  lives  in  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


JOHX  WALKER. 


115 


MARY  MIXOK  Gamble  (660)  ;  b.  Dec.  27,  1865;  m.  (1)  C.  L. 
Simpson,  (2)  Edgar  Miller.  Their  home  is  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  4 
children,  viz : 

662.  Carrie  Miller. 

663.  David  G.  Miller;  a  physician. 
66-1.    Edith  Miller. 

665.    Mary  Miller. 

BATES  FAMILY. 

Fleming  Bates  m.  Sarah  Jordon,  York  Co.,  Va.,  1742,  and  had 
at  least  3  children : 

a.  Thomas  Fleming  Bates. 

b.  Frederick  Bates. 

c.  And  a  dan.  said  to  have  m.  G.  C.  Tarleton. 

THOMAS  F.  Bates  (a) ;  m.  Caroline  Matilda  Woodson,  1771. 
4  children,  viz : 

a.  Frederick  Bates ;  moved  to  Missouri ;  was  the  first  Lieutenant- 

Governor  of  Missouri. 

b.  James  Bates;  removed  to. Arkansas:  delegate  to  Congress. 

c.  Fleming  Bates;  b.  1778;  settled  in  Xorth  Virginia;  clerk  of 

the  Court;  m.  Elizabeth  W.  Moore.    4  children. 

d.  Edward  Bates;  settled  in  the  Xorth;  Dep.  Clerk;  removed  to 

Missouri ;  Attorney- General  United  States  under  Lincoln. 

A  fine  lawyer,  excellent  scholar  and  Christian  gentleman. 

d.  1873;  m.  Julia  Davenport  Coalter. 
a.    Thomas  Fleming  Bates,  fought  at  Yorktown,  1781.    His  son 
d.    Edward  Bates,  fought  1812.   His  son 
671.    Gen.  John  Coalter  Bates,  fought  in  1862  +. 

jIATERXAL. 

(1.)    Dr.  John  Woodson,  of  Dorsetshire,  England.    His  son, 
(2.)    Eobert  Woodson,  m.  Elizabeth  Lewis.   Their  son, 
(3.)    John  AVoodson,  m.  Judith  Tarlton.    Their  son, 
(4.)    Tarlton  Woodson,  m.  Ursula  Fleming.    Their  son, 
(5.)    Charles  Woodson,  m.  Mary  Pleasant.    Their  daughter, 
(6.)    Caroline  Matilda  Woodson,  m.  Thomas  Fleming  Bates. 
Their  son, 

(7.)    Edward  Bates,  m.  Julia  D.  Coalter.    Their  daughter, 
(8.)    Matilda  Bates,  m.  Major  Edward  Eno  of  St.  Louis. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


JULIA  DAVENPORT  Coalter5  (597)  (David4,  Elizabeth3, 
Jane2,  John1);  b.  March,  1807;  m.  Judge  Edward  Bates  of  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  United  States  Attorney- General  under  Lincoln.  He  was 
b.  in  Virginia.   8  children,  viz : 

666.  Barton  Bates;  m.  Caroline  Woodson.    8  children  +. 

667.  Nancy  Bates;  d.,  unmarried,  in  1875. 

668.  Julian  Bates;  m.  Sally  F.  Woodson.    6  children  +. 

669.  Fleming  Bates;  m.  Nannie  F.  Wilson.    2  children  +. 

670.  Richard  Bates;  m.  Ellen  Woodson.    2  children  +. 

671.  John  Coalter  Bates;  Maj.-Gen. ;  unmarried  +. 

672.  Charles  Woodson  Bates ;  m.  Alice  Frink.    3  children  +. 

673.  Matilda  Bates;  m.  E.  B.  Eno.    4  children  +. 

BARTON  Bates6  (666)  (Julia5,  David4,  Elizabeth3,  Jane2, 
John1 ) ;  m.  Caroline  Woodson.   He  was  a  Judge.   8  children,  viz : 

674.  Onward  Bates;  m.  Virginia  Breckenridge,  dau.  of  Judge 

S.  Breckenridge. 

675.  Hatches  Bates. 

676.  Katherine  Bates. 

677.  Eads  Bates. 

678.  Fanny  Bates. 

679.  Hester  Bates. 

680.  Cora  Bates;  m.  Rev.  E.  B.  McClure  of  Norfolk,  Va. 

682.    Daughter;  name  not  known. 

681.  Margaret  Bates;  m.  Edward  Singleton  of  Raysville,  Mo. 

JULIAN  Bates6  (668)  (Julia5,  David4,  Eliz.3,  Jane2,  John1). 
He  was  a  physician;  m.  Sally  F.  Woodson.  Their  home  is  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.    6  children,  viz: 

683.  Wenona  Bates. 

684.  Fleming  Bates. 

685.  Julian  Bates. 

686.  Hodgon  Bates. 

FLEMING  Bates6  (669)  (Julia5,  David4,  Eliz.3,  Jane2,  John1) ; 
m.  Nannie  F.  Wilson.   He  fought  in  the  C.  S.  A.   2  children,  viz: 

687.  Nannie  F.  Bates. 

688.  Allen  C.  Bates. 


General  John  Coaltee  Bates. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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EICHAED  Bates6  (670)  (Julia5,  David4,  Eliz.3,  Jane2,  John1)  ; 
m.  Ellen  "Woodson.    2  children,  viz: 

688a.    Charles  W.  Bates. 

688b.    Xannie  F.  Bates ;  m.  Dr.  Hersman  of  Missouri. 

JOHX  CO  ALTER  Bates6  (671)  (Julia5,  David4,  Eliz.3,  Jane2, 
John1):  not  married:  Lieut. -Col.  in  TT.  S.  A.,  13th  Infantry,  sta- 
tioned at  Ft.  Wingate,  Hew  Mexico,  in  1899.  In  command  in  the 
Philippines  in  1900. 

Gen.  John  Coalter  Bates  is  a  native  Z\Iissourian,  having  been  born 
in  St.  Charles  County,  August  26,  1842.  He  was  a  son  of  that  emi- 
nent Missourian,  the  late  Edward  Bates,  who  served  in  Lincoln's 
first  cabinet  as  Attorney- General.  "When  but  a  few  months  old  his 
parents  moved  to  St.  Louis,  so  he  may  be  considered  a  native  St. 
Louisan.  Gen.  Bates  never  attended  a  military  school,  Ms  advance- 
ment being  due  to  his  ability  and  strict  attention  to  duty.  He  has 
been  frequently  trusted  with  some  of  the  important  positions  in  the 
gift  of  the  army  officers,  and  has  always  earned  every  promotion. 
He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  St.  Louis,  and  for  a  time 
attended  AVashington  University,  though  he  never  graduated  from 
that  institution.  He  was  just  on  the  verge  of  young  manhood  when 
the  civil  war  broke  out,  and,  imbibing  the  spirit  of  the  times,  he 
desired  to  take  a  part  for  the  L'nion. 

On  May  1L  1861,  when  but  19  years  old,  he  was  commissioned 
a  First  Lieutenant  in  the  11th  United  States  Infantry.  He  served 
with  the  army  of  the  Potomac  until  April,  1863.  He  was  with  his 
company  at  Gaines"  Mill,  Malvern,  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run, 
Antietam  and  Fredericksburg,  and  was  in  every  engagement  in 
which  the  11th  took  part.  From  December,  1862,  to  April,  1863, 
he  was  Adjutant,  and  was  then  appointed  aide-de-camp  to  the  Gen- 
eral commanding  the  army  of  the  Potomac.  He  retained  that  posi- 
tion until  the  army  was  reassigned  and  redistributed  in  1865.  Dur- 
ing the  last  few  months  before  the  army  of  the  Potomac  was  muster- 
ed out,  Gen.  Bates  was  commissary  of  musters,  when  fully  50,000 
soldiers  were  discharged  from  the  service.  While  an  aide-de-camp 
he  participated  in  the  battles  of  Chancellorsville.  Gettysburg,  Rappa- 
hanock  Station,  Bristow  Station,  Mine  Run,  the  Wilderness,  Spott- 
sylvania  and  Petersburg. 

After  the  war  Gen.  Bates  became  Colonel  of  the  2nd  Regiment, 


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and  was  apointecl  Brigadier  General  May  4,  1898,  just  before  the 
troops  were  sent  to  Cuba  in  the  war  with  Spain. 

In  the  interim  between  the  civil  and  Spanish- American  wars  Gen. 
Bates  was  in  service  in  Minnesota,  North  and  South  Dakota,  Ne- 
braska, Missouri,  Kansas,  Indian  Territory,  Texas  and  New  Mexico, 
except  one  year,  when  he  was  in  Washington  as  chairman  of  the 
tactical  board.  In  1871  he  was  second  in  command  of  the  escort 
sent  with  the  surveying  party  west  from  the  Missouri  Eiver  to  locate 
the  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Eailroad.  In  1882  he  was  selected 
by  Gen.  Sheridan  to  organize  the  division  rifle  competition  and  was 
in  charge  of  the  competition  in  1883,  1884  and  1885.  In  1884  Gen. 
Bates  was  in  command  of  four  troops  of  cavalry  and  two  companies 
of  infantry  that  captured  800  Creek  Indians  that  made  war  on  the 
recognized  Creek  government  and  defied  the  United  States  au- 
thorities. Gen.  John  Pope,  department  commander,  commended 
him  for  his  services  in  that  campaign. 

In  1888  Gen.  Bates  was  again  president  of  the  tactical  board  that 
met  in  Washington  to  revise  the  army  tactics.  In  1892  he  was  on 
duty  with  the  National  Guard  of  New  York  at  its  encampment  at 
Peekskill.  One  year  later  he  became  a  member  of  the  board  on 
magazine  small  arms  which  adopted  the  rifle  and  carbine  used  at  the 
present  time.  He  commanded  fourteen  companies  of  infantry  and 
four  troops  of  cavalry  ordered  to  quell  the  riots  at  Butte  City,  Mont., 
during  the  big  railroad  strike  there  in  1894.  He  was  president  of 
the  board  selected  in  1896  to  prepare  firing  regulations  for  the  army, 
and  in  1897  was  in  the  service  in  Minnesota. 

When  war  was  declared  with  Spain  in  1898,  a  number  of  officers 
in  the  regular  army  were  advanced.  Among  these  was  Gen.  (then 
Colonel)  Bates.  He  was  made  a  Brigadier  General  of  Volunteers 
and  was  soon  ordered  to  Cuba.  In  the  early  part  of  May  he  passed 
through  East  St.  Louis  on  the  way  South  with  his  troops  and  visited 
his  relatives  a  few  hours  in  St.  Louis. 

During  the  war  with  Spain  Gen.  Bates  was  in  the  battles  of  El 
Caney,  San  Juan  Hill  and  other  important  engagements.  After 
the  campaign  ended  he  was  ordered  to  the  Philippines.  He  never 
married. — From  St.  Louis  Globe  Democrat,  March  22,  1901. 

Brigadier-General  Bates  now  in  command  of  the  Department  of 
the  Missouri  and  shortly  to  assume  at  least  temporary  command  of 
the  Department  of  the  Colorado  in  addition,  is  a  member  of  the  newly 


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created  Board  on  the  Location  and  Distribution  of  Military  Posts. 
Gen.  Bates  is  the  officer  who  was  in  command  when  the  J olo  Islands 
were  taken  and  annexed  to  the  United  States.  This  was  effected 
without  the  firing  of  a  single  shot.  At  first  this  ruler  was  reluctant 
to  trust  the  United  States,  and  through  his  secretary  and  the  heir- 
apparent  made  repeated  apologies  for  his  absence,  explaining  that 
he  was  busy  officiating  at  religious  observances.  The  high  char- 
acter of  Gen.  Bates,  his  tact  and  patience  so  impressed  the  emmis- 
saries  of  the  Sultan  thai  that  ruler  was  finally  delighted  to  welcome 
the  American  General  to  the  imperial  residence  at  Maibun,  where 
the  treat}7  was  negotiated.  The  state  religion  is  Mohammedan  and 
the  Sultan  is  now  making  preparations  to  undertake  a  pious  pil- 
grimage to  Mecca.  The  journey  will  be  an  impressive  one.  and  for 
the  first  time  in  history  a  potentate  carrying  the  flag  of  the  United 
States  will  travel  to  that  ancient  shrine. 

General  Bates  is  a  modest,  unassuming  man  :  considered  the  best 
disciplinarian  in  the  army.  His  father  fought  in  1812,  and  his 
grandfather  fought  in  the  Eevolution,  he  was  at  Yorktown.  Corn- 
wallis  gave  Thomas  Fleming  Bates  a  guard  for  his  house,  but  Bates 
threw  it  into  the  fire.  Cornwallis  remarked :  "If  all  your  country- 
men are  like  you,  we  will  never  conquer  them." 

CHARLES  WOODSON  Bates6  (672)  (Julia5,  David4,  Eliz.3, 
Jane2,  John1)  :  m.  Alice  Erink.  They  reside  at  Roniley,  Chaffe  Co., 
Cok    3  daughters,  viz: 

689.  Nellie  Bates. 

690.  Bertha  Bates. 

691.  Carol  Bates. 

MATILDA  Bates6  (673)  (Julia5,  David4,  Eliz.3,  Jane-,  John1)  : 
m.  Major  Edward  B.  Eno:  live  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  d.  1891. 
Mrs.  Matilda  Eno  kept  house  for  Judge  Bates  when  he  was  in  Presi- 
dent Lincoln's  cabinet.    4  children,  viz : 

692.  Edward  Bates  Eno. 

693.  Christian  Eno:  m.  Geo.  Compton.    2  children,  names  not 

known. 

694.  Julia  C.  Eno. 

695.  Matilda  Eno. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


BEVERLY  TUCKEK  Coalter,  M.  D.5  (598)  (David4,  Eliz.s, 
Jane2,  John1) ;  m.  Elizabeth  McQueen.    3  children,  viz: 

696.  John  David  Coalter;  m.  Dolly  Hempstead.    3  children, 

names  not  known. 

697.  Julia  Frances  Coalter;  m.  Dr.  James  Davis.    2  children, 

names  not  known. 

698.  Caroline  Gamble  Coalter;  m.  Augustus  Jordan.    3  chil- 

dren, names  not  known. 

JOHN  Coalter4  (585)  (Elizabeth3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  son  of  Michael 
and  Elizabeth  Moore;  b.  Aug.  20,  1771,  in  Rockbridge  Co.  (then 
Augusta) ;  studied  law  in  William  and  Mary  College  under  Judge 
St.  George  Tucker,  taking  a  course  also  under  Chancellor  Wythe 
and  Bishop  Madison.  While  in  Williamsburg  he  married  Maria 
Rind  (1791) ;  settled  in  Staunton,  where  he  practiced  law  and  was 
at  one  time  County  Clerk ;  was  succeeded  in  that  office  by  his  brother 
Micajah.  Maria  Rind  d.  1792.  1795  Judge  Coalter  married  Mar- 
garet Davenport,  who  died  July  25,  1797.  On  June  5,  1802,  he 
married  Frances  Bland  Tucker,  daughter  of  Judge  St.  George 
Tucker  and  Frances  Bland. 

Of  the  Tucker  family,  to  which  Frances  belonged,  there  were 
Daniel  (1),  George  (2)  and  Henry  Tucker  (3),  who  came  of  Eng- 
lish stock.  Daniel  was  the  first  Governor  of  Bermuda  in  1616. 
From  him  descended  John,  Chief  Justice  of  Bermuda,  who  married 
a  daughter  of  Henry  Tucker  (2),  and  from  these  were  descended 
Daniel,  the  immediate  ancestor  of  Professor  George  Tucker  of  Vir- 
ginia, the  father  of  Frances  who  married  Judge  Coalter.  Of  the 
Blands  we  have  the  following  history:  Adam  Bland,  in  the  reign 
of  Edward  IV.,  married  Jane  Atkyns;  their  son  John  married  Susan 

 ;  their  son  Giles  Bland  came  to  Virginia  and  engaged  in 

Bacon^s  Rebellion  and  was  hanged  by  Gov.  Berkley.  John  and 
Susan  had  another  son,  Theodoric,  who  came  to  Virginia  about  1654. 
He  married  Jane  Bennett,  daughter  of  Richard  Bennett,  Governor 
of  Virginia,  and  died  in  1671.  Their  son  Richard  married  Eliza- 
beth Randolph.  Their  eldest  son,  also  named  Richard,  was  a  leading 
member  of  the  Revolutionary  Convention  of  Virginia,  called  by  J ef - 
ferson  "the  wisest  man  south  of  the  James  River."  Their  daughter 
Mary  married  Henry  Lee,  and  their  son  Henry  was  the  father  of  the 
celebrated  Col.  Henry  Lee  (Light  Horse  Harry),  of  the  Revolution. 


Judge  Johx  Coalter. 


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He  was  the  father  of  Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee.  Richard  Bland's  son, 
Theodoric  Bland,  married  Frances  Boiling,  and  their  only  son, 
Theodoric,  was  Colonel  of  the  Dragoons  during  the  Revolution,  and 
afterwards  member  of  Congress.  He  had  no  children.  Theodoric 
and  Frances  Bland  also  had  a  daughter,  Frances  Bland,  who  married 
the  first  time,  John  Randolph.  Their  son  was  John  Randolph  of 
Roanoke.  The  second  time  she  married  St.  George  Tucker,  and 
their  daughter,  Frances  B.  Tucker,  is  the  one  who  married  Judge 
John  Coalter. 

Frances  Coalter  died  at  the  Red  Sulphur  Springs,  September 
12,  1813. 

In  1821  Judge  Coalter  married  Mrs.  Hannah  Harrison  (nee 
Jones),  daughter  of  Wm.  Jones,  Esq.,  of  Ellwood  and  his  wife  Betty 
Churchill. 

In  WaddeFs  Annals  we  find  this  brief  account  of  the  early 
struggles  of  J ohn  Coalter :  "While  a  young  lawyer,  living  at  Staun- 
ton, Judge  Coalter  resided  at  a  place  then  called  Elm  Grove,  on 
Lewis  Creek,  half  a  mile  east  of  town.  His  circumstances  were  so 
poor  that  he  had  to  return  home  every  day  in  time  to  cut  wood  for 
family  use ;  and  not  being  able  to  keep  or  hire  a  horse,  he  walked  to 
his  courts,  carrying  his  clothes  and  papers  in  a  bag  on  his  shoulders. 
Afterwards,  when  a  distinguished  judge  of  the  Court  of  Appeals, 
he  was  in  the  habit  of  referring  to  this  period  as  the  happiest  of  his 
life.  His  last  residence  was  a  handsome  seat,  called  Chatham,  on  the 
Rappahannock,  opposite  Fredericksburg.  He  was  b.  a  little  north  of 
X.  P.  Church,  now  in  Rockbridge  County." 

He  was  attorney  for  the  Commonwealth  until  1809,  when  he  re- 
signed to  accept  the  position  of  Judge  of  the  Federal  Court  of  Vir- 
ginia, to  which  he  was  elected. 

Judge  John  Coalter  of  the  General  Court,  was  promoted  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Appeals  May  11,  1811.  About  1821  he  removed 
to  Richmond  and  purchased  "Chatham,"  in  Stafford  opposite  Fred- 
ericksburg, where  he  resided  until  the  time  of  his  death  which  occur- 
red Feb.  2,  1838.   He  was  buried  in  St,  George's  Churchyard. 

The  three  children  of  Judge  Coalter  were  all  by  his  third  wife, 
Frances,  viz: 

699.    Frances  Lelia  Coalter;  b.  1803;  d.  at  Warm  Springs  in 
1821. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


700.  Elizabeth  Tucker  Coalter;  b.  in  Staunton,  Va.,  June  25, 

1805 ;  m.  John  Eandolph  Bryan  Jan.  27,  1830,  at  Chat- 
ham. Their  home  was  at  Eagle  Point,  Gloucester  Co., 
Va.  She  d.  March  28,  1856.  He  d.  at  the  University  of 
Virginia,  Sept.  13,  1887.    10  children  +. 

701.  St.  George  Tucker  Coalter;  m.  Judith  Harrison  Tomlin. 

5  children  ~h 

Hayden,  in  his  Virginia  Genealogies,  says  that — 

"John  Eandolph  Bryan,  of  Gloucester  Co.,  Va.,  was  born  at  Wil- 
mington Is.,  Ga.,  March  23,  1806.  He  died  at  the  University  of 
Virginia  Sept.  13,  1887.  On  Jan.  27,1830,  in  Chatham,  Va.,  he 
married  Elizabeth  Tucker  Coalter.  She  was  born  June  25th,  1805, 
and  died  at  Eagle  Point,  Va.,  March  28,  1856.  She  was  the  second 
daughter  of  Hon.  John  Coalter,  Judge  of  the  Virginia  Court  of  Ap- 
peals, and  his  wife,  Anne  Frances  Bland  Tucker,  daughter  of  Hon. 
St.  George  and  Frances  (Bland)  Tucker.  Her  grandmother,  Fran- 
ces Bland,  was  the  daughter  of  Theoderick  and  Frances  (Boiling) 
Bland,  and  widow  of  J ohn  Eandolph — therefore  the  mother  of  John 
Eandolph  of  Boanoke. 

Mr.  J.  E.  Bryan  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  William  Lacy, 
Prince  Edward  Co.,  Va.,  and  Mr.  Ivirkpatrick,  of  Halifax,  Va., 
1816-1820.  In  1822  he  entered  Yale  College,  but  receiving  an  ap- 
pointment in  the  United  States  Navy  as  Midshipman  Oct.  4,  1823, 
he  accepted,  and  was  ordered  to  the  "Peacock."  He  became  passed 
Midshipman  March  23,  1829.  In  1824  he  was  ordered  to  the 
"United  States."  He  resigned  Sept.  5,  1831,  and  retired  to  his  estate 
of  "Nonchalance,"  Wilmington  Island. 

Having  in  1830  bought  a  farm  on  the  Severn  Eiver  in  Gloucester 
Co.,  Va.,  for  which  he  paid  $20,000,  he  removed  there,  and  remain- 
ed until  1862. 

The  following  notice  of  Mr.  Bryan  is  from  the  Southern  Church- 
man: "After  his  father's  death,  Mr.  John  Eandolph  requested  Mrs. 
Bryan  to  permit  him  to  superintend  the  education  of  her  two  sons, 
Eandolph  and  Thomas.  He  adopted  his  namesake,  Eandolph  Bryan. 
They  were  sent  on  to  Virginia,  and  placed  at  school  near  him.  For 
several  years  he  directed  their  education  and  caused  them  to  spend 
their  vacations  under  his  roof,  treating  them  with  the  tenderness  of 
a  father. 


Elizabeth  Coalteb  Bryax. 


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The  constant  and  friendly  intercourse  with  a  man  so  remarkable 
as  John  Eandolph,  left  its  impress  npon  his  ward.  His  tastes  were 
formed  and  his  virtues  developed. 

At  the  end  of  eight  years  service,  he  left  the  Xavy  and  married  a 
remarkable  woman,  Elizabeth  Tucker  Coalter,  the  greatly  beloved 
niece  of  John  Eandolph.  She  was  endowed  with  great  wit,  strong 
practical  common  sense,  and  deep  piety.  She  was  a  true  and  noble 
woman.  Immediately  after  their  marriage,  Mr.  Bryan  united  with 
the  Episcopal  Church,  in  Fredericksburg,  being  baptized  and  con- 
firmed the  same  day,  to  remain  Christ's  faithful  soldier  to  his  life's 
end."   Their  10  children  were  as  follows : 

702.  John  Coalter  Bryan  :  b.  March  2,  1831,  at  Presly,  King  Co., 

Va.;  d.  June  1,  1853  ;  educated  at  the  University  of  Vir- 
ginia and  became  an  M.  D.,  graduating  from  Eichmond 
Medical  College  and  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadel- 
phia; graduated  from  the  latter  in  1853. 

703.  Delia  Bryan;  b.  at  Eagle  Point  Feb.  24,  1833;  m.  Oct.  30, 

1856,  Dr.  John  Eandolph  Page,  C.  S.  A.  He  was  edu- 
cated at  Virginia  University;  graduated  an  M.  D.  in 
1849;  also  studied  in  Paris;  was  Chief  Surgeon  C.  S.  A., 
1861-1865;  Professor  of  Louisiana  Military  Academy, 
and  Professor  of  Xatural  History  and  Agriculture  at  the 
University  of  Virginia,  1872-1888.    9  children  +. 

704.  Fanny  Tucker  Bryan;  b.  June  8,  1835,  at  Chatham;  m. 

Dec.  19,  1861,  Dr.  Spotswood  YTellford  Carmichael  (son 
of  Geo.  French  Carmichael  and  grandson  of  Dr.  James 
Carmichael  of  Scotland).  He  graduated  from  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  1852;  surgeon  in  C.  S.  A.,  1861-1865. 
8  children  +. 

705.  Georgia  Screven  Bryan;  b.  March  11,  1837;  m.  Dr.  An- 

drew Glassel  Grinnan.    8  children  +. 

706.  Virginia  Mackay  Bryan;  b.  June  26;  d.  Nov.  11,  1839. 

707.  John  Eandolph  Bryan;  b.  Jan.  9,  1841;  served  C.  S.  A.; 

m.  Margaret  Eandolph  Minor.    9  children  +. 

708.  St.  George  Tucker  Coalter  Bryan;  b.  at  Chatham  Oct.  4, 

1843;  educated  at  Virginia  University,  1873-4;  served  in 
C.  S.  A. ;  a  mining  engineer. 

709.  Joseph  Bryan;  b.  Apr.  13,  1845;  served  in  C.  S.  A.;  m. 

Isabel  L.  Stewart.    6  children  +. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


710.  Thomas  Forman  Bryan;  b.  at  Eagle  Point  Jan.  10,  1848; 

d.  Sept.  8,  1851. 

711.  Corbin  Braxton  Bryan;  b.  1852;  m.  Mary  Sidney  Caldwell 

Scott.    6  children  +. 

DELIA  COALTEK  Bryan6  (703)  (Elizabeth5,  John4,  Eliza- 
beth3, Jane2,  John1) ;  m.  Dr.  John  Randolph  Page.  Their  9  chil- 
dren were: 

712.  John  Randolph  Bryan  Page;  b.  Sept.  9,  1857;  d.  Aug.  28, 

1863. 

713.  Elizabeth  Coalter  Page;  b.  March  10,  1859;  d.  Sept.  4, 

1863. 

714.  Mann  Page;  b.  Feb.  14,  1861. 

715.  Charles  Curtis  Page;  b.  June  11,  1863. 

716.  Ann  Page;  b.  Oct.  21,  1865. 

717.  Delia  Bryan  Page;  b.  June  9,  1868. 

718.  Joseph  Bryan  Page;  b.  June  7,  1870. 

719.  Ada  Screvin  Page;  b.  Oct.  14,  1873. 

720.  John  Randolph  Page;  b.  Nov.  15,  1876. 

FANNY  TUCKER  Bryan6  (704)  (Eliz.5,  John4,  Eliz.3,  Jane2, 
John1) ;  m.  Dr.  S.  W.  Carmichael.   8  children,  viz: 

721.  Mary  Wellford  Carmichael;  b.  Oct.  7,  1863;  d.  Aug.  10, 

1864. 

722.  Elizabeth  Coalter  Carmichael;  b.  Aug.  20,  1865. 

723.  Ellen  Spotswood  Carmichael;  b.  Nov.  1,  1867. 

724.  Randolph  Bryan  Carmichael;  b.  June  21,  1869. 

725.  George  Edward  Carmichael;  b.  June  26,  1873;  d.  Nov.  16, 

1878. 

726.  Spotswood  Wellford  Carmichael;  b.  Nov.  21,  1875  (twin) ; 

d.  July  26,  1876. 

727.  Coalter  Bryan  Carmichael;  b.  Nov.  21,  1875  (twin). 

728.  Fanny  Tucker  Carmichael;  b.  Nov.  3,  1879. 

GEORGIA  SCREVEN  Bryan6  (705)  (Elizabeth5,  John4,  Eliz.3, 
Jane2,  John1)  ;  b.  at  Eagle  Point  March  11,  1837;  m.  June  2,  1859, 
Dr.  Andrew  Glassel  Grinnan  (son  of  Daniel  and  Helen  Grinnan). 
They  had  8  children,  viz: 


Dr.  Johx  Coalter  Bryax. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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729.  Bryan  Randolph  Grinnan,  D.  D. ;  missionary  to  Japan;  b. 

at  Brampton  April  21,  1860  +. 

730.  Daniel  Grinnan  (lawyer):  b.  Oct.  13,  1861;  baptized  by 

Dr.  Evdng  Oct..  1861;  graduated  A.  B.,  University7  Vir- 
ginia, 1879 ;  resides  in  Richmond,  Ya. 

731.  Elizabeth  Coalter  Grinnan;  b.  July  25,  1863;  baptized  by 

Dr.  Evring  Aug.,  1863. 

732.  Cornelia  Stuart  Grinnan;  b.  Woodville,  Ya.,  Feb.  11,  1865; 

baptized  by  Rev.  Richard  Mason  Nov.,  1868. 

733.  Andrew  Glassel  Grinnan;  Episcopal  clergyman;  b.  Aug. 

20,  1868;  baptized  by  Rev.  Dr.  Handy  Nov.,  1868. 

734.  St.  George  Tucker  Grinnan;  b.  April  6,  1870;  baptized  by 

Rev.  Dr.  White  Dec.  10,  1890. 

735.  John  Coalter  Grinnan;  b.  Jan.  22,  1873;  baptized  by  Rev. 

Dinvriddie  April  26,  1875. 

736.  Georgia  Bryan  Grinnan;  b.  Sept.  18,  1874;  baptized  by 

Rev.  Dinvriddie,  Jan.  30,  1875. 

JOHN  RANDOLPH  Bryan6  (707)  (Elizabeth5,  John4,  Eliz.3; 
Jane2,  John1) ;  b.  Jan.  9,  1841;  m.  at  "Gale  Hill,"  Albermarle  Co., 
Va.,  Feb.  19,  1867,  Margaret  Randolph  Minor,  dau.  of  W.  W.  and 
Mary  Waters  Minor;  confirmed  by  Bishop  Wilmer  of  Louisiana, 
1866;  educated  at  Yirginia  High  School,  Alexandria,  Ya.,  Military 
Institute  and  Bloomfield  Academy;  entered  Richmond  Howitzers, 
C.  S.  A.,  April,  1861;  commanded  2nd  Lt.  Prov.  Army,  Ya.,  1861; 
A.  D.  C.  Staff  of  Gen.  J.  B.  Magruder,  1862  ;  Ordnance  Sergt,  Mc- 
Lav/s  Div.,  1863;  Captain  and  Inspector  of  Field  Transportation, 
Dept.  of  S.  W.  Yirginia  and  Tennessee,  1863-65.    9  children,  viz : 

737.  John  Randolph  Bryan;  b.  Jan.  9,  1868. 

738.  Mary  Waters  Bryan;  b.  Jan.  9,  1870. 

739.  Elizabeth  Coalter  Bryan;  b.  Dec.  28,  1871. 

740.  Evelyn  Bryan;  b.  Jan.  28,  1874. 

741.  Margaret  Randolph  Bryan;  b.  Aug.  13,  1876. 

742.  Mattie  Minor  Bryan;  b.  Aug.  8,  1879. 

743.  William  Minor  Brain;  b.  Jan.  24,  1882. 

744.  Jane  Isabel  Bryan;  b.  March  21,  1884. 

745.  Joseph  Bryan. 

JOSEPH  Bryan6  (709)  (Elizabeth5,  John4,  Eliz.3,  Jane2, 
John1);  b.  April  13,  1845;  educated  at  University  of  Yirginia, 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


1862-67 ;  served  in  C.  S.  A. ;  practicing  law  at  Kichmond,  Va.  Hon. 
Joseph  Bryan  m.  at  "Brook  Hill/'  near  Kichmond  Feb.  1,  1871, 
Isabel  L.  Stewart  (dan.  of  John  and  M.  A.  Stewart).  6  children, 
viz : 

746.  John  Stewart  Bryan;  b.  Oct.  23,  1871. 

747.  Kobert  Coalter  Bryan;  b.  June  26,  1873. 

748.  Jonathan  Kandolph  Bryan;  b.  Dec.  6,  1874. 

749.  Joseph  Bryan;  b.  Dec.  7,  1877;  d.  June  25,  1878. 

750.  St.  George  Tucker  Bryan;  b.  Feb.  11,  1878. 

751.  Thomas  Pinkney  Bryan;  b.  Oct.  24,  1882. 

COEBIN  BRAXTON  Bryan6  (711)  (Elizabeth5,  John4,  Eliz.3, 
Jane2,  John1)  ;  b.  at  Eagle  Point  April  17,  1852;  m.  Feb.  9,  1882, 
Mary  Sidney  Caldwell  Scott.  She  was  b.  1861,  dau.  of  Dr.  W.  W. 
Scott  of  Caldwell  Co.,  1ST.  C.  Dr.  C.  B.  Bryan  educated  at  Virginia 
University,  1871-75 ;  graduated  from  Virginia  Theological  Semi- 
nary in  1878;  ordained  Deacon  by  the  Et.  Eev.  F.  M.  Whittle.,  D.  D., 
1878;  made  a  Priest  in  1879;  Eector  of  Cunningham  Chapel  Parish, 
Clark  Co.,  Va.,  1890.    6  children,  viz : 

752.  Elizabeth  Bryan;  b.  Jan.  24,  1883. 

753.  Delia  Bryan;  b.  Sept.  1,  1884. 

754.  Mary  S.  C.  Bryan;  b.  June  13,  1886. 

755.  Isabel  Stewart  Bryan;  b.  June  18;  d.  Dec.  18,  1888. 

756.  Braxton  Bryan. 

757.  Walter  Bryan. 

Most  of  the  above  Bryan  Eecords  taken  from  "Hay den's  Virginia 
Genealogies." 

ST.  GEOEGE  TUCKER  Coalter5  (701)  (John4,  Elizabeth3, 
Jane2  John1);  b.  in  Kichmond,  June  2,  1809;  d.  1839.  He  m. 
Judith  Harrison  Tomlin  (dau.  of  John  Walker  Tomlin  and  his  wife 
Margaret  Williamson  Ball),  Dec.  16,  1829.    Their  5  children  were: 

758.  John  Coalter;  d.  young. 

759.  Henry  Coalter;  d.  young. 

760.  Aun  Frances  Bland  Coalter.   She  m.  Henry  P.  Brown  Dee. 

1858.    One  son  +. 

761.  Virginia  Coalter;  m.  Dr.  Wm.  P.  Braxton.    4  children  +. 

762.  St.  George  Tucker  Coalter;  m.  (1)  Amelia  Drewey,  (2) 

Charlotte  Drewey.   3  children  +. 


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AN~N  FRANCES  BLAND  Coalter6  (760)  (St.  George  T3, 
John4,  Eliz.3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  m.  Henry  P.  Brown  Dec.  1858.  1 
child,  viz: 

763.  John  Thompson  Brown,  who  writes  thus  under  date  of 

April  14,  1899: 

"I  am  living  on  the  property  on  which  Samuel  Brown,  who  mar- 
ried Mary  Moore,  was  born.  I  have  in  my  possession  a  number  of 
letters  from  him  and  his  wife  to  my  ancestor,  his  brother,  Henry 
Brown.  The  father  of  said  Samuel  and  Henry  Brown  moved  to 
the  place  I  now  own  (in  Bedford  Co.,  Va.,  Brierfield  P.  0.)  just 
after  his  parents  had  both  been  massacred  by  the  Indians.  He  was 
on  a  visit  to  them  at  the  time  and  killed  and  wounded  several  of  the 
Indians,  among  them  a  Chief,  for  whose  scalp,  etc.,  Gov.  Dinwiddie 
paid  him  the  bounty  given  by  Virginia  to  private  citizens  who  killed 
an  Indian  in  combat.  He  also  offered  him  a  commission  in  the  Col- 
onial Army,  which  he  declined  owing  to  the  exposed  condition  of 
his  family.  This  massacre  took  place  in  1755,  in  what  is  now  Bote- 
tourt Co.,  then  Augusta,  on  the  bank  of  the  Koanoke  River,  a  few 
miles  below  Salem.  My  maternal  great  grandfather,  John  Coalter, 
was  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Appeals  in  Virginia.  He  and  Samuel 
Brown  were  school  friends,  and  I  have  numbers  of  letters  from  each 
to  the  other,  among  them  Brown^s  letters  from  Edinburg,  or  several 
of  them,  when  he  was  there  studying  Theology;  also  many  of  an 
earlier  date." 

VIRGINIA  Coalter6  (761)  (St.  Geo.  T.5,  John4,  Eliz.3  Jane2, 
John1)  ;  m.  Dr.  William  P.  Braxton  June  12,  1855.   4  children,  viz: 

764.  Charles  Braxton. 

765.  Frank  Braxton. 

766.  Betty  Braxton. 

767.  Susan  Braxton. 

ST.  GEORGE  TUCKER  Coalter,  Jr.6  (762)  (St.  Geo.  T.5, 
John4,  Eiiz.3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  m.  (1)  Aurelia  Drewey,  (2)  Charlotte 
Drewey.    3  children,  viz: 

768.  Drewey  Coalter. 

769.  John  Coalter. 

770.  Aurelia  Coalter. 


128  DESCENDANTS  OF 

JANE  Coalter4  (586)  (Elizabeth3,  Jane2,  John1);  b.  1771;  d. 
Feb.  17,  1835;  m.  John  Baylor,  1798  (son  of  James  and  Elizabeth 
Naylor).  He  was  a  stern  Presbyterian;  moved  to  St.  Charles  Co.; 
first  English  settler  in  that  community;  afterwards  came  the  Bates, 
Coalters,  Prestons  and  Woodsons.   9  children,  viz : 

771.  John  JSTaylor;  d.  unmarried. 

772.  William  ISTaylor;  d.  unmarried. 

773.  James  Naylor;  d.  unmarried. 

774.  Thomas  Naylor;  d.  unmarried. 

775.  Caroline  Naylor;  m.  Dr.  Wm.  B.  Nott. 

780.  Fanny  JSTott ;  m.  James  Gary  of  South  Carolina. 

781.  Jane  Kott;  unmarried;  lives  in  Gaffney  City, 

South  Carolina. 

776.  Junius  ISTaylor,  M.  D. ;  d.  unmarried. 

777.  Edwin  Naylor,  M.  D. ;  m.  (1)  Julia  Wallace  and  (2)  a 

sister  of  his  first  wife ;  practiced  in  Spartansburg,  S.  C. ; 
left  several  children. 

778.  Eliza  Naylor;  2nd  wife  of  Judge  Beverly  Tucker;  she  d. 

childless. 

779.  Sophronia  Naylor;  b.  1871  in  Kentucky;  m.  James  W. 

Booth,  son  of  Wm.  Aylett  Booth  of  Virginia,  who  moved 
to  Kentucky  in  1804 ;  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution.  He  was 
a  son  of  William  Booth  of  Gloucester,  Va.,  and  his  wife, 
Elizabeth  Aylett.  She  was  dau.  of  Wm.  Aylett  and  Ann 
Ashton,  and  she  was  dau.  of  Col.  Henry  Ashton  of  West- 
moreland. Major  James  W.  Booth's  father  served  in  the 
House  of  Burgesses  in  1777  from  Frederick  Co.,  Va. ; 
was  in  Virginia  militia  at  Cowpens  and  Yorktown. 

SOPHRONIA  Naylor  (779);  b.  1871  in  Kentucky;  m.  1832, 
Major  James  W.  Booth.  He  was  b.  in  Shenandoah;  moved  to  St. 
Louis  in  1847;  d.  May  10,  1892.   4  children,  viz: 

782.  John  K  Booth;  b.  July,  1835;  President  of  the  firm  of 
J.  W.  Booth  &  Sons ;  m.  Mary  Alice  Garrison  of  St.  Louis 
Feb.  8,  1866,  dau.  of  Daniel  R.  Garrison.  His  father 
was  Captain  of  the  first  line  of  sloops  run  on  the  Hudson. 
His  grandfather  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier;  his  grand- 
mother was  a  dau.  of  Philip  Schuyler.    Daniel  R.  Garri- 


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son  built  the  first  foundry  in  St.  Louis;  completed  the 
first  railroad  into  East  St.  Louis ;  also  built  the  Missouri 
Pacific  R.  R.  from  Jefferson  City  to  Kansas  City  and 
beyond.  Mary  Garrison  Booth  is  Regent  of  the  St.  Louis 
Chapter  D.  A.  R. 

783.  Thomas  Booth;  b.  1840 ;  d.  1897;  m.  Mary  L.  Warren.  No 

children. 

784.  Edwin  Bates  Booth;  b.  1842;  d.  1883;  left  one  son: 

788.    Edwin  Booth;  lives  in  California. 

785.  Name  not  known. 

JOHN  N.  Booth  (782) ;  m.  Mary  Alice  Garrison  Feb.  8,  1866. 
2  children,  viz  : 

786.  Daughter;  d.  aged  17  years. 

787.  Thomas  Warren  Booth;  b.  1868;  succeeded  his  uncle  as 

President  of  the  Booth  Co.,  St.  Louis ;  d.  March  2,  1900, 
after  an  illness  of  only  a  few  days. 

MARGARET  Coalter4  (587)  (Elizabeth3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  in. 
Mr.  Ward  of  Harrison  Co.,  Ky.  They  were  both  church  members. 
She  d.  Oct.  1814.   He  d.  April  1823.   4  children,  viz: 

789.  Carey  Aldrey  Ward;  cl.  1861. 

790.  John  D.  Ward  (left  children). 

791.  James  Ward. 

792.  Isaac  Ward.  : 

BRYAN  R.  Grinnan,  D.  D.  (729)  ;  b.  at  Brampton  in  1860;  in. 
at  Yokohama,  Japan,  by  Rev.  Wm.  Imbri,  Oct.  5,  1886,  to  Louisa 
Arlena  Leet,  dau.  of  Col.  Charles  Edward  Leet  and  his  wife  Sarah 
Louisa  Hawley,  of  Eayetteville,  N.  C.  He  was  educated  at  Hamp- 
ton Sydney  College  and  University  of  Virginia;  graduated  A.  B. 
from  the  latter  in  1879 ;  a  Presbyterian  minister  in  Kochi,  Japan. 
2  children,  viz: 

793.  Isabella  Grinnan;  b.  Tokio,  Aug.  24,  1887. 

794.  Georgia  Bryan  Grinnan;  b.  Dec.  21,  1888,  in  Japan. 


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DESCENDANTS  OP 


THE  MOOEE  FAMILY  WHO  SUFFERED  IN  THE  TERRI- 
BLE INDIAN  MASSACRE. 

Extracts  from  "The  Captives  of  Abb's  Valley,  a  Legend  of  Fron- 
tier Life,  by  a  son  of  Mary  Moore/'  the  Captive. 

"The  Valley,"  as  the  expression  is  understood  by  those  who  live 
in  it,  denotes  the  tract  of  country  in  Virginia  bounded  on  the  east 
by  the  Blue  Ridge  and  on  the  west  by  a  parallel  ridge,  called  in  most 
of  its  extent  the  North  Mountain.  It  is  a  fine  agricultural  district 
and  its  scenery  is  not  surpassed  in  variety,  beauty  or  grandeur  by 
many  districts  in  America. 

The  first  settlers  in  this  valley,  with  few  exceptions,  were  from 
the  north  of  Ireland.  They  were  the  descendants  of  the  Scotch,  who 
for  various  reasons  had  emigrated  to  that  country  and  had  taken 
with  them  the  kirk  and  the  school.  They  were  decided  Presbyterians. 
Deep  abhorrence  of  Popery  and  a  strong  dislike  to  Episcopacy,  were 
to  be  expected  among  those  whose  fathers  had  felt  the  oppression 
and  cruelties  of  Claverhouse,  and  whose  friends  had  suffered  and 
fought  and  died  at  Londonderry. 

But  if  they  were  free  from  all  interference  from  Popery  after 
they  had  settled  in  America,  they  did  not  find  the  same  relief  from 
Episcopacy  in  the  Valley  of  Virginia.  As  an  Episcopal  church  was 
built  in  each  country  town,  the  Presbyterians  always  located  their 
places  of  worship  elsewhere.  Hence  there  is  not  in  the  valley  any 
village  in  which  a  Presbyterian  church  was  built  until  after  the 
commencement  of  the  Revolution.  Amongst  others  along  the  road 
leading  through  Brownsburg  from  Staunton  to  Lexington,  about 
twenty-two  miles  from  Staunton,  there  is  a  brick  church  on  the 
right,  and  near  it  a  large  graveyard.  The  house  that  is  now  occu- 
pied, is  the  third  in  which  the  congregation  of  New  Providence  have 
worshipped.  The  first  was  a  wooden  structure.  The  second  was  of 
stone,  and  occupied  in  part  the  ground  that  is  covered  by  the  present 
building.  This  house  was  built  either  in  1745  or  1746.  It  was  an 
era  of  no  little  consequence,  and  a  work  of  no  little  difficulty  to  the 
people  who  accomplished  it.  Some  of  the  traditions  of  the  congrega- 
tion will  illustrate  this.  At  that  time  there  was  but  one  vehicle  that 
moved  on  wheels  in  the  congregation,  and  it  was  a  one-horse  cart. 
The  heavy  timbers  for  the  roof  and  galleries  were  dragged  to  the 
place  with  one  end  resting  on  the  axle  of  the  cart,  and  the  other  on 


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the  ground.  The  wheels  gave  way  under  the  weight  of  the  last  one, 
and  the  people  collected  and  carried  it  nearly  a  mile.  The  sand  nsed 
in  plastering  the  house  was  carried  in  sacks  on  horseback  about  ten 
miles;  and  this  was  done  chiefly  by  the  girls  of  the  congregation. 
The  people  at  that  period  were  not  infrequently  disturbed  by  alarms 
of  Indians,  and  often  the  whole  of  a  family  would  go  to  church  on 
the  Sabbath,  because  they  dared  not  leave  any  at  home.  The  father 
and  sons  carried  their  weapons  with  them,  prepared  to  defend  their 
lives ;  and  a  large  number  of  armed  men  were  frequently  seen  at  the 
church. 

The  sixth  child  and  second  son  of  James  Moore  bore  the  name  of 
his  father.  He  married  Martha  Poage,  whose  parents  lived,  about 
nine  miles  south  of  Lexington  on  the  road  leading  to  the  Natural 
Bridge ;  and  after  his  marriage  resided  some  years  at  a  place  on  the 
same  road,  which  was  known  for  many  years  as  Newel's  Tavern. 
Two  or  three  years  later  he  located  in  Abb's  Valley  in  Tazewell 
County.  Mr.  Moore's  attention  was  turned  to  this  spot  by  a  kins- 
man of  his.  The  advantages  which  this  place  presented  were  many. 
It  was  out  of  the  usual  track  of  the  Indians;  none  of  them  lived 
near;  stock  could  be  raised  with  very  little  trouble;  the  climate  was 
fine;  the  soil  fertile;  game  abundant  and  ginseng  could  be  obtained 
in  large  quantities.  Some  other  families  had  established  themselves 
in  the  same  region;  the  attention  of  many  others  had  been  turned 
hither  and  it  was  probable  that  in  a  few  years  the  number  of  settlers 
would  be  much  increased.  In  settling  here  Mr.  Moore  with,  his  fam- 
ily was  accompanied  by  his  brother-in-law,  Eobert  Poage,  and  Mr. 
Looney,  who  each  had  a  small  family.  For  some  years  no  other 
families  resided  in  Abb's  Valley. 

The  frontier  man  and  the  frontier  family  of  that  period  are 
among  the  things  of  bygone  days.  It  was  necessary  that  the  head  of 
the  family  should  be  hardy,  fearless,  capable  of  enduring  labor  and 
exposure  without  injury,  and  able  by  day  or  by  night  to  find  his  way 
through  the  forest  with  the  certainty  which  characterizes  the  wolf 
or  the  Indian.  Familiarity  with  the  use  of  the  rifle  and  the  toma- 
hawk was  scarcely  considered  an  accomplishment.  It  was  necessary 
that  every  man  should  possess  them.  He  did  not  know  at  what 
moment  all  his  skill  would  be  called  into  requisition  in  defending 
his  cabin  against  the  attack  of  the  Indian.  Tools  of  the  carpenter, 
the  blacksmith,  the  tanner,  the  shoemaker  and  the  cooper  must  be 
possessed  and  used.   A  young  woman  who  did  not  know  how  to  spin, 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


dye,  weave  and  make  into  garments  the  cloth  that  her  own  hands 
had  produced,  stood  little  chance  of  finding  any  man  who  would  ask 
her  to  be  his  helpmeet.  Owing  to  their  isolated  position  the  advan- 
tages of  schools  were  enjoyed  to  a  very  limited  extent,  but  education 
was  not  wholly  neglected.  By  the  persevering  efforts  of  the  parents 
all  were  taught  to  read  and  write;  the  boys  were  taught  arithmetic, 
and  on  the  Sabbath  the  Bible  and  the  Catechism  were  carefully 
studied  in  many  families.  Such  a  man  was  James  Moore,  such  a 
woman  was  his  wife  Martha,  and  such  a  family  was  his  likely  to  be 
in  Abb's  Valley. 

The  three  neighbors  of  Capt.  Moore  became  alarmed  over  the  dan- 
ger from  the  Indians,  after  a  young  man  whose  name  was  Eichards 
left  Captain  Moore's  house  to  go  a  few  hundred  yards  and  was  shot 
and  scalped  by  Indians  and  an  attempt  was  made  to  break  into  the 
cabin  of  Mr.  Poage  the  night  before,  and  took  their  families  away. 
Thus  only  the  family  of  Captain  Moore  remained.  It  may  seem 
strange  to  those  who  are  unacquainted  with  the  fascinations  of  fron- 
tier life  that  Captain  Moore  did  not  follow  the  example  of  his  neigh- 
bors, and  that  in  the  face  of  so  many  real  dangers,  and  after  so  many 
warnings  of  them,  he  continued  to  reside  in  the  valley.  It  is  indeed 
diffcult  for  those  who  have  spent  their  lives  where  they  never  have 
thought  for  a  moment  that  they  were  in  danger,  either  from  wild 
beasts  or  savage  men,  to  understand  how  it  was  possible  for  either  he 
or  his  family  to  feel  at  ease  for  a  day.  But  from  his  childhood  he 
had  been  familiar  with  these  dangers,  and  his  wife  as  well  as  himself 
had  grown  up  in  the  midst  of  them.  Familiarity  with  danger  hard- 
ens the  mind  against  its  terrors.  He  was  prospering  finely  in  his 
business.  After  having  lived  eight  or  nine  years  in  the  valley  he  had 
nearly  a  hundred  head  of  horses,  and  a  large  number  of  cattle,  from 
both  of  which  kinds  of  stock  he  made  profitable  sales  every  year. 
Providence  seemed  to  smile  on  him  in  everything.  His  family  were 
blessed  with  fine  health,  and  by  giving  attention  to  their  education 
as  well  as  he  could  by  his  own  and  his  wife's  exertions,  by  the  careful 
observance  of  the  Sabbath,  and  by  attending  to  family  worship,  he 
and  his  pious  wife  sought  to  remedy  as  far  as  possible  the  privations 
and  disadvantages  under  which  they  and  their  children  labored.  If 
the  present  was  almost  unmingled  prosperity,  the  future  seemed 
scarcely  less  bright.  He  had  formed  his  plans,  and  had  almost  se- 
cured the  means  to  purchase  the  whole  of  the  valley;  and  here  he 
designed  to  settle  his  children  around  him,  and  in  the  midst  of  them 


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spend  his  old  age.  These  were  his  plans,  but  the  purposes  of  God 
were  very  different.  "How  unsearchable  are  his  judgments,  and  his 
ways  past  finding  out." 

During  the  interval  between  the  close  of  the  war  of  the  American 
Eevolution  and  the  treaty  made  with  the  Indians  after  they  had  been 
defeated  by  General  Wayne  in  1794,  the  Western  frontiers  were 
greatly  harassed  by  the  savages.  It  seemed  not  to  be  their  plan  to 
visit  the  same  section  of  the  country  very  frequently,  but  to  allow 
time  for  the  settlement  to  get  into  a  feeling  of  security  after  one 
attack  before  they  made  another.  Their  feelings  toward  the  whites 
were  bitter.  Their  hatred  was  directed  to  the  race  and  not  to  the 
individuals ;  and  they  could  scalp  and  torture  with  as  much  pleasure 
the  female  and  the  child  as  the  intrepid  man  who  had  met  them  in 
battle.  They  delighted  to  come  by  surprise  on  a  defenseless  family, 
to  lead  mothers  and  children  into  captivity,  to  gather  the  spoils  of  the 
household  and  carry  them  to  their  distant  wigwams. 

Among  the  Indians  who  took  an  active  part  in  harassing  the  fron- 
tiers was  Black  Wolf,  an  inferior  chief  of  the  Shawnees.  He  lived 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Ohio  near  Chillicothe.  He  headed  several 
of  the  parties  that  harassed  the  southwestern  part  of  Virginia.  Taze- 
well seems  to  have  been  a  favorite  point  of  attack,  and  hence  no  part 
of  the  old  frontier  was  the  scene  of  so  many  Indian  adventures,  but 
I  must  confine  my  narrative  to  Abb's  Valley,  which  Black  Wolf 
visited  in  1784,  when  he  took  captive  James,  the  second  son  of  Cap- 
tain Moore.  James  was  then  fourteen,  already  well  versed  in  the 
use  of  the  rifle,  an  adventurous,  keen  hunter  for  his  age.  About  the 
middle  of  September,  1784,  he  was  sent  in  the  morning  to  bring  a 
horse  from  the  place  where  Mr.  Poage  had  lived,  about  two  miles 
distant.  He  had  almost  reached  the  field  where  the  horses  were 
when  Black  Wolf  and  two  younger  Indians  sprang  from  behind  a 
large  log,  and  yelling  the  terrific  war  whoop,  rushed  on  him,  and 
laid  hold  of  him  before  he  had  time  to  think  what  to  do.  Wolf  then 
directed  him  by  signs  to  catch  one  of  the  horses,  giving  him  some  salt 
for  this  purpose,  but  he  contrived  to  let  the  horse  break  away  each 
time  he  caught  him.  He  said  he  had  no  wish  to  have  his  father  lose 
one  of  his  best  horses.  They  then  started  for  the  Ohio,  which  they 
reached  twenty  days  after  starting. 

Two  years  after  James  was  taken  captive  occurred  the  terrible 
massacre  in  which  James  Moores'  family  were  all  killed  or  taken 
captive.    One  of  the  prisoners  taken  at  this  time  was  Martha  Evans,. 


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a  young  girl,  who  was  at  Captain  Moore's  at  the  time  of  the  raid  by 
the  Indians.  Her  brother,  Thomas  Evans,  in  September,  1786, 
plunged  into  the  unbroken  forests  of  the  west  to  seek  his  sister.  It 
was  an  undertaking  of  untold  peril.  It  was  a  day  of  deep  interest 
to  the  settlement  generally,  and  his  family  in  particular.  He  was 
to  have  been  married  the  following  month  to  Miss  Ann  Crow.  Most 
of  the  incidents  of  his  travels  are  now  hopelessly  lost.  In  the  latter 
part  of  the  spring  he  heard  that  there  was  to  be  a  meeting  on  the  bor- 
der of  Kentucky  for  the  purpose  of  the  ransom  of  prisoners.  To  that 
treaty  he  went,  hoping  to  get  some  tidings  of  his  sister.  There  he 
learned  that  his  sister  had  been  sold  by  the  Indians  to  a  white  man 
and  was  living  in  Canada  not  far  from  Detroit.  He  went  home  to 
get  more  money,  and  a  supply  of  clothing,  before  setting  off  for 
Canada.  It  was  now  so  late  in  the  season  that  he  was  compelled  to 
wait  until  the  following  spring.  It  was  late  in  the  month  of  August 
when  Thomas  rode  into  the  gate  of  a  yard  which  inclosed  a  house 
that  indicated  wealth  and  taste  in  its  possessor.  Here  he  found  his 
sister,  and  was  not  a  little  surprised  to  find  that  James  and  Mary 
Moore  were  in  the  same  neighborhood.  About  the  middle  of  October 
they  started  for  Pennsylvania,  an  account  of  which  trip  will  be  found 
in  the  narrative  by  James  Moore  from  Howe's  History  of  Virginia. 

It  was  about  the  middle  of  November  when  they  reached  Pitts- 
burg and  here  they  staid  until  the  following  spring,  when  it  was 
thought  best  that  Martha  should  remain  where  she  was,  while 
Thomas  should  go  on  with  James  and  Mary,  and  return  for  his 
sister.  They  followed  Braddock's  military  road  to  Winchester; 
thence  took  the  route  usually  traveled  up  the  valley  to  Augusta, 
where  the  Moores  found  the  first  of  their  kindred.  The  last  day  of 
their  journey  was  a  day  never  to  be  forgotten.  Thomas  had  paid 
out  his  last  shilling,  but  that  gave  him  no  uneasiness,  for  he  knew 
that  a  few  miles  would  take  him  to  those  who  had  heard  the  sad  tale 
of  the  breaking  up  of  Captain  Moore's  family  and  from  any  of  these 
he  felt  sure  of  a  welcome.  Sometime  after  dark  that  day  they  reach- 
ed the  home  of  William  McPheeters,  about  eight  miles  from  Staun- 
ton. Mrs.  McPheeters  was  a  sister  of  Captain  Moore,  and  here 
James  and  Mary  met  their  grandfather  and  grandmother.  The  aged 
grandparents  were  deeply  affected.  This  night  ended  the  wander- 
ings of  James  and  Mary,  not  quite  three  years  after  Mary's  had 
commenced,  and  five  months  short  of  six  years  after  J ames  had  been 
taken  prisoner.   After  resting  a  clay  or  two  Thomas  went  on  to  Eock- 


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bridge  County  and  received  from  the  administrator  of  Captain 
Moore's  estate  the  full  amount  that  he  had  expended  in  defraying  the 
expenses  of  James  and  Mary,  but  refused  any  additional  compensa- 
tion. 

Some  time  in  the  summer  he  returned  for  his  sister,  whom,  as 
has  been  stated,  he  left  in  Pennsylvania.  He  was  married  to  Ann 
•Crow  in  the  autumn  after  his  sister  arrived  at  home.  He  settled 
later  in  Washington  County,  Indiana.  He  became  the  father  of  six 
sons  and  six  daughters.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  died  in  1829. 

Martha  Evans  married  Mr.  Hummer.  Two  of  her  sons,  William 
and  Michael,  entered  the  ministry  in  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Her 
death  occurred  in  the  winter  of  1827. 

James  Moore  expressed  a  desire  to  return  to  Canada  for  some  time 
after  he  had  returned  to  his  friends  in  Virginia,  but  at  last  aban- 
doned the  plan.  He  married  early  in  life,  a  Miss  Taylor  of  Kock- 
bridge,  and  settled  on  the  farm  which  his  father  had  occupied  in 
Abb's  Valley,  and  became  the  father  of  a  numerous  family,  who,  with 
few  exceptions,  reside  in  the  same  section  of  country.  He  became 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  was  spared  to  see  his  de- 
scendants of  the  third  generation. 

Mary  Moore  lived  with  her  maternal  grandmother  for  two  or  three 
years  after  her  return  to  Kockbridge,  and  afterwards  with  the  family 
of  Joseph  Walker,  who  had  married  her  father's  sister.  In  October, 
1798,  she  married  Eev.  Samuel  Brown,  pastor  of  New  Providence 
Church.  In  the  active  discharge  of  the  duties  of  this  station  she 
passed  many  happy,  busy  years,  the  respected  wife  of  a  beloved  pastor. 
She  was  the  mother  of  eleven  children.  Seven  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters lived  to  mature  life.  In  no  part  of  her  life  did  her  character 
shine  more  .brightly  than  when  she  was  left  a  widow  with  this  family 
of  ten  children,  the  youngest  of  whom  was  less  than  two  years  old. 
This  event  occurred  on  the  13th  day  of  October,  1818.  Of  her  it 
may  be  said  with  perfect  truth  she  was  "diligent  in  business,  fervent 
in  spirit,  serving  the  Lord."  Blessed  with  health,  attending  dili- 
gently and  cheerfully  to  the  interests  committed  to  her  care,  she 
passed  the  years  of  her  widowhood,  until  it  became  manifest  in  1823, 
that  the  hand  of  serious  disease  was  on  her.  In  the  meantime  her 
second  daughter  had  married  the  Ptev.  Samuel  Morrison,  who  suc- 
ceeded her  husband  as  pastor  of  New  Providence  congregation.  She 
died  April  24,  1824.    A  short  time  before  her  death  she  felt  it  her 


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privilege  to  adopt  the  language  of  the  apostle,  "The  time  of  my  de- 
parture is  at  hand.  I  have  fought  a  good  fight,  I  have  finished  my 
course,  I  have  kept  the  faith :  henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me  a 
crown  of  righteousness,  which  the  Lord,  the  righteous  Judge,  shall 
give  me  at  that  day/' 

Of  the  seven  sons  of  the  little  captive  girl,  five  entered  the  minis- 
try in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  one  an  elder  in  the  church  and  the 
youngest  a  physician.  One  daughter  was  the  wife  of  Dr.  William  A. 
Walker,  and  one  died  in  early  youth.  All  Mary's  grandchildren, 
who  have  arrived  at  the  age  of  mature  life,  are  members  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church,  two  of  her  granddaughters  have  married  Presby- 
terian ministers,  and  three  of  her  grandsons  are  preparing  to  enter 
the  ministry  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

In  Henry  Howe's  History  of  Virginia  I  found  the  following  in- 
teresting account  of  this  tragedy : 

"From  a  worthy  pastor  of  a  church  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  we 
have  received  the  following  account  of  the  captivity  and  destruction 
of  the  Moore  family,  by  the  Indians,  a  few  years  after  the  close  of 
the  Revolution: 

"James  Moore,  Jr.,  was  a  lineal  descendant  of  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Rutherford  of  Scotland;  the  latter  being  a  descendant  of  the  Rev. 
Joseph  Allein,  the  author  of  the  "Alarm  to  the  Unconverted."  Mr. 
Moore's  parents  were  among  those  who,  during  the  persecutions 
under  Charles  L,  emigrated  from  Scotland  to  the  north  of  Ireland, 
the  descendants  of  whom,  in  this  country,  come  under  the  general 
name  of  "Scotch-Irish."  From  Ireland  he  emigrated  to  Virginia, 
and  settled  in  what  is  now  Rockbridge  County,  on  Walker's  Creek. 
There  he  married  Jane  Walker,  and  there  James  Moore,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch,  was  born.  When  the  latter  grew  up  he  married 
Martha  Poage,  of  the  same  county,  and  settled  near  the  Natural 
Bridge,  at  a  place  long  known  as  "Newel's  Tavern."  There  his 
three  oldest  children,  John,  Joseph  and  James  were  born.  About 
the  year  1775,  he  removed  to  what  is  now  Tazewell  County,  and 
settled  in  Abb's  Valley,  on  the  waters  of  Blue  Stone,  a  branch  of 
New  River.  He  was  induced  to  emigrate  to  that  country  on  account 
of  the  fertility  of  the  soil,  and  its  adaptedness  to  raising  stock. 
There,  with  the  aid  of  an  old  Englishman  whose  name  was  John 
Simpson,  he  erected  his  cabin ;  and  with  his  pious  wife,  both  being 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  he  erected  his  altar  to  God, 
cleared  him  a  piece  of  ground,  and  there  resided  with  his  family 
until  they  were  destroyed — frequently  going  into  a  fort,  which  was 
almost  every  summer.  The  first  of  his  family  who  was  captured 
was  James,  his  second  son,  a  lad  in  the  14th  year  of  his  age.  This 


aye  of  Mary  Moore. 


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137 


occurred  September  7th,  1784.  Mr.  Moore,  the  captive,  who  is  still 
living,  gives  this  account  of  that  event : 

"My  father  had  sent  me  to  a  waste  plantation,  about  24-  miles 
distant,  to  catch  a  horse  on  which  I  might  go  to  mill.  As  we  lived 
about  12  miles  from  the  mill,  and  the  road  for  the  whole  distance 
thither  leading  through  a  dreary  wilderness,  I  had  frequently  to  come 
home  a  considerable  part  of  the  way  after  night,  when  it  was  very 
dark.  Being  accustomed  to  this,  I  set  out  for  the  horse  without  the 
least  intimidation  or  apprehension  of  danger.  But  notwithstanding 
this,  I  had  not  proceeded  more  than  half  the  distance  to  the  field, 
before  a  sudden  dread  or  panic  came  on  me.  The  appearance  of  the 
Indian  who  took  me  was  presented  to  my  mind,  although  at  the 
time  I  did  not  think  of  an  Indian,  but  rather  that  some  wild  animal 
in  human  shape  would  devour  me.  Such  was  my  alarm  that  I  went 
on,  trembling,  frequently  looking  back,  expecting  to  see  it.  Indeed 
I  would  have  returned  home,  but  for  the  fear  that  with  such  an  ex- 
cuse my  father  would  be  displeased,  and  perhaps  send  me  back.  I 
therefore  proceeded  on  until  I  came  near  the  field,  when  suddenly 
three  Indians  sprang  from  behind  a  log,  one  of  whom  laid  hold  of 
me.  Being  much  alarmed  at  the  time  with  the  apprehension  of  being 
devoured,  and  believing  this  to  be  the  animal  I  had  dreaded,  I 
screamed  with  all  my  might.  The  Indian  who  had  hold  of  me  laid 
his  hand  on  my  head,  and,  in  the  Indian  language,  told  me  to  hush. 
Looking  him  in  the  face,  and  perceiving  that  he  was  an  Indian,  I 
felt  greatly  relieved,  and  spoke  out  aloud,  "It  is  an  Indian,  why  need 
I  fear  f  and  thought  to  myself,  "All  that  is  in  it  is,  I  will  have  to 
go  to  the  Shawnee  towns.""  In  this  company  there  were  only  three 
Indians,  a  father  and  son,  and  one  other ;  the  former  bearing  the 
name  of  the  "Black  Wolf,"  a  middle-aged  man  of  the  most  stern 
countenance  I  ever  beheld,  about  six  feet  high,  having  a  black  beard. 
The  others  I  suppose  were  about  18  years  of  age,  and  all  of  the  Shaw- 
nee tribe.  I  belonged  to  Black  Wolf,  who  had  captured  me.  We 
immediately  proceeded  to  an  old  cabin,  near  to  which  were  the  horses. 
Here  we  made  a  halt,  and  the  old  Wolf  told  me  to  catch  the  horses, 
aud  gave  me  some  salt  for  that  purpose.  My  object  was  to  catch  one 
and  mount  and  make  my  escape;  but  suspecting  my  intention,  as 
often  as  I  would  get  hold  of  a  horse  they  would  come  running  up, 
and  thus  scare  him  away.  Finding  that  I  could  not  get  a  horse  for 
myself,  I  had  no  wish  and  did  not  try  to  catch  one  for  them,  and  so, 
after  a  few  efforts,  abandoned  the  attempt. 

"This  I  suppose  was  about  one  o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  The  In- 
dians then  went  into  a  thicket  where  were  concealed  their  kettles  and 
blankets,  afier  which  we  immediately  proceeded  on  our  journey. 
In  consequence  of  the  high  weeds,  green  briers,  logs,  and  the  steep 
and  mountainous  character  of  the  country,  the  walking  was  very 
laborious,  and  we  traveled  that  evening  only  about  8  miles.  The 
two  younger  Indians  went  before,  myself  next,  with  old  Wolf 
in  the  rear.    If  marks  were  made,  he  would  carefully  remove  them 


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with  his  tomahawk.  I  frequently  broke  bushes,  which  he  discovered, 
and  shook  his  tomahawk  over  my  head  to  let  me  know  the  conse- 
quence if  I  did  not  desist.  I  would  then  scratch  the  ground  with 
my  feet.  This  he  also  discovered,  and  made  me  desist,  showing  me 
how  to  set  my  feet  flat,  so  as  not  to  leave  any  mark.  It  then  became 
necessary  to  cease  my  efforts  to  make  a  trail  for  others,  as  they  were 
all  immediately  detected.  In  the  evening,  about  sundown,  old 
Wolf  gave  a  tremendous  war-whoop,  and  another  the  next  morning 
at  sunrise.  These  were  repeated  evening  and  morning  during  our 
whole  journey.  It  was  long,  loud  and  shrill  and  intended  to  signify 
that  they  had  one  prisoner.  Their  custom  is  to  repeat  it  as  frequent 
as  the  number  of  prisoners.  It  is  different  from  their  whoop  when 
they  have  scalps,  and  in  this  way  it  can  be  known  as  far  as  the  whoop 
is  heard,  whether  they  have  prisoners  or  scalps,  and  also  the  number. 
But  to  return:  The  night  was  rainy.  We  lay  down  in  a  laurel 
thicket,  without  food  or  fire.  Previous  to  this,  old  Wolf  had 
searched  me  carefully,  to  see  whether  I  had  a  knife.  After  this  he 
tied  one  end  of  a  leading-halter  very  tightly  around  my  neck  and 
wrapped  the  other  end  around  his  hand,  so  as  to  make  it  secure  as 
well  as  very  difficult  for  me  to  get  away  without  waking  him.  Not- 
withstanding my  situation  was  thus  dreary,  gloomy  and  distressing, 
I  was  not  altogether  prevented  from  sleep.  Indeed,  I  suppose  few 
prisoners  were  ever  more  resigned  to  their  fate.  The  next  morning 
we  resumed  our  journey  about  daybreak,  and  continued  down  Tug- 
Creek  about  two  miles,  until  we  reached  the  main  ridge  of  Tug 
Mountain,  along  which  we  descended  until  we  came  to  Maxwell's 
Gap.  (This  gap  took  its  name  from  a  man  by  the  name  of  Maxwell, 
who  was  there  killed  by  the  Indians  while  in  pursuit  of  the  wife  of 
Thomas  English,  of  Burke's  Garden,  who  had  been  taken  by  a  party 
of  Indians,  at  the  head  of  which  was  this  same  Wolf. )  At  this  place 
old  Wolf  went  off  and  brought  in  a  middle-sized  Dutch  oven, 
which  had  been  secreted  on  their  former  expedition.  The  carriage  of 
this  was  assigned  to  me.  At  first  it  was  fastened  to  my  back,  but. 
after  suffering  much  I  threw  it  down,  saying  I  would  carry  it  no 
more.  Upon  this  old  Wolf  placed  down  his  bundle  and  told  me 
to  carry  it,  but  on  finding  that  I  could  not  lift  it  I  became  more 
reconciled,  took  up  the  oven  again,  and  after  some  days  filled  it  with 
leaves  and  carried  it  with  more  ease.  We  continued  on  the  same 
ridge  the  whole  of  the  day,  and  encamped  on  it  at  night.  In  the 
evening  there  came  on  a  rain,  and  the  son  of  Black  Wolf  pulled 
off  my  hat.  This  I  resented,  struck  him,  and  took  it  from  him.  He 
then  showed  me  by  signs  that  with  it  he  wished  to  protect  his  gun- 
lock  from  the  rain.  I  then  permitted  him  to  have  it,  and  after  the 
rain  he  returned  it.  For  three  days  we  traveled  without  sustenance 
of  any  kind,  save  some  water  in  which  poplar  bark  had  been  steeped. 
On  the  fourth  day  we  killed  a  buffalo,  took  out  the  paunch,  cut  it 
open,  rinsed  it  a  little  in  the  water,  cut  it  up  and  put  it  into  the 
kettle  with  some  pieces  of  the  flesh,  and  made  broth.    Of  this  we 


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139 


drank  heartily,  without  eating  any  of  the  meat.  After  night  we 
made  another  kettle  of  broth,  but  ate  no  meat.  This  is  Indian  policy 
after  fasting. 

"I  traveled  the  whole  route  barefooted.  The  consequence  was  that 
I  had  three  stone-bruises  on  each  foot,  and  at  this  time  my  sufferings 
were  very  great.  Frequently  I  would  walk  over  rattlesnakes,  but 
was  not  permitted  to  kill  any,  the  Indians  considering  them  their 
friends. 

"Some  few  days  after  this  we  killed  a  buffalo  that  was  very  fat, 
and  dried  as  much  of  the  meat  as  lasted  us  for  several  days.  After 
this  we  killed  deer  and  buffaloes  as  our  wants  required,  until  we 
reached  their  towns,  near  what  is  now  called  Chillicothe,  in  Ohio, 
just  20  days  from  the  time  we  set  out.  We  crossed  the  Ohio  between 
the  mouth  of  Guyandot  and  Big  Sandy,  on  a  raft  made  of  dry  logs 
and  tied  together  with  grapevines.  On  the  banks  of  the  Scioto  we 
remained  one  day.  Here  they  made  pictures  to  represent  three  In- 
dians and  me  their  prisoner.  Near  this  place  old  Wolf  went  off 
and  procured  some  bullets  which  he  had  secreted. 

'fWhen  we  came  near  the  towns  the  Indians  painted  themselves 
black,  but  did  not  paint  me.  This  was  an  omen  of  my  safety.  I  was 
not  taken  directly  into  the  town,  but  to  the  residence  of  Wolf's  half- 
sister,  to  whom  I  was  sold  for  an  old  horse.  The  reason  why  I  was 
not  taken  directly  to  the  town,  was,  I  suppose,  1st,  because  it  was  a 
time  of  peace;  2nd,  that  I  might  be  saved  from  running  the  gaunt- 
let, which  was  the  case  with  prisoners  taken  in  war.  Shortly  after 
I  was  sold,  my  mistress  left  me  entirely  alone  for  several  days  in  her 
wigwam,  leaving  a  kettle  of  hominy  for  me  to  eat.  In  this  solitary 
situation  I  first  began  to  pray  and  call  upon  God  for  mercy  and  de- 
liverance, and  found  great  relief.  Having  cast  my  burdens  on  the 
Lord,  I  would  arise  from  my  knees  and  go  off  cheerfully.  I  had  been 
taught  to  pray.  My  father  prayed  in  his  family;  and  I  now  found 
the  benefit  of  the  religious  instruction  and  example  I  had  enjoyed. 

"On  one  occasion  while  on  our  journe}-,  I  was  sent  some  distance 
for  water.  Supposing  that  I  was  entirely  out  of  view,  I  gave  vent  to 
my  feelings,  and  wept  abundantly.  The  old  Indian,  however,  had 
watched  me,  and  noticing  the  marks  of  tears  on  my  cheeks,  he  shook 
his  tomahawk  over  my  head  to  let  me  know  I  must  not  do  so  again. 
Their  object  in  sending  me  off,  was,  I  suppose,  to  see  whether  I  would 
attempt  to  escape,  as  the  situation  appeared  favorable  for  that  pur- 
pose.  After  this  I  was  no  longer  fastened  with  a  halter. 

"In  about  two  weeks  after  I  was  sold,  my  mistress  sent  me,  with 
others,  on  a  hunting  excursion.  In  this  we  were  very  unsuccessful. 
The  snow  being  knee-deep,  my  blanket  too  short  to  cover  me,  and 
having  very  little  other  clothing,  my  sufferings  from  hunger  and 
cold  were  intense.  Often  having  lain  down,  and  drawn  up  my  feet 
to  get  them  under  the  blanket,  I  became  so  benumbed  that  it  was 
with  difficulty  I  could  straighten  myself  again.  Early  in  the  morn- 
ing the  old  Indian  would  build  up  a  fire,  and  make  me  and  the  young 


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Indians  plunge  all  over  in  cold  water.  This,  I  think,  was  of  great 
benefit,  as  it  prevented  us  from  taking  cold. 

"When  we  returned  from  hunting  in  the  spring,  the  old  man  gave 
me  up  to  Capt.  Elliott,  a  trader  from  Detroit.  But  my  mistress,  on 
learning  this,  became  very  angry,  threatened  Elliott,  and  got  me 
back. 

"Some  time  in  April,  there  was  a  dance  at  a  town  about  two  miles 
from  where  I  resided.  This  I  attended,  in  company  with  the  In- 
dians with  whom  I  belonged.  Meeting  with  a  French  trader  from 
Detroit,  by  the  name  of  Batest  Ariome,  who  took  a  fancy  to  me  on 
account  of  my  resemblance  to  one  of  his  sons,  he  bought  me  for 
50  dollars  in  Indian  money  (this  consisted  of  silver  brooches,  crosses, 
etc.)  Before  leaving  the  dance  I  met  with  a  Mr.  Sherlock,  a  trader 
from  Kentucky,  who  had  formerly  been  a  prisoner  to  this  same  tribe 
of  Indians,  and  who  had  rescued  a  lad  by  the  name  of  Moffit,  who 
had  been  captured  by  the  Indians  on  the  head  of  the  Clinch,  and 
whose  father  was  an  intimate  and  particular  friend  of  my  father's. 
(Mr.  Moffit  had  removed  to  Kentucky,  and  was  then  living  there.) 
I  requested  Mr.  Sherlock  to  write  to  my  father,  through  Mr.  Moffit, 
informing  him  of  my  captivity,  and  that  I  had  been  purchased  by 
a  French  trader,  and  was  gone  to  Detroit.  This  letter,  I  have  reason 
to  believe,  father  received,  and  that  it  gave  him  the  first  information 
of  what  had  become  of  me. 

"But  we  must  pause  in  this  narrative,  to  notice  the  destruction 
and  captivity  of  the  remaining  part  of  Mr.  Moore's  family. 

"There  being  only  a  few  families  in  the  part  of  Virginia  where 
Mr.  Moore  resided,  the  Indians  from  the  Shawnee  towns  made  fre- 
quent incursions  upon  them.  Consequently  most  of  the  families  re- 
turned to  the  more  thickly  settled  parts  of  what  is  now  Montgomery 
Co.,  etc.,  but  Mr.  Moore  still  remained.  Such  was  the  fertility  of  the 
soil,  and  the  adaptedness  of  the  country  to  grazing,  that  Mr.  Moore 
kept  about  100  head  of  horses,  and  a  good  stock  of  cattle,  which 
principally  wintered  themselves.  On  the  14th  day  of  July,  1786, 
early  in  the  morning,  a  gang  of  horses  had  come  in  from  the  range 
to  the  lick-blocks,  about  100  yards  from  the  house,  and  Mr.  Moore 
had  gone  out  to  salt  them.  Two  men  also,  who  were  living  with 
him,  had  gone  out,  and  were  reaping  wheat.  The  Indians,  about  30 
in  number,  who  were  lying  in  ambush,  watching  the  house,  suppos- 
ing that  all  the  men  were  absent,  availed  themselves  of  the  oppor- 
tunity and  rushed  forward  with  all  speed.  As  they  advanced  they 
commenced  firing,  and  killed  two  of  the  children,  viz :  William  and 
Eebecca,  who  were  returning  from  the  spring,  and  Alexander  in 
the  yard.  Mr.  Moore  attempted  to  get  to  the  house,  but  finding  it 
surrounded,  ran  past  it  through  a  small  pasture  in  which  the  house 
stood.  When  he  reached  the  fence  he  made  a  halt,  and  was  shot 
through  with  seven  bullets.  The  Indians  said  he  might  have  es- 
capted  if  he  had  not  stopped  on  the  fence.  After  he  was  shot  he  ran 
about  40  yards,  and  fell.    He  was  then  scalped  by  the  Indians,  and 


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afterwards  buried  by  the  whites  at  the  place  where  the  body  lav,  and 
where  his  grave  may  yet  be  seen.  It  was  thought  that  when  he  saw 
his  family  about  to  be  massacred,  without  the  possibility  of  render- 
ing them  assistance,  he  chose  to  share  a  like  fate.  There  were  two 
fierce  dogs,  which  fought  like  heroes  until  the  fiercest  one  was  killed. 
The  two  men  who  were  reaping,  hearing  the  alarm,  and  seeing  the 
house  surrounded,  fled  and  alarmed  the  settlement.  At  that  time 
the  nearest  family  was  distant  6  miles.  As  soon  as  the  alarm  was 
given,  Mrs.  Moore  and  Martha  Evans  barred  the  door,  but  this  was 
of  no  avail.  (Miss  Evans  was  living  in  the  family  at  the  time,  help- 
ing them  to  spin:  Joseph  Moore,  another  son,  was  in  Rockbridge  Co., 
going  to  school.)  There  was  no  man  in  the  house  at  the  time  except 
John  Simpson,  the  old  Englishman  already  alluded  to.  and  he  was 
in  the  loft  sick  and  in  bed.  There  were  five  or  six  guns  in  the  house, 
but  having  been  shot  off  the  evening  before,  they  were  then  empty. 
It  was  intended  to  have  loaded  them  after  breakfast.  Martha  Evans 
took  two  of  them  and  went  up  stairs  where  Simpson  was,  and  hand- 
ing them  to  him,  told  him  to  shoot.  He  looked  up,  but  had  been 
shot  in  the  head  through  a  crack,  and  was  then  near  his  end.  The 
Indians  then  proceeded  to  cut  down  the  door,  which  they  soon  effect- 
ed. During  this  time  Martha  Evans  went  to  the  far  end  of  the 
house,  lifted  up  a  loose  plank,  and  went  under  the  floor,  and  re- 
quested Polly  Moore  (then  eight  years  of  age),  who  had  the  young- 
est child  called  Margaret  in  her  arms  (who  was  crying),  to  set  the 
child  down  and  come  under.  Polly  looked  at  the  child,  clasped  it 
to  her  breast,  and  determined  to  share  its  fate.  The  Indians  having 
broken  into  the  house,  took  Mrs.  Moore  and  her  children,  viz :  John, 
Jane,  Polly  and  Peggy  prisoners,  and  having  taken  everything  that 
suited  them,  they  set  it  and  the  other  buildings  on  fire,  and  then 
went  away.  I\Iartha  Evans  remained  under  the  floor  a  short  time, 
then  came  out  and  hid  herself  under  a  log  that  lay  across  a  branch 
not  far  from  the  house.  The  Indians  having  tarried  a  short  time 
with  the  view  of  catching  horses,  one  of  them  walked  across  this  log, 
sat  down  on  the  end  of  it,  and  begun  to  fix  his  gun-lock.  Miss 
Evans  supposing  that  she  was  discovered,  and  that  he  was  preparing 
to  shoot  her,  came  out  and  gave  herself  up.  At  this  he  seemed  much 
pleased.  They  then  set  out  for  their  towns.  Perceiving  that  John 
Moore  was  a  weak  boy  in  body  and  mind,  and  unable  to  travel,  they 
killed  him  the  first  day.  The  babe  they  took  two  or  three  days,  but 
it  being  fretful,  on  account  of  a  wound  it  had  received,  they  dashed 
its  brains  out  against  a  tree.  They  then  moved  on  with  haste  to 
their  towns.  For  some  time  it  was  usual  to  tie  very  securely  each  of 
the  prisoners  at  night,  and  for  a  warrior  to  lie  beside  each  of  them 
with  tomahawk  in  hand,  so  that  in  case  of  pursuit  the  prisoners 
might  be  speedily  dispatched.  Their  manner  of  traveling  was  very 
much  like  that  described  by  James  Moore.  Xot  unfrequently  they 
were  several  days  without  food,  and  when  they  killed  game^  their 
habit  was  to  make  broth  as  described  by  him.    When  they  came  to 


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the  banks  of  the  Scioto,  they  carefully  pointed  out  to  Mrs.  Moore 
and  the  prisoners,  the  hieroglyphics  mentioned  in  the  narrative  of 
James  Moore.  When  they  reached  their  town  (which  was  the  one 
to  which  James  Moore  had  been  taken),  they  were  soon  assembled 
in  council,  when  an  old  man  made  a  long  speech  to  them  dissuading 
them  from  war ;  but  at  the  close  of  it  the  warriors  shook  their  heads 
and  retired.  This  old  man  afterwards  took  Polly  Moore  into  his 
family,  where  he  and  his  wife  seemed  greatly  to  commiserate  her 
situation,  and  showed  her  all  possible  kindness. 

"Shortly  after  they  reached  the  towns,  Mrs.  Moore  and  her  daugh- 
ter Jane  were  put  to  death,  being  burned  and  tortured  at  the  stake. 
This  lasted  some  time,  during  which  she  manifested  the  utmost 
Christian  fortitude,  and  bore  it  without  a  murmur — at  intervals 
conversing  with  her  daughter  Polly  and  Martha  Evans,  and  express- 
ing great  anxiety  for  the  moment  to  arrive  when  her  soul  should 
wing  its  way  to  the  bosom  of  her  Savior. 

"At  length  an  old  squaw,  more  humane  than  the  rest,  dispatched 
her  with  a  tomahawk.  James  Moore  says  that  he  learned  from 
Martha  Evans  that  the  murder  of  these  prisoners  was  committed  by 
a  party  of  Cherokee  Indians,  who  were  returning  from  a  war  excur- 
sion in  which  they  had  lost  some  of  their  party.  That  in  conse- 
quence of  this  they  became  exasperated,  fell  upon  the  prisoners  and 
put  them  to  death. 

"This  tribe  of  Indians  proving  very  troublesome  to  the  whites,  it 
was  repeatedly  contemplated  to  send  an  expedition  against  their 
town.  This  it  is  probable  Martha  Evans  in  some  measure  postponed, 
by  sending  communications  through  the  traders,  urging  the  probable 
fate  of  the  prisoners,  if  it  were  done  immediately.  In  November, 
two  years  afterwards,  however,  such  an  expedition  did  go  out.  The 
Indians  were  aware  of  it  from  about  the  time  it  started,  and  when  it 
drew  near  they  concealed  what  they  could  not  carry  off,  and  with  the 
prisoners,  deserted  their  towns.  About  this  time  Polly  Moore  had 
serious  thoughts  of  concealing  herself  until  the  arrival  of  the  whites, 
but  fearing  the  consequence  of  a  greater  delay  in  their  arrival  than 
she  might  anticipate,  she  did  not  attempt  it. 

"Late  in  November,  however,  the  expedition  did  arrive,  and  after 
having  burned  their  towns,  destroyed  their  corn,  etc.,  returned  home. 
After  this  the  Indians  returned  to  their  towns;  but  winter  having 
set  in,  and  finding  themselves  without  houses  or  food,  they  were 
greatly  dispirited,  and  went  to  Detroit,  where,  giving  themselves  up 
to  great  excess  in  drinking,  they  sold  Polly  Moore  to  a  man  who  lived 
in  or  near  a  little  village  by  the  name  of  French  Town,  near  the 
western  end  of  Lake  Erie,  for  half  a  gallon  of  rum.  Though  at 
this  time  the  winters  were  very  severe,  the  released  captive  had 
nothing  to  protect  her  feet  but  a  pair  of  deerskin  moccasins,  and  the 
state  of  her  other  clothing  will  presently  appear.  But  it  is  now  time 
to  resume  the  narrative  of  J ames  Moore : 

"Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ariome  were  to  me  parents  indeed.    They  treated 


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me  like  one  of  their  own  sons.  I  ate  at  their  table,  and  slept  with 
their  sons  in  a  good  feather  bed.  They  always  gave  me  good  council, 
and  advised  me  (particularly  Mrs.  Ariome)  not  to  abandon  the  idea 
of  returning  to  my  friends.  I  worked  on  the  farm  with  his  sons,  and 
occasionally  assisted  him  in  his  trading  expeditions.  We  traded  at 
different  places,  and  sometimes  went  a  considerable  distance  into  the 
country.  On  one  of  these  occasions,  four  young  Indians  began  to 
boast  of  their  bravery,  and  among  other  things  said  that  one  Indian 
could  whip  four  white  men.  This  provoked  me,  and  I  told  them  that 
I  could  whip  all  four  of  them.  They  immediately  attacked  me ;  but 
Mr.  Ariome  hearing  the  noise,  came  and  took  me  away.  This  I  con- 
sider a  kind  providence;  for  the  Indians  are  very  unskilful  in  box- 
ing, and  in  this  manner  of  fighting,  I  could  easily  have  whipped  all 
of  them;  but  when  they  begun  to  find  themselves  worsted,  I  expected 
them  to  attack  me  with  clubs,  or  some  other  weapon,  and  if  so,  had 
laid  my  plans  to  kill  them  all  with  a  knife  which  I  had  concealed  in 
my  belt,  mount  a  fleet  horse  which  was  close  at  hand,  and  escape  to 
Detroit. 

"It  was  on  one  of  these  trading  expeditions  that  I  first  heard  of 
the  destruction  of  fathers  family.  This  I  learned  through  a  Shaw- 
nee Indian  with  whom  I  had  been  acquainted  when  I  lived  with  them 
and  who  was  one  of  the  party  on  that  occasion.  I  received  this  in- 
formation some  time  in  the  summer  after  it  occurred.  In  the  fol- 
lowing winter  I  learned  that  my  sister  Polly  had  been  purchased  by 
a  Mr.  Stogwell,  an  American  by  birth,  but  unfriendly  to  the  Ameri- 
can cause.  He  was  a  man  of  bad  character,  an  unfeeling  wretch,  and 
treated  my  sister  with  great  unkindness.  At  that  time  he  resided  a 
considerable  distance  from  us.  When  I  heard  of  my  sister,  I  im- 
mediately prepared  to  go  and  see  her;  but  as  it  was  then  in  the  dead 
of  winter,  and  the  journey  would  have  been  attended  with  great 
difficulties,  on  being  told  by  Mr.  Stogwell  that  he  intended  to  remove 
to  the  neighborhood  where  I  resided  in  the  following  spring,  I  de- 
clined it.  When  I  heard  that  Mr.  Stogwell  had  removed,  as  was 
contemplated,  1  immediately  went  to  see  her.  I  found  her  in  the 
most  abject  condition,  almost  naked,  being  clothed  with  only  a  few 
dirty  and  tattered  rags,  exhibiting  to  my  mind  an  object  of  pity  in- 
deed. It  is  impossible  to  describe  my  feelings  on  that  occasion;  sor- 
row and  joy  were  both  combined;  and  I  have  no  doubt  the  feelings 
of  my  sister  were  similar  to  my  own.  On  being  advised,  I  applied 
to  the  commanding  officer  at  Detroit,  informing  him  of  her  treat- 
ment, with  the  hope  of  effecting  her  release.  I  went  with  Mr.  Simon 
Girty  to  Col.  McKee,  the  superintendent  for  the  Indians,  who  had 
Mr.  Stogwell  brought  to  trial  to  answer  to  the  complaint  against 
him.  But  I  failed  to  procure  her  release.  It  was  decided,  however, 
that  when  an  opportunity  should  occur  for  our  returning  to  our 
friends,  she  should  be  released  without  remuneration.  This  was 
punctually  performed  on  application  of  Mr.  Thomas  Evans,  who 
had  come  in  search  of  his  sister  Martha,  already  alluded  to,  who  had 


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been  purchased  from  the  Indians  by  some  family  in  the  neighbor- 
hood, and  was  at  that  time  living  with  a  Mr.  Donaldson,  a  worthy 
and  wealthy  English  farmer,  and  working  for  herself. 

"All  now  being  at  liberty,  we  made  preparations  for  our  jonrney 
to  our  distant  friends,  and  set  out,  I  think,  some  time  in  the  month 
of  October,  1789,  it  being  little  more  than  five  years  from  the  time 
of  my  captivity,  and  a  little  more  than  three  years  from  the  time  of 
the  captivity  of  my  sister  and  Martha  Evans.  (James  Moore  had, 
in  the  meantime,  become  so  much  attached  to  the  family  of  Mr. 
Ariome,  and  especially  to  one  of  his  daughters,  that  he  would  have 
been  contented  to  remain  had  it  not  been  for  his  sister.)  A  trading 
boat  coming  down  the  lakes,  we  obtained  a  passage  for  myself  and 
sister  to  the  Moravian  towns,  a  distance  of  about  200  miles,  and  on 
our  route  to  Pittsburg.  There,  according  to  appointment,  we  met 
with  Mr.  Evans  and  his  sister,  the  day  after  our  arrival.  He  had 
in  the  meantime  procured  three  horses,  and  we  immediately  set  out 
for  Pittsburg.  Fortunately  for  us,  a  party  of  friendly  Indians,  from 
these  towns,  were  about  starting  on  a  hunting  excursion,  and  accom- 
panied us  for  a  considerable  distance  on  our  route,  which  was  through 
a  wilderness,  and  the  hunting-ground  of  an  unfriendly  tribe.  On 
one  of  the  nights  during  our  journey,  we  encamped  near  a  large 
party  of  these  hostile  Indians.  The  next  morning  four  or  five  of 
their  warriors,  painted  red,  came  into  our  camp.  This  much  alarm- 
ed us.  They  made  many  inquiries,  but  did  not  molest  us,  which 
might  not  have  been  the  case  if  we  had  not  been  in  company  with 
other  Indians.  After  this  nothing  occurred  worthy  of  notice  until 
we  reached  Pittsburg.  Probably  we  would  have  reached  Eockbridge 
that  fall  if  Mr.  Evans  had  not  unfortunately  got  his  shoulder  dis- 
located. In  consequence  of  this,  we  remained  until  spring  with  an 
uncle  of  his  in  the  vicinity  of  Pittsburg.  Having  expended  nearly 
all  of  his  money  in  traveling  and  for  a  physician,  he  left  his 
sister,  and  proceeded  on  with  sister  Polly  and  myself  to  the  house  of 
our  uncle,  Wm.  McPheeters,  about  10  miles  southwest  of  Staunton, 
near  the  Middle  Eiver.  (This  property  is  now  in  the  possession  of 
Mr.  George  Shne.  The  Eev.  Dr.  Wm.  McPheeters  informed  the 
writer  that  he  remembered  the  time.)  He  received  from  uncle 
Joseph  Moore,  the  administrator  of  father's  estate,  compensation  for 
his  services,  and  afterwards  returned  and  brought  his  sister. 

"Here  the  narrative  of  Mr.  Moore  closes.  He  remained  several 
years  with  his  friends  in  Eockbridge  County,  but  subsequently  re- 
turned to  the  plantation  of  his  father,  where  he  still  resides,  having 
raised  a  large  family;  himself  a  highly  respectable  member  of  the 
Methodist  Church;  in  connection  with  which,  also,  are  many  of  his 
children,  and  his  brother  Joseph,  who  is  a  resident  of  the  same  coun- 
ty. Martha  Evans  married  a  man  by  the  name  of  Hummer,  emi- 
grated to  Indiana,  and  reared  a  family  of  children.  Two  of  her  sons 
are  ministers  in  the  Presbyterian  Church — one  in  the  Presbytery  of 
Crawfordsville,  and  the  other  in  the  Presbytery  of  Iowa. 


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"An  incident  in  the  captivity  of  Polly  Moore  has  been  omitted, 
too  interesting  to  be  passed  over  without  notice : 

"At  the  time  she  became  a  prisoner,  notwithstanding  her  father, 
two  brothers,  and  a  sister  had  just  been  murdered,  herself  and  the 
rest  captured,  and  the  house  set  on  fire,  she  took  up  two  testaments, 
one  of  which  she  kept  the  whole  time  of  her  captivity,  and  that  too 
when  she  was  but  eight  years  of  age.  (The  other  was  stolen  from  her 
while  with  the  Indians.)  She  did  not  long  continue  with  Mr.  Mc- 
Pheeters,  but  lived  with  her  uncle  Joseph  Walker,  on  Buffalo  Creek, 
about  six  miles  south  of  Lexington,  in  Eockbridge  County.  (This 
plantation  was  afterwards  owned  by  Mr.  John  Donahue,  who  kept 
a  tavern.  It  is  now  owned  by  Mr.  Moffit.)  At  the  age  of  twelve 
she  was  baptized,  and  admitted  into  full  communion  with  the  Pres- 
byterian Church.  When  she  grew  up,  she  married  the  Eev.  Samuel 
Brown,  a  distinguished  Presbyterian  clergyman  of  the  same  county, 
and  pastor  of  Xew  Providence  congregation. 

"She  became  the  mother  of  twelve  children.  Of  these,  one  died 
in  infancy,  another  while  quite  young,  and  of  the  others,  one  is  rul- 
ing elder  in  the  church,  another  married  a  pious  physician,  another 
a  clergyman,  five  are  Presbyterian  ministers  in  Virginia,  and  the 
remaining  one  is  a  communicant  in  the  church.  Her  last  legacy 
was  a  Bible  to  each  of  her  children. 

"At  the  north  end  of  the  graveyard  near  Xew  Providence  church, 
14  miles  north  of  Lexington,  is  the  grave  of  Mary  Moore." 

JAMES  Moore3  (137)  (Jane2,  John1)  ;  son  of  Jane  Walker  and 
James  Moore;  m.  Martha  Poage  (dau.  of  one  of  the  Poages  who 
came  from  Ireland  to  Virginia;  he  m.  Jane  Somers;  they  had  10 
children)  ;  removed  from  Eockbridge  Co.,  Va.,  to  a  fertile  valley 
among  the  mountains  of  southwestern  Virginia.  For  a  description 
of  the  terrible  calamity  which  befel  them  see  "Abb's  Valley  Massa- 
cre/' where  most  of  the  family  perished.    9  children,  viz : 

795.  John  Moore. 

796.  James  Moore;  m.  (1) Barbara  Taylor,  (2) Nancy  Shannon; 

taken  captive  but  escaped  and  rescued  his  sister  Mary  +. 

797.  Jane  Moore;  burned  by  the  Indians. 

798.  Joseph  Moore;  m.  Christina  Xicewander.    8  children  +. 

799.  Mary  Moore,  "'the  little  captive'';  m.  Eev.  Samuel  Brown. 

11  children  +. 

800.  Rebecca  Moore. 

801.  Alexander  Moore. 

802.  William  Moore. 

803.  Margaret  Moore;  the  infant  killed  by  the  Indians. 

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DESCENDANTS  OF 


JAMES  Moore4  (796)  (James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  m.  (1)  Barbara 
Taylor4  (Jane3,  Samuel2,  John1),  3  children;  m.  (2)  Nancy  Shan- 
non.   His  12  children  were : 

804.  James  Rutherford  Moore;  m.  in  Texas  to  an  Indian  girl. 

He  is  a  wealthy  ranchman  somewhere  in  the  West. 

805.  Martha  Poage  Moore ;  m.  Dr.  Still.    9  children  +. 

806.  William  Taylor  Moore;  m.   Matilda  Purg,   (2)  Mary 

Barnes.    9  children  +. 

807.  Sarah  T.  Moore;  m.  James  Whitley;  several  children  +. 

808.  Joseph  Addison  Moore;  m.  his  cousin  Mattie  Moore  +. 

809.  Milton  Ladd  Moore;  m.  Lovica  T.  Perry;  had  4  children. 

810.  Mary  Brown  Moore;  m.  Wm.  Whitly;  5  sons  and  1  dau.  + 

811.  Andrew  Peary  Moore;  m.  Nancy  Cummings.    5  children. 

812.  Jane  Somers  Moore;  m.  James  F.  Moore;  m.  (2)  Chas. 

Tiffany;  only  one  of  the  children  living  in  1899  +. 

813.  John  Shannon  Moore;  m.  Margaret  Whitly;  m.  (2)  Miss 

Shannon.  6  children.  They  went  to  Missouri,  Kansas 
and  Texas. 

814.  Isaac  Quinn  Moore;  m.  Eliza  Tabor;  resides  in  Tazewell 

Co.,  Va.    8  children. 

815.  Elizabeth  Burgess  Moore;  m.  Dr.  John  Hoge. 

MARTHA  POAGE  Moore6  (805)  (James5,  Jane4,  James3,  Jane2, 
John1)  ;  m.  Dr.  Abram  Still;  moved  to  Missouri  in  1840.  After 
Dr.  Still's  death  she  moved  to  Kansas,  near  Leavenworth.  He  was 
a  Methodist  minister,  appointed  by  M.  E.  Conference  of  Tennessee 
to  go  as  a  missionary  to  Missouri ;  was  a  Presiding  Elder,  an  M.  D., 
also  D.  D.   He  d.  aged  71.   She  cl.  aged  89.   9  children,  viz: 

816.  Edward  Cox  Still.    He  lives  in  Macon,  Mo.,  and  well  re- 

members his  grandfather  Moore  when  as  a  boy  he  visited 
him  with  his  parents;  b.  about  1824. 

817.  James  Moore  Still;  75  years  old  in  1899;  resides  Maryville, 

Mo.;  is  a  physician. 

818.  Andrew  Taylor  Still;  m.  Mary  Turner.    They  live  in 

Kirksville,  Mo.    They  are  the  parents  of  five  children  +. 

819.  Barbara  Jane  Poage  Still. 

820.  Thomas  Chalmer  Still ;  resides  LaPanza,  Cal. ;  physician. 

821.  John  Wesley  Still. 

822.  Mary  Margaret  Still. 

823.  Marova  Marsdin  Still. 

824.  Casander  Elliott  Still. 


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ANDREW  TAYLOR  Still5  (818)  (Martha4,  James3,  James2, 
John1)  ;  b.  about  1824;  m.  (1)  Mary  M.  Vaughn  (dan.  of  Phile- 
mon Vaughn),  Jan.  29,  1849;  moved  to  Kansas  1853.  Mary  Still 
d.  Sept.  29,  1859,  leaving  3  children,  two  of  whom  d.  after  their 
mother's  death;  m.  (2)  Mary  E.  Turner  Nov.  20,  1860. 

A.  T.  Still  with  two  older  brothers  attended  Holston  College, 
Tenn.,  before  the  family  removed  to  Kansas;  enlisted  at  Leaven- 
worth, Kan.,  in  9th  Kansas  Cavalry,  Company  F,  Sept.  1861;  or- 
dered from  Leavenworth  to  Kansas  City  to  complete  their  outfit; 
placed  under  Jas.  H.  Lane's  Brigade,  Lane  having  been  commission- 
ed to  organize  a  Western  army.  The  company  marched  to  Spring- 
field, then  were  ordered  back  to  Ft.  Scott ;  were  continually  besieged 
by  "Bushwhackers"  until  a  Colorado  Brigade  came  to  their  relief. 
Third  Battalion  of  Company  9  disbanded  April  1,  1862.  A.  T.  Still 
then  organized  and  was  made  Captain  of  Company  D,  18th  Kansas 
Militia,  with  orders  to  drill  his  men  once  a  week  and  patrol  the  "Old 
Santa  Fe  Trail"  running  from  Kansas  City  to  Old  Mexico.  This 
continued  until  1862,  when  he  was  made  Major  of  the  18th  Kansas 
Militia;  was  continually  in  service  until  Oct.  1864,  when  the  order 
came  to  disband.  This  was  soon  after  the  memorable  battles  in  and 
around  Kansas  City,  in  which  Joe  Shelby,  Gen.  Price  and  other 
noted  Confederates  were  routed.  Dr.  Still  is  known  as  the  founder 
of  Osteopathy,  which  science  he  has  practiced  since  1874.  His  theory 
and  practice  occasioned  much  ridicule  at  first  but  has  finally  been 
accepted  as  a  great  truth.  He  has  built  up  a  wonderful  school  at 
Kirksville,  Mo.,  with  believers  and  followers  in  every  state  in  the 
Union.  His  four  children  are  graduates  of  his  School  of  Osteopathy. 
The  sons  are  practicing  physicians  and  the  daughter  is  her  father's 
secretary  and  assistant.  The  children  of  this  family  are  six  as 
follows : 

825.  Eusha  H.  Still;  m.  at  age  of  18  to  John  W.  Cowgill  of 

Ottawa,  Kansas. 

826.  Charles  E.  Still;  in.  Anna  Eider.    3  children  +. 

827.  Harry  M.  Still  (twin)  ;  m.  Nannie  Miller.    1  child  +. 

828.  Frederick  Still;  b.  Jan.  1873;  d.  June,  1894. 

829.  Herman  T.  Still;  m.  Bessie  TJpdyke.   1  child  +. 

830.  Blanche  Still;  b.  Jan.  1875. 

CHARLES  E.  Still  (826)  ;  b.  Jan.  7,  1864;  m.  Anna  Eider  June 
30,  1892.    3  children,  viz: 


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831.  Gladys  Still;  b.  1894. 

832.  Andrew  Taylor  Still;  b.  1896. 

833.  Mary  Elizabeth  Still;  b.  1899. 

HARRY  M.  Still  (827),  twin;  b.  May,  1866;  m.  Nannie  Miller 
Oct.  14,  1892.    1  child,  viz: 

834.  Fred  Still;  b.  1898. 

HERMAN"  T.  Still  (829),  twin;  b.  May,  1866;  m.  Bessie  Up- 
dyke  Oct.  4,  1893.    1  child,  viz: 

835.  Son;  b.  1898. 

WILLIAM  T.  Moore0  (806)  (James4,  James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ; 
in.  (1)  Matilda  D.  Perry  in  1829,  (2)  Mary  Barnes  in  1844. 
Matilda  d.  1842.  2  children  by  1st  wife.  He  d.  Dec.  30,  1891.  11 
children,  viz : 

836.  Lavina  Walker  Moore;  m.  Mr.  C.  M.  McDonald.    She  is 

dead.   Her  6  children  live  in  Missouri  and  Colorado  +. 

837.  Elvira  Houston  Moore;  d.  young. 

838.  Robert  Henry  Moore;  d.  from  a  wound  received  while  serv- 

ing in  Civil  War,  at  Battle  of  Winchester,  Sept.  19. 

839.  Matilda  P.  Moore;  m.  Mr.  Mustard.    They  have  5  sons; 

live  in  Tazewell  Valley. 

840.  James  Charles  Moore;  m.  Miss  Sarah  Taylor;  live  in  Abb's 

Valley.    6  children  +. 

841.  William  Luther  Moore;  m.  India  Taylor  in  1879.  After 

her  death  he  m.  Millie  Smith.   4  children. 

842.  Laura  Barnes  Moore;  m.  Mr.  Higginbotham ;  resides  in 

Tazewell  Co.,  Va.    9  children  +. 

843.  Oscar  Bascom  Moore;  m.  Miss  McDonald.    2  children. 

844.  Barbara  Jane  Moore;  m.  J.  S.  Moss.    Their  home  is  in 

Tazewell  Co.,  Va.   No  children. 

845.  Clinton  Dennison  Moore  ;  d.  young  in  1878. 

846.  Mary  Eliza  Moore ;  m.  W.  A.  Davidson.   No  children. 

LAVINA  Moore6  (836)  (Wm.  T.5,  James4,  James3,  Jane2, 
John1)  ;  m.  Cyrus  McDonald.   3  children: 

847.  Charles  Black  McDonald. 

848.  Stephen  Rush  McDonald  (Theological  student). 


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849.    Matilda  Moore  McDonald;  m.  Samuel  Mustard.    3  chil- 
dren : 

850.  Wm.  M.  Mustard. 

851.  Robert  Mustard. 

852.  Grat.  Mustard. 

JAMES  CHARLES  Moore6  (840)  (Wm.  T.5,  James4,  James3, 
Jane2,  John1);  m.  Sarah  Taylor.    3  children: 

853.  William  Moore. 

854.  India  Moore. 

855.  Mary  Moore. 

LAURA  B.  Moore6  (842)  (Wm.  T.5,  James4,  James3,  Jane2, 
John1);  m.  Thomas  Higginbotham.    3  children: 

856.  Amanda  B.  Higginbotham. 

857.  William  B.  Higginbotham. 

858.   

SARAH  T.  Moore5  (807)  (James4,  James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  m. 
J ames  Whitley ;  several  children  of  whom  one  was : 

859.  Rufus  Whitley;  he  went  to  Texas.   The  other  children  went 

to  Missouri. 

JOSEPH  A.  Moore5  (808)  (James4,  James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  m. 
Mattie  Moore  (No.  866)  his  cousin.  Of  their  eleven  children  three 
sons  were  killed  in  the  War.    The  3rd  child  was : 

860.  William  Moore. 

JANE  SOMERS  Moore3  (812)  (James4,  James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ; 
m.  (1)  James  F.  Moore,  (2)  Charles  Tiffany.    4  children,  viz: 

861.  Samuel  Lycurgus  Moore. 

862.  Mary  Moore. 

863.  Sarah  Moore. 

864.   Tiffany;  m.  Mr.  A.  St.  Clair  and  lived  on  Blue  Stone 

Creek,  Tazewell  Co.,  Va. 

JOSEPH  Moore4  (798)  (James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  m.  Christina 
Nicewander  of  Montgomery  Co.,  Ya.  They  lived  on  Blue  Stone 
Creek.   8  children,  viz : 


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865.  Ehoda  Moore;  m.  Elias  Hale  of  Giles  Co.    No  children. 

866.  Martha  Moore;  m.  Joseph  A.  Moore  (No.  808). 

867.  Mary  Moore;  m.  Wm.  V.  Shannon.    5  children  +. 

868.  Jane  Moore;  never  married. 

869.  Nancy  Moore;  never  married. 

870.  Cynthia  Moore  (single  in  1880). 

871.  Atilla  Moore  (single  in  1880). 

872.  Samuel  L.  Moore;  m.  Miss  Shannon.    10  children. 

MAEY  Moore5  (867)  (Joseph4,  James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  m.  Wm. 
V.  Shannon.    5  children,  viz: 

873.  Catlett  Shannon. 

874.  Joseph  Shannon;  m.  Miss  Brumback.    4  children. 

875.  Elizabeth  Shannon;  m.  John  Nash.    8  children. 

876.  Jane  Shannon. 

877.  Mary  Shannon;  m.  Jesse  Barclay.    5  children. 

Bev.  Samuel  Kutherford  Houston,  who  married  Margaret  Walker4 
(Jos.3,  John2,  Alex.1),  left  a  record  of  his  Walker  relatives,  from 
which  much  of  the  family  history  has  been  learned.  The  manu- 
script is  in  the  possession  of  his  son,  Judge  Wm.  P.  Houston  of  Lex- 
ington, Va.,  and  was  kindly  loaned  me  by  him. 

Bev.  S.  B.  Houston  says  in  his  Mss. :  "The  material  for  the  gen- 
ealogy of  the  descendants  of  Alexander  (son  of  John  Walker,  the 
emigrant)  was  obtained  from  Bev.  B.  C.  Walker  and  Elder  J.  A. 
Walker,  sons  of  Elder  Thomas  H.  Walker,  of  New  Providence 
Church;  Dr.  Zachariah  Walker,  of  Brownsburg,  Va. ;  Major  Alex- 
ander B.  Stuart,  of  Bockbridge;  my  mother,  Margaret  Walker  Hous- 
ton, aged  83  years;  three  aged  sisters  of  Col.  Archibald  B.  Walker; 
W.  L.  Moore,  son  of  James  Moore,  of  Tazewell  County,  Va.  (brother 
of  Mary  Moore  of  Baleigh  County,  Va.),  and  from  a  Mss.  left  by 
Dr.  Wm.  M.  McPheeters,  of  North  Carolina. 

"All  of  this  family  were  so  far  as  I  am  advised  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church.  Many  of  them  were  Elders.  My  father, 
grandfather  and  great  grandfather  were  Elders  in  New  Providence 
Church,  Bockbridge  County.  I  have  it  from  several  authentic 
sources  that  Bev.  Samuel  Butherford,  author  of  Rutherford's  Let- 
ters, was  closely  related  to  Bev.  John  Butherford,  father  of  Kath- 
erine,  who  married  John  Walker. 


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"My  mother  told  rne  that  James  Moore  was  a  very  strict  Presby- 
terian in  his  religious  sentiments  and  practice,  was  noted  for  his 
piety,,  and  that  he  instructed  his  children  early  in  the  principles  of 
the  Gospel.  Often  after  family  worship,  he  would  question  them  on 
the  passages  of  the  Bible  which  had  been  read.  She  added  that  dur- 
ing his  last  days  when  he  was  no  longer  able  to  attend  to  regular 
business,  he  lived  a  good  deal  at  the  homes  of  his  children,  making 
himself  useful  in  many  ways.  He  died  in  the  91st  or  92nd  year  of 
his  age. 

"My  grandparents,  Joseph  C.  Walker  and  Jane  (Moore)  Walker, 
I  remember  with  sentiments  of  strange  affection.  I  spent  many 
happy  days  at  their  home  during  my  boyhood.  When  my  grand- 
father died  my  father  made  it  known  to  the  scholars  of  his  school; 
the  announcement  was  followed  by  solemn  prayer.  My  grandfather 
was  by  trade  a  gunsmith.  He  amassed  considerable  wealth.  He 
owned  for  twelve  years  a  valuable  farm  near  Lexington,  now  called 
'Mulberry  Hill/*  It  was  afterwards  owned  b}~  Andrew  Eeid,  who 
was  for  many  years  county  clerk  of  Eockbridge  County,  and  a  large 
landholder.  Joseph  C.  Walker  was  energetic  and  industrious.  After 
disposing  of  his  farm  near  Lexington,  he  bought  a  large  tract  em- 
bracing 'The  Bent  of  Buffalo  Creek,*  to  which  he  added  another 
valuable  tract,  giving  the  first  one  to  his  son,  J.  C.  Walker,  who 
built  thereon  a  large  sawmill.  At  the  time  of  his  death  Iris  home 
was  one  of  the  most  comfortable  and  valuable  in  the  count}'.  For 
many  years  he  served  the  county  as  Magistrate;  was  Elder  in  the 
Falling  Spring  Church,  where  my  father  was  paster. 

"My  grandmother,  too,  I  remember  as  a  pious  woman,  ministering 
■often  to  the  afflicted  ones  of  her  acquaintance,  and  was  an  active 
worker  in  the  church  of  which  she  was  a  member.  Being  an  aunt 
of  Mary  Moore,  the  captive,  she  took  the  redeemed  prisoner  to  her 
home  and  provided  for  her  until  she  grew  up  and  was  married  to 
Eev.  Samuel  Brown. 

"I  recollect  hearing  my  mother  say  that  her  grandfather,  John 
Walker,  who  was  a  nephew  of  John  Walker,  the  emigrant,  came  from 
Ireland  to  America  as  a  sailor  and  married  in  Pennsylvania  Mar- 
garet Culton,  the  daughter  of  an  Irishman  named  Joseph  Culton. 
He  was  a  very  strict  Presbyterian  and  lived  to  be  a  very  old  man. 
I  remember  to  have  seen  nry  greatuncle,  William  Walker,  who  mar- 
ried Mary  Stuart.  He  was  a  gunsmith  by  trade,  and  I  remember 
that  he  was  lame.   His  home  was  on  Walker's  Creek,  two  miles  above 


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the  residence  of  Thomas  H.  Walker.  I  also  knew  and  visited  with 
the  family  of  Alexander  Walker,  who  married  Jane  Stuart.  I  met 
four  of  his  children  in  Raleigh  County,  W.  Va.  These  were  Eliza- 
beth, Melinda,  Priscilla  and  Col.  Archibald  Briscom  W^alker. 

"Mrs.  Martha  Ann  Dale  wrote  to  me  in  1878  as  follows :  'Cousin 
Susan  Donihue  Bakewell  came  to  father's  and  stayed  a  few  weeks 
on  her  way  to  Kentucky.  When  she  returned  she  remained  almost 
a  year  with  us.  In  1847-48  father  and  mother  paid  a  visit  to  our 
relatives  in  Michigan,  and  cousin  Jane  Donihue  came  home  with 
them  and  stayed  all  summer.  Mother  described  Aunt  Donihue's 
home  as  being  very  pleasantly  situated  on  an  eminence  overlooking 
St.  Clair  River,  and  commanding  a  beautiful  view  of  the  surround- 
ing country,  the  view  of  the  lakes  from  there  being  extremely  in- 
teresting/ " 

After  James  Moore  and  Martha  Poage  were  married  they  lived 
several  years  at  ISTewell's  Tavern,  a  few  miles  south  of  the  Natural 
Bridge.  His  first  four  children  were  born  there.  In  the  fall  of 
1775  they  removed  to  "Abb's  Valley"  in  Tazewell  County,  Va. 
Here  he  had  a  good  farm,  which  yielded  abundantly  for  his  family 
and  stock.  There,  five  other  children  were  born,  Mary,  Rebecca, 
Alexander,  William  and  Margaret.  James  was  captured  in  1784 
and  redeemed  in  1789  (see  chapter  on  "Abb's  Valley").  The 
mother,  after  a  march  of  40  days,  was  cruelly  burned.  Rebecca, 
Alexander  and  William  were  shot  down  near  the  house.  Margaret, 
15  months  old,  was  killed,  after  being  carried  a  short  distance.  The 
father  of  this  family  was  a  man  of  courage.  He  fought  bravely  at 
the  battle  of  Guilford.  Both  he  and  his  wife  were  very  pious  and 
endeavored  to  bring  up  their  family  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord.  The 
son  James  married  and  reared  a  large  family.  He  had  12  children, 
B6  grandchildren  and  a  large  number  of  great  grandchildren  in 
1883. 

Wm.  T.  Moore,  from  whom  I  obtained  most  of  the  information 
regarding  this  family,  was  living  in  Tazewell  County  in  1883. 

Rev.  J.  C.  Carson  says  of  him:  "Here  you  will  find  Wm.  T. 
Moore,  the  son  of  James  Moore,  who  was  a  fellow  captive  and  brother 
of  the  captive  Mary  Moore,  an  intelligent  old  gentleman  of  81  years, 
living  within  150  yards  of  the  site  of  the  old  home.  He  will  take 
you  to  the  place  where  his  grandfather's  house  stood  and  show  where 
the  fearful  tragedy  occurred." 

Mary  Moore,  the  captive,  was  named  for  her  father's  sister,  Mary, 


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who  married  Major  Stuart.  She  made  a  profession  of  religion  at 
Falling  Spring  Church.  Through  life  she  retained  a  strong  attach- 
ment for  the  wild  people  with  whom  she  lived  as  a  captive  for  sev- 
eral years.  She  was  a  very  pious  woman.  Of  her  seven  sons,  five 
were  ministers  of  the  gospel,  one  a  worthy  elder  in  the  church,  and 
one  daughter  became  the  wife  of  a  minister,  Rev.  James  Morrison 
of  North  Carolina,  who  succeeded  his  father-in-law  as  pastor  of  the 
New  Providence  Church.  Martha  Poage's  mother's  name  was  Jane 
Somers.  Her  father  was  a  brother  of  Robert  Poage.  James  Moore 
served  in  the  Indian  Wars ;  was  always  called  Captain. 

MARY  Moore4  (799)  (James3,  Jane2,  John1);  b.  in  1777,  the 
exact  date  is  not  known,  the  family  register  having  been  destroyed 
at  the  time  of  the  Indian  raid  June  14,  1786 ; m.  Rev.  Samuel  Brown 
Oct.  9,  1798.  He  was  a  son  of  Henry  and  Alice  Baird  Brown;  was 
educated  at  Liberty  Hall;  licensed  to  preach  in  1793;  accepted  a  call 
to  New  Providence  Church  in  Rockbridge  County  in  1796,  where 
he  labored  faithfully  until  the  time  of  his  death  which  occurred 
Oct.  15,  1818.  In  addition  to  his  pastoral  duties  he  carried  on  a 
select  classical  school.  Among  other  distinguished  pupils  whom  he 
taught  we  find  the  names  of  Dr.  Wilson  of  Union  Theological  Semi- 
nary, Gov.  James  McDowell,  Gov.  McNutt  of  Mississippi,  and  Sam- 
uel McDowell  Moore. 

Mary  Moore  Brown  died  April  24,  1824.  She  was  buried  in  New 
Providence  graveyard  by  the  side  of  her  husband.  There  stands  in 
"Abb's  Valley"  to-day  a  little  church  built  by  some  of  their  descend- 
ants to  the  memory  of  James  and  Mary  Moore.  Their  11  children 
were : 

878.  James  Moore  Brown;  m.  Mary  Ann  Bell  +. 

879.  Lavina  Brown;  m.  Dr.  William  Walker  (No.  1958)  +. 

880.  Prances  Brown;  m.  Rev.  James  Morrison  +. 

881.  Henry  Brown;  m.  Mary  S.  McNutt  +. 

882.  Samuel  Brown;  m.  Ellen  Moore  +. 

883.  Daniel  Brown;  m.  Elizabeth  McChesny  +. 

884.  Joseph  Brown;  m.  (1)  Ann  Eliza  Matthews,  (2)  Mrs. 

Carolyn  Thomasin  +. 

885.  William  Brown;  m.  (1)  Elizabeth  Smith,  (2)  Lucy  Guy 

Wilford  +. 

886.  Mary  Jane  Brown;  b.  Sept.  15,  1813.    After  her  mother's 


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death  she  went  to  Tennessee  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Walker ; 
d.  of  fever  Sept.  1,  1829. 

887.  Ebenezer  Brown;  b.  June  30;  d.  July  11,  1815;  buried  at 

New  Providence. 

888.  Luther  Brown;  b.  Jan.  1,  1817;  was  cared  for  by  his  sister, 

Mrs.  James  Morrison,  whose  husband  was  pastor  of  New 
Providence  Church,  and  from  whom  he  received  his  early 
education ;  graduated  from  Hampton  Sidney  College  in 
1837 ;  began  the  study  of  medicine  under  his  brother-in- 
law,  Dr.  Wm.  Walker  of  Tennessee ;  completed  his  course 
at  the  University  of  Virginia;  resided  in  Eussellville, 
Tenn.,  where  he  practiced  his  profession  until  the  time 
of  his  death ;  was  considered  a  competent  and  skillful  phy- 
sician, and  most  generous — was  never  known  to  charge  a 
poor  patient,  whom  he  thought  unable  to  pay  for  his  ser- 
vices. He  died  April  30,  1851,  and  was  buried  at  Russell- 
ville,  Tenn.;  never  married. 

JAMES  MOORE  Brown5  (878)  (Mary4,  James3,  Jane2,  John1) ; 
b.  Sept.  15,  1799,  in  Rockbridge  County,  Va. ;  attended  Rev.  Samuel 
Houston's  School  and  afterwards  Washington  College;  was  pastor 
of  a  church  in  Berkley  County,  W.  Va.,  for  ten  years ;  served  on  the 
Board  of  Domestic  Missions  of  North  Carolina  and  Virginia  two 
years,  and  then  accepted  a  pastorate  in  Charleston  Presbyterian 
Church,  where  he  labored  about  26  years.  For  a  number  of  years 
he  taught  a  classical  school  in  Charleston.  He  wrote  "Captives  of 
Abb's  Valley"  (see  extracts  from  this  interesting  narrative  else- 
where). 

James  Moore  Brown,  D.  D.,  married  Mary  Ann  Bell,  daughter  of 
John  Bell,  a  merchant  of  Winchester,  Va.,  Sept.  26,  1826.  She  was 
a  woman  well  fitted  for  a  pastor's  wife.  Dr.  Stuart  Robinson  loved 
to  acknowledge  that  it  was  from  her,  as  his  foster  mother,  that  he 
received  that  direction  of.  heart  and  mind  which  fitted  him  for  the 
services  of  the  Church.  She  trained  three  sons  for  the  ministry, 
only  one  however  was  long  spared  to  thus  labor.  She  survived  her 
husband  nearly  24  years,  dying  at  her  home  in  Charleston,  Nov.  13, 
1885.    They  had  six  children,  viz: 

889.  Rev.  Samuel  Brown;  b.  Dec.  23,  1827;  d.  of  typhoid  fever 

in  Frankfort  July,  1857;  was  a  talented  and  promising 


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young  man:  attended  "Washington  College,  also  Hampton 
Sidney  Seminary. 

890.  Maria  Elizabeth  Brown:  b.  Oct.  2,  1829  :  d.  young. 

891.  John  Calvin  Brown:  b.  Oct.  10.  1831:  m.  Miss  Tompkins. 

892.  James  Morrison  Brown;  b.  Xov.  7,  1834:  d.  at  the  home  of 

his  brother,  Eev.  J.  C.  Brown,  at  Frankfort,  May  15, 
1862,  of  typhoid  fever. 

893.  Mary  B.  L.  Brown;  b.  Sept.  5,  1839 •  d.  April  26,  1862,  at 

the  home  of  her  brother,  J.  C.  Brown. 

894.  Wm.  Sherrard  Brown;  b.  Sept.  11,  1846;  drowned  in  the 

Kanawha  River,  June,  1857. 

JOHN  C.  Brown6  (891)  (James  M.5,  Mary4,  James3,  Jane2,  John 

"Walker1)  ;  m.  March  8,  1860,   Tomkins,  who  belonged  to  one 

of  the  old  families  in  the  Valley.  She  was  a  first  cousin  of  President 
Grant.  He  was  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Kanawha,  also 
of  two  other  churches.  With  all  the  work  connected  with  his  par- 
ishes he  never  forgot  to  render  all  possible  comfort  and  assistance  to 
his  mother.    They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  eight  children: 

895.  Mary  Moore  Brown;  graduated  with  high  honors  from  the 

" Anchorage  Academy,*'  Kentucky.  She  was  b.  in  Green- 
brier, Ta.,  Feb.  22,  1861;  m.  June  9,  1892,  P.  Pearsali 
of  Wilmington,  X.  C.    They  have  no  children. 

896.  Eachel  Tompkins  Brown;  b.  May  6,  1863;  m.  Chas.  B. 

Couch.    3  children  +. 

897.  Anna  B.  Brown;  b.  June  1,  1865 ;  m.  Eev.  Eobt.  L.  Telford. 

4  children  +. 

898.  Bessie  Belle  Brown;  b.  Aug.  31,  1867,  at  Cedar  Groove. 

899.  Virginia  Idoleete  Brown;  b.  May  26,  1871,  at  Maiden.  She 

is  a  very  efficient  teacher  in  the  Female  Seminar}'  at 
Lewisburg,  W.  Va.,  over  which  her  father  and  afterwards 
her  brother-in-law,  Eev.  Telford,  presided. 

900.  Rebecca  E.  Brown;  b.  April  27,  187-1. 

901.  Nellie  S.  Brown;  b.  June  1,  1876;  m.  Eev.  Henry  Woods 

McLaughlin  +. 

902.  Gertrude  Grant  Brown;  b.  May  9,  1878. 

EACHEL  TOMPKINS  Brown7  (896)  (John  C.6,  James  M.5, 
Mar}'4,  James3,  Jane2,  John  Walker1)  ;  m.  in  Maiden  Oct.  23,  1889, 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


Charles  B.  Couch,  a  prominent  lawyer  of  Charleston,  W.  Va.  They 
have  three  sons,  viz  : 

903.  Allen  Eichard  Conch;  b.  May  24,  1891. 

904.  Kobert  Telford  Conch;  b.  Sept.  27,  1892. 

905.  Eichard  Conch;  b.  Dec.  7,  1893. 

ANNA  BOONE  Brown7  (897)  (John  C.6,  James  M.5,  Mary4, 
James3,  Jane2,  John  Walker1) ;  m.  Eev.  Eobert  L.  Telford,  then 
pastor  of  Lewisbnrg  Presbyterian  Church,  West  Virginia,  Oct.  30, 
1890.  After  John  C.  Brown's  health  became  impaired,  his  son-in- 
law,  E.  L.  Telford,  took  charge  of  the  Female  Seminary  at  Lewis- 
burg,  which  is  considered  one  of  the  finest  schools  in  that  section  of 
the  country.   Their  4  children  are : 

906.  Mary  Moore  Telford;  b.  Feb.  22,  1892;  d.  Sept.  17,  1892. 

907.  Brownie  Eddins  Telford;  b.  July  7,  1895. 

908.  Anna  Brown  Telford;  b.  Dec.  27,  1894. 

909.  Josephine  Lindsly  Telford;  b.  Nov.  26,  1896. 

NELLIE  SWAN  Brown7  (901)  (John  C.6,  James  M.5,  Mary4,, 
James3,  Jane2,  John  Walker1) ;  m.  Eev.  Henry  Woods  McLaughlin 
Aug.  31,  1897,  in  Lewisburg,  W.  Va.  Eev.  McLaughlin  was  from 
Hampton,  Virginia. 

LA  VINA  Brown5  (879)  (Mary4,  James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  b. 
April  8,  1801;  cl.  July  21,  1854;  m.  July  4,  1823,  Dr.  William 
Walker  (No.  1958),  a  brother  of  Elder  Thomas  H.  Walker  of  New 
Providence  Church.  He  moved  from  Eockbridge  County,  Va.,  to 
Eogersville,  Tenn. ;  practiced  there  25  years,  and  then  moved  to 
Alabama,  where  he  and  his  wife  both  died.  He  d.  May  20,  1864. 
Lavina  Brown  Walker  was  a  woman  of  unusual  natural  ability,  and 
of  a  genial,  lovable  disposition.   They  had  two  children,  viz : 

910.  Samuel  Walker;  b.  Sept.,  1836;  d.  March,  1837. 

911.  Mary  Lavina  Walker;  b.  Jan.  1,  1838;  d.  Aug.  15,  1855, 

in  Alabama. 

FEANCES  Brown5  (880)  (Mary4,  James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  b. 
Feb.  28,  1803  ;  m.  Eev.  James  Morrison  of  Cabarras  County,  N.  C. 
She  joined  the  New  Providence  Church  at  the  age  of  16.  Her 
mother  dying  in  1824,  they  took  charge  of  her  four  youngest  chil- 
dren.  About  the  same  time  they  took  Mr.  Morrison's  young  brother 


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to  care  for,  in  addition  to  their  own  large  family.  Rev.  Morrison  was 
pastor  of  the  largest  country  church  in  the  Virginia  Synod.  He 
was  born  March  24,  1795,  and  died  at  the  home  of  his  son-in-law, 
A.  J.  Bondmant,  in  Buckingham  County,  Ya.,  Xov.  13,  1870.  They 
had  11  children,  viz: 

912.  Mary  M.  Morrison;  b.  Sept.  5,  1821;  m.  Rev.  Smith  +. 

913.  Margaret  Lavina  Morrison;  m.  Eev.  Robert  L.  Dabney.  6 

children  +. 

914.  Frances  Morrison;  b.  Oct.,  1825;  m.  John  R.  McXutt  +. 

915.  Samuel  B.  Morrison;  b.  Sept.  13,  1838;  m.  Mary  Gold  +. 

916.  William  Walker  Morrison;  b.  Feb.  24,  1831;  m.  Cornelia 

Daniel.    4  children  +. 

917.  Harriet  Xewell  Morrison;  b.  Oct.  23,  1833;  never  married. 

918.  Emily  McFarland  Morrison;  b.  Feb.  2,  1837  +. 

919.  James  John  Milton  Morrison;  b.  July  11,  1810;  d.  Dec. 

22,  1847. 

920.  Henry  Rutherford  Morrison;  b.  Jan.  15,  1843  +. 

921.  Elizabeth  Ellen  Morrison;  b.  Sept.  17,  1835;  d.  1836. 

922.  Robert  Hall  Morrison;  b.  Nov.  18,  1845  +. 

MARGARET  LAVIXA  Morrison6  (913)  (Frances5,  Mary4, 
James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  b.  Oct.  11,  1823;  m.  Rev.  Robt.  L.  Dabney, 
D.  D.,  L.  L.  D.,  March  28,  1848.  He  was  b.  March  5,  1820;  was  a 
Professor  in  Lexington  Seminary.  He  d.  Jan.,  1897,  at  his  home 
in  Victoria,  Texas.    6  children,  viz : 

923.  Robert  Lewis  Dabney;  b.  Feb.  19,  1849;  d.  Xov.  28,  1855, 

924.  James  Morrison  Dabney;  b.  April  1,  1850;  d.  Xov.  12, 

1855. 

925.  Charles  William  Dabney:  b.  June  19,  1855;  m.  Mary  Brent 

of  Paris,  Ky.,  Aug.  24,  1881.    3  children  +. 

926.  Thomas  Price  Dabney;  b.  Sept.  5,  1857;  d.  Sept.  12,  1862. 

927.  Samuel  Brown  Dabney  ;  b.  June  8,  1859;  m.  Annie  Eu- 

genia Prescott  April  30,  1894.   2  children  +. 

928.  Lewis  Merryweather  Dabney;  b.  Aug.  11,  1865;  m.  Stella 

Hutcheson  in  1896.    2  children  +. 

CHARLES  W.  Dabney  (925)  and  wife  Mary  had  3  children,  viz: 
925a.  Margaret  Lewis  Dabney;  b.  May  14,  1882;  d.  June,  1899. 
A  beautiful  girl  of  fine  Christian  character. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


925b.  Mary  Moore  Dabney ;  b.  Aug.  30,  1886. 
925c.  Catherine  Brent  Dabney;  b.  Feb.  14,  1893. 

SAMUEL  B.  Dabney  (927)  and  wife  Eugenia  had  2  children, 
viz : 

927a.  Annie  Eugenia  Dabney;  b.  Feb.  27,  1895. 
927b.  Eobert  Lewis  Dabney;  b.  Jan.  12,  1899. 

LEWIS  M.  Dabney  (928)  and  wife  Stella  had  2  children,  viz: 
928a.  Elizabeth  Carrington  Dabney;  b.  March  4,  1897. 
928b.  Lewis  Merryweather  Dabney;  b.  Jan.  31,  1899. 

MAEY  Morrison6  (912)  (Frances5,  Mary4,  James3,  Jane2, 
John1) ;  eldest  dau.  of  Bev.  James  Morrison;  was  m.  Oct.  31,  1839, 
to  Benjamin  M.  Smith,  D.  D.,  by  Bev.  Henry  Kuffner,  President  of 
Washington  and  Lee  College,  Virginia.  Bev.  B.  M.  Smith  is  con- 
nected with  the  Union  Theological  Seminary.    12  children,  viz : 

929.  Josiah  Morrison  Smith;  b.  Sept.  13,  1840,  at  Belle  View; 

baptized  by  Bev.  J.  Morrison  in  New  Providence  Church 
May  8,  1841;  d.  Oct.  10,  1868,  at  the  Washington  and 
Lee  Seminary.  He  served  in  the  C.  S.  A.  under  Captain 
Atkinson,  Hampden  Sydney  Company;  taken  prisoner 
by  Gen.  McClellan,  who  treated  him  with  great  kindness, 
and  told  him  to  go  back  to  his  books.  After  being  ex- 
changed, he  served  with  a  Boekbridge  Company  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  He  chose  the  ministry  as  his  profession, 
but  died  before  completing  his  Theological  studies. 

930.  Mary  Moore  Smith;  b.  March  21,  1843;  baptized  by  Bev. 

J.  Morrison  in  New  Providence  Church  July  13,  1844; 
m.  Bev.  Flournoy.    8  children  +. 

931.  Fanny  Brown  Smith;  b.  May  3,  1864,  in  Staunton,  Va.; 

baptized  by  Bev.  Morrison  Aug.  30,  1864;  m.  Bev.  T.  W. 
Bosebro.    6  children  +. 

932.  Emily  Michany  Smith;  b.  Nov.  24  at  Staunton;  baptized 

by  Bev.  Morrison  Aug.  5,  1849;  m.  June  8,  1882,  Addi- 
son Hogue,  Professor  at  Hampton  Sidney,  Virginia 
(where  they  now  live) ;  Professor  at  University  of  Mis- 
sissippi for  7  years  and  then  Professor  at  Washington  and 
Lee  College. 


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933.  Son;  b.  Aug.  16,  1851 ;  d.  young. 

934.  Elizabeth  Smith;  b.  Oct.  7;  baptized  Oct.  16,  1852,  by  Rev. 

R.  W.  Bailey;  d.  young. 

935.  Eliza  Cortland  Smith;  b.  Oct.  25,  1853;  baptized  by  Rev. 

Morrison  June  25,  1854;  m.  Rev.  John  A.  Preston.  3 
children  +. 

936.  Benjamin  Mosley  Smith;  b.  March  29,  1857,  at  Union 

Theological  Seminary ;  baptized  by  Rev.  Morrison  in  New 
Providence  Church;  m.  Anna  Bryant  Meyers  in  Balti- 
more, Md.   Their  home  is  in  Davis,  W.  Ya.  (1900.) 

937.  Harriet  R,  Smith;  b.  Oct.  22,  1859,  at  Hampton  Sidney; 

baptized  by  Rev.  R,  L.  Dabney;  d.  Oct.  17,  1861. 

938.  Son;  b.  Sept.  21,  1861;  d.  young. 

939.  Robert  Dabney  Smith;  b.  Dec.  21,  1862;  baptized  by  Rev. 

Dabney;  d.  Jan.  16,  1864. 

940.  Lavina  Rutherford  Smith;  m.  Rev.  A.  J.  McKelway.  3 

children  +. 

MARY  MOORE  Smith7  (930)  (Mary6,  Prances5,  Mary4,  James3, 
Jane2,  John1)  ;  eldest  dau.  of  Mary  and  Benjamin  Smith;  m.  Rev. 
Parke  Poindexter  Flournoy  Aug.  30,  1866,  in  the  chapel  of  Union 
Theological  Seminary,  Hampton  Sidney,  Va.,  Rev.  Dabney  offici- 
ating. She  was  a  most  lovely  Christian  woman,  lending  her  aid  at 
all  times  to  all  religious  work,  and  her  death  was  mourned  by  a  large 
circle  of  devoted  friends.  She  passed  from  earth  Jan.  8,  1897.  8 
children,  viz: 

941.  Eleanor  Morrison  Flournoy;  b.  at  Hampton  Sidney  Oct.  2, 

1868;  attended  Springfield  Institute. 

942.  Mary  Moore  Flournoy;  b.  at  Elizabethtown,  Ky.,  Feb.  6, 

1871;  attended  Springfield  Institute,  also  Dr.  Ewing's 
School  in  Petersburg,  Va;  d.  Sept.  24,  1891,  at  Bethesda 
Manse,  Md.,  and  left  behind  her  a  record  of  good  deeds 
and  a  well  spent  life. 

943.  Park  Poindexter  Flournoy;  b.  at  Elizabethtown  July  21, 

1873.  He  volunteered  for  service  in  the  war  with  Spain, 
but  failed  to  pass  the  physical  examination;  is  now 
draughtsman  in  the  Agricultural  Department  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

944.  Benjamin  Cortland  Flournoy;  b.  at  Bethesda,  Md.,  May  28, 

1876;  graduated  from  the  Washington  and  Lee  Univer- 


160  DESCENDANTS  OF 

sity  in  1897,  with  the  degree  of  C.  E.,  taking  the  engi- 
neering prize ;  was  engaged  for  some  time  with  the  U.  S. 
Deep  Water- Way  Engineering  Corps,  but  left  this  posi- 
tion to  accept  the  one  of  teacher  of  Mathematics  in  Pan- 
tops  Academy,  Charlottsville,  Va.,  where  he  is  at  this 
time  (1900). 

945.  Eichard  Wirt  Flournoy;  b.  Hampton  Sidney  May  20,  1878 ; 

attending  Washington  and  Lee  University. 

946.  Edmund  Stanhope  Flournoy;  b.  Bethesda,  Md.,  Sept.  17, 

1880 ;  is  now  in  the  Western  High  School  at  Washington, 
D.  C,  this  being  his  fourth  year  (1900). 

947.  Addison  Hoge  Flournoy;  b.  Sykesville,  Md.,  Jan.  6,  1883; 

attending  the  Western  High  School  in  Washington. 

948.  Francis  Kosebro  Flournoy;  b.  Sykesville,  Md.,  Nov.  23, 

1884;  attending  the  Western  High  School  in  Washing- 
ton, I).  C.  (1900.) 

FRANCES  BROWN  Smith7  (931)  (Mary6,  Frances5,  Mary4, 
James3,  Jane2,  John1) ;  2nd  dau.  of  Rev.  Benjamin  and  Mary 
Smith;  was  b.  at  Staunton  May  3,  1846.  She  m.  Rev.  John  W. 
Rosebro  of  Statesville,  N.  C,  who  was  of  Scotch  ancestry.  He  serv- 
ed as  pastor  in  Augusta  County,  Va.,  also  in  Lewisburg,  W.  Ya. 
From  there  he  went  to  the  Petersburg  Va.,  church  in  1885.  Pos- 
sessing unusual  ability,  he  has  taken  rank  among  the  first  ministers 
of  his  day  in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  South.  He  received  the  de- 
gree of  D.  D.  from  the  Washington  and  Lee  College  in  1886.  6  chil- 
dren, viz : 

949.  John  P.  Rosebro;  b.  at  Hampton  Sidney  April  29,  1874. 

He  graduated  from  Hampton  Sidney  in  1894  and  is  now 
Professor  of  English  in  Austin  (Tex.)  College. 

950.  Benjamin  Morrison  Rosebro;  b.  June  15,  1876;  attended 

Hampton  Sidney  and  afterwards  went  to  Washington 
and  Lee  College  for  two  years ;  is  engaged  in  teaching. 

951.  Cortland  Rosebro;  b.  at  Mossy  Creek  Manse,  Augusta 

County,  Va.,  Sept.  3,  1878;  entered  the  military  service 
when  war  was  declared  with  Spain,  under  Captain  M.  C. 
Jackson ;  was  honorably  discharged  at  the  close  of  the  war 
with  the  title  of  2nd  Corporal  for  faithful  and  difficult 
-  service. 

952.  William  Lacy  Rosebro;  b.  in  Augusta  County,  Va.,  March 


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18,  1882;  d.  at  the  Manse  in  Lewisburg,  W.  Va.3  March 
6,  1881. 

953.  Francis  Brown  Rosebro;  b.  at  Lewisburg,  W.  Ya.,  June  15, 

1883. 

954.  Henry  Rutherford  Eosebro  :  b.  at  Petersburg,  Ya.,  June  1, 

1887. 

ELIZABETH  CORTLAND  Smith  7  (935)  (Mary6,  Frances3, 
Mary4,  James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  1853  (Oct.  25)  in  Staunton 
Manse.  Her  mother  was  Mary  Moore  Morrison  (dau.  of  Rev.  Morri- 
son) ;  m.  to  Eev.  John  Alexander  Preston  July  IT,  1ST 8,  at  her 
father's  home  in  Union  Seminary,  Ya.  He  was  pastor  of  Randolph 
Presbyterian  Church  5  years,  Tinkling  Spring  Church  6  years,  Flor- 
ence, Ala.,  4  j-ears,  and  Charlottsville,  X.  C,  3  }-ears.  He  died  at 
the  home  of  their  brother-in-law,  Porfessor  Addison  Hogue  of  Wash- 
ington and  Lee  College.  He  was  particularly  a  friend  and  adviser 
of  the  traveling  men  of  Charlottsville,  IsT.  C,  who  have  caused  to  be 
placed  in  his  church  at  that  place  a  memorial  window  in  testimony 
of  their  affection  for  and  memory  of  him.  After  his  death  his  family 
made  their  home  at  Lexington,  Ya.    3  children,  viz : 

955.  Edmund  Randolph  Preston;  b.  June  5,  1880.   He  is  a  great 

great  grandson  of  Edmond  Randolph  of  Washington's 
Cabinet. 

956.  Benjamin  Smith  Preston;  b.  in  the  Manse  of  the  Tinkling 

Spring  Church  Jan.  3,  1886. 

957.  Thomas  Lewis  Preston;  b.  Florence,  Ala.,  Xov.  19,  1891; 

d.  while  his  father  was  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Charlottsville,  K.  C,  Feb.  22,  1896. 

LAYIXA  RUTHERFORD  Smith7  (910)  (Mary6,  Frances5, 
Mary4,  James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  b.  Feb.  4,  1865,  at  Hampton  Sidney, 
Ya.;  baptized  by  Rev.  Dabney  May  6,  1865;  m.  July  16,  1891,  Rev. 
Alexander  Jeffry  McKelway.  He  was  pastor  of  the  Fayetteville 
Church  for  several  years.  They  went  to  Charlottsville,  X.  C,  in 
1897,  where  he  took  the  editorial  work  of  the  North  Carolina  Pres- 
byterian. This  paper  has  been  enlarged  and  is  now  known  as  The 
Presbyterian  Standard.  Mrs.  McKelway  edits  the  Children's  De- 
partment.   3  children,  viz: 

958.  Kate  Comfort  McKelway;  b.  April  14,  1892. 


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959.  Benjamin  M.  McKelway;  b.  Oct.  2,  1895,  in  Fayetteville, 

North  Carolina. 

960.  Alexander  Jeffrey  McKelway;  b.  Feb.  2,  1898. 

FRANCES  Morrison6  (914)  (Frances5,  Mary4,  James3,  Jane2, 
John  Walker1)  ;  b.  Oct.  4,  1825;  m.  John  Rice  McNutt  Sept.  12, 
1841.  She  d.  Oct.  20,  1854.  He  was  the  son  of  an  elder  in  the  New 
Providence  Church.  After  the  death  of  Mrs.  Frances  McNutt,  her 
two  children  were  taken  to  the  home  of  her  mother,  Mrs. .  Frances 
Morrison,  where  they  were  most  tenderly  and  carefully  reared.  2 
children,  viz : 

961.  James  Morrison  McNutt;  b.  Aug.  15,  1845,  in  Rockbridge 

County,  Ya.  He  married  Mary  Louisa  Fisher  of  North- 
ampton County,  Va.,  in  1871.   They  have  no  children. 

962.  Mary  Morton  McNutt;  b.  Feb.  5,  1849,  in  Rockbridge 

County.  Their  home  is  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  where  their 
children  were  all  born.  She  m.  Professor  Henning  Pren- 
tice of  Albermarle  County,  Ya.,  Aug.  24,  1876;  have  5 
children,  viz: 

963.  Margaret  Whitehead  Prentice;  b.  Nov.  12,  1877. 

964.  Henning  W.  Prentice;  b.  July  11,  1884. 

965.  Hattie  Morrison  Prentice;  b.  Sept.  22,  1885. 

966.  Morton  McNutt  Prentice;  b.  Jan.  2,  1887. 

967.  Joseph  E.  Prentice;  b.  July  10,  1888. 

Captain  Rice  McNutt  married,  a  second  time,  Mildred  McCorkle, 
who  died  when  her  children  were  quite  young,  and  had  5  children : 

a.  Fannie  McNutt.    She  was  raised  by  an  aunt,  Mrs.  Sterrett. 

b.  Susie  McNutt ;  who  m.  Mr.  A  . 

c.  Tom  McNutt ;  was  burned  in  a  hotel  in  New  York. 

d.  Rice  McNutt;  m.  Miss  Tate. 

e.  Morton  McNutt;  m.  Annie  Houston  of  Rockbridge  County. 

They  live  in  Yictoria,  Tex. 

SAMUEL  BROWN  Morrison,  M.  D.6  (915)  (Frances5,  Mary4, 
James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  b.  Sept.  13,  1828,  and  m.  Mary  Gold,  Oct. 
19,  1854.  He  was  educated  at  Washington  College;  studied  medi- 
cine under  his  uncle,  Dr.  Luther  Brown  of  Tennessee;  finished  his 
course  at  Yirginia  University ;  is  a  noted  physician  and  although  in 
his  71st  year,  is  still  quite  active;  served  through  the  war  as  sur- 
geon; was  with  Gen.  Stonewall  Jackson  when  he  died;  was  an  elder 


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in  New  Providence  Church  for  some  years,  also  in  Bethesda  Church, 
Kockbridge  County,  Ya.    They  had  9  children,  viz : 

968.  Mary  Moore  Morrison;  m.  Eobert  Steel  Hutcheson.   6  chil- 

dren +. 

969.  Emma  Gold  Morrison;  b.  June  2,  1857;  m.  Eev.  Win.  M. 

McPheeters,  D.  D.  (Xo.  520)  of  Columbia,  S.  C,  Oct.  10, 
1878.    (See  McPheeters  family  for  children)  +. 

970.  Frances  Brown  Morrison;  b.  Aug.  4,  1859 ;  m.  Eev.  Charles 

Gheislin.    5  children  +. 

971.  Mary  Jane  Morrison  :  b.  March  .27,  1862;  m.  Dr.  Eobert 

Glasgow.    3  children  +. 

972.  Henry  Eutherford  Morrison;  b.  March  28,  1865. 

973.  Harriet  Newell  Morrison;  b.  May  5,  1867;  m.  Charles  May 

(or  Way)  of  Knoxville,  Term.,  Dec.  22,  1891. 
971.    William  Gold  Morrison;  b.  April  8,  1868. 

975.  Betsey  Walker  Morrison;  b.  May  29,  1871. 

976.  Samuel  Brown  Morrison;  b.  Aug.  13,  1876;  d.  Xov.  15, 

1883,  of  Scarlet  fever;  buried  at  New  Providence  Church. 

MAEY  MOOSE  Morrison7  (968)  (SamueP,  Erances5,  Mary4, 
James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  b.  Aug.  1,  1855.  She  m.  Eobert  Steel 
Hutcheson  of  Eockbridge  County,  Jan.  5,  1882.  They  reside  at 
Rockbridge  Baths,  Ya.  (Eobert  S.  Hutcheson  d.  March  15,  1892.) 
They  have  6  children,  viz : 

977.  James  Morrison  Hutcheson;  b.  March  22,  1883. 

978.  Eliza  Johnston  Hutcheson;  b.  April  7,  1884. 

979.  Mary  Elizabeth  Hutcheson;  b.  June  3,  1885;  d.  April  28, 

1896. 

980.  Emma  Gold  Hutcheson;  b.  Aug.  26,  1887. 

981.  Eobert  Steel  Hutcheson;  b,  Jan.  15,  IS—. 

982.  Harriet  Newell  Hutcheson;  b.  Sept.  18,  1891. 

FRANCES  BEOWX  Morrison7  (970)  (Samuel6,  Frances5, 
Mary4,  James3,  Jane2,  John1);  b.  Aug.  4,  1859;  m.  Eev.  Charles 
Gheislin  Xov.  18,  1881.  Besides  a  son  who  d.  in  infancy,  they  have 
4  children,  viz: 

983.  John  Dyson  Gheislin;  b.  Aug.  31,  1885 ;  d.  April  23,  1891. 

984.  Samuel  Brown  Gheislin;  b.  March  9,  1887. 

985.  Elizabeth  Gheislin;  b.  Dec.  9,  1889;  d.  July  2,  1S93. 

986.  Charles  Gheislin;  b.  Oct.  24,  1892. 


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MARY  JANE  Morrison7  (971)  (Samuel6,  Frances5,  Mary4, 
James8,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  b.  March  27,  1862  ;  m.  Nov.,  1890,  to  Dr. 
Eobert  Glasgow  of  Lexington.    3  children,  viz : 

987.  Mary  Morrison  Glasgow;  b.  Aug.  16,  1891. 

988.  Katherine  Anderson  Glasgow;  b.  1896. 

989.  Daughter;  b.  Jan.,  1899. 

WILLIAM  WALKER  Morrison6  (916)  (Frances5,  Mary4, 
James3,  Jane2,  John1) ;  b.  Feb.  24,  1831;  m.  Cornelia  Caroline  Dan- 
iel June  30,  1856,  in  Chambers  Count}',  Ala.  They  have  4  children, 
viz : 

990.  James  Henry  Morrison;  b.  Sept.  11,  1857,  in  Chambers 

County,  Ala. 

991.  Frances  Brown  Morrison;  b.  Sept.  18,  1860,  in  Chambers 

County,  Ala. 

992.  Lavina  Dabney  Morrison;  b.  April  13,  1869,  in  Monroe 

County,  Tenn. 

993.  Mary  Moore  Morrison;  b.  April  15,  1865,  in  Chambers 

County,  Ala.  She  m.  James  W.  Davis  of  Ohio,  June  11, 
1894,  at  the  home  of  her  father  in  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

EMILY  McFARLAND  Morrison6  (918)  (Frances5,  Mary4, 
James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  b.  Feb.,  1837,  and  m.  Alexander  J.  Bond- 
mant  of  Rockbridge  County,  Ya.,  Aug.  9,  1859.    7  children,  viz: 

994.  Alexander  Bondmant. 

995.  Frances  Brown  Bondmant. 

996.  Emily  Bondmant;  m.  Mr.  Strawther  Dec,  1896,  at  Au- 

burn, Ala. 

997.  Lulu  Marcia  Bondmant-;  m.  Dr.  William  G.  Harrison. 

They  have  one  child  +. 

998.  Samuel  Bondmant. 

999.  George  Bondmant. 

1000.    Harriett  Newell  Lavina  Dabney  Bondmant. 

LIJLIT  M.  Bondmant  (997)  and  husband,  Dr.  William  G.  Harri- 
son, have  one  child,  viz : 

1001.    Emily  Bondmant  Harrison;  b.  1898. 

HENRY  RUTHERFORD  Morrison6  (920)  (Frances5,  Mary4. 
James3,  Jane2,  John1)  ;  b.  Jan.  15,  1843;  d.  May  9,  1864.  When 


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the  first  call  of  the  State  of  Virginia  was  made  for  her  defense,  he 
joined  a  cavalry  in  his  native  county,  in  which  he  served  as  a  private 
with  true  courage  and  untiring  energy,  from  the  first  disaster  of  that 
long  and  bloody  warfare  until  the  battle  of  Gettysburg.  On  the  day 
of  that  battle  the  regiment  of  cavalry  next  his  own  was  routed  and 
the  colors  were  left  on  the  ground,  the  bearer  being  slain.  Braving 
the  storm  of  death  that  was  raging,  young  Morrison  came  forward, 
raised  them  and  assisted  the  Colonel  in  rallying  his  command,  led 
them  in  a  victorious  charge,  and  then  retired  to  his  place  in  his  own 
regiment,  amidst  the  applause  of  the  two  regiments.  After  the  bat- 
tle of  Gettysburg  he  was  appointed  Lieutenant  of  the  5  8th  infantry. 
At  Spottsylvania,  during  the  battle  of  "The  Wilderness,"'  and  in  the 
combat  of  May  8th,  he  bore  himself  in  such  manner  as  to  win  the 
enthusiastic  approbation  of  the  full  command.  But  exposure  and 
other  hardships  incident  to  a  soldier's  life  brought  on  disease  from 
which  he  died,  as  truly  a  martyr  to  his  country's  cause  as  any  that 
perished  on  the  battlefield. 

ROBERT  HALL  Morrison6  (922)  (Frances5,  Mary4,  James3, 
Jane2,  John  Walker1)  ;  b.  Nov.  18,  1845;  was  a  noted  physician  in 
Lexington,  Va. ;  m.  Margaret  White  of  Lexington  Sept.  16,  1868. 
He  d.  at  his  father's  home  May  3,  1878,  and  was  buried  at  Xew 
Providence.  His  wife  d.  somQ  years  afterwards  and  was  buried  by 
the  side  of  her  husband.   Their  3  children  were : 

1002.  Zachariah  White  Morrison;  b.  Dec,  1869;  m.  in  1893. 

1003.  James  Morrison;  b.  Xov.  2,  1871. 
1001.    Eobert  Dabney  Morrison;  b.  Dec,  1874. 

REV.  HEXRY  Brown5  (881)  (Mary4,  James3,-  Jane2,  John 
Walker1) ;  b.  Xov.  28,  180-1,  in  Rockbridge  County,  Ya.,  and  d.  in 
Martin,  Tex.,  at  the  home  of  his  son,  William,  Jan.  11,  1881.  His 
early  instruction  was  received  from  his  father,  and  brother-in-law, 
Rev.  James  Morrison.  He  graduated  from  Washington  College  in 
1827;  attended  the  Theological  Seminaries  of  Princeton  and  Union; 
was  licensed  to  preach  in  1829 ;  labored  in  several  different  parishes ; 
was  at  Harrisonburg,  Ya.,  eleven  or  twelve  years;  did  evangelical 
work  in  Florida  and  Georgia  for  a  time ;  was  chaplain  at  Camp  Lee 
during  most  of  the  war;  was  also  chaplain  in  the  military  hospital 
at  Richmond,  Ya.  In  1880,  he  went  to  Texas  with  his  only  daugh- 
ter to  visit  his  son,  where  in  the  January  following  (13),  he  died 


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after  a  few  hours  of  illness — thus  ended  a  useful  life.  He  m.  Mary 
S.  MclSTutt  Feb.  27,  1831.  She  was  a  helpmeet  to  him  in  every 
sense  of  the  word,  and  through  all  the  trials  of  losing  five  children  in 
infancy,  the  sorrowful  days  of  the  war,  and  her  own  failing  health, 
she  was  cheerful  and  patient  always,  and  when  the  summons  came 
for  her  on  Feb.  5,  1878,  she  was  ready.   8  children,  viz : 

1005.  James  Morrison  Brown;  b.  March  13,  1833;  d.  Oct.  24, 

1847. 

1006.  Samuel  Henry  Brown;  b.  Feb.  19,  1835;  d.  Oct.  2,  1839. 

1007.  William  Morton  Brown;  b.  Feb.  23,  1838  +. 

1008.  Mary  Jane  Brown;  b.  March  8,  1840;  d.  June  20,  1845. 

1009.  Samuel  Henry  Brown ;  b.  Dec.  12,  1841 ;  d.  June  17,  1843. 

1010.  John  Calvin  Brown;  b.  Sept.  1,  1844;  d.  April  27,  1847. 

1011.  James  Morrison  Brown;  b.  June  18,  1848;  d.  at  Ever- 

green, Ala.,  in  June  or  July,  1890  +. 

1012.  Mary  Aurelia  Brown;  b.  Oct.  31,  1850;  graduated  from 

Augusta  Female  College  (now  Mary  Baldwin  Seminary) 
in  1880;  went  to  Texas  with  her  father  and  in  1881 
moved  with  her  brother  William's  family  to  Austin,  Tex. 
She  was  appointed  a  teacher  in  the  city  schools  and  was 
soon  made  principal  of  the  graded  schools;  was  beloved 
by  her  pupils  and  all  who  knew  her.  She  died  from 
brain  trouble  brought  on  it  was  supposed  by  overwork, 
after  an  illness  of  only  a  few  hours.  This  was  June  14, 
1884.  As  a  mark  of  respect  and  appreciation,  the  busi- 
ness houses  of  the  city  were  all  closed  on  the  day  of  her 
burial. 

WILLIAM  MORTON  Brown6  (1007)  (Henry5,  Mary4,  James3, 
Jane2,  John  Walker1)  ;  was  b.  in  Wilmington,  N.  C;  came  to  Vir- 
ginia with  his  parents  and  spent  his  childhood  there ;  graduated  from 
Washington  College  in  1858.  When  the  war  broke  out,  he  joined 
the  "Rockbridge  Artillery/'  and  was  promoted  through  the  grades 
of  Corporal,  Gunner,  Sergeant  and  1st  Lieutenant;  severely  wound- 
ed at  the  battle  of  Sharpsburg,  and  again  at  Gettysburg.  He  fell 
into  the  hands  of  the  enemy  when  Lee's  army  withdrew,  and  was 
kept  a  prisoner  until  February,  1865;  went  to  Texas  immediately 
after  the  war,  and  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate;  served  in  that 
body  two  sessions.  In  1880,  was  elected  Comptroller  of  Public  Ac- 
counts of  Texas  for  a  term  of  two  years ;  has  since  been  engaged  in 


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the  practice  of  law.  He  married  ai  Austin,  Tex.,  Sept.  25,  1ST?, 
Mary  Lee  Dill  of  Goliad.  Tex.   They  have  4  children,  viz : 

1013.  Ellen  Lea  Brown:  b.  Xov.  7,  1878. 

1014.  Flora  Brovm:  b.  at  Martin.  Tex.,  Oct.  31,  1880. 

1015.  Morton  Brovm  :  b.  at  Austin,  Tex.,  Aug.  15,  1882. 

1016.  Minelrna  Brovm:  b.  at  Austin,  Tex.,  Feb.  14,  1892. 

JAMES  MOEEISOX  Brovm6  (1011)  (Henry5,  Mary4,  James3, 
Jane2,  John  "Walker1)  :  b.  in  Harrisonburg,  Ya.  When  only  14 
years  old  he  served  in  the  "Horne  Guards,*7  and  before  he  vras  16 
he  entered  the  army  and  served  until  its  close.  He  m.  Laura  Brown 
(no  relation)  of  Eockbridge  County,  Ya.,  and  moved  to  Florida; 
joined  the  Protestant  Methodist  Church  and  after  suitable  prepara- 
tion, entered  upon  the  ministry  in  that  denomination:  served  faith- 
fully the  remainder  of  his  short  life.  His  wife  died,  and  he  married 
a  second  time,  name  of  wife  not  known :  left  one  son  by  second  mar- 
riage, viz: 

1017.  Henry  Brown. 

SAMUEL  Brown5  (882)  (Mary-,  James3,  Jane2,  John  Walker1)  ; 
b.  Jan.  28,  1806:  d.  May  5,  1889  :  graduated  from  "Washington  Col- 
lege in  1829  :  in  September  of  the  same  year  was  received  as  a  candi- 
date for  the  ministry  at  Bethel,  Augusta  Count}",  Ya. :  completed  his 
Theological  course  at  Princeton  in  1832.  He  labored  for  thirty  years 
at  Windy  Cove,  Warm  Springs  and  Lebanon,  and  then  went  to  an- 
other field  in  Eockbridge  County,  where  he  labored  for  eleven  years, 
making  in  all  over  fifty  years  of  work  in  the  Master's  vineyard.  He 
spent  the  last  years  of  his  life  in  the  home  of  his  daughter,  and  died 
May  5,  1889.  He  m.  Ellen  Moore  (dan.  of  Samuel  Moore  and 
Martha  Ewing  of  Pennsylvania),  Oct.  10,  1833.  She  was  b.  July 
7,  1813,  and  is  (1899)  living  with  her  daughter.  They  had  one 
daughter,  viz: 

MAEY  MOOEE  Brown  (1018)  :  b.  Aug.  25,  1834.  She  was 
said  to  look  very  much  like  Mary  Moore,  her  grandmother.  At  the 
age  of  16  she  united  with  the  Windy  Cove  Church.  She  m.  James 
L.  Bratton  of  Bath  County,  Ya.,  May  5,  1859.  After  a  long  season 
of  failing  health,  she  passed  away  Xov.  29,  1885,  and  was  buried  by 
the  side  of  her  husband,  who  d.  in  Dec,  18  T  9.  They  had  nine  chil- 
dren, viz: 


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1019.  SAMUEL  BROWN  Bratton7  (Mary6,  Samuel5,  Mary*,. 

James3,  Jane2,  John  Walker1)  ;  b.  March  8,  1860;  while 
attending  Hampton  Sidney  College  was  called  home  by 
the  sickness  and  death  of  his  father;  was  preparing  for 
the  ministry,  but  was  obliged  to  abandon  his  cherished 
plans  and  devote  himself  to  the  care  of  his  widowed 
mother,  grandparents  and  younger  brothers  and  sisters;, 
this  he  did  most  willingly,  but  was  not  long  spared  to 
minister  to  his  loved 'ones — he  took  typhoid  fever  and  d. 
Aug.  23,  1880. 

1020.  Andrew  Lewis  Bratton;  b.  Sept.  8,  1861;  d.  June  30, 

1864. 

1021.  Mary  Ellen  Bratton;  b.  July  28,  1865;  lives  at  her  home 

in  Bath  County. 

1022.  Margaret  Moore  Bratton;  b.  Jan.  11,  1866;  lives  in  Phila- 

delphia; is  a  trained  nurse. 

1023.  Martha  Elizabeth  Bratton;  b.  Nov.  22,  1867;  lives  in  Bath 

County;  has  the  entire  charge  of  her  aged  grandmother. 

1024.  John  McKee  Bratton;  b.  Sept.  1,  1870;  d.  of  pneumonia. 

April  2,  1884. 

1025.  James  McClung  Bratton;  b.  July  3,  1871;  d.  Jan.  27, 

1897. 

1026.  Edith  Houston  Bratton;  b.  June  5,  1873;  d.  Feb.  13, 

1893;  a  lovely  Christian  girl;  was  taken  care  of  by  her 
grandmother. 

1027.  William  Alleine  Bratton;  b.  Aug.  13,  1876;  d.  July  28, 

1877. 

DANIEL  Brown5  (883)  (Mary4,  James3,  Jane2,  John  Walker1)  ; 
b.  Jan.  28,  1807;  d.  Feb.  19,  1871,  at  his  home  in  Rockbridge  Coun- 
ty; united  with  the  New  Providence  Presbyterian  Church  early  in 
life;  was  an  elder  for  over  30  years;  was  always  ready  to  assume 
responsibility  and  take  the  lead  in  church  affairs;  was  a  merchant 
for  some  years,  then  bought  a  farm  and  retired  to  the  quiet  life  of 
a  farmer;  m.  Elizabeth  McChesney  Oct.  15,  1828.  They  had  2  chil- 
dren. Elizabeth  d.  June  12,  1834.  He  m.  July  26,  1836,  Elizabeth 
Caruthers.  She  d.  June  12,  1850,  leaving  one  child,  Elizabeth.  He 
then  m.  Jan.  27,  1853,  Mary  Melinda  Laird.  She  is  living  in  Lex- 
ington, Va.  (1900)  ;  1  son,  Daniel  E.,  by  3rd  wife.   4  children,  viz : 


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1028.  Adam  McChesney  Brown;  m.  Bertie  J.  Sterrett.  'One 

child  +. 

1029.  Mary  Eveline  Brown;  b.  May  9,  1832;  ni.  James  Alex- 

ander Walker.   8  children  +. 

1030.  Elizabeth  Hannah  Brown;  b.  Oct.  31,  1S37;  never  mar- 

ried: d.  July  2,  1886. 

1031.  Daniel  Edward  Brown;  b.  Sept.  7,  1865;  not  married  in 

1899. 

ADAM  McCHESXEY  Brown6  (1028)  (Daniel5,  Mary4,  James3, 
Jane2,  John  Walker1)  ;  b.  Aug.  29,  1829;  an  elder  in  the  Xew  Provi- 
dence Church;  m.  Bettie  J.  Sterrett  Xov.  31,  1854.  She  d.  June  7y 
1889.   He  d.  April  IS,  1900.    1  child,  viz: 

1032.  Elizabeth  Brown;  d.  Oct.  4,  1900. 

MARY  EYELIYE  Brown6  (1029)  (Daniel5,  Mary4,  James3, 
Jane2,  John1)  ;  b.  May  9,  1832  ;  m.  James  Alexander  Walker3  (Xo. 
2147)  (Thomas4,  John3,  Alexauder2,  John  Walker1),  Sept.  25,  1851. 
Their  home  was  at  Jump  P.  O. 

Captain  James  A.  Walker,  the  senior  elder  of  Xew  Providence 
Church,  in  the  County  of  Rockbridge,  Ya.,  died  on  the  9th  day  of 
April,  1897.  He  was  born  on  the  8th  day  of  August,  1822,  and  bap- 
tized as  a  child  of  the  covenant  on  the  6th  of  October  next  ensuing. 
He  was  the  second  child  of  Thomas  Walker  and  Betsey  Culton,  his 
wife.  Two  other  children,  Rev.  Robert  C.  Walker,  for  many  years 
Stated  Clerk  of  Lexington  Presbytery,  and  Mrs.  Margaret  McCutch- 
an,  of  Missouri,  were  born  into  the  family,  both  of  whom,  some  four 
years  ago,  preceded  him  to  the  grave.  His  father,  Thomas  Walker, 
as  had  been  several  of  his  ancestors,  was  an  elder  of  Xew  Providence, 
and  brought  up  his  children  after  the  old  staunch  discipline  of  his 
Presbyterian  ancestry.  The  family  came  into  the  Yalley  of  Yirginia 
from  the  Xorth  of  Ireland,  whither  they  had  emigrated  from  Scot- 
land in  the  year  1680,  among  the  earliest  settlers  in  the  year  1734, 
and  helped  to  build  the  first  log  church  which,  in  memory  of  the 
Providence  Church  in  Ireland  from  which  they  had  come,  they  call- 
ed Xew  Providence.  There  were  two  families  of  Walkers  among 
the  first  settlers ;  they  were  closely  related,  but  not  of  the  same  house- 
hold. The  heads  of  these  families  were  uncle  and  nephew,  and  both 
named  John;  they  were  distinguished  as  "Gun-maker*  John  and 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


"Gun-stocker"  John.  The  brave  emigrants,  buried  in  the  wilder- 
ness, were  dependent  on  themselves  for  everything,  and  arms  were  a 
necessity  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  warlike  savages  of  the  moun- 
tains. Gunmaker  John  Walker  made  the  locks  and  barrels  of  the 
rifles  on  the  anvil  of  his  shop,  and  G-unstocker  John  made  the  wood- 
work. The  gallant  uncle  and  nephew  took  up  lands  on  both  sides  of 
the  rapid  stream  which  still  bears  their  name,  flowing  parallel  to  the 
mountain  range  some  two  miles  distant.  James  A.  Walker  was  a 
descendant  of  the  Gunstocker  J ohn,  whose  wife  was  Katherine  Ruth- 
erford, daughter  of  Rev.  John  Rutherford  of  Scotland,  and  was 
bom  and  spent  his  long  life  on  the  lands  taken  up  by  his  ancestor 
and  held  intact  by  each  successive  generation  of  his  fathers. 

On  the  6th  day  of  June,  1841,  he  was  received  into  the  commun- 
ion of  the  Church,  and  in  April,  1858,  was  chosen  and  ordained  as 
one  of  the  original  board  of  deacons  of  New  Providence.  This  office 
he  served  with  his  usual  fidelity  until  transferred  to  the  eldership, 
September  17,  1865.  He  was  an  active  and  faithful  servant  in  every 
relation  he  sustained  to  the  church.  For  many  years  he  was  assist- 
ant superintendent  of  the  Sabbath-school  and  teacher  of  a  Bible  class 
of  young  men  and  ladies  until  the  gradual  failure  of  his  health  re- 
stricted him  to  an  afternoon  Sunday-school  in  his  own  neighbor- 
hood. Here  he  continued  to  teach  until  the  peremptory  summons 
of  advancing  age  and  decaying  strength  required  him  to  cease.  He 
conducted  the  neighborhood  prayer-meeting  of  his  section  of  the  con- 
gregation until  disabled  by  infirmity.  The  long  decays  of  his  later 
life,  and  the  gradual  restriction  of  his  active  exertions  bore  hardly 
on  his  warin  affections,  and  made  the  trials  of  his  old  age  the  more 
severe. 

Captain  Walker  married  on  the  25th  of  September,  1851,  Mary 
Evelyn  Brown,  daughter  of  Daniel  Brown  and  Elizabeth  McChes- 
ney,  and  the  grand-daughter  of  Rev.  Samuel  Brown  and  Mary 
Moore,  the  Captive  of  Abb's  Valley;  four  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters were  the  issue  of  this  marriage.  Mrs.  Walker  was  a  woman  of 
strong  sense  and  sterling  character,  and  was  always  the  trusted  coun- 
sellor of  her  husband.  Although  delicate  in  health  for  many  years, 
she  survives  him. 

The  personal  character  of  Captain  Walker  was  one  of  sterling  in- 
tegrity. He  commanded  the  confidence  and  respect  of  the  whole 
community.  His  vigorous  and  well-balanced  understanding  made 
him  a  safe  adviser  in  matters  of  business  as  well  as  in  all  ecclesiasti- 


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cal  affairs.  He  was  a  well-informed  and  thoughtful  student  of  re- 
ligious truth,  and  distinguished  by  a  staunch  adherance  to  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  Presbyterian  system.  He  was  remarkably  independent 
in  the  formation  of  his  views  and  firm  in  the  assertion  of  them.  His 
piety  was  devoted ;  his  interest  in  the  spiritual  welfare  of  the  Church, 
and  the  salvation  of  men,  never  seemed  to  flag.  He  was  eminently 
a  man  of  prayer,  and  his  thoughts  were  to  an  unusual  degree  always 
alive  to  the  realities  of  the  world  to  come.  He  was  always  ready  for 
the  introduction  of  spiritual  ideas,  and  for  the  effort  to  bring  men 
to  the  obedience  of  faith.  He  was  particularly  noted  for  his  stead- 
fast support  of  the  pastors  who  successively  filled  the  pastoral  office 
during  his  day.  He  was  eminent  in  his  office  as  elder,  in  its  several 
and  joint  functions  alike.  Prudent,  faithful,  watchful  and  full  of 
sympathy  for  all  who  were  in  trouble,  he  approved  himself  a  work- 
man who  needed  not  to  be  ashamed.  He  was  prompt  in  visiting  the 
people,  especially  the  aged  and  the  sick,  in  conversing  with  the  im- 
penitent, in  instructing  the  young,  in  encouraging  the  despondent. 
In  his  own  household  he  was  a  model  of  affection  and  fidelity.  His 
death  has  made  a  gap  in  all  his  public  and  private  relations  which 
cannot  be  filled.  The  loss  of  such  an  elder  is  a  calamity  to  the 
church;  the  loss  of  such  a  citizen  is  a  loss  to  the  community  and  the 
state.  To  him  the  change  is  no  doubt  one  of  transcendent  gain;  to 
the  survivors  on  this  side  of  the  mystic  stream,  it  is  a  bereavement 
which  is,  nevertheless,  colored  high  with  encouragement  and  hope. 
"After  life's  fitful  fever,  he  sleeps  well,"  and  the  day  is  at  hand. 

— A  Former  Pastor. 

Eight  children,  viz : 

1033.  Bettie  Brown  Walker;  b.  Aug.  30,  1853;  m.  A.  Moore 

Anderson  Oct.  25,  1889.    One  child  +. 

1034.  Thomas  Henry  Walker;  b.  July  27,  1855. 

1035.  Mary  Ellen  Walker;  b.  Jan.  10,  1859;  m.  Eev.  C.  Givens 

Brown.    3  children  +. 

1036.  Daniel  Brown  Walker;  b.  Aug.  3,  1864. 

1037.  Margaret  Dabney  Walker;  b.  Aug.  7,  1866;  lives  with  her 

mother  at  the  old  home. 

1038.  James  Alexander  Walker,  Jr.;  b.  March  22,  1868. 

1039.  Eobert  Hugh  Walker;  b.  April  13,  1869;  m.  Dec.  28, 

1900,  to  Ada  Moore  of  Lewis  County,  Mo. 

1040.  Fannie  Moore  Brown  Walker;  b.  Feb.  24,  1874. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


BETTIE  BROWN  Walker  (1033)  and  husband,  A.  Moore  An- 
derson, have  one  child,  viz: 

1041.  Mary  Brown  Anderson;  b.  March  2,  1891. 

MAEY  ELLEN  Walker  (1035)  and  husband,  Rev.  C.  Givens 
Brown,  have  3  children,  viz : 

1042.  James  Walker  Brown;  b.  in  Koba,  Japan,  Aug.  13,  1890. 

1043.  Mary  Eveline  Brown ;  b.  in  Koba,  Japan,  June  9,  1892. 

1044.  Margaret  Frances  Brown;  b.  in  Birmingham,  Ala.,  June- 

22,  1898. 

JOSEPH  Brown5  (884)  (Mary4,  James3,  Jane2,  John  Walker1)  ; 
b.  Sept.  24,  1809;  joined  the  New  Providence  Church  when  only 
thirteen  years  old;  graduated  from  Washington  and  Lee  College  in 
1830;  took  a  Theological  course  at  Princeton;  labored  in  several  dif- 
ferent fields ;  was  in  Florida  at  Clear  Water  Harbor  about  ten  years, 
where  he  was  instrumental  in  building  a  church ;  was  very  succesf ul 
in  his  chosen  field  of  labor  and  was  the  means  of  bringing  many  to 
see  the  errors  of  their  way.  He  labored  for  several  years  among  the 
colored  people  of  the  South.  He  m.  in  1840  Ann  Eliza  Matthews 
of  Lewisburg,  W.  Va.  (dau.  of  Hon.  John  Matthews,  a  state  and 
county  official  for  many  years).  After  Ann  Eliza's  death,  which 
occurred  in  1859,  he  m.  Mrs.  Carolyn  Thomas  in  1866  in  Alabama. 
She  d.  in  1866.   He  d.  in  1880.    3  children,  viz : 

1045.  Joseph  Alleine  Brown;  b.  July  12,  1841  +. 

1046.  John  Matthews  Brown;  b.  Feb.  27,  1843  +. 

1047.  Luther  Brown;  b.  and  d.  in  1847. 

JOSEPH  ALLEINE  Brown6  (1045)  (Joseph5,  Mary4,  James3, 
Jane2,  John  Walker1)  ;  m.  July  13,  1880,  Mrs.  Minnie  (Raeville) 
Traywham.    They  reside  in  Austin,  Tex.   4  children,  vizi 

1048.  Raeville  Moore  Brown;  b.  May  8,  1881. 

1049.  Turner  Ashley  Brown;  b.  Sept.  23,  1884. 

1050.  Clare  Alleine  Brown;  b.  Sept.  9,  1887. 

1051.  Cecil  Mathews  Brown;  b.  March  11,  1890. 

JOHN  MATHEWS  Brown6  (1046)  (Joseph5,  Mary4,  James3,. 
Jane2,  John  Walker1)  ;  m.  Emma  Perick  of  Charlotte,  N.  C,  about 
1868.   4  children,  viz  : 


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1052.  Agnes  Brown:  d.  in  infancy. 

1053.  Joseph  Alleine  Brown.    His  home  is  at  Palestine.  Tex. 

He  is  in  the  General  Freight  Office  of  the  I.  &  G.  X. 
E.  E.  Co.:  m.  in  Soy..  1899.  Louise  Jones  of  Austin, 
Texas. 

1054.  William  Garland  Brown;  b.  Jan..  1877;  Supreme  Sec'y 

of  the  Modern  Order  of  Praetorians  of  Dallas.  Tex. ;  un- 
married. 

1055.  Bessie  Bauman  Brown;  lives  with  her  brother.  William 

G. ;  b.  about  1880.  She  was  educated  at  Peace  Institute. 
X.  C,  and  is  a  kindergarten  teacher. 

WILLIAM  Brown,  D.  D.5  (885)  (Mary4,  James3,  Jane2,  John 
Walker1)  ;  b.  Sept.  11,  1811;  joined  the  Xew  Providence  Church  at 
10  years  of  age;  graduated  from  Washington  College  in  1830;  took 
a  Theological  course  at  Princeton.  He  succeeded  Eev.  Conrad 
Speece,  D.  D.,  as  pastor  of  Augusta,  one  of  the  oldest  churches  in 
the  Yalley;  was  the  successful  pastor  of  this  church  .21  years;  at  the 
earnest  solicitation  of  those  interested  he  became  editor  of  the  Cen- 
tral Presbijterian  in  1860;  was  also  permanent  clerk  of  the  General 
Assembly  from  1865  to  1881;  held  the  position  of  director  of  the 
Union  Seminary  30  years,  and  Trustee  of  Washington  College  dur- 
ing the  greater  part  of  the  time  he  resided  in  Augusta  County  and 
Eichmond.  In  1887  he  attended  as  a  delegate  the  meeting  of  the 
"Alliance  of  the  Eeformed  Churches,''  in  Edinburg,  Scotland,  and 
in  1880  the  council  held  in  Philadelphia;  was  sent  as  one  of  the  rep- 
resentatives to  Saratoga,  X.  Y.,  to  the  Xortkern  General  Assembly, 
where  he  delivered  an  excellent  address.  He  d.  at  his  home  in  Bay 
Yiew,  Ela.,  April  22,  1891.  He  was  twice  married,  first  to  Eliza- 
beth Smith,  who  d.  in  1881.  He  then  married  Lucy  Guy  Y  llford, 
who  survived  him.    She  lives  in  Bay  Yiew,  Ela. 

MAEIA  Walker5  (59)  fc( William*  John3,  John2,  John1)  and 
Charles  B.  Garrett  were  the  parents  of  7  children,  viz : 

1056.  Harriet  P.  Garrett;  b.  Dec.  16,  1827;  d.  Aug.  1,  1830. 

1057.  Russell  Garrett;  b.  Sept.  29,  1829;  m.  Eliza  J.  Lane  May 

18,  1860;  lives  in  Ventura,  Cal.   Xo  children. 

1058.  Cyrus  Garrett;  b.  May  1.  1831;  never  married;  d.  Feb. 

20,  1859,  at  Salt  Lake  of  consumption. 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


1059.  Henry  Garrett;  b.  March  16,  1833;  never  married;  cL 

April  1-1,  1857,  at  Cincinnati  of  scarlet  fever. 

1060.  Byron  Garrett;  b.  Sept.  25,  1835;  d.  Sept.  1,  1842. 

1061.  Jane  Garrett;  b.  April  26,  1838;  d.  Oct.  20,  1841. 

1062.  Charles  Garrett;  b.  Sept.  26,  1842;  d.  Sept.  8,  1843. 

JOSEPH  Moore3  (138)  (Jane2,  John1).  He  was  m.  (1)  to  Mar- 
garet Coalter,  a  sister  of  Michael  Coalter.  They  had  4  children ;  m. 
(2)  Eleanor  Marquis,  12  children.  When  somewhat  advanced  in 
years  he  removed  to  Kentucky,  where  he  died.    16  children,  viz : 

1063.  James  Moore;  d.  young. 

1064.  Jane  Moore. 

1065.  James  Moore;  studied  medicine  and  practiced  in  Ken- 

tucky. 

1066.  Margaret  Moore;  d.  young. 

1067.  Eobert  Moore. 

1068.  Margaret  Moore;  m.  Eev.  Eobert  Logan  +. 

1069.  Joseph  Moore. 

1070.  Eleanor  Moore. 

1071.  John  Moore. 

1072.  Frances  Moore. 

1073.  Alexander  Moore. 

1074.  Mary  Moore. 

1075.  Marquis  Moore. 

1076.  Elizabeth  Moore. 

1077.  Samuel  Moore. 

1078.  Sarah  Moore. 


MAEGAEET  Moore  (1068);  in.  Eev.  Eobert  Logan.  He  had 
the  refusal  of  the  tutorship  in  Hampden  Sidney  when  John  H.  Eice 
applied  for  it.  Upon  being  visited  by  Mr.  Eice  upon  the  subject,  he 
gave  up  his  right  and  recommended  his  friend  to  be  tutor.  He  was 
born  in  Bethel  congregation,  Augusta  County,  September,  1769. 
He  was  reared  piously  in  the  strictness  of  the  Presbyterian  faith 
and  customs,  one  of  a  large  family  of  children,  all  of  whom  became 
professing  members  of  the  Church.  His  literary  and  Theological 
course  was  passed  at  Liberty  Hall  under  the  care  of  the  Eev.  Wm. 
Graham.  Upon  being  licensed  to  preach  the  gospel,  he  made  some 
missionary  excursions,  and  visited  Genessee  County  in  New  York, 


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and  made  an  excursion  to  New  England,  visited  Kentucky,  and 
finally  settled  in  Fincastle,  Botetourt  County.  While  in  Kentucky, 
he  married  Miss  Margaret  Moore,  from  Walker's  Creek,  Eockbridge 
County,  Virginia.  For  many  years  he  was  the  frontier  minister. 
Mr.  Houston,  at  the  Natural  Bridge,  was  his  nearest  neighbor  north, 
and  Mr.  Mcllhenney  of  Lewisburg,  Greenbrier  County,  west.  Eev. 
Samuel  H.  McNutt  was  for  a  time  his  neighbor  on  New  Eiver.  With 
a  wide  field  around  him,  and  a  disposition  to  occupy  it,  he  was  com- 
pelled to  teach  a  classical  and  promiscuous  school  a  greater  part  of 
the  time  he  was  in  the  ministry,  to  obtain  a  decent  support  for  his 
family.  His  life,  therefore,  was  monotonous  and  his  opportunities 
for  improvement  very  limited;  while  his  labors  were  great  and  un- 
remitted, except  as  sickness  sometimes  caused  him  to  intermit  his 
regular  course.  Salem,  now  in  Eoanoke,  shared  with  Fincastle  in 
his  principal  labors ;  and  as  his  strength  enabled  him,  he  visited  the 
surrounding  counties  with  the  messages  of  mercy.  Occasionally  he 
would  dismiss  his  school,  and  try  the  practicability  of  living  as  a 
minister  of  Christ  disengaged  from  all  business  but  the  especial 
duties  of  the  office  to  which  he  had  been  ordained.  On  one  of  these 
occasions,  having  stated  his  intentions  and  hopes  to  Mr.  Speece,  and 
the  amount  of  expenditure  he  thought  would  supply  the  wants  of 
his  family,  and  how  it  was  to  be  obtained,  that  brother  remarked 
that  brother  Logan's  faith  must  be  very  strong  to  live  in  Fincastle 
on  his  salary. 

Mr.  Logan  died  October,  1828,  in  his  60th  year,  having  preached 
in  Fincastle  about  thirty  years.  Though  his  church  and  congrega- 
tion were  not  large  there  were  some  members  of  both  for  whom  he 
had  the  highest  regard.  His  remains  lie  near  the  church  in  Fin- 
castle.— Taken  from  Footers  Sketches  of  Virginia. 

JANE  Moore3  (139)  (Jane2,  John  Walker1)  ;  m.  her  relative, 
Joseph  Walker,  son  of  John  Walker  and  Mary  Culton  and  grandson 
of  Alexander,  who  was  a  brother  of  John,  the  emigrant.  He  was  a 
trustee  of  Lexington  University  in  1782;  received  a  grant  of  land 
probably  for  services  in  the  Eevolution.  He  d.  Sept.  25,  1815.  She 
survived  him  several  years.    9  children,  viz : 

1079.  Margaret  Walker;  m.  Eev.  Samuel  Houston.    (See  record 

of  this  family  under  Houston  family.) 

1080.  Jane  Walker;  m.  S.  Barclay. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


1081.  Mary  Walker;  m.  Kichard  Bernard.     ;  | 

1082.  Eachel  Walker;  d.  young. 

1083.  John  Walker;  m.  Margaret  Woods. 

1084.  James  Walker;  d.  aged  13. 

1085.  Joseph  Walker;  d.  aged  23. 

1086.  Patsy  Walker;  m.  John  Donihue. 

1087.  Alexander  Walker;  d.  young. 

For  descendants  of  above,  see  family  of  Alexander  Walker,  who 
was  a  brother  of  John,  the  emigrant. 


SAMUEL  Walker2  (10)  (John1) ;  purchased  land  and  establish- 
ed a  home  in  Virginia  about  1740,  leaving  Chester  County,  Pa., 
whither  he  had  come  with  his  father  about  1735  from  Newry,  Ire- 
land, where  Samuel  was  born  Dec.  25,  1714.  He  was  m.  to  Jane 
Patterson  Dec.  5,  1740,  in  Virginia.  In  tracing  the  Patterson  name 
intermarriages  occur  frequently  with  the  Walker  family.  The  old 
Eutherford  Bible  shows  both  names  recorded  therein  soon  after  the 
emigration  to  America.  He  d.  Feb.,  1793.  She  d.  Jan.  10,  1800, 
aged  80  years. 

Mrs.  James  E.  Gray  of  Atlanta,  sends  the  following  in  regard  to 
land  granted  to  Samuel  Walker :  "Samuel  Walker  obtained  a  grant 
of  land  in  Bedford  County,  Va.,  July  20,  1768,  also  one  April  6, 
1769,  in  Augusta  County,  Va.,  and  another  in  Botetourt  County, 
Va.,  March  1,  1773.  See  records  kept  at  Eichmond,  Va.,  Land 
Office."  These  grants  were  no  doubt  given  on  account  of  service  in 
the  Colonial  Wars,  as  Samuel  Walker's  name  appears  in  a  list  of 
Colonial  Militia  under  Capt.  John  Buchanan.  This  company  was 
from  Augusta  County,  Va.,  and  was  in  service  in  1742. — See  Vir- 
ginia Historical  Magazine,  Vol.  Till.  No.  8. 

Their  8  children  were : 

1088.  Barbara  Walker;  m.  William  McClelland.    9  children  +. 

1089.  Katherine  Walker ;  m.  David  Scott.   5  children  +. 

1090.  Jane  Walker;  m.  William  Taylor.    7  children  +. 

1091.  Samuel  Walker;  m.  Susan  McDonald.    8  children  +. 

1092.  Elizabeth  Walker;  b.  Dec.  8,  1750;  d.  in  1826;  never 

married. 

1093.  James  Walker;  b.  May  15,  1752;  m.  Jane  Thompson.  2 

children  +. 


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1094.  John  Walker;  h.  Oct.  5,  1755;  m.  Margaret  Paul.  12 

children  +. 

1095.  Joseph  Walker;  b.  Oct.  21,  1758;  m.  Susan  Willis.  3 

children  +. 

BAEBAEA  Walker3  (1088)  (Samuel2,  John1);  b.  Sept,  27, 
1741;  ni.  William  McClelland  Dec.  22,  1766.  She  d.  March  27, 
1814,  aged  72  years,  and  her  husband  d.  at  the  age  of  84.  Their  9 
children  were  as  follows : 

1096.  Anna  McClelland;  b.  Oct.  26,  1767;  m.  Eev.  Samuel  Car- 

rack,  who  was  a  Presbyterian  minister  at  Knoxville, 
Tenn.,  and  President  of  Blount  College  +. 

1097.  John  McClelland;  b.  Dec.  23,  1768.    He  m.  Mary  Wal- 

lace, who  was  probably  a  near  relative  of  Caleb  Wallace, 
who  was  b.  in  1750  and  moved  to  Woodford  County, 
Ky.,  and  became  a  distinguished  judge. 

1098.  Jane  McClelland;  was  b.  Oct.  26,  1770.    She  m.  James 

Tooney. 

1099.  Samuel  McClelland;  was  b.  Feb.  12,  1773.   He  in.  Eachel 

McCampbell,  who  d.  leaving  four  children.  He  after- 
wards m.  Ann  Twitty. 

1100.  Abraham  McClelland;  b.  Nov.  1,  1776;  m.  Julia  Ann 

Tooney,  who  d.  leaving  three  children.  He  afterwards 
m.  his  cousin,  Jane  P.  Walker. 

1101.  Elizabeth  McClelland;  b.  Nov.  1,  1776;  m.  James  Weir. 

1102.  William  McClelland;  b.  April  13,  1779;  m.  Elizabeth 

Sevier. 

1103.  James  McClelland;  b.  June  28,  1781;  m.  his  cousin,  Jane 

P.  Taylor. 

1104.  David  McClelland;  b.  April  18,  1783;  graduated  a  Bache- 

lor of  Celibacy. 

ANNA  McClelland  (1096)  ;  m.  Eev.  Samuel  Carrack,  who  was  a 
native  of  Adams  County,  Pennsylvania.  He  was  born  July  17,  1760. 
At  an  early  period  of  his  life  he  went  to  the  valley  of  Virginia,  and 
prepared  for  the  ministry  under  the  instruction  of  William  Graham. 
He  was  received  as  a  candidate  the  last  Wednesday  of  November, 
1781,  at  the  stone  meeting  house,  Augusta;  was  licensed  at  New 
Providence,  October  25,  1782,  with  Eankin,  Houston  and  McClure, 
and  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  Eocky  Spring  and  Wahab 

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DESCENDANTS  OF 


meeting  house,  on  the  Cowpasture,  at  the  house  of  Mr.  James 
Hodges,  on  the  fourth  Wednesday  of  November,  1783.  He  made 
frequent  visits  to  the  southwestern  frontiers  as  a  missionary;  and  in 
the  year  1789,  removed  to  Tennessee,  and  took  up  his  abode  on  the 
Holston,  about  four  miles  from  Knoxville,  in  sight  of  Boyd's  Ferry. 
In  1794,  at  the  opening  of  the  Territorial  Legislature  in  February, 
he  preached  before  that  body,  at  their  invitation,  on  the  second  day 
of  their  session.  He  was  chosen  by  the  Legislature  as  President  of 
Blount  College,  named  in  honor  of  the  Governor,  now  known  as  the 
East  Tennessee  University.  He  organized  the  first  regular  Presby- 
terian Church  in  Tennessee,  at  the  junction  of  the  French  Broad 
and  the  Holston,  called  Lebanon;  and  soon  after,  the  church  in 
Knoxville.  He  held  the  pastorate  of  these  two  churches  and  the 
presidency  of  the  college,  till  1803,  when  he  resigned  the  charge  of 
Lebanon.  The  ofhce  of  President  of  the  College,  and  pastor  of  the 
church  in  Knoxville,  he  held  till  his  sudden  death.  From  the  his- 
torical sermon  delivered  by  the  Eev.  E.  B.  McMullen,  pastor  of  the 
first  Presbyterian  Church  in  Knoxville,  March  25,  1855,  the  author- 
ity for  some  of  the  preceding  facts,  we  also  learn  that  among  the 
elders  of  those  two  churches  were  numbered  James  White,  George 
McNutt,  John  Adair,  Archibald  Rhea,  Dr.  James  Cosby  and  Thomas 
Gillespie.  White,  McNutt  and  Adair  were  members  of  the  conven- 
tion for  forming  the  constitution  of  the  state.  McNutt  was  from 
Virginia;  White  and  Adair  from  North  Carolina.  The  death  of 
Mr.  Carrick  was  ordered  in  very  peculiar  circumstances,  in  his  50th 
year.  The  usual  summer  sacramental  meeting  had  come.  He  spent 
much  of  the  night  of  the  5th  of  August,  1809,  in  preparatory  study 
for  the  duties  of  the  occasion.  Very  early  on  the  morning  of  the  6th 
he  was  stricken  with  apoplexy,  and  in  a  few  moments  his  spirit  was 
with  his  Redeemer. — Taken  from  Foote's  Sketches  of  Virginia. 

KATHERIKE  Walker3  (1089)  (Samuel2,  John1);  b.  Feb.  12, 
1744;  m.  David  Scott  May  29,  1766.  She  d.  May  31,  1815,  aged  71 
years,  and  Mr.  Scott  d.  in  East  Tennessee,  date  unknown.  Their  5 
children  were  as  follows : 

1105.  James  Scott;  b.  Jan.  16,  1768;  m.  a  Miss  Johnson. 

1106.  Jane  Scott;  b.  Jan.  15th,  1771;  m.  John  Lowry. 

1107.  Samuel  Scott;  b.  Feb.  14th,  1775;  d.  Dec.  13,  1787,  aged 

12  years. 


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1108.  Isabella  Scott;  b.  Sept.  17,  1777;  m.  William  Eamsey. 

1109.  William  Scott;  b.  March  13th,  1782;  graduated  a  Bache- 

lor of  Celibacy. 

JAKE  Walker3  (1090)  (Samuel2,  John1);  b.  April  15,  1746. 
She  m.  William  Taylor  March  16,  1775 ;  d.  Dec,  1822,  aged  seventy- 
six  years.  Mr.  Taylor  shot  himself  at  David  Walker's  (the  uncle  of 
Cyrus)  on  Butlers  Fork  in  Adair  County,  Ky.  Their  children 
were  : 

1110.  Nancy  Taylor;  b.  Jan.  17,  1776;  m.  William  Smith. 

1111.  Barbara  Taylor;  b.  Dec.  9,  1777;  m.  James  Moore,  and 

d.  in  Abb's  Valley  on  Clinch  Eiver  in  Virginia  +. 

1112.  John  Taylor;  b.  May  6,  1780;  m.  Amelia  Eamsey,  who 

shortly  afterwards  died.  He  afterwards  m.  Elizabeth 
Hemans. 

1113.  Samuel  Taylor,  John's  twin  brother;  m.  a  Miss  Gallaher. 

1114.  Margaret  Taylor;  b.  July  12,  1782. 

1115.  Jane  Patterson  Taylor;  b.  Jan.  4,  1785;  m.  James  Mc- 

Clellan. 

1116.  Sarah  Taylor;  b.  Dec.  28,  1787;  m.  her  cousin,  William 

Taylor. 

SAMUEL  Walker3  (1091)  (Samuel2,  John1) ;  b.  Aug.  23,  1784; 
m.  Susan  McDonald  Oct.  26,  1786.    7  children,  viz: 

1117.  Jane  P.  Walker;  b.  Sept.  17,  1787;  m.  John  McKamy, 

who  d.  Aug.  25,  1827.  She  d.  Feb.  28,  1856,  at  Camp 
Creek,  111.* 

1118.  James  M.  Walker;  b.  May  19,  1789;  d.  July  28,  1790. 

1119.  Mary  A.  Walker;  b.  March  6,  1791;  d.  aged  34  years. 

1120.  Samuel  AValker;  b.  Oct.  3,  1793;  d.  at  Mckey  Junction 

on  the  Tennessee  Eiver  in  1819. 

1121.  Zachariah  Walker. 

1122.  John  Milton  Walker;  m.  Angelina  Pickerell  of  George- 

town, D.  C.  She  d.  in  McDonough  County,  111.  He 
then  m.  Martha  Campbell. 

1123.  Theopholus  Alexander  Walker;  studied  medicine.    He  d. 

in  Tennessee. 

1124.  Elizabeth  Walker;  d.  at  the  age  of  15  years. 


*The  record  of  this  family  has  been  promised,  and  will  be  published  if  received  in  time, 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


JAMES  Walker3  (1093)  (Samuel2,  John1);  b.  May  15,  1752. 
He  m.  Jane  Thompson  in  Sept.,  1786.  He  d.  in  May,  1791,  aged 
-39  years  and  12  days.    His  2  children  were: 

1125.  Elizabeth  Walker;  b.  March  17,  1789.    She  m.  a  Mr.  Mc- 

Spadden  +. 

1126.  Jane  Walker;  b.  March  17,  1891;  m.  John  Kitchie 

Inman+. 

JOHN  Walker3  (1094)  (Samuel2,  John1);  b.  Oct.  5,  1755;  m. 
Margaret  Paul  Aug.  1,  1782.   Their  12  children  were: 

1127.  Eebecca  Walker;  b.  in  Dec,  1781;  d.  young. 

1128.  Adley  P.  Walker;  b.  Nov.  17,  1783;  m.  Mary  Noel.  She 

d.  leaving  three  children. 

1129.  Jane  Walker;  b.  June  23,  1785. 

1130.  Samuel  E.  Walker;  b.  Jan.  30,  1787;  m.  Elizabeth 

McKamy. 

1131.  Elizabeth  M.  Walker;  b.  Jan.  30,  1789.    She  d.  young, 

being  lost  in  the  mountains  in  Eockbridge  County,  Va. ; 
supposed  to  have  been  stolen  by  the  Seminoles. 

1132.  Margaret  L.  Walker;  b.  Dec.  9,  1790. 

1133.  Elizabeth  Walker  (the  second). 

1134.  James  P.  Walker;  d.  in  his  twenty-second  year. 

1135.  Katherine  P.  Walker;  b.  Apr.  4,  1793;  m.  Jas.  Galloway. 

1136.  Barbara  M.  Walker. 

1137.  John  K.  Walker. 

1138.  Nancy  Walker. 

JOSEPH  Walker3  (1095)  (Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  Oct.  21,  1758; 
m.  Susan  Willis  August,  1787.    9  children,  viz: 

1139.  Lucinda  Walker;  b.  Feb.,  1790;  m.  Ambrose  Toomy. 

1140.  Jane  P.  Walker;  b.  Dec.  2,  1791;  m.  Abraham  McClel- 

land, and  d.  in  Missouri  in  1824. 

1141.  Samuel  S.  Walker;  m.  Barbara  (or  Eebecca)  Toomy. 

1142.  Joel  P.  Walker;  d.  young. 

1143.  Joseph  A.  Walker;  d.  young. 

1144.  William  Walker;  d.  young. 

1145.  John  M.  Walker. 

1146.  Susan  Walker;  m.  a  Mr.  Clark  of  Madison  County,  Ky. 

1147.  Joel  Walker;  b.  March  1,  1764;  m.  Margaret  Ann  Arm- 

strong.   11  children  +. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


181 


ELIZABETH  LYLE  Walker4(1125)  (James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  • 
oldest  child  of  James  Walker  and  Jane  Thompson;  b.  March  17, 
1789;  m,  about  1809  Thomas  McSpadden  of  Eockbridge  County, 
Ya.   Of  their  11  children,  2  were  living  in  1896.    Children  were : 

1148.  Samuel  McSpadden. 

1149.  James  Walker  McSpadden ;  resided  at  Alvarado,  Ya.  He 

was  living  in  1896,  aged  86;  very  feeble;  was  b.  about 
1810. 

1150.  Moses  McSpadden. 

1151.  John  McSpadden. 

1152.  King  McSpadden. 

1153.  Joel  McSpadden. 

1154.  Jennie  McSpadden. 

1155.  Eebecca  McSpadden. 

1156.  Eliza.  McSpadden. 

1157.  Esther  McSpadden. 

1158.  Margaret  McSpadden;  m.  Mr.  Lariner.    She  was  living 

in  1896,  aged  79  years. 

JANE  Walker4  (1026)  (James3,  Samuel2,  John1);  m.  John 
Eitchie  Inman  July  22,  1807.  On  Dec.  24,  1811,  their  home  was 
burned  to  the  ground  and  3  children,  James,  Abednego  and  Mary, 
lost  their  lives  in  the  burning  building.    16  children,  viz : 

1159.  James  Inman;  b.  about  1808;  d.  in  1811. 

1160.  Abednego  Inman  (twin)  ;  b.  about  1810;  d.  1811. 

1161.  Mary  A.  Inman  (twin)  ;  b.  about  1810  ;  d.  Dec.  24,  1811. 

1162.  Shadrac  W.  Inman;  m.  (1)  Mrs.  Jane  Hamilton;  m.  (2) 

Catherine  Wilson  Bradford;  (3)  Catherine  Lea.  10 
children  +. 

1163.  James  M.  Inman;  m.  Louisa  Worley.    10  children  +. 

1164.  John  Washington  Inman  ;  m.  (1)  Susan  Jane  Neal;  (2) 

Eleanor  Harrison.    7  children  +. 

1165.  William  H.  Inman;  m.  Franc  J.  J.  Curry.   4  children  +. 

1166.  Joel  C.  Inman;  m.  (1)  Sophia  J.  Hinton;  (2)  Henrietta 

B.  Gore.   12  children  +. 

1167.  Walker  Patterson  Inman;  m.  Cordelia  Dick.    4  chil- 

dren +. 

1168.  Elizabeth  Inman;  m.  (1)  Joseph  P.  Woodruff,  (2)  Will- 

iam Heathcock.    9  children  +. 


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1169.  Jane  Inman;  m.  (1)  Thomas  Ferguson,  (2)  George  W. 

Woodruff.    10  children  +. 

1170.  Susan  Inman ;  m.  (1)  James  Eoach,  (2)  Duncan  Buford, 

(3)  Byrd  Herrin,  (4)  Joseph  Clarkston,  (5)  Asbury 
Hunt,  (6)  William  McBroom.    7  children  +. 

1171.  Hannah  Inman;  m.  (1)  Job  Hinton,  (2)"  Daniel  Smith, 

(3)  Isaac  Inman.    9  children  +. 

1172.  Matilda  Inman;  m.  (1)  Benjamin  A.  Woodruff,  (2)  John 

Jump.    7  children  +. 

1173.  Sarah  Inman;  m.  John  Lump.    5  children  +. 

1174.  Mary  A.  Inman;  m.  (1)  Kobert  A.  A.  Caldwell,  (2)  Eob- 

ert  Warren.    10  children  +. 

SHADEACK  W.  Inman5  (1162)  (Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  ;  b.  Sept.  17,  1811;  m.  Jan.  27,  1841,  to  Mrs.  Jane  Hamil- 
ton (nee  Martin),  widow  of  Kobert  Hamilton  and  dau.  of  Hugh 
and  Sarah  Eussell  Martin.  They  had  5  children.  He  m.  (2)  Aug. 
20,  1853,  to  Catherine  Wilson  Bradford,  b.  March  20,  1817,  d.  April 
1,  1857,  dau.  of  James  and  Catherine  Keith  Bradford.  They  had 
one  child.  He  m.  (3)  in  Jan.  8,  1858,  Catherine  Lea,  b.  1836,  dau. 
of  Preston  and  Mary  Peck  Lea,  d.  Jan.  8,  1868.  They  had  four 
children.    10  children,  viz: 

1175.  Mary  Inman;  b.  Feb.,  1842;  d.  in  infancy. 

1176.  Samuel  Martin  Inman;  b.  Dec.  19,  1843;  m.  Feb.  19, 

1868,  to  Jane  Dick,  She  was  b.  Nov.  30,  1846,  and  was 
dau.  of  Henry  Jackson  Dick  and  Sarah  Ann  Peck  Dick. 
Jane  Inman  d.  July  3,  1890.   They  had  7  children  +. 

1177.  John  H.  Inman;  b.  Oct.  23,  1844;  m.  June  8,  1870,  to 

Margaret  Coffin,  b.  1846,  dau.  of  James  A.  and  Mar- 
garet Martin  Coffin.  John  H.  Inman  d.  Nov.  5,  1896. 
7  children  (see  sketch)  +. 

1178.  Hugh  Theodore  Inman;  b.  Dec.  24,  1846;  m.  May  23, 

1871,  to  Josephine  Van  Dyck,  b.  1849,  dau.  of  Thomas 
Mxon  Van  Dyck  and  Eliza  Ann  Deadrick.   5  children+ 

1179.  Jane  Walker  Inman;  b.  March  9,  1852;  unmarried  and 

living  in  Atlanta,  Ga.  (1896.) 

1180.  Elizabeth  Inman ;  dau.  of  Shadrach  W.  Inman  and  Cath- 

erine Wilson  Bradford,  his  second  wife;  b.  1854;  d.  in 
1882.   She  m.  J.  Knox  Jenkins  in  1846  and  d.  in  1882, 


JOHX  WALKER. 


183 


son  of  Sterling  Greshani  Jenkins  and  Serena  Ann  Bor- 
ders Jenkins.    1  child  +. 

1181.  Mary  Inman;  dan.  of  Shadrac  and  his  3rd  wife,  Cather- 

ine; b.  in' 1858  or  1859;  d.  aged  3  years. 

1182.  Emma  Inman  (twin)  ;  m.  T.  H.  Bell.   4  children  +. 

1183.  Ella  Inman  (twin)  ;  m.  Edwin  E.  DuBose.  6  children+ 
1181.    Shadrac  W.  Inman;  b.  about  1861;  d.  aged  2  years. 

ELIZABETH  Inman  (1180),  m.  J.  K.  Jenkins.  They  had  one 
child,  viz : 

1185.  Ealph  Jenkins;  b.  1876;  d.  April  16,  1898. 

EMMA  Inman  (1182)  (twin)  ;  b.  Xov.  12,  1860;  m.  in  1883,  to 
T.  Howard  Bell,  b.  1856,  son  of  Alex.  E.  and  Rebecca  M.  Howard 
Bell.   4  children,  viz : 

1186.  Shadrach  I.  Bell;  b.  1887. 

1187.  Sarah  Bell;  b.  1889. 

1188.  Howard  Bell;  b.  1892 ;  d.  in  1894. 

1189.  John  Inman  Bell;  b.  March  1,  1897. 

ELLA  Inman  (1183)  (twin)  ;  b.  Xov.  12,  1860;  m.  1883  to  Ed- 
win E.  DnBose,  b.  1858,  son  of  James  E,  and  Elziva  Caroline  Spann 
DuBose.    6  children,  viz : 

1190.  Emma  Belle  DnBose;  b.  Xov.  4,  1885. 

1191.  Caroline  DnBose;  b.  Eeb.  8,  1888. 

1192.  Edwin  DnBose;  b.  Jan.  1,  1890;  d.  Aug.  7,  1897. 

1193.  James  E.  DnBose;  b.  Jan.  4,  1892, 

1194.  Catherine  Lea  Dnbose;  b.  March  4,  1896. 

1195.  Samuel  Inman  DnBose;  b.  Xov.,  1897. 

SAMUEL  MAETIX  IXMAX  (1176). 

Samuel  Martin  Inman,  merchant,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  head  of  a  firm 
doing  the  largest  cotton  business  in  the  world,  was  born  in  Dand- 
ridge,  Jefferson  County,  Tenn.,  Eeb.  19,  1843,  the  son  of  S.  AY.  and 
Jane  Martin  Inman.  S.  W.  Inman,  a  prosperous  planter  of  the 
early  days,  who  taught  his  children  to  speak  the  truth  and  fear  God, 
and  whose  own  life  was  regulated  by  that  principle.  Samuel  was 
brought  up  on  the  Inman  plantation,  well  known  in  East  Tennessee 
for  its  fertile  and  fine  location  in  the  valley  of  the  French  Broad 


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Eiver.  During  boyhood  he  attended  the  public  schools  and  was  then 
sent  to  Princeton  College,  where  he  is  remembered  for  ability  and 
popularity. 

In  1861,  Mr.  Inman  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  army  as  a  mem- 
ber of  Company  K,  1st  Tennessee  Cavalry.  He  rose  to  a  lieutenancy 
and  served  unflinchingly  until  the  end  of  the  war. 

Locating  for  a  short  while  in  Augusta,  Ga.,  in  1867,  he  removed 
to  Atlanta.  There  he  engaged  in  cotton  buying  with  his  father,  of 
S.  W.  Inman  &  Co.  With  youthful  energy  at  its  head  it  gradually 
extended  its  operations  until  it  became  the  leading  firm  in  the  South, 
and  in  fact  in  the  world  in  the  purchase  and  compressing  of  cotton. 
The  firm  now  transacts  a  great  business.  Its  principal  offices  are  in 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  and  Houston,  Tex.,  and  the  firm  is  represented  by 
buyers  in  South  Carolina,  Georgia,  Mississippi,  Texas,  Arkansas, 
Louisiana  and  Indian  Territory.  Mr.  Inman  has  made  the  business 
extremely  profitable.  He  is  a  large  owner  of  growing  real  estate  and 
a  director  in  the  Atlanta  Home  Insurance  Company  and  other  local 
corporations. 

In  1868  Mr.  Inman  married  Miss  Jennie  Dick  of  Eome,  Ga.,  a 
refined  and  charming  woman.  She  died  in  1890,  leaving  a  daugh- 
ter and  two  sons.  In  her  memory  Mr.  Inman  established  the  J ennie 
D.  Inman  Orphanage  in  Atlanta  and  pledged  $2500  a  year  for  ten 
years  and  an  equal  sum  from  other  sources  for  its  support.  Mr. 
Inman  was  married  a  second  time  in  1893  to  Mildred  McPheeters 
of  Ealeigh,  N.  C.  He  is  noted  for  philanthropy  and  has  been  a  large 
contributor  to  the  funds  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association, 
having  also  been  one  of  the  pioneers  in  the  movement  for  a  techno- 
logical school,  to  which  he  gave  $5000  and  assumed  the  responsibility 
of  raising  $75,000  more. 

For  a  number  of  years  he  has  been  an  elder  in  the  First  Presby- 
terian Church.  The  Southern  Society  of  New  York  claims  him  for 
a  member. — Copied  from  America's  Successful  Men,  1896. 

Since  the  above  was  published  Mr.  Inman's  firm  has  changed  and 
for  three  years  he  has  been  in  New  York  City,  only  spending  a  few 
months  of  the  year  in  Atlanta. 

Shadrach  Walker  Inman' s  three  sons,  Samuel  M.,  Hugh  T.  and 
John  H.  have  been  more  than  successful.  They  have  amassed  large 
fortunes,  are  officers  in  the  Presbyterian  churches,  are  consistent 
Christians,  etc. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


1S5 


Samuel  and  John  were  in  the  Civil  War.  At  the  close  of  the  war, 
John  went  to  Yew  York  with  his  uncle,  Win.  Harden  Inman.  They 
both  amassed  large  fortunes,  and  at  their  death  left  several  millions 
to  their  children.  John  H.  died  suddenly  in  the  prime  of  life  about 
two  years  ago,  leaving  an  interesting  family  of  four  sons  and  two 
daughters.  William  Harden  Inman  died  in  1887,  leaving  three 
daughters  and  one  son,  Eobert  Walker.  The  son,  Eobert  W.,  was 
drowned  in  Yew  York  Bay  Aug.  27,  1895,  aged  3-1  years.  He  was 
unmarried  and  the  name  dies  with  him  in  that  line.  His  two  mar- 
ried sisters  have  no  children. 

SAMUEL  MAE TIX  Inman6  (1176)  (Shadrach5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Jane  Dick,  (2)  Mildred  McEheeters.  7  chil- 
dren viz : 

1196.    Henry  Inman:  m.  Roberta  Crew.    1  child  +. 

1197^  Nellie  Inman:  m.  Joseph  Walter  Cooper.    3  children  +. 

1198.  Frank  Inman:  b.  May  5,  1876:  single,  Oct.,  1896. 

1199.  Hugh  Inman  ;  d.  young. 

1200.  Shadrach  Inman:  d.  young. 

1201.  Samuel  Inman;  d.  young. 

1202.  Eosa  Inman:  d.  young. 

HEYEY  Inman7  (1196)  (Samuel  M.6,  Shadrach5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  Eeb.  8,  1869;  m.  June  6,  1891,  Roberta 
Crew,  dau.  of  Benjamin  B.  and  Tillie  Maffitt  Crew.    1  child,  viz : 

1203.  Arthur  Crew  Inman;  b.  May  11,  1895. 

NELLIE  Inman7  (1197)  (Samuel  M.6,  Shadrach5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  Yov.  27,  1870;  m.  April,  1893,  to 
Joseph  Walter  Cooper.    3  children,  viz: 

1201.    Samuel  Inman  Cooper;  b.  Feb.  11,  1891. 

1205.  Jennie  Inman  Cooper;  b.  April  27,  1896. 

1206.  Joseph  W.  Cooper,  Jr.;  b.  Jan.  1,  1899. 

1177.  John  H.  Inman  was  born  in  Jefferson  County,  Tennessee, 
on  October  23,  1811.  At  an  early  age  he  entered,  as  a  clerk,  a  Geor- 
gia bank  of  which  his  uncle  was  president.  At  the  outbreak  of  the 
war  he  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  army.  At  the  close  of  the  war  his 
family  was  penniless  and  he  was  obliged  to  leave  home.    He  came 


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to  New  York  without  money,  but  achieved  extraordinary  success. 
Entering  a  cotton  house  as  a  clerk,  he  was  made  a  partner  of  the  firm 
in  1868,  and  two  years  later,  taking  his  former  employer  into  part- 
nership, Mr.  Inman  founded  the  firm  of  Inman,  Swan  &  Company. 
Mr.  Inman  extended  his  efforts  to  the  development  of  Southern  in- 
terests and  resources,  in  which  work  he  took  a  commanding  place. 
Indeed,  it  has  been  said  that  he,  more  than  anyone  else  since  the  war, 
was  instrumental  in  enlisting  Northern  capital  in  Southern  develop- 
ment. He  secured  the  investment  of  several  million  dollars  in  coal 
and  iron  mines  and  in  railroad  construction  in  Tennessee.  He  was 
a  large  investor  in  and  director  of  the  Louisville,  Nashville  and  Rich- 
mond Terminal  system.  He  was  also  interested  in  various  other 
southern  railwa}^. 

In  this  city  his  interests  were  many  and  varied.  He  was  a  director 
in  several  banks,  insurance  companies,  and  other  institutions.  Mr. 
Inman  was  a  member  of  the  original  Rapid  Transit  Commission,  but 
resigned  June  8,  1893.  He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  new  com- 
mission in  January,  1894.  He  was  well  known  in  Atlanta,  having 
often  visited  his  father  there.  Being  the  son  of  pioneer  parents,  he 
was  early  trained  to  walk  in  their  footsteps,  and  when  only  fourteen 
years  old  he  joined  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Dandridge,  Tenn., 
with  his  brothers,  Samuel  and  Hugh.  Walker  P.  Inman,  then  a  ma- 
ture man,  united  with  this  church  on  the  same  day.  John  Inman 
remained  a  member  of  this  church  during  his  whole  life,  and  was 
one  of  its  official  managers,  Dr.  John  Hall,  an  eminent  Scotch-Irish 
divine,  being  the  pastor.  Like  most  men  who  have  achieved  fame 
and  fortune,  his  boyhood  received  the  moral  force  which  comes  from 
a  pious  parentage. 

His  summers  were  spent  among  the  Berkshire  hills  where  he  had 
a  comfortable  home.  The  late  Cyrus  Field  and  Dr.  Henry  M.  Field 
were  among  his  neighbors  and  friends.  He  numbered  other  men  of 
this  type  among  his  friends.  When  Mr.  Inman  went  abroad 
several  years  ago,  he  was  tendered  a  banquet  by  the  Liverpool  Cotton 
Exchange.  He  was  a  friend  and  admirer  of  President  Cleveland, 
and  it  is  said  that  the  President  considered  his  name  for  the  Treas- 
ury portfolio.  He  was  an  unswerving  advocate  of  sound  money,  and 
used  his  influence  on  that  side  of  the  late  contest.  He  died  at  his 
summer  home  November  5,  1896. — Condensed  from  the  sketches  of 
Mr.  Inman  found  in  the  Atlanta  papers. 


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JOHN  H.  Inman6  (1177)  (Shadrach5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  and  Margaret  Coffin  Inman  had  seven  children,  viz: 

1207.  James  Inman;  b.  about  1873;  d.  young. 

1208.  Hugh  Inman;  b.  about  1874;  living  in  1896. 

1209.  Lucy  Inman;  b.  about  1876;  living  in  1896. 

1210.  John  Inman;  b.  about  1878;  living  in  1896. 

1211.  Frederick  Inman;  b.  about  1880;  living  in  1896. 

1212.  Nannie  Inman;  b.  about  1882;  living  in  1896. 

1213.  Charles  Inman;  b.  about  1884;  living  in  1896. 

HUGH  THEODORE  Inman6  (1178)  (Shadrach5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1)  and  Josephine  Van  Dyke,  his  wife,  were  the  par- 
ents of  five  children,  viz : 

1214.  Annie  Inman;  b.  April  1,  1872;  m.  April  11,  1893,  to 

John  W.  Grant,  b.  July  26,  1867,  son  of  William  Daniel 
and  Sally  Fannie  Eeed  Grant.    3  children  +. 

1215.  Josephine  Inman;  b.  April  1,  1875;  m.  June  24,  1896, 

Hugh  Richardson;  living  in  Atlanta,  Ga. 

1216.  Hugh  Inman;  b.  Oct.  22,  1879;  d.  aged  3  years. 

1217.  Edward  Inman;  b.  Aug.  29,  1881;  living  in  1896. 

1218.  Louise  Inman ;  b.  Dec.  5,  1883 ;  d.  aged  %\  years. 

ANNIE  Inman  (1214)  and  her  husband,  John  W.  Grant,  were 
the  parents  of  3  children,  viz : 

1219.  Margaret  Van  Dyke  Grant ;  b.  1894. 

1220.  Hugh  Inman  Grant;  b.  1895. 

1221.  William  Daniel  Grant;  b.  Jan.  15,  1897. 

JAMES  MADISON  Inman5  (1163)  (Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1);  b.  about  1813;  d.  1855;  m.  in  Alabama  about  1832  to 
Louisa  Worley,  dau.  of  Franklin  Worley.  She  d.  about  1870  in 
Franklin  County,  Mo.    10  children,  viz : 

1222.  Charlotte  Jane  Inman;  b.  1833  and  d.  unmarried  in  1867. 

1223.  Martha  Ann  Inman;  b.  1835;  m.  in  1851  to  William  W. 

Gasperson,  b.  1830,  son  of  John  E.  Gasperson.  They 
had  7  children  +. 

1224.  Caroline  Matilda  Inman;  b.  1837;  m.  in  1861  Aaron 

Pruitt,  b.  1838,  son  of  George  and  Mahala  Pruitt.  They 
have  6  children;  live  in  Aurora,  Tex.  + 


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1225.  Franklin  Inman;  d.  young,  about  1839. 

1226.  William  Shadrach  Inman  b.  circa  1841;  went  South  in 

1861;  last  heard  of  in  1864,  when  he  left  Confederate 
States  army  and  started  for  home;  supposedly  dead. 

1227.  Mary  C.  Inman;  b.  about  1844;  m.  (1)  Martin  V.  Gas- 

person  (  a  brother  of  William  W.  Gasperson),  son  of 
John  E.  Gasperson,  about  1859.  He  d.  about  1872. 
They  had  1  child.  She  m.  (2)  about  1874  John  L. 
MeGehee;  lived  at  Greys  Point,  Mo.;  no  issue.    Son  +. 

1228.  Joel  C.  Inman;  b.  1846;  m.  in  1863  Millie  0.,  dau.  of 

James  and  Martha  Sellers  Edge;  lived  at  Aurora,  Tex., 
in  1892.   They  had  6  children  +. 

1229.  Paulina  E.  Inman;  m.  Winfield  Scott.    14  children  +. 

1230.  Julia  V.  Inman;  m.  Marion  S.  Kelly,  (2)  Carmichael 

R.  W.  Glover.   3  children  +. 

1231.  Nancy  D.  Inman;  b.  1853;  living  and  single,  1896. 

MARY  C.  Inman  (1227)  m.  Martin  V.  Gasperson.  They  had  1 
child,  viz : 

1232.  John  Gasperson;  b.  about  1868;  m.  in  1890  Amerine  L. 

Lewis.  Their  home  is  at  Greys  Point,  Mo.  They  have 
1  child,  viz : 

1233.    Van  Buren  Marcy  Gasperson;  b.  1891. 

MARTHA  ANN  Inman6  (1223)  (James  M.5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  William  W.  Gasperson.   7  children,  viz: 

1234.  Sarah  Elizabeth  Gasperson;  b.  1853;  d.  1854. 

1235.  John  Madison  Gasperson;  m.  Mary  Housman.    2  chil- 

dren -r. 

1236.  Benjamin  Franklin  Gasperson ;  m.  Lucinda  Love.   4  chil- 

dren +. 

1237.  Mary  Ann  Gasperson;  m.  Wm.  B.  Chrisman.   5  children+ 

1238.  Rachel  Jane  Gasperson;  m.  Wm.  M.  Love.    5  children  +. 

1239.  Louisa  Ellen  Gasperson ;  m.  Thos.  Washington  Shirrod  in 

1890.  In  1892  was  living  at  Whitman,  Tex.  No  issue 
to  September,  1892. 

1240.  Name  not  learned;  letter  said  seven,  but  gave  names  of 

only  six. 


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189 


JOHN  MADISON  Gasperson7  (1235)  (Martha  A.6,  James  M.5, 
■Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2.  John1)  ;  b.  1854:  m.  in  1881  to  Mary  Hous- 
man;  live  at  Maple  Grove.  Mo.    They  had  2  children  as  follows: 

1241.  Perry  Edwards  Gasperson  :  b.  1886. 

1242.  Eva  Alpha  Gasperson:  b.  1890. 

BENJAMIN  FKANKLIN  Gasperson7  (1236)  (Martha  A.°. 
James  M.5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  1856;  m.  1881  to 
Lucinda  Love  :  live  in  Dudenville,  Mo.    1  children,  viz  : 

1213.    Wm.  Thomas  Gasperson:  b.  1882:  d.  Jan.,  1883. 

1244.  Cora  Gasperson:  b.  1883. 

1245.  Burt  Gasperson:  b.  18S4. 

1246.  Name  not  given. 

MAEY  ANN"  Gasperson7  (1237)  (Martha  A.6,  James  M.5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  :  b.  1858;  m.  1877  Wm.  B.  Chrisman.  5 
children,  viz : 

1247.  George  Washington  Chrisman;  b.  1878. 

1248.  Fanny  Lea  Chrisman;  b.  1882. 

1249.  Susan  Maud  Chrisman;  b.  1885. 

1250.  Ida  May  Chrisman;  b.  1888. 

1251.  Avery  B.  Chrisman;  b.  1891. 

EACHEL  JANE  Gasperson7  (1238)  (Martha  A.6,  James  M.5, 
Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  1865 ;  m.  1883  to  Wm.  M.  Love, 
who  was  b.  in  1862.   They  live  in  Dudenville,  Mo.    5  children,  viz: 

1252.  Lillie  May  Love;  b.  1884. 

1253.  Bartie  E.  Love;  b.  1886  (twin). 

1254.  Burtie  A.  Love;  b.  1886  (twin)  ;  d.  1886. 

1255.  Edna  B.  Love;  b.  1888. 

1256.  Walter  E.  Love;  b.  1892. 

CABOLINE  MATILDA  InmanG  (1224)  (James  M.5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Aaron  Pruitt.    6  children,  viz: 

1257.  Geo.  M.  Pruitt ;  m.  Martha  G.  W.  Baldwin.   6  children  + 

1258.  Mary  Elizabeth  Pruitt;  m.  Geo.  Crompton  West.    4  chil- 

dren +. 

1259.  Joel  B.  Pruitt;  m.  Maggie  E.  Williams.    1  child  +. 


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1260.  William  F.  Pruitt;  b.  1870;  probably  d.  young. 

1261.  Louisa  C.  Pruitt  +. 

1262.  John  T.  Pruitt;  b.  1880;  living  1893  +. 

GEOKGE  M.  Pruitt  (1257) ;  b.  1862;  m.  1884  to  Martha  G.  W. 
Baldwin,  b.  1868,  d.  1888,  dau.  of  Aires  and  Martha  Mays  Baldwin. 
2  children,  viz: 

1263.  Dora  Elvira  Pruitt;  b.  1885. 

1264.  Jesse  Elihu  Pruitt;  b.  1887;  is  said  to  have  three  boys. 

but  it  may  be  he  has  children  by  a  second  wife,  as  he 
married  again  to  Eayney  S.  Baldwin,  b.  1872,  sister  to 
first  wife;  lives  at  Pomona,  Cal. 

MAEY  ELIZABETH  Pruitt  (1258);  b.  1864;  m.  in  1883  to 
George  Crompton  West,  b.  1856.  In  1896  they  lived  at  Aurora,  Tex. 
4  children,  viz: 

1265.  James  A.  S.  West;  b.  1884;  d.  1886. 

1266.  Walter  L.  West;  b.  1888. 

1267.  Charles  W.  West;  b.  1890. 

1268.  Stella  M.  West;  b.  1891. 

JOEL  B.  Pruitt  (1259)  ;  b.  1866;  m.  1891  to  Maggie  E.  Will- 
iams, b.  1867,  dau.  of  C.  and  W.  E.  Williams,  farmer  at  Waco,  Tex.,. 
1893.   They  have  1  child,  viz : 

1269.  Jessie  W.  Pruitt;  b.  1892. 

LOUISA  C.  Pruitt  (1261)  ;  b.  1874;  m.  1896  to  M.  F.  Trusell; 
living  at  Aurora,  Tex.,  Nov.,  1896.   They  have  1  child,  viz: 

1270.  Son;  b.  Sept.,  1896.    Eecord  incomplete. 

JOEL  C.  Inman6  (1228)  (James  M.5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1) ;  m.  Millie  C.  Sellers  Edge.    6  children,  viz: 

1271.  Susanna  Inman;  m.  John  W.  Cobb.   4  children  +. 

1272.  Martha  Louisa  Inman;  m.  Edw.  T.  Cobb.    2  children  "h 

1273.  James  M.  Inman;  m.  Sue  Wilkinson  +. 

1274.  Joel  S.  Inman;  b.  1875. 

1275.  Name  not  known;  b.  and  d.  1878. 

1276.  Margaret  C.  Inman;  b.  1884. 


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191 


ST7SAXXA  Lillian7  (1271)  (Joel6,  James  M.53  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1)  :  b.  1S69 ;  m.  1SSS  John  AY.  Cobb,  b.  1S66,  son  of 
Thomas  T.  and  Mahala  Booth  Cobb.  Their  home  is  at  Boyd,  Wise 
County,  Tex.    1  children,  viz: 

12? r.    Margaret  Ann  Cobb:  b.  1889. 

1278.  Astle  Yiola  Cobb:  b.  1891. 

1279.  James  D.  Cobb:  b.  1891. 

1280.  Bttena  J.  Cobb;  b.  1895. 

MAETHA  LOUISA  Inman  (1272)  :  b.  1870;  m.  1891  Edward 
T.  Cobb(  brother  of  John  W.  Cobb  above),  b.  1861,  farmer  at  Boyd, 
Tex.   2  children,  viz  : 

1281.  Maria  Jane  Cobb:  b.  1892. 

1282.  Joel  Thomas  Cobb:  b.  1891. 

JAMES  M.  Inman  (1273)  :  b.  1872;  m.  1895  Sue  Wilkerson,  b. 
1874,  dan.  of  John  P.  and  Fanny  L.  Pickens  Wilkerson;  farmer  at 
Boyd,  Texas. 

PALLIXE  E.  Inman6  (1229)  (James  M.5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1)  :  b.  1849;  m.  1866  to  Winfield  Scott,  b.  1847,  d.  1891. 
Their  home  is  in  Spring  Bluff,  Mo.    14  children,  viz : 

1283.  Benj.  F.  Scott,  twin:  b.  1867:  d.  1868. 

1284.  William  J.  Scott,  twin:  b.  1867:  d.  1868. 

1285.  John  H.  Scott:  m.  Carrie  E.  Vieten.   1  child  ~h 

1286.  Ella  E.  Scott:  m.  Chas.  Walz.    1  child  +. 

1287.  Thomas  A.  Scott:  b.  1874:  d.  1875. 

1288.  Eebecca  A.  Scott,  twin:  b.  1876:  single,  1896. 

1289.  Mary  L.  Scott,  twin:  b.  1876 :  m.  1895  to  John  E.  Bacon, 

farmer  at  Bourbon,  Mo. 

1290.  James  M.  Scott:  b.  1879. 

1291.  Philip  E.  Scott:  b.  1881. 

1292.  Paulina  C.  Scott:  b.  1883. 

1293.  Ida  B.  Scott:  b.  1885. 

1294.  Nameless;  b.  and  d.  1887. 

1295.  Oscar  Scott:  b.  1889. 

1296.  Sot  ascertained;  probably  d.  in  infancy. 


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JOHN"  H.  Scott  (1285)  ;  b.  1869;  m.  1895  to  Carrie  E.  Vieten, 
dan.  of  Henry  and  Harriet  C.  Martin  Vieten;  farmer,  Union,  Mo., 
1896.    1  child,  viz : 

1297.  Ollie  Scott;  b.  and  d.  1896. 

ELLA  E.  Scott  (1286)  ;  b.  1871;  in.  1894  to  Chas.  Walz,  son  of 
Joseph  A.  and  Jnstina  Henstren  Walz;  he  was  b.  in  1869;  is  a 

farmer  at  Spring  Bluff,  Franklin  County,  Mo.    1  child,  viz: 

1298.  Minnie  P.  Walz;  b.  and  d.  1896. 

JULIA  V.  Inman6  (1230)  (James  M.5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  ;  b.  1850;  m.  1868  to  Marion  S.  Kelly,  b.  1843,  son  of  Elias 
and  Marian  Jennie  Meeks  Kelly;  shoemaker.  Mr.  Kelly  d.  1889. 
They  are  the  parents  of  3  children.  She  afterwards  married  Car- 
michael  E.  W.  Glover,  1892,  son  of  Harvey  and  Annie  Branham 
Glover;  reside  at  Hoy  P.  0.,  Ala.;  no  children  by  second  marriage. 
3  children,  viz: 

1299.  Joel  Shadrach  Kelly;  m.  Deliah  Glover.   4  children  +. 

1300.  Charles  Walker  Kelly;  m.  Emma  Lee  Moon.   5  children+ 

1301.  Andrew  Jackson  Kelly;  m.  Lee  Anna  Her r in.    2  chil- 

dren +. 

JOEL  SHADEACH  Kelly  (1299),  twin;  b.  1868;  m.  1885 
Deliah  Glover,  b.  1869,  dau.  of  Wm.  D.  and  Lucinda  Green  Glover; 
lives  (1896)  at  Little  Eock,  Ark.    4  children,  viz: 

1302.  Eobert  Edward  Kelly;  b.  1886. 

1303.  John  Wesley  Kelly  ;  b.  1889. 

1304.  George  Artis  Kelly;  b.  1893. 

1305.  Joel  Sidney  Kelly;  b.  1896. 

CHAELES  WALKEE  Kelly  (1300)  ;  m.  to  Emma  Lee  Moon, 
b.  1868,  dau.  of  John  and  Callie  Moon  Farmer,  Berkley,  Ala.;  had 
5  children,  as  follows : 

1306.  Hattie  Lee  Kelly;  b.  1886. 

1307.  Willie  Pearl  Kelly;  b.  1888. 

1308.  Clarence  Gordon  Kelly;  b.  1890. 

1309.  (  Julia  Eosanna  Kelly;  b.  1892. 

1310.  '  Nannie  L.  Kelly;  b.  1895. 


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193 


ANDREW  JACKSON  Kelly  (1301) ;  b.  1871;  m.  1890  to  Lee 
Anna  Herrin,  b.  1869;  farmer,  Berkley,  Ala.  (Jan.,  1896).  Two 
children,  viz  : 

1311.  Clara  May  Kelly ;  b.  1891. 

1312.  Otis  Bennett  Kelly;  b.  1893. 

JOHN  WASHINGTON  Inman5  (1164)  (Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1) ;  b.  1818;  m.  1837  Susan  Jane  Neal,  b.  1818,  d.  1869, 
dau.  of  John  Neal  and  Eleanor  Harrison;  physician;  d.  1893  in 
Oregon.    7  children,  viz : 

1313.  John  Wesley  Inman;  b.  1838;  d.  1842. 

1314.  Martha  C.  Inman;  b.  1841;  d.  1845. 

1315.  Mary  E.  Inman;  b.  1843;  m.  1859  to  Jos.  A.  Russell; 

lived  only  about  a  month  after  marriage. 

1316.  James  M.  Inman;  b.  1845;  d.  1853. 

1317.  Clemenza  Clementine  Inman;  b.  1850;  m.  1876  to  John 

Henry  Gunter,  son  of  William  and  Mary  Gunter,  b. 
1843;  farmer,  McBurg,  Tenn.,  1895.  They  were  the 
parents  of  7  children  +. 

1318.  Cerilda  Ellen  Inman;  b.  1848  (this  should  properly  be 

5th  child  instead  of  6th) ;  m.  1869  to  Dr.  J.  T.  Johnson, 
who  died  in  1882  without  issue;  m.  (2)  in  1882  to  John 
R.  Baker.  She  was  divorced  from  him.  They  were  the 
parents  of  one  child. 

1319.  William  Baker  Inman;  b.  about  1852;  d.  in  infancy. 

CLEMENZA  CLEMENTINE  Inman  (1317)  ;  m.  John  Henry 
Gunter.    7  children,  viz: 

1320.  James  Turner  Gunter;  b.  and  d.  about  1877. 

1321.  Maggie  Lee  Gunter;  b.  1879. 

1322.  Ellen  Blanche  Gunter ;  b.  1880. 

1323.  Laura  Helen  Gunter ;  b.  1882. 

1324.  Bertha  May  Gunter;  b.  1884. 

1325.  Glover  Boone  Gunter;  b.  1888. 

1326.  Mary  Jane  Gunter;  b.  1894. 

CERILDA  ELLEN  Inman  (1318)  ;  m.  (1)  Dr.  J.  T.  Johnson; 
m.  (2)  John  R.  Baker;  m.  (3)  Benjamin  W.  Tomlin  in  1887,  son 
of  B.  W.  and  Nancy  L.  Tomlin.    2  children,  viz : 

1327.  Clemmie  Clio  Baker;  b.  1885. 

1328.  Henry  Clarence  Tomlin;  b.  1888. 

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194  DESCENDANTS  OF 

WILLIAM  H.  Inman5  (1165)  (Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ; 
h.  1821- ;  d.  1887;  m.  about  1859  to  Francis  J.  J.  Curry,  b.  1840, 
d&u.  of  Kobert  F.  and  Julia  Curry.    4  children,  viz: 

1329.  Eobert  Walker  Inman;  b.  1860;  d.  1895.    He  was  drown- 

ed in  New  York  Bay,  being  in  a  yacht  which  was  run 
down.   All  the  rest  were  saved. 

1330.  Jane  Francis  Inman;  b.  1865 ;  m.  1892  to  William  Payne, 

son  of  William  Payne;  no  children  (1896). 

1331.  Willie  Lee  Inman  (girl)  ;  b.  1866;  single  in  Oct.,  1896. 

1332.  Marguerite  Inman ;  b.  1868 ;  m.  1892  or  1893  to  West- 

moreland de  La  War  Davis;  no  children  (1896). 

JOEL  C.  Inman5  (1166)  (Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b. 
Oct.  10,  1824;  m.  March  5,  1846,  to  Sophia  J.  Hinton,  b.  1826,  d. 
1893,  dau.  of  Clayton  B.  Hinton  and  Sarah  Eichardson;  lives  (1895) 
Eugene,  Oregon.  They  were  the  parents  of  12  children.  He  was  m. 
(2)  in  1896  to  Henrietta  B.  Gore.    12  children,  viz: 

1333.  William  C.  Inman;  b.  1847;  m.  1867  to  Sarah  J.  Jeans, 

b.  1852,  dau.  of  William  and  Susan  Gibson  Jeans; 
lives  (1896)  at  Long  Tom,  Oregon.    9  children  +. 

1334.  John  T.  Inman;  b.  1849 ;  m.  in  1869  to  Lucinda  M.  Duck- 

worth, b.  1852,  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Julia  Kent  Duckworth; 
farmer  and  carpenter,  Elmira,  Oregon.    3  children  +. 

1335.  Job  H.  Inman;  b.  1851;  d.  Oct.  4,  1852,  in  Cascade 

Mountains. 

1336.  James  M.  Inman;  b.  Aug.  4,  1852:  d.  1859. 

1337.  Joel  F.  Inman;  b.  1855;  m.  1877  to  Edith  A.  Jeans,  b. 

1855,  dau.  of  William  and  Susan  Gibson  Jeans:  farmer. 
Long  Tom,  Oregon,  1896.    3  children  +. 

1338.  Sarah  I.  Inman ;  b.  1857 ;  m.  1876  to  James  P.  Zumalt,  b. 

1854,  farmer,  son  of  Isaac  and  Jane  Doak  Zumalt,  El- 
mira, Oregon,  1896.   4  children  +. 

1339.  Joseph  S.  Inman;  b.  1859;  d.  1884. 

1340.  Varian  A.  Inman;  b.  1860;  m.  1877  to  John  A.  Jeans,  b. 

1857,  son  of  William  and  Susan  Gibson  Jeans,  farmer, 
Long  Tom,  Oregon.  They  are  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren +. 

1341.  Warren  W.  Inman;  b.  1864;  m.  1890  to  Mattie  E,  Currie, 


JOHX  WALKER. 


195 


b.  1863;  dan.  of  Algernon  Sidney  and  Eebecca  McElren- 
ny  Currie,  February,  1896;  no  issne. 

1342.  Benjamin  P.  Innian;  b.  1865 ;  m.  1889  to  Lffiie  C.  Elliott, 

b.  1870,  dan.  of  Nathan  S.  and  Martha  Yates  Elliott: 
farmer,  Elmira,  Oregon.    1  child  +. 

1343.  Annie  E.  Inman;  b.  1869 ;  m.  1891  to  Harry  L.  Brown,  b. 

1866,  son  of  John  E.  and  Mary  O'Neal  Brown,  teacher, 
Long  Tom,  Oregon.    1  child  +. 

1344.  Charles  W.  Inman;  b.  1871;  m.  1891  Bernice  E.  Deming, 

b.  1874,  dan.  of  Franklin  F.  and  Mary  E.  O'Neal  Dem- 
ing; farmer,  Elmira,  Oregon.    3  children  +. 

BENJAMIN  P.  Inman  (1342)  ;  m.  Lillie  C.  Elliot.  They  had 
1  child,  viz  : 

1342a.    Ira  M.  Inman;  b.  1892. 

ANNIE  E.  Inman  (1343);  m.  Harry  L.  Brown.  They  had  1 
child,  viz : 

1345.  Lee  Madison  Brown;  b.  1897. 

WILLIAM  C.  Inman6  (1333)  (Joel  C.5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  ;  m.  Sarah  J.  Jeans.   They  had  9  children,  viz : 

1346.  Son;  b.  and  d.  1868. 

1347.  James  T.  Inman;  b.  1869. 

1348.  Susan  J.  Inman;  b.  1872 ;  m.  1891  to  Samuel  Tracer.  He 

was  b.  1871,  son  of  Michael  and  Sarah  Eeckard  Tracer; 
farmer.    3  children  +. 

1349.  Nellie  F.  Inman:  b.  1874:  m.  1894  to  Marion  F.  Horn, 

son  of  James  W.  and  Nancy  E.  Pope  Horn,  teacher  and 
minister.    1  child  +. 

1350.  William  C.  Inman;  b.  1877. 

1351.  Eena  M.  Inman;  b.  1880. 

1352.  John  0.  Inman;  b.  1882. 

1353.  Annie  E.  Inman;  b.  1885. 

1354.  Ora  P.  Inman;  b.  1888. 

SUSAN  J.  Inman  (1348)  :  m.  Samuel  Tracer.  They  had  3  chil- 
dren, viz : 

1355.  Lottie  M.  Tracer  ;  b.  1892. 

1356.  Lessie  L.  Tracer  :  b.  1893. 

1357.  Hattie  M.  Tracer :  b.  1895. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


NELLIE  E.  Inman  (1349)  ;  m.  Marion  F.  Horn.  They  had  1 
child,  viz : 

1358.  Ernest  M.  Horn;  b.  1895. 

JOHN  T.  Inman6  (1334)  (Joel  C.5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1) ;  m.  Lucinda  M.  Duckworth.    They  had  3  children,  viz: 

1359.  Lillie  J.  Inman;  b.  1870;  m.  1891  Frederick  Yates,  son 

of  James  H.  and  Barbara  Dibert  Yates.   1  child  +. 

1360.  Ira  A.  Inman;  b.  1874. 

1361.  Bertie  V.  Inman;  b.  1878. 

LILLIE  J.  Inman  (1359)  ;  m.  F.  Yates.   They  had  1  child,  viz: 

1362.  Lnla  Yates;  b.  1892. 

JOEL  F.  Inman6  (1337)  (Joel  C.5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1) ;  m.  Edith  A.  Jeans.   They  are  the  parents  of  3  children,  viz : 

1363.  Carey  E.  Inman  (son)  ;  b.  1878. 

1364.  Jessie  J.  Inman  (girl)  ;  b.  1882. 

1365.  Dorothy  Inman;  b.  1892. 

SAEAH  I.  Inman6  (1338)  (Joel  C.5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1) ;  m.  James  P.  Zumalt.  They  are  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren, viz : 

1366.  Nora  L.  Zumalt;  b.  1877. 

1367.  Eeece  J.  Zumalt;  b.  1879. 

1368.  Clarence  J.  Zumalt;  b.  1881. 

1369.  Ina  E.  Zumalt  (girl)  ;  b.  1888. 

VARIAN  A.  Inman6  (1340)  (Joel  C.5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1) ;  m.  John  A.  Jeans.   They  are  the  parents  of  4  children,  viz : 

1370.  Dalton  Jeans;  b.  and  d.  1881. 

1371.  William  S.  Jeans;  b.  1884. 

1372.  Joel  C.  Jeans;  b.  1890. 

1373.  Gladys  Otoma  Jeans;  b.  1890. 

CHARLES  W.  Inman6  (1344)  (Joel  C.5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John3-)  ;  m.  Bernice  E.  Deming.  They  are  the  parents  of  three 
children,  viz : 


Walker  Patteesox  Ixman. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


197 


1374.  Pearly  B.  Inman;  b.  1892, 

1375.  Warren  Inman;  b.  1894. 

1376.  Son;  b.  June  17,  1896;  name  not  ascertained. 

WALKEE  PATTERSON  Inman5  (1167)  (Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1) ;  b.  1828;  m.  1858  to  Cordelia  Dick,  b.  1840,  dan.  of 
Henry  J.  and  Sarah  Peck  Dick. 

WALKEE  PATTERSON  INMAN  (1167). 

Walker  Patterson  Inman,  a  retired  cotton  merchant  and  capitalist 
of  prominence  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  was  born  near  Huntsville,  Ala.,  June, 
1828,  his  parents  being  descendants  of  Revolutionary  ancestry. 

When  quite  young  he  was  left  an  orphan  and  was  taken  by  his 
brother,  Shadrach  W.  Inman  of  Dandridge,  Tenn.  He  was  given 
an  education  and  trained  for  a  business  life.  To  his  brother,  who  is 
still  living  at  the  age  of  eighty-three  years,  he  attributes  much  of 
whatever  success  he  may  have  attained.  When  quite  young  Mr.  In- 
man became  a  partner  with  his  brother  in  the  mercantile  business 
and  was  fairly  prosperous.  He  was  married  in  1858  to  Miss  Cordelia 
Dick  of  Dandridge,  Tenn.,  and  has  four  children  living. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War  he  was  doing  a  prosperous  bank- 
ing business  in  Atlanta.  In  common  with  the  business  men  of  the 
South,  he  found  his  fortune  largely  swept  away  by  the  war,  but  with 
energy  and  patience  he  went  to  work  to  place  his  family  in  comfort- 
able circumstances.  His  success  has  been  constant,  and  as  the  reward 
of  business  skill,  foresight  and  honesty,  he  found  himself  able,  in 
1892,  to  retire  from  business  with  an  ample  fortune. 

He  is  one  of  a  group  of  dauntless  men  of  the  South  whose  energy 
and  well  directed  efforts  proved  so  beneficial  to  the  people  of  their 
section. 

In  1869  he  became  a  leading  member  of  the  great  cotton  firm  of 
S.  M.  Inman  &  Co.,  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  and  Inman  &  Co.,  of  Houston, 
Texas.  His  long  experience  as  a  banker  fitted  him  particularly  for 
handling  the  financial  department  of  a  business,  the  largest  of  its 
kind  in  the  world  and  covering  some  twenty  million  dollars  annually. 
The  phenomenal  success  of  the  firm  was  largely  secured  by  his  assist- 
ance. 

Upon  retiring  from  business  his  interest  was  given  into  the  worthy 
hands  of  his  two  sons,  William  H.  and  John  W.  Inman. 


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DESCENDANTS  OE 


The  guiding  instincts  of  Mr.  Inman's  life  have  been  devotion  to 
his  home,  family,  friends  and  church,  and  a  strict  sense  of  business 
integrity,  with  a  broad  and  liberal  charity  toward  his  fellow  men. 
His  hand  has  ever  been  open  to  those  in  distress,  and  he  enjoys  the 
universal  esteem  of  the  community.  In  a  quiet  way  he  has  attained 
that  success  most  to  be  desired  in  this  life — a  good  home,  a  family 
raised  in  the  fear  of  God,  the  ability  and  disposition  to  help  those 
who  need  help  and  the  approval  of  his  conscience  in  feeling  that  his 
success  in  life  has  been  due  to  honest  methods  and  moral  principles. 
— Page  404,  Vol.  II,  America's  Successful  Men,  1896. 

S.  W.  Inman  has  died  since  publication  of  this  volume. 
Walker  Patterson  Inman  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren, vis : 

1377.  Mary  Inman ;  b.  1862 ;  m.  1881  to  James  E.  Gray,  b,  1859, 

son  of  John  W.  and  Sarah  Venable  Gray.   5  children  +. 

1378.  William  H.  Inman;  b.  1863;  m.  1890  to  Nanaline  Holt, 

b.  1869,  dau.  of  Thaddeus  and  Florine  Eussell  Holt; 
cotton  merchant,  Atlanta,  Ga.   2  children  +. 

1379.  John  Walter  Inman;  b.  1870 ;  m.  1897  to  Frank  0,  Clark, 

dau.  of  Frank  and  Euth  Doughty  Clark.   2  children  +. 

1380.  Harriet  Francis  Inman;  b.  1872;  m.  1892  to  Morris 

Brandon,  b.  1863,  son  of  Nathan  and  Minerva  Morris 
Brandon;  no  issue. 

MAEY  Inman  (1377)  ;  m.  James  E.  Gray.  They  are  the  parents 
of  5  children,  viz : 

1381.  Jennis  Gray;  b.  1883;  attending  school  in  Baltimore,  Md. 

1382.  Cordelia  Gray;  b.  1884;  attending  school  in  Baltimore, 

Maryland. 

1383.  Inman  Gray  ;  b.  1886. 

1384.  Hattie  Fannie  Gray;  b.  1887. 

1385.  Eichard  Gray;  b.  1890. 

WILLIAM  H.  Inman6  (1378)  (Walker  P.5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1)  ;  m.  Florine  Eussell.  They  are  the  parents  of  2  chil- 
dren, viz : 

1386.  William  H.  Inman;  b.  1891;  d.  1892. 

1387.  Walker  P.  Inman;  b.  1894. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


199 


JOHN  WALTER  Inman6  (1379)  (Walker  P.5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Frank  C.  Clark.  They  are  the  parents  of  two 
children,  viz : 

1388.  Son;  b.  and  d.  May  6,  1898. 

1389.  Cordelia  Dick  Inman;  b.  March  18,  1899. 

ELIZABETH  Inman5  (1169)  (Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1) ; 
b.  1815 ;  m.  Joseph  P.  Woodruff  in  1831,  b.  1809.  She  d.  1875.  He 
d.  1863.  She  m.  (2)  William  Heathcock  in  1867.  She  had  9  chil- 
dren by  her  first  marriage,  but  none  by  her  second.   9  children,  viz  ' 

1390.  Benjamin  W.  Woodruff;  b.  1832;  d.  1883  or  1884;  m. 

1854  to  Catherine  M.  Enloe.    7  children  +. 

1391.  John  M.  Woodruff;  b.  1833;  m.  1854  Elizabeth  Arm- 

strong, b.  1832,  dau.  of  John  and  Mary  Farrar  Arm- 
strong; farmer,  Argo,  Mo.    7  children  +. 

1392.  Sarah  J.  Woodruff;  b.  1835 ;  d.  1882;  m.  1852  to  John  T. 

Williams,  b.  1831,  son  of  Joseph  P.  and   McLard 

Williams,  farmer.    10  children  +. 

1393.  Francis  E.  Woodruff;  b.  1838;  m.  1858  to  Lewis  Warren. 

He  is  dead.    She  d.  in  1859.    1  child  +. 

1394.  James  A.  Woodruff;  b.  1840;  m.  1867  to  Kate  Renick,  b. 

1840,  dau.  of  William  and  Julia  A.  Enloe  Renick;  lives 
(1896)  Sullivan,  Mo.   4  children  +. 

1395.  Albert  H.  Woodruff;  b.  1843;  m.  1867  to  Matilda  Carter, 

b.   ,  dau.  of  George  C.  and  Margaret  Ann  Noblet 

Carter.   They  were  the  parents  of  11  children  +. 

1396.  Julia  A.  Woodruff;  b.  1845;  d.  1863. 

1397.  Mary  Henrietta  Woodruff;  b.  1851;  m.  1869  to  William 

H.  Wyatt,  b.  1846,  son  of  Gideon  P.  and  Matilda  Weir 
Wyatt,  farmer  and  teacher,  Wenton,  Kas.  They  are  the 
parents  of  2  children  +. 

1398.  Amanda  Woodruff ;  b.  1848 ;  m.  1866  to  John  L.  McCune ; 

lives  at  Oak  Hill,  Mo.,  1892.   4  children  +. 

FRANCES  E.  Woodruff  (1393)  ;  m.  Lewis  Warren.  They  had 
1  child,  viz: 

1399.  James  I.  Warren;  b.  and  d.  about.  1859. 

1400.  Name  not  known- 


200  DESCENDANTS  OF 

BENJAMIN  W.  Woodruff6  (1390)  (Elizabeth5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Catherine  M.  Enloe.  They  are  the  parents  of 
the  following  7  children : 

1401.  Sarah  M.  Woodruff;  b.  and  d.  1856. 

1402.  Mary  Woodruff;  b.  1858;  d.  single  in  1884. 

1403.  Elizabeth  Woodruff;  b.  1859;  m.  about  1874  to  William 

Sanders.    6  children  +. 

1404.  James  H.  Woodruff;  b.  1860;  single  in  1892. 

1405.  Charles  E.  Woodruff ;  b.  1866 ;  m.  1890  to  Catherine  Biehl, 

b.  1867,  dau.  of  Michael  and  Barbare  E.  Sullivan  Biehl; 
farmer,  Japan,  Mo.    2  children  +. 

1406.  Tillie  C.  Woodruff;  b.  1869;  m.  1888;  d.  1891;  was  m. 

to  Samuel  Bacon,  b.  1867,  son  of  Zachariah  and  Susan 
Woodruff  Bacon.   2  children  +. 

1407.  Dora  I.  Woodruff;  b.  1871;  m.  1889  Thomas  E.  Lock- 

hart,  b.  1867,  son  of  Walter  O.  and  Susan  Sanders  Lock- 
hart,  farmer,  Japan,  Mo.    In  April,  1892,  1  child,  viz: 
1408.    Elzada  May  Lockhart;  b.  1891. 

JOHN  M.  Woodruff6  (1391)  (Elizabeth5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1) ;  m.  Elizabeth  Armstrong.  They  are  the  parents  of  7 
children,  viz : 

1409.  Thomas  P.  Woodruff;  b.  1855;  m.  about  1877  to  Irene 

Eldredge,  dau.  of  Burgess  Eldredge  and  Daisy  Jump — 
(not  legible).    1  child  +. 

1410.  James  M.  Woodruff;  b.  1857;  m.  1877  to  Sarah  Lee,  dau. 

of  V.  D.  Lee  and  Polly  Smith  Lee.  She  d.  in  1889. 
They  are  the  parents  of  4  children.  He  married  (2)  in 
1891  Mary  Palmer,  b.  1872,  dau.  of  William  and  Sarah 
Trovenger  Palmer;  farmer,  Argo,  Mo.,  1895.  2  chil- 
dren +. 

1411.  Mary  E.  Woodruff;  b.  1859;  m.  about  1877  to  James 

Mitchell,  farmer,  Japan,  Mo.,  1892.    3  children  +. 

1412.  Sarah  M.  Woodruff;  b.  1862;  m.  about  1883  to  John 

Mitchell.    2  children  +. 

1413.  John  J.  Woodruff;  b.  1866;  m.  1887  to  Fannie  Wicks,  b. 

1859,  dau.  of  S.  E.  and  Annie  Hodgson  Wicks;  farmer, 
Owensville,  Mo.,  1896.   3  children  +. 

1414.  Clemma  Ann  Woodruff ;  b.  1868 ;  m.  1888  to  Titus  Eector, 


JOHN  WALKER. 


201 


b.  1866,  son  of  Alfred  Burton  and  Leraah  Shook  Eector, 
farmer  in  1896,  Oak  Hill,  Mo.   3  children  +. 
1415.    Harvey  Woodruff;  b.  1871 ;  m.  1891  to  Emma  Havener,  b. 

1874,  dau.  of  H.  T.  and  Edna  Wisman  Havenor ;  farmer, 
Argo,  Mo.,  1896.    1  child,  viz : 
1416.    Child;  b.  and  d.  1892. 

SAKAH  J.  Woodruff6  (1392)  (Elizabeth5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1)  ;  m.  John  T.  Williams.    10  children,  viz: 

1417.  John  W.  Williams;  b.  1853;  d.  1854. 

1418.  James  M.  Williams;  b.  1854;  m.  1886  to  Viola  J.  Daugh- 

erty,  b.  1866,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Elizabeth  Brock  Daugh- 
erty;  farmer,  Stella,  Mo.,  1894.  They  are  the  parents 
of  4  children  +. 

1419.  Joseph  Peter  Williams;  b.  1856;  d.  1862. 

1420.  Benjamin  Sanford  Williams;  b.  1859;  m.  1883  to  Flor- 

ence L.  Eoy,  b.  1869,  d.  1894,  dau.  of  Newton  L.  and 
Elizabeth  Buress  Eoy.  They  are  the  parents  of  3  chil- 
dren +. 

1421.  William  McClellan  Williams;  b.  1861;  d.  1862. 

1422.  Albert  H.  Williams;  b.  1864;  m.  1855  to  Mary  C.  Daugh- 

erty,  b.  1868,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Elizabeth  Brock  Daugh- 
erty.   They  are  the  parents  of  4  children  +. 

1423.  Mna  Eoy  Williams;  b.  1866;  m.  in  1886  to  Gilbert  Bald- 

win. He  d.  1887.  1  child.  She  m.  (2)  in  1889  John 
Eob,  b.  1860,  son  of  Newton  L.  and  Elizabeth  Burris 
Eob,  farmer.    3  children  +. 

1424.  Elizabeth  Williams;  b.  1869;  m.  1885  to  Horace  A. 

Daugherty,  son  of  Josiah  and  Elizabeth  Brock  Daugh- 
erty,  farmer,  Fairland,  I.  T.,  1894.    3  children  +. 

1425.  Thomas  WTilliams;  b.  1872  ;  d.  1881. 

1426.  Sarah  Catherine  Williams;  b.  1876;  m.  1890  to  George 

May,  b.  1868,  son  of  John  May  and  Kimbro  May, 

farmer,  Exeter,  Mo.,  1894.  They  are  the  parents  of  one 
child,  viz: 

1427.    Grace  K  May;  b.  1892. 

JAMES  A.  Woodruff6  (1394)  (Elizabeth5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1) ;  m.  Kate  Eenick.    They  are  the  parents  of  4  children, 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


1428.  Clara  Woodruff;  b.  1869;  m.  1894  to  Jacob  L.  Nangle,  b. 

1869,  son  of  Joseph  and  Nancy  E.  Sanders  Nangle, 
farmer,  Oak  Hill,  Mo.    1  child  +. 

1429.  Julia  A.  Woodruff;  b.  1872;  single,  1896. 

1430.  Benjamin  T.  Woodruff;  b.  1876. 

1431.  Ella  M.  Woodruff;  b.  1878;  single,  1896. 

CLARA  Woodruff  (1428)  ;  m.  Jacob  L.  Nable.  They  had  1  child, 
viz : 

1432.  Violet  E.  Nagle;  b.  1896. 

ALBERT  H.  Woodruff6  (1395)  (Elizabeth5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1) ;  m.  Matilda  Carter.  They  are  the  parents  of  the  fol- 
lowing 11  children: 

1433.  J.  Edward  Woodruff;  b.  1868 ;  m.  1880  to  Maud  J.  Cram, 

b.  1870,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Mary  E.  Kinsey  Cram. 
They  are  the  parents  of  2  children  +. 

1434.  William  Lafayette  Woodruff;  b.  1870;  single,  1896. 

1435.  Martha  Anne  Woodruff;  b.  1873. 

1436.  Samuel  Alex.  Woodruff;  b.  1875. 

1437.  Harry  Woodruff;  b.  1878. 

1438.  Walter  Smith  Woodruff;  b.  1880. 

1439.  Georgia  Henrietta  Woodruff;  b.  1882;  d.  1885. 

1440.  Sophia  Woodruff;  b.  1886. 

1441.  Maud  Woodruff;  b.  1888. 

1442.  Susie  Woodruff;  b.  1890. 

1443.  "Criss"  Woodruff;  b.  1892. 

MARY  HENRIETTA  Woodruff6  (1397)  (Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  William  H.  Wyatt.  They  are  the  par- 
ents of  2  children,  viz : 

1444.  Francis  Wyatt;  b.  1871. 

1445.  Susie  C.  Wyatt;  b.  1873;  m.  1889  to  Robert  S.  Armour, 

b.  1863,  son  of  John  and  Jane  Stewart  Armour,  school 
teacher  and  farmer,  Sedgwick  County,  Kas.,  1892.  2 
children. 

AMANDA  Woodruff6  (1398)  (Elizabeth5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1)  ;  m.  John  L.  If  cCune.  They  are  the  parents  of  4  chil- 
dren, viz : 


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1446.  Fannie  McCune;  b.  1867;  m.  1889  to  Alfred  Eector.  2 

children  +. 

1447.  Nancy  J.  McCune;  b.  1872;  single,  1892. 

1448.  Laura  McCnne;  b.  1876. 

1449.  Elbert  McCnne;  b.  1879. 

ELIZABETH  Woodruff7  (1403)  (Benjamin  W.6,  Elizabeth5, 
Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  William  Sanders.  They  are  the 
parents  of  6  children,  viz : 

1450.  Mary  Etta  Sanders;  b.  1875. 

1451.  Sarah  M.  Sanders;  b.  1877. 

1452.  Susie  Sanders;  b.  1881;  d.  before  1892. 

1453.  John  W.  Sanders;  b.  1883. 

1454.  Frank  Emery  Sanders ;  b.  1885. 

1455.  Grace  W.  Sanders;  b.  1889. 

CHAELES  E.  Woodruff7  (1405)  (Benjamin  W.6,  Elizabeth5, 
Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Catherine  Biehl.  They  are  the 
parents  of  2  children,  viz: 

1456.  Benjamin  Leslie  Woodruff;  b.  1890, 

1457.  Nana  Pearl  Woodruff;  b.  1892. 

TILLIE  C.  Woodruff7  (1406)  (Benjamin  W.6,  Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Samuel  Bacon.  They  are  the  parents 
of  the  2  following  children : 

1458.  Guy  Edward  Bacon ;  b.  1889 ;  d.  1891. 

1459.  Samuel  Siebert  Bacon;  b.  1891. 

THOMAS  P.  Woodruff7  (1409)  (John  M.6,  Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Irene  Eldredge.  They  are  the  parents 
of  1  child,  viz: 

1460.  Thomas  Woodruff;  b.  1878. 

He  married  (2)  Clemma  Melton  Woodruff.  They  are  the  parents 
of  the  5  following  children: 

1461.  Frank  Woodruff ;  b.  1882. 

1462.  Newton  P.  Woodruff;  b.  1884. 

1463.  Jesse  Woodruff  (boy) ;  b.  1887. 

1464.  Harvey  Woodruff ;  b.  1894. 

1465.  Daniel  Woodruff;  b.  1896  (name  not  certain). 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


JAMES  M.  Woodruff7  (1410)  (John  M.6,  Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Sarah  Lee.  They  are  the  parents  of 
4  children,  viz : 

1466.  Minnie  C.  Woodruff;  b.  1878;  d.  young. 

1467.  Newton  Woodruff;  b.  1880;  d.  young. 

1468.  Mary  Woodruff;  b.  1882 ;  d.  young. 

1469.  James  Marion  Woodruff;  b.  1887;  d.  young. 

James  M.  Woodruff  and  his  second  wife,  Mary  Palmer,  are  the 
parents  of  2  children,  viz : 

1470.  Jesse  (boy)  Woodruff;  b.  1892. 

1471.  Etnie  (girl)  A.  Woodruff;  b.  1894. 

MARY  E.  Woodruff7  (1411)  (John  M.6,  Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  James  Mitchell.  They  are  the  parents 
of  3  children,  viz : 

1472.  Arethusa  Mitchell ;  b.  1878. 

1473.  Frank  Mitchell;  b.  1881. 

1474.  John  T.  Mitchell;  b.  1884. 

SARAH  M.  Woodruff7  (1412)  (John  M.6,  Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  John  Mitchell.  They  are  the  parents 
of  2  children,  viz : 

1475.  William  H.  Mitchell;  b.  1884. 

1476.  Mary  V.  Mitchell;  b.  1886. 

JOHN  J.  Woodruff7  (1413)  (John  M.6,  Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Fannie  Wicks.  They  are  the  parents 
of  3  children,  viz : 

1477.  "Claudie"  Woodruff  (sex  not  ascertained)  ;  b.  1890. 

1478.  Maud  Woodruff;  b.  1891. 

1479.  Annie  E.  Woodruff;  b.  1896. 

CLEMMA  ANN  Woodruff7  (1414)  (John  M.6,  Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Titus  Rector.  They  are  the  parents 
of  3  children,  viz : 

1480.  Mattie  E.  Rector;  b.  1899. 

1481.  Elmer  M.  Rector;  b.  1893. 

1482.  Ethel  Rector;  b.  1895. 


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205 


JAMES  M.  Williams7  (1418)  (Sarah6,  Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Viola  J.  Daugherty.  They  are  the 
parents  of  4  children,  viz : 

1483.  Orin  Harlan  Williams;  b.  1886;  d.  1887. 

1484.  Orie  Ruth  Williams;  b.  1889. 

1485.  Porter  Amos  Williams;  b.  1890. 

1486.  Herman  E.  Williams;  b.  1893. 

BENJAMIN  SANFORD  Williams7  (1420)  (Sarah6,  Elizabeth5, 
Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Florence  M.  Roy.  They  are 
the  parents  of  3  children,  viz : 

1487.  Nora  E.  Williams;  b.  1884. 

1488.  Charles  H.  Williams;  b.  1886. 

1489.  Cora  M.  Williams;  b.  1892. 

ALBERT  H.  Williams7  (1422)  (Sarah6,  Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Mary  C.  Dougherty.  They  are  the 
parents  of  4  children,  viz : 

1490.  Frank  Williams;  b.  and  d.  1886. 

1491.  Burl  Williams;  b.  1887;  d.  1888. 

1492.  Clara  Williams;  b.  and  d.  1890  (twin). 

1493.  Clarence  Williams;  b.  and  d.  1890  (twin). 

NINA  ROY  Williams7  (1423)  (Sarah6,  Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  (1)  Gilbert  L.  Nagle.  1  child  by  this 
marriage.  She  m.  (2)  John  Rob.  They  had  3  children.  4  chil- 
dren, viz : 

1494.  Ellen  Baldwin ;  b.  1887 ;  d.  1891. 

1495.  Leonard  Roy  Rob;  b.  1890. 

1496.  Mary  Rob;  b.  1893. 

Child  b.  about  1894,  name  not  given. 

ELIZABETH  Williams7  (1424)  (Sarah6,  Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1);  m.  Horace  A.  Dougherty.  3  children, 
viz : 

1497.  Meney  Dougherty;  b.  1887;  d.  1891. 

1498.  Jesse  J.  Dougherty  (boy)  ;  b.  1891. 

1499.  Clemey  Dougherty;  b.  1893. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


J.  EDWAED  Woodruff7  (1433)  (Albert  H.6,  Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Maud  J.  Cram.  They  are  the  parents 
of  2  children,  viz : 

1500.  Grace  Woodruff;  b.  and  d.  1892. 

1501.  Vera  Fern  Woodruff;  b.  1893. 

FANNIE  McCune7  (1446)  (Amanda6,  Elizabeth5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Alfred  Eector.  They  are  the  parents 
of  2  children,  viz : 

1502.  Charles  Eector;  b.  1890. 

1503.  John  H.  Eector;  b.  1892. 

JANE  Inman5  (1169)  (Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1);  b. 
1817;  m.  (1)  Thomas  Ferguson,  1834.  He  d.  about  1840.  They 
are  the  parents  of  4  children.  She  m.  (2)  George  W.  Woodruff  about 
1842.  He  was  b.  in  1780  and  d.  in  1863.  She  was  at  last  accounts 
(1891)  in  Bourbon,  Mo.    6  children.   The  10  children  are: 

1504.  Sally  Ann  Ferguson;  b.  about  1836;  d.  1874;  m.  1851  to 

Joseph  Eowland,  b.  1831;  was  farmer  Gasconade  Co., 
Mo.;  d.  1892.    11  children  +. 

1505.  Thomas  H.  Ferguson  (twin)  ;  b.  1840;  m.  (1)  1864  Sarah 

A.  Trimble  or  Tremmel  (think  latter),  b.  about  1843,  d. 
1882,  dau.  of  William  and  Catherine  Brown  Tremmel; 
physician.  They  are  the  parents  of  8  children.  He  m. 
(2)  Ehoda  Foun  in  about  1865.   4  children  +. 

1506.  William  Ferguson,  twin  ;  b.  1840  :  m.  1865:  d.  1892;  m. 

Julia  Enloe,  b.  1841,  dau.  of  William  and  Eebecca  Gas- 
person  Enloe.   8  children  +. 

1507.  Nancy  Ferguson;  b.  about  1837;  d.  1852. 

1508.  Susan  J.  Woodruff;  b.  1843;  m.  1864  to  Zachariah  F. 

Bacon,  b.  1840,  son  of  Eeuben  and  Onie  Hale  Bacon. 
They  are  the  parents  of  8  children  +. 

1509.  George  W.  Woodruff;  b.  1848;  m.  1867  to  Susan  A.  Eow- 

land, b.  1850,  dau.  of  Archibald  Eowland,  m.  Carry 
Ann  Mitchell;  farmer  in  1896,  Bourbon,  Mo.  They 
are  the  parents  of  6  children  +. 

1510.  John  A.  Woodruff;  b.  1851;  m.  1876  to  Julia  M.  Har- 

mon, b.  1858,  d.  1881,  dau.  of  John  and  Margaret  Is- 
grigs  Harmon;  farmer,  Bourbon,  Mo.    They  are  the 


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parents  of  4  children.  He  m.  (2)  Hattie  L.  Crow.  b. 
1864,  dan.  of  Eoss  and  Betsey  Sullivan  Crow.  5  chil- 
dren +. 

1511.  Margaret  Woodruff;  b.  1847:  d.  1860. 

1512.  James  Woodruff ;.  b.  1853:  d.  1860. 

1513.  Francis  Woodruff;  b.  1855:  d.  1860. 

SALLY  AXX  Fergnson6  (1504)  (Jane5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1)  :  m.  Joseph  Eowland.  They  are  the  parents  of  11  chil- 
dren, viz: 

1514.  Snsan  Jane  Eowland;  b.  1852  ;  m.  1869  to  Hugh  A.  Har- 

rison, Eico,  Cal.    Eecord  incomplete. 

1515.  Joseph  Eowland;  b.  1855;  in.  1893  to  Mary  Hartman,  b. 

1870,  dan.  of  Elias  and  Martha  J.  Lockhart  Hartman. 
2  children  +. 

1516.  Archibald  Eowland:  b.  1857  ;  d.  1885  ;  single. 

1517.  Andrew  T.  Rowland;  b.  1859;  m.  1879  to  Ellen  Green, 

b.  1861,  dan.  of  Samuel  and  Jane  Peat  Green;  farmer, 
Argo,  Mo.    T  children  ~h 

1518.  James  A.  Eowland;  b.  1861;  m.  1886  to  Eliza  TT.  Brown, 

b.  18T0,  dan.  of  John  W.  and  Mary  E.  Eodgers;  Tea 
P.  O.,  Mo. ;  farmer,  1894.    4  children  +. 

1519.  Sarah  C.  Eowland;  b.  1864;  m.  1890  to  David  Taylor,  b. 

1821,  d.  1895;  farmer.    1  child  +. 

1520.  John  W.  Eowland;  b.  1866;  d.  1883. 

1521.  Laura  A.  Eowland;  b.  1868;  m.  1891  to  William  Mason, 

b.  1866,  son  of  John  J.  and  Xancy  J.  Brown  Mason; 
physician,  Argo,  Mo.,  1896.    2  children  +. 

1522.  Etta  V.  Eowland;  b.  1870;  d.  1884. 

1523.  Mary  E.  Eowland  (twin);  b.  1874;  m.  1894  Chas.  E. 

Bacon,  b.  1871,  son  of  S.  E.  and  M.  A.  Shotwell  Bacon  ; 
farmer,  Argo,  Mo.,  1897.   1  child  +. 

1524.  Martha  Eowland;  b.  1874;  d.  in  infancy  (twin). 

SARAH  C.  Eowland  (1519)  ;  m.  David  Taylor.  They  had  one 
child,  viz : 

1525.  Euth  D.  Taylor;  b.  1894. 

MARY  E.  Eowland  (1523)  ;  m.  Chas.  E.  Bacon.  They  had  one 
child,  viz : 

1526.  Annie  Violet  Bacon  ;  b.  1894. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


THOMAS  H.  Ferguson0  (1505)  (Jane5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1);  m.  Sarah  A.  Tremmel.  They  are  the  parents  of  7  chil- 
dren, viz: 

1527.  William  Ferguson;  b.  1865;  m.  1896  to  Eliza  Beezly.  In 

August,  1897,  they  had  no  children;  Topaz,  Mo. 

1528.  George  Ferguson;  b.  1867;  m.  Sarah  Hensley;  Bourbon, 

Mo.;  record  incomplete. 

1529.  James  Ferguson;  b.  1869;  m.  about  1894  Nora  Thurman; 

Stanton,  Mo. 

1530.  Cora  B.  Ferguson;  b.  1871;  m.  1889  to  James  Wetherby; 

Bourbon,  Mo.    Kecord  incomplete. 

1531.  Nelly  Ferguson;  b.  1873;  m.  1891  to  John  Patton.  She 

d.  in  1896.    Eecord  incomplete. 

1532.  Walker  Ferguson  (twin) ;  b.  1879. 

1533.  Walter  Ferguson  (twin)  ;  b.  1879. 

Thomas  H.  Ferguson  and  his  second  wife,  Ehoda  Foun,  are  the 
parents  of  the  following  4  children : 

1534.  Oscar  Ferguson;  b.  1886. 

1535.  Arthur  Ferguson;  b.  1888. 

1536.  Claude  Ferguson;  b.  1890. 

1537.  Lela  Ferguson;  b.  1896. 

WILLIAM  Ferguson6  (1506)  (Jane5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
J ohn1 ) ;  m.  Julia  Enloe.    They  are  the  parents  of  8  children,  viz : 

1538.  Mary  Ferguson;  b.  1866;  m.  1886  to  John  Jost,  b.  1866, 

son  of  Peter  and  Helena  Gier  J ost ;  farmer,  J apan,  Mo., 
1897.    4  children  +. 

1539.  Herman  Ferguson;  b.  1867;  m.  1889  to  Ida  Sneed,  b. 

1872,  dau.  of  James  M.  and  Susan  E.  Maupin  Sneed; 
farmer,  Tea  P.  O.,  Mo.,  1897.  They  are  the  parents  of 
5  children  +. 

1540.  John  T.  Ferguson;  b.  1869;  m.  Lillie  Keeney.  Eecord 

incomplete. 

1541.  Eosa  C.  Ferguson;  b.  1871;  m.  1889  to  Thomas  Chap- 

man, b.  1859,  son  of  Lyman  and  Susan  Wear  Chap- 
man; farmer,  Japan,  Mo.,  1897.   5  children  +. 

1542.  William  Ferguson;  b.  1873;  m.  Josie  Eenick;  Japan,  Mo. 

Eecord  incomplete. 


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209 


1543.  Minnie  Lee  Ferguson:  b.  1882:  d.  1896. 

1544.   Ferguson:  d.  young.    Order  of  birth  unknown. 

1545.   Ferguson;  d.  young.    Order  of  birth,  unknown. 

SUSAN"  J.  Woodruff6  (1508)  (Jane5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  ;  m.  Zachariah  F.  Bacon.  They  are  the  parents  of  8  chil- 
dren, viz: 

1546.  William  E.  Bacon;  b.  1865;  single,  1893;  m.  later  to  Ada 

Burr  is. 

1547.  Samuel  Bacon;  b.  1867;  m.  1887  to  Lillie  Woodruff,  b. 

1869,  d.  1891.    They  are  the  parents  of  2  children  +. 

1548.  Dora  Bacon;  b.  1870;  m.  1887  to  Clark  Z.  Libhart,  b. 

1861,  son  of  "William  H.  H.  and  Sarah  J.  Zarr  Libhart; 
farmer,  Bourbon,  Mo.,  1897.  They  are  the  parents  of  4 
children  +. 

1549.  Elizabeth  Bacon;  b.  1872;  m.  1889  to  Edward  C.  Thur- 

mond, Bourbon,  Mo.  She  d.  in  1896.  They  are  the 
parents  of  2  children  +. 

1550.  George  Bacon;  b.  1875. 

1551.  John  B.  Bacon;  b.  1878;  m.  1895  to  Lou  Scott. 

1552.  Lena  J.  Bacon;  b.  1881;  d.  1884. 

1553.  Charles  Emery  Bacon;  b.  1885;  d.  1889. 

GEORGE  W.  Woodruff6  (1509)  (Jane5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1).  His  home  is  at  Bourbon,  Mo.;  m.  Susan  A.  Bowland.  6 
children,  viz : 

1554.  John  T.  Woodruff;  b.  1868;  is  with  the  St.  Louis  &  San 

Francisco  E.  R.  Co.  as  Assistant  General  Solicitor.  His 
home  is  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  m.  (1)  Jessie  May  Doak  in 
1896.  She  d.  July  24,  1899.  They  had  1  child;  m.  (2) 
at  Lamar,  Mo.,  Oct.  29,  1901,  to  Lydia  A.  Brand,  dan. 
of  August  F.  and  Lydia  Brand  ~k 

1555.  William  H.  Woodruff;  b.  1870 ;  m.  1891  to  Maud  S.  Seay, 

b.  1867,  dau.  of  Edward  and  Gracia  E.  Pomroy  Seay. 
1  child  +. 

1556.  Lester  Woodruff;  b.  1875;  single  in  1896. 

1857.  Ferdinand  Woodruff  ;  b.  1884. 

1858.  Twin;  d.  in  infancy. 

1859.  Twin:  d.  in  infancy. 

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DESCENDANTS  OF 


JOHN  T.  Woodruff  (1554)  ;  m.  Jessie  M.  Doak.  They  had  1 
child,  viz : 

1554a.    Jessiemine  Woodruff;  b.  Nov.  13,  1898. 

WILLIAM  H.  Woodruff  (1555)  and  wife,  Maud  S.  Seay,  had  1 
child,  viz : 

1555a.    Evelyn  Woodruff;  b.  1893. 

JOHN  A.  Woodruff6  (1510)  (Jane5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1) ;  m.  Julia  M.  Harmon.  They  are  the  parents  of  4  children, 
viz : 

1560.  Minnie  L.  Woodruff;  b.  1877;  single  in  1897. 

1561.  Margaret  Woodruff;  b.  1878;  d.  1881. 

1562.  Susan  B.  Woodruff;  b.  1880;  d.  1880. 

1563.  John  E.  Woodruff;  b.  1881. 

John  A.  Woodruff  and  his  second  wife,  Hattie  L.  Crow,  are  the 
parents  of  5  children,  viz: 

1564.  Bertha  0.  Woodruff;  b.  1884. 

1565.  Euth  E.  Woodruff;  b.  1885. 

1566.  Ethelyn  E.  Woodruff;  b.  1886. 

1567.  Boss  A.  Woodruff;  b.  1889. 

1568.  Gilbert  M.  Woodruff;  b.  1891. 

JOSEPH  Bowland7  (1515)  (Sally  Ann6,  Jane5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Mary  Hartman.  They  are  the  parents  of  2 
children,  viz: 

1569.  Haxel  Ann  Bowland;  b.  1894. 

1570.  J.  Edgar  Bowland;  b.  1896. 

ANDBEW  T.  Bowland7  (1517)  (Sally  Ann6,  Jane5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Ellen  Green.  They  had  7  children, 
viz : 

1571.  Mary  J.  Bowland;  b.  1880. 

1572.  John  T.  Bowland;  b.  1882. 

1573.  Laura  A.  Bowland;  b.  1884. 

1574.  Samuel  J.  Bowland;  b.  1886. 

1575.  George  W.  Bowland;  b.  1888. 

1576.  Jesse  B.  Bowland  ;  b.  1891. 

1577.  William  D.  Bowland;  b.  1894. 


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JAMES  A.  Eowland7  (1518)  (Sally  Ann6,  Jane5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Eliza  W.  Brown.  They  are  the  parents  of  4 
children,  viz: 

1578.  Lydia  A.  Eowland;  b.  1887. 

1579.  Etherel  E.  Eowland;  b.  1889. 

1580.  Sarah  E.  Eowland;  b.  1891. 

1581.  Logan  G.  Eowland;  b.  1894. 

LAUEA  A.  Eowland7  (1521)  (Sally  Ann0,  Jane5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  William  Mason.  They  are  the  parents  of  2 
children,  viz: 

1582.  Ethel  Blaine  Mason;  b.  1892. 

1583.  Blanch  Mason;  b.  1895. 

MAEY  Eergnson7  (1538)  (William6,  Jane5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1) ;  m.  John  Jost.   They  are  the  parents  of  4  children,  viz : 

1584.  John  Williams  Jost;  b.  1887. 

1585.  Henry  Peter  Jost;  b.  1891. 

1586.  Ambrose  Frederick  Jost;  b.  1893. 

1587.  Thomas  Edward  Jost;  b.  1896. 

HEEMAN  Ferguson7  (1539)  (William6,  Jane5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Ida  Sneed.  They  are  the  parents  of  5  chil- 
dren, viz : 

1588.  Golden  Pearl  Ferguson;  b.  and  d.  1890. 

1589.  Alto  Corado  Ferguson;  b.  1891. 

1590.  Elsie  Blanche  Ferguson;  b.  1892. 

1591.  Guy  Meredith  Ferguson;  b.  1894. 

1592.  Suda  Julia  Ferguson;  b.  1897. 

EOSA  C.  Ferguson7  (1541)  (William6,  Jane5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Thomas  Chapman.  They  are  the  parents  of 
5  children,  viz : 

1593.  Child;  b.  and  d.  1890. 

1594.  Erastus  Edward  Chapman;  b.  1892. 

1595.  Julia  Catherine  Chapman;  b.  1894. 

1596.  Margery  Edith  Chapman;  b.  1895. 

1597.  Mary  Adella  Chapman;  b.  1897. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


SAMUEL  Bacon7  (1547)  (Susan  J.6,  Jane5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Lillie  Woodruff.  They  are  the  parents  of  2 
children,  viz : 

1598.  Guy  Edward  Bacon;  b.  1889. 

1599.  Samuel  Siebert  Bacon;  b.  1891. 

DOEA  Bacon7  (1548)  (Susan  J.6,  Jane5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2 John1) ;  m.  Clark  Z.  Libhart.  They  are  the  parents  of  4  chil- 
dren, viz: 

1600.  Eoy  C.  Libhart;  b.  1887. 

1601.  Eaiph  H.  Libhart;  b.  1888. 

1602.  Bessie  G.  Libhart;  b.  1891. 

1603.  David  C.  Libhart;  b.  1895. 

ELIZABETH  Bacon7  (1549)  (Susan  J.6,  Jane5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Edward  C.  Thurmond.  They  are  the  parents 
of  2  children,  viz: 

1604.  Olive  C.  Thurmond;  b.  1895. 

1605.  Brice  C.  Thurmond;  b.  1896. 

SUSAN  Inman5  (1170)  (Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1);  b. 
about  1819 ;  m.  in  1838  to  James  Eoach.  He  d.  in  1839,  leaving  no 
children.  She  m.  (2)  in  1841  Duncan  Buford,  son  of  Henry  and 
Sherman  Buford.  He  d.  in  1853.  They  are  the  parents  of  5  chil- 
dren. She  m.  (3)  in  1855  Byrd  Herrin,  farmer,  son  of  Henry  Her- 
rin;  d.  1857.  They  are  the  parents  of  one  child.  She  m.  (4)  in 
1859  Joseph  Clarkston,  farmer,  son  of  David  and  Elizabeth  Stamps 
Clarkston.  He  d.  in  1862.  They  are  the  parents  of  1  child.  She 
m.  (5)  in  1864  Asbury  Hunt.  He  d.  in  1865,  leaving  no  children. 
She  m.  (6)  in  1868  William  McBroom.  He  d.  in  1873,  leaving  no 
children.  She  d.  in  1873,  and  lies  in  Neal's  Chapel  Cemetery,  Ala- 
bama. (Mr.  Hunt  was  a  widower  with  children  when  married  to 
Susan  Inman  Clarkston).    7  children,  viz: 

1606.  John  Buford;  b.  1843;  d.  1868;  m.  1863  to  Sallie  Hunt, 

dau.  of  Asbury  and  Elizabeth  Latham  Hunt.  (John 
Buford  married  a  dau.  of  his  stepfather,  but  not  his  half- 
sister).   They  are  the  parents  of  1  child  +. 

1607.  Eobert  Stanford  Buford;  b.  1845;  m.  1865  Margaret 

Hicks,  b.  1843,  d.  1870.    No  children. 


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1608.  Victoria  Buford;  b.  1848;  d.  1872;  m.  1871  to  Thomas 

Carpenter,  b.  1848,  son  of  Willis  Carpenter;  farmer. 
They  are  the  parents  of  1  child  +. 

1609.  Walker  Duncan  Bnford;  b.  1853;  m.  1874  to  Susanna 

Latham,  dan.  of  James  and  Bell  Latham.    She  d. 

in  1876.    2  children  +. 
He  m.  (2)  in  1877  Emily  Green,  dan.  of  Samuel  and 
Harriet  McGaha  Green;  lives  1897  Owens  Roads,  Ala. 
8  children  +. 

1610.  William  Buford;  b.  1847;  d.  1849. 

1611.  Edward  Davison  Herrin;  b.  1856;  m.  1879  to  Harriet 

Rice,  dau.  of  Zachariah  A.  and  Louisa  A.  Green  Bice. 
She  b.  1861.    5  children  +. 

1612.  Charles  Clarkston;  b.  1862;  m.  1882  to  Jane  E.  Green, 

dau.  of  Samuel  and  Harriet  McGaha  Green ;  lives  Owens 
Cross  Roads,  Ala. ;  farmer,  1896.   6  children  +. 

JOHN  Buford  (1606) ;  m.  Sallie  Hunt.    They  had  1  child,  viz: 

1613.  Ellen  Buford;  b.  1864;  m.  1882  Samuel  Edward  Layne, 

b.  1859,  son  of  Robert  and  Martha  Green  Layne.  Their 
home  is  at  Owens  Road,  Ala.    They  have  3  children. 

VICTORIA  Buford  (1608)  ;  m.  Thomas  Carpenter.  They  had 
1  child,  viz: 

1614.  Arabella  Carpenter;  b.  1872;  m.  James  Carpenter.  Rec- 

ord incomplete. 

WALKER  DUNCAN  Buford6  (1609)  (Susan5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Susanna  Latham.  They  are  the  parents  of  2 
children,  viz: 

1615.  Willie  Buford;  b.  and  d.  1875. 

1616.  James  Robert  Buford;  b.  1876;  d.  1877. 

Walker  Duncan  Buford  and  his  second  wife,  Emily  Green,  are 
the  parents  of  8  children,  viz : 

1617.  Edward  Davison  Buford;  b.  1877. 

1618.  Samuel  Buford;  b.  1880. 

1619.  Charles  William  Buford;  b.  1883. 

1620.  Emma  Buford;  b.  1885. 

1621.  Robert  Buford;  b.  1887. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


1622.  Mary  Buford;  b.  1888. 

1623.  Biddie  Lucinda  Buford;  b.  1890. 

1624.  Miles  Johnson  Buford;  b.  about  1893. 

EDWARD  DAVISON  Herrin6  (1611)  (Susan5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Harriet  Eice.  They  are  the  parents  of  5  chil- 
dren, viz : 

1625.  William  M.  Herrin;  b.  1880. 

1626.  Annie  Louise  Herrin;  b.  1882. 

1627.  Susan  E.  Herrin;  b.  1886. 

1628.  Charlotte  Corday  Herrin;  b.  1891. 

1629.  Hattie  May  Herrin;  b.  1897. 

CHARLES  Clarkston6  (1612)  (Susan5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  ;  m.  Jane  E.  Green.   They  are  the  parents  of  6  children,  viz: 

1630.  Milas  Davison  Clarkston;  b.  1883. 

1631.  Ellen  Victoria  Clarkston;  b.  1885. 

1632.  Charles  Walker  Clarkston;  b.  1886. 

1633.  Samuel  William  Clarkston;  b.  1888. 

1634.  Vida  May  Clarkston;  b.  1890. 

1635.  Robert  Edgar  Clarkston;  b.  1891. 

HANNAH  Inman5  (1173)  (Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1); 
b.  1825;  m.  1846  to  Job  Hinton,  b.  1816,  d.  1861,  son  of  Clayton 
B.  and  Sarah  Richardson  Hinton.  They  are  the  parents  of  7  chil- 
dren. She  m.  (2)  in  1862  Daniel  Smith.  He  d.  before  1871. 
They  are  the  parents  of  1  child.  She  m.  (3)  in  1871  Isaac  Inman, 
son  of  Lazarus  and  Susan  Inman.  They  are  the  parents  of  1  child. 
Record  incomplete.   9  children,  viz  : 

1636.  Thomas  Burks  Hinton;  b.  1846;  d.  1847. 

1637.  William  Walker  Hinton;  b.  1848;  m.  1867  to  Frances  E. 

Jones,  Long  Creek,  Oregon.  Incomplete.  To  Decem- 
ber, 1891,  they  were  the  parents  of  10  children  +. 

1638.  John  Inman  Hinton;  b.  1850;  m.  1873  to  Nancy  C. 

Hamilton,  b.  1855.   They  are  the  parents  of  7  children  + 

1639.  Richard  Roland  Hinton;  b.  1852;  m.  1872  to  Mary  E. 

Fitzpatrick,  b.  1852,  d.  1884.  They  are  the  parents  of 
2  children  +. 

He  m.  (2)  in  1886  Clara  J.  Bird,  b.  1861.    Record  in- 
complete. 


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1640.  Job  Henderson  Hinton;  b.  (given  as  1859),  think  it  must 

be  1854  or  1857;  single  in  1892. 

1641.  Daniel  Douglas  Hinton;  b.  1858;  m.  Catherine  Eauch 

1879.  She  b.  Johnson  County,  la.,  1858,  dau.  of  Emery 
and  Mary  F.  Gates  Eauch;  stock  raising  and  ranching, 
Hamilton  P.  0.,  Grant  County,  Oregon.    5  children  +. 

1642.  James  Gideon  Hinton;  b.  1860;  m.  1884  Fannie  E.  Jeans, 

b.  1866.    Record  incomplete.    2  children  +. 

Hannah  Inman  and  her  second  husband,  Daniel  Smith,  are  the 
parents  of  1  child,  viz: 

1643.  Henry  Smith;  b.  1863  or  1864.    ISTo  information. 

Hannah  Inman  and  her  third  husband,  Isaac  Inman,  are  the  par- 
ants  of  1  child,  viz : 

1644.  Thursa  Inman:  b.  1872. 

WILLIAM  WALKER  Hinton6  (1637)  (Hannah5,  Jane*, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Frances  E.  Jones.  They  are  the  par- 
ents of  10  children,  viz : 

1645.  Hannah  Helen  Hinton;  b.  1867;  m.  1888  to  Daniel 

Slaven;  d.  1889.    1  child  +. 

1646.  Clayton  Burks  Hinton;  b.  1872. 

1647.  Martha  Bell  Hinton;  b.  1874;  m.  1891  to  William  R. 

Thompson.  Incomplete. 

1648.  Richard  R.  Hinton;  b.  and  d.  1875. 

1649.  Rachel  Eveline  Hinton;  b.  and  d.  1876. 

1650.  Emma  May  Hinton;  b.  1878. 

1651.  William  Walker  Hinton;  b.  1880. 

1652.  Daniel  Fenton  Hinton;  b.  1883;  d.  1883. 

1653.  Thomas  Cleveland  Hinton;  b.  1885. 

1654.  Lottie  Hinton;  b.  1891. 

HANNAH  H.  Hinton  (1645)  ;  m.  Daniel  Slaven.  They  had  1 
child,  viz: 

1645a.    Elmer  Slaven;  b.  1889. 

JOHN  INMAN  Hinton6  (1638)  (Hannah5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Nancy  C.  Hamilton.  They  are  the  parents  of 
7  children,  viz : 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


1655.  Effie  Hinton;  b.  1874. 

1656.  Frederick  Hinton;  b.  and  d.  1876. 

1657.  Laura  G-.  Hinton;  b.  1877. 

1658.  Mary  G.  Hinton;  b.  1880. 

1659.  Edna  Hinton;  b.  1882. 

1660.  Lula  C.  Hinton;  b.  1884. 

1661.  Walter  J.  Hinton;  b.  1888. 

EICHAED  ROLAND  Hinton6  (1639)  (Hannah5,  Jane4, 
Jam.es3>  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Mary  E.  Fitzpatrick.  They  are  the 
parents  of  2  children,  viz : 

1662.  James  E.  Hinton;  b.  1874. 

1663.  Lillie  M.  Hinton;  b.  1875. 

DANIEL  DOUG-LAS  Hinton6  (1641)  (Hannah5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Catherine  Rauch.  They  are  the  par- 
ents of  5  children,  viz : 

1664.  Mary  E.  Hinton;  b.  1879. 

1665.  William  B.  Hinton;  b.  1882. 

1666.  Henry  D.  Hinton;  b.  1883. 

1667.  Ivy  F.  Hinton;  b.  1884. 

1668.  Floyd  F.  Hinton;  b.  1895. 

JAMES  GIDEON  Hinton6  (1642)  (Hannah5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Fannie  E.  Jeans.  They  are  the  parents  of  2 
children,  viz: 

1669.  "Mandy"  Hinton;  b.  1885. 

1670.  Charles  C.  Hinton;  b.  1887. 

MATILDA  CAROLINE  Inman5  (1172)  (Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1)  ;  b.  1820;  d.  1890;  m.  1837  Benjamin  A.  Woodruff,  b. 
1808  and  d.  1852.  They  are  the  parents  of  7  children.  She  m.  (2) 
John  Jump,  who  had  been  the  husband  of  Sally  Inman,  deceased. 
No  children  by  second  marriage.  Benjamin  Woodruff  was  the  son 
of  George  Woodruff  and  Inman.    7  children,  viz : 

1671.  Martha  C.  Woodruff;  b.  1837;  m.  1854  William  C.  Jones, 

b.  1833,  son  of  John  G.  and  Martha  Reed  Jones;  farmer. 
10  children  +. 

1672.  George  W.  Woodruff;  b.  1839;  m.  1866  to  Augusta  Hen- 


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nenian,  b.  1845.,  dan.  of  George  H.  and  Gertrude  Vieman 
Henneman;  farmer,  Oak  Hill,  Mo.,  Dec.,  1893.  They 
are  the  parents  of  1  child  +. 

1673.  Shadrach  W.  Woodruff;  b.  1841;  m.  1862  to  Mary  E. 

Howard,  b.  1841,  dan.  of  Dr.  J.  D.  and  Ellen  Means 
Howard ;  lives  1894  Swinton,  Ark.    9  children  +. 

1674.  Joseph  M.  Woodruff;  b.  1844;  m.  1868  to  Mollie  Harris, 

b.  1842,  dan.  of  Samnel  and  Ann  A.  Braly  Harris; 
farmer,  Wetmore,  Colorado.    5  children  +. 

1675.  Hannah  Woodruff;  b.  1847;  m.  1870  to  Wiley  Lnster, 

physician,  son  of  Edward  and  Nancy  Jones  Luster.  He 
b.  1848.    She  d.  1886.    5  children  +. 

1676.  William  Woodruff;  b.  1847;  m.  1872  to  Emma  Melton, 

b.  1849,  d.  1893,  dau.  of  Jesse  and  Nancy  Irkson  Mel- 
ton.  He  was  a  farmer  ;  d.  1889.    8  children  +. 

1677.  Benjamin  Franklin  Woodruff;  b.  1851;  m.  1869  to  Fan- 

nie Stone,  b.  1852,  d.  1875,  dau.  of  James  and  Charlotte 
Bailey  Stone;  lives  Swifton,  Ark.,  1894.    2  children  +. 
He  m.  (2)  in  1878  Minerva  King,  b.  1853,  dau.  of  Sam- 
uel and  Elizabeth  Beck  King.    8  children  +. 

GEORGE  W.  Woodruff  (1672) ;  m.  Augusta  Henneman.  They 
had  1  child,  viz: 

1678.  Henry  Woodruff;  b.  1866;  m.  1888  Gemma  Underwood, 

b.  1869,  dau.  of  James  and  Eliza  Green  Underwood; 
farmer,  Oak  Hill,  Mo.    2  children  +. 

MARTHA  C.  Woodruff6  (1671)  (Matilda5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1) ;  m.  William  C.  Jones.  They  are  the  parents  of  10 
children,  viz: 

1678.  Eliza  Ann  Jones;  b.  1858;  m.  1875  to  William  W.  King, 

b.  1856,  son  of  Louis  Wilson  and  Rosanna  Maples  King;, 
farmer,  Franks,  Mo.    9  children  +. 

1679.  Minerva  Jones;  b.  1861;  m.  1882  to  Charles  P.  Lacy,  b. 

1860,  son  of  James  and  Caroline  Luster  Lacy;  farmer, 
Clearsville,  Mo.    3  children  +. 

1680.  William  Joseph  Jones;  b.  1865;  m.  1890  to  Mary  Eliza- 

beth Wright,  b.  1872,  dau.  of  Franklin  and  Mary  John- 
son Wright.    3  children  +. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


1681.  John  A.  Jones;  b.  1867;  m.  1892  to  Isabel  Prennett,  b. 

1876,  dau.  of  Clark  and  Sarah  Jane  Palmer  Prennett; 
farmer,  Franks  P.  0.,  Mo.    2  children  +. 

1682.  Hannah  Jones;  b.  1871;  m.  1889  to  William  Trinnell, 

b.  1862,  son  of  John  and  Samantha  Hedrick  Trinnell; 
Franks,  Mo.    3  children  +. 

1683.  James  E.  Jones;  b.  1869;  m.  1892  to  Mary  Bayon,  b. 

1874,  dan.  of  Thomas  and  Cynthia  Britton  Bayon.  2 
children  +. 

1684.  Emma  Jones;  b.  1874;  m.  1893  to  Robert  Darnell,  b. 

1863.  She  d.  in  1864,  leaving  no  children.  He  is  a 
photographer  in  St.  Charles,  Mo. 

1685.  Sophia  M.  Jones;  b.  1876;  m.  1895  to  Isom  Grain,  b. 

1868,  son  of  Isom  and  Julia  Hance  Grain;  Franks,  Mo. 
1  child  +. 

1686.  Benjamin  Jones;  b.  1878. 

1687.  Maggie  Jones;  b.  1880. 

SOPHIA  M.  Jones  (1685)  ;  m.  Isom  Grain.  They  had  1  child, 
viz : 

1688.  Bertha  B.  Crain;  b.  1895. 

SHADRACH  W.  Woodruff6  (1673)  (Matilda5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Mary  E.  Howard.  They  are  the  parents  of  9 
children,  viz : 

1689.  William  E.  Woodruff ;  b.  1863 ;  m.  1887  to  Martha  Luster, 

dau.  of  Marion  and  Jane  Walters  Luster.  In  May, 
1894,  no  children. 

1690.  Sedordan  Woodruff;  b.  1867;  d.  1869. 

1691.  Fannie  C.  Woodruff;  b.  1869;  m.  1887  to  William  B. 

Vaughn,  b.  1884,  son  of  William  R.  and    Leach 

Vaughn.   In  Nov.,  1896,  no  children. 

1692.  Sidney  F.  Woodruff;  b.  1871;  m.  1893  to  Ollia  Turner, 

b.  1873,  dau.  of  Luther  and  Mary  S.  Hamilton  Turner; 
farmer,  Swinton,  Ark.    2  children  +. 

1693.  "Orelia"  Woodruff  (Aurelia) ;  b.  1876;  m.  1894  to  Sam- 

uel W.  White,  b.  1866,  son  of  Andrew  W.  and  Elizabeth 
Craw  White;  farmer,  Swinton,  Ark.    1  child  +. 

1694.  Lue  Emma  Woodruff;  b.  1876;  single  in  1896. 

1695.  Walter  A.  Woodruff;  b.  1878. 


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1696.  Charles  L.  Woodruff;  b.  1880. 

1697.  Oscar  B.  Woodruff;  b.  1884. 

ORELIA  Woodruff  (1693)  ;  m.  S.  W.  White.  They  had  1  child, 
viz : 

1698.  William  Earl  White;  b.  1896. 

JOSEPH  M.  Woodruff6  (1674)  (Matilda5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1) ;  m.  Mollie  Harris.  They  are  the  parents  of  5  children, 
viz : 

1699.  Clark  Woodruff;  b.  1868. 

1700.  Wiley  Woodruff;  b.  1874. 

1701.  Samuel  Woodruff;  b.  1875. 

1702.  Stella  Woodruff;  b.  1878. 

1703.  Nora  Woodruff;  b.  1881. 

HANNAH  Woodruff6  (1675)  (Matilda5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1) ;  m.  Wiley  Luster.  They  are  the  parents  of  5  children, 
viz : 

1704.  Fanny  Luster;  b.  1871;  m.  1887  to  Eyney  Winsel,  b. 

1858,  son  of  Ernfried  and  Amelia  Summers  Winsel; 
Canaan  P.  O.,  Mo.   4  children  +. 

1705.  Rosa  Luster;  b.  1874;  m.  1890  to  Henry  A.  Owens,  b. 

1868,  son  of  David  (or  Noah)  and  Lucy  Corbin  Owen; 
farmer,  Mulhall,  I.  T.    2  children  +. 

1706.  Walter  Luster;  b.  1876;  d.  1880. 

1707.  Wade  Luster;  b.  1879. 

1708.  Nellie  Luster;  b.  1883. 

WILLIAM  Woodruff6  (1676)  (Matilda5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1)  ;  m.  Emma  Melton.  They  are  the  parents  of  8  children, 
viz : 

1709.  Josephine  Woodruff;  b.  1874;  single  in  1894. 

1710.  Arthur  Woodruff  ;  b.  1876. 

1711.  William  Pierce  Woodruff  ;  b.  1878. 

1712.  John  J.  Woodruff;  b.  1880. 

1713.  Jesse  Garrett  Woodruff;  b.  1882, 

1714.  Cora  E.  Woodruff;  b.  1885. 

1715.  Straudie  F.  Woodruff;  b.  1887. 

1716.  Benjamin  Walker  Woodruff;  b.  1888.' 


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BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN  Woodruff6  (1677)  (Matilda5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  (1)  Fannie  Stone,  they  have  2  chil- 
dren; m.  (2)  Minerva  King,  they  have  8  children.  The  10  children 
are: 

1717.  Matilda  C.  Woodruff;  b.  1872;  m.  1895  Columbus  C. 

Byrd,  b.  1875,  son  of  Jeptha  and  Harriet  P.  Triplett 
Byrd.  C.  C.  Byrd  is  a  farmer  at  Grubbs  P.  0.,  Ark.  1 
child  +. 

1718.  Mattie  L.  Woodruff;  b.  1874;  m.  1891  Alonzo  A.  Byrd, 

brother  of  Columbus  C.  Byrd.   2  children  +. 
Children  of  second  wife: 

1719.  Darius  Woodruff;  b.  1879. 

1720.  Shadrach  H.  Woodruff;  b.  1881. 

1721.  Maud  E.  Woodruff;  b.  1883. 

1722.  Minnie  Woodruff;  b.  1884. 

1723.  Grover  C.  Woodruff;  b.  and  d.  1889. 

1724.  Myrtle  M.  Woodruff  (twin)  ;  b.  1890. 

1725.  Claudie  B.  Woodruff  (twin) ;  b.  1890. 

1726.  George  S.  Woodruff  ;  b.  1893. 

MATILDA  C.  Woodruff  (1717) ;  m.  Columbus  C.  Byrd.  They 
had  1  child,  viz: 

1727.  Pearl  Byrd;  b.  1896. 

MATTIE  L.  Woodruff  (1718)  ;  m.  Alonzo  A.  Byrd.  They  had 
2  children,  viz : 

1728.  Ethel  Woodruff  Byrd;  b.  1892  or  1893. 

1729.  Ray  Byrd;  b.  3  894. 

ELIZA  ANN  Jones7  (1678)  (Martha  C.6,  Matilda5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  William  W.  King.  They  are  the  par- 
ents of  9  children,  viz: 

1730.  Josephine  King;  b.  1876;  m.  1892  to  John  Crain,  farmer, 

b.  1870,  son  of  Isom  and  Julia  Ann  Hauts  Crain.  3 
children  +. 

1731.  Frank  King;  b.  1877. 

1732.  Houston  King;  b.  1879. 

1733.  Claude  King;  b.  1880. 

1734.  Myrtle  King;  b.  1882. 


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1735.  Mattie  King:  b.  1884. 

1736.  John  King:  b.  1886. 

1737.  Pryor  King:  b.  1889. 

1738.  Emma  King;  b.  1894. 

JOSEPHIXE  King  (1730)  ;  m.  John  Grain.  They  had  3  chil- 
dren, viz : 

1739.  Ethel  Grain:  b.  189.2. 

1710.  Sophia  Grain:  b.  1893. 

1711.  William  Wiley  Crain:  b.  1895. 

MIXEKVA  Jones7  (1679)  (Martha  C.*,  Matilda5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Charles  F.  Lacy.  They  are  the  parents  of  3 
children,  viz : 

1742.  Horace  Adrian  Lacy:  b.  1883. 

1743.  Clara  Carolina  Lacy  ;  b.  1885. 

1744.  Maggie  May  Lacy;  b.  1886. 

WILLIAM  JOSEPH  Jones6  (1680)  (Martha  C.5,  Matilda4, 
Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Mary  Elizabeth  Wright.  They 
are  the  parents  of  3  children,  viz : 

1745.  Flora  Belle  Jones;  b.  1891. 

1746.  Edward  Joseph  Jones;  b.  1893. 

1747.  Katie  Jones:  b.  1895. 

JOHX  A.  Jones7  (1681)  (Martha  C.6,  Matilda5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Isabel  Prennett.  They  are  the  parents  of  2 
children,  viz : 

1748.  Charles  Jones;  b.  1892. 

1749.  Floyd  Jones;  b.  1895. 

HAMAH  Jones7  (1682)  (Martha  C.6,  Matilda5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  William  Trinnell.  They  are  the  parents  of  3 
children,  viz: 

1750.  Ealph  Trinnell;  b.  1890. 

1751.  Amanda  Trinnell;  b.  1892  ;  d.  1894. 

1752.  Roy  Trinnell;  b.  1894. 

JAMES  E.  Jones7  (1683)  (Martha  C.6,  Matilda5,  Jane4,  James3, 


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Samuel-,  John1)  ;  m.  Mary  Bayon.  They  are  the  parents  of  2  chil- 
dren, viz: 

1753.  Mary  Jones;  b.  1893. 

1754.  Irl  Jones;  b.  1895. 

HENEY  Woodruff8  (1678)  (George  W.7,  Martha  C.6,  Matilda5, 
Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1);  m.  Clemma  Underwood.  They 
are  the  parents  of  2  children,  viz : 

1755.  Onna  Woodruff;  b.  1889. 

1756.  Alta  Woodruff;  b.  1891. 

SIDNEY  F.  Woodruff7  (1692)  (Shadrach6,  Matilda5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1) ;  m.  Olla  Turner.  They  are  the  parents 
of  2  children,  viz : 

1757.  William  Oscar  Woodruff;  b.  1894. 

1758.  Eosa  Pearl  Woodruff;  b.  1896. 

FANNY  Luster7  (1704)  (Hannah6,  Matilda5,  Jane4,  James3, 
Samuel2,  Jphn1);  m.  Eyney  Winsel.  They  are  the  parents  of  4 
children,  viz: 

1759.  Myrtle  J.  Winsel;  b.  1888. 

1760.  Clyde  A.  Winsel;  b.  1890. 

1761.  Clifford  Winsel;  b.  and  d.  1892. 

1762.  Lester  Winsel;  b.  1893. 

EOSA  Luster7  (1705)  (Hannah6,  Matilda5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1)  ;  m.  Henry  A.  Owen.    They  have  2  children,  viz: 

1763.  Noah  L.  Owen;  b.  1892. 

1764.  Madison  Owen;  b.  1893. 

SAEAH  Inman5  (1173)  (Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1);  b. 
1853;  m.  1848  John  E.  Jump,  b.  1825,  son  of  James  and  Winifreda 
Hinton  Jump.  He  is  a  farmer.  Their  home  is  at  Zed  P.  0.,  Mo. 
She  d.  in  1853.  He  m.  again  a  sister  of  his  first  wife,  who  was  the 
widow  of  Benjamin  Woodruff,  which  see  above.    5  children,  viz : 

1765.  James  M.  Jump;  b.  1850;  m.  1872  to  Sarah  Eobison, 

b.  1852,  dau.  of  George  W.  and  Louisa  Shelton  Eobison ; 
farmer,  Japan,  Mo.    2  children  +. 

1766.  Hannah  Elizabeth  Jump;  b.  1852;  m.  Francis  Marion 

Eidenhour,  b.  1835,  d.  1880,  son  of  Jacob  and  Eliza- 
beth Stumpe  Eidenhour.    5  children  +. 


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She  m.  (2)  in  1887  Eoley  W.  Williams,  b.  1844,  son  of 
John  and  Mary  McDaniel  Williams;  farmer,  Japan, 
Mo.    3  children  +. 

1767.  William  E.  Jump;  b.  1863;  m.  (1)  1882  Lavina  Warren, 

b.  1863,  dan.  of  Eobert  W.  and  Araminta  Shelton  War- 
ren; farmer  in  1896  at  Bakersfield,  Mo.;  wife  d.  in 
1892,  leaving  2  children.  He  m.  (2)  in  1892  Mary  D. 
Wicker,  dan.  of  Elisha  and  Mary  A.  Eoberts  Wicker. 
3  children  ~r. 

1768.  Mary  E.  Jump;  b.  1857;  m.  1874  to  James  H.  Warren, 

b.  1854,  son  of  Eobert  W.  and  Araminta  Shelton  War- 
ren; farmer,  Tea  P.  0.,  Mo.   4  children  +. 

1769.  Elizabeth  Jump.    This  is  doubtful;  may  have  d.  in  in- 

fancy. 

JAMES  M.  Jump6  (1765)  (Sarah5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1) ;  m.  Louisa  Shelton.    They  had  2  children,  viz: 

1770.  George  E.  Jump;  b.  1878. 

1771.  Mary  L.  Jump;  b.  1881. 

HANNAH  E.  Jump6  (1766)  (Sarah5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1) ;  m.  (1)  F.  M.  Eidenour.  5  children.  She  m.  (2)  Eoley 
W.  Williams.    3  children.   The  8  children  are: 

1772.  Sarah  A.  Eidenour;  b.  1871;  m.  1890  Frederick  Lubring. 

He  is  a  farmer.  Eecord  incomplete.  They  had  a  son, 
John,  b.  1891. 

1773.  Cora  Belle  Eidenour;  b.  1873;  d.  1893  or  1897. 

1774.  Arlia  Viola  Eidenour;  b.  1875;  single. 

1775.  James  Logan  Eidenour;  b.  1878;  single. 

1776.  Franklin  Eidenour;  b.  1881;  d.  1882. 

1777.  Mary  Ellen  Williams;  b.  1888. 

1778.  Ivory  Williams;  b.  1890;  d.  1891. 

1779.  Elmer  Williams;  b.  1892. 

WILLIAM  E.  Jump6  (1767)  (Sarah5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  ;  m.  Lavina  Warren.  They  had  3  children.  He  m.  (2) 
Mary  D.  Wicker.   They  had  3  children.    The  6  children  are : 

1780.  James  E.  Jump;  b.  1883. 

1781.  Son;  b.  and  d.  1887. 

1782.  George  W.  Jump;  b.  1889. 


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Children  of  second  wife : 

1783.  John  E.  Jump;  b.  1893. 

1784.  Alice  A.  Jump;  b.  1894;  d.  1895. 

1785.  Otto  H.  Jump;  b.  1895. 

MARY  E.  Jump6  (1768)  (Sarah5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1) ;  m.  James  H.  Warren.  They  are  the  parents  of  4  children, 
viz : 

1786.  Arnellie  E.  Warren;  b.  1875. 

1787.  John  W.  Warren;  b.  1879. 

1788.  William  P.  Warren;  b.  1881. 

1789.  Arthur  A.  Warren;  b.  1887. 

MARY  A.  Inman5  (1174)  (Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b. 
1832;  m.  (1)  about  1849  Robert  A.  A.  Caldwell,  b.  1829,  killed 
in  Rogue  River  War,  Oregon,  1854,  son  of  Andrew  and  Nancy 
Eavow  (perhaps  Farrar)  Caldwell.  2  children.  She  m.  (2)  in 
1857  Robert  Warren,  b.  1836,  son  of  John  and  Sarah  Presley  War- 
ren; living,  1896,  Patoka,  111.    8  children.    10  children,  viz: 

1790.  William  Leonard  Caldwell;  b.  1850;  m.  1874  to  Delilah 

Smith,  b.  1857,  dau.  of  Mordecai  and  Sarah  Persley 
Smith;  farmer,  Patoka,  111.   2  children  +. 

1791.  Nancy  Jane  Caldwell;  b.  1852;  m.  1879  to  Mordecai  Lee, 

b.  1853,  son  of  Van  Q.  and  Frazer  Lee.    She  d.  in 

1880,  leaving  1  child.   He  m.  again  +. 

1792.  John  M.  Warren;  b.  1858;  m.  1880  to  Lucinda  Smith,  b. 

1856,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Martha  Phillips  Smith; 
farmer,  Patoka,  111.   4  children  +. 

1793.  James  E.  Warren;  b.  and  d.  1860. 

1794.  Elizabeth  Warren;  b.  1862;  m.  1879  to  Scott  Caldwell, 

son  of  John  and  Rhoda  Ann  Scott  Caldwell;  farmer,  in 
Patoka,  111.   4  children  +. 

1795.  Catherine  M.  Warren;  b.  1865;  m.  1881  to  George  Lee, 

b.  1855,  son  of  Van  Q.  and  Sarah  Smith  Lee;  farmer, 
in  Patoka,  111.    6  children  +. 

1796.  Thomas  Warren;  b.  1867;  single,  1896. 

1797.  Ida  Warren;  b.  1869;  m.  1894  to  William  Lee,  son  of 

Vank  Q.  and  Mary  Smith  Lee;  Patoka,  111.,  1896.  1 
child  +. 


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1798.  Clementine  Warren;  b.  1871;  m.  1883  to  Harry  Chance, 

b.  1869,  son  of  Joseph  and  Harriet  Young  Chance; 
Patoka,  111. ;  farmer.    They  have  no  children. 

1799.  Walker  P.  Warren;  b.  1875;  d.  1881. 

NAISTCY  J.  Caldwell  (1791);  m.  Mordeeai  Lee.  They  had  1 
child,  viz: 

1800.  Eosella  Lee;  b.  1880. 

IDA  Warren  (1797)  ;  m.  Wm.  Lee.    They  had  1  child,  viz : 

1801.  Daniel  W.  Lee;  b.  1895. 

WILLIAM  LEOXAED  Caldwell6  (1790)  (Mary5,  Jane4, 
James3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  Delilah  Smith.  They  are  the  parents 
of  2  children,  viz: 

1802.  Georgia  Caldwell  (girl)  ;  b.  1877. 

1803.  William  Caldwell;  b.  1879. 

JOHX  M.  Warren6  (1792)   (Mary5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  ;  m.  Lucinda  Smith.   They  are  the  parents  of  1  children,  viz  : 
1801.    Annie  Warren;  b.  1880. 

1805.  Bertha  Warren;  b.  1886. 

1806.  Walter  Warren  :  b.  1889. 

1807.  Allie  Warren;  b.  1891. 


ELIZABETH  Warren6  (1791)  (Mary5,  Jane4,  James3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  ;  m.  Scott  Caldwell.   They  are  the  parents  of  1  children,  viz : 

1808.  Lula  Caldwell;  b.  1882. 

1809.  Alexander  F.  Caldwell;  b.  1887. 

1810.  Ira  Caldwell;  b.  1890. 

1811.  Walker  Caldwell;  b.  1895. 

CATHEEIKE  M.  Warren6  (1795)  (Mary5,  Jane4,  James3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1)  ;  m.  George  Lee.  They  are  the  parents  of  6  children, 
viz : 

1812.  Eobert  E.  Lee;  b.  1881. 

1813.  Mary  A.  Lee;  b.  1886;  d.  1S90. 

1814.  Franklin  S.  Lee;  b.  1888. 

1815.  William  Lee;  b.  1891. 

1816.  Henry  H.  Lee;  b.  1891. 

1817.  Bryan  Lee;  b.  1896. 


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Notes  from  the  History  of  Lee  County,  Iowa,  published  by  Chapman 
Brothers  in  1885,  with  some  additional  observations. 

WEST  POINT. 

In  May,  1836,  Wm.  Patterson,  Hawkins  Taylor,  Alexander  H. 
Walker  and  Green  Casey  arrived  tm  .the  Black  Hawk  Purchase  from 
Illinois.  '  '  *  g 

They  were  all  Kentuckians  by  ^irtlijand  education,  and  were  kin- 
dred. Being  pleased  with  this  locality,  they  purchased  the  claim 
or  townsite  of  "Cotton  Town/'  as  it  ^as  then  called.  They  then  pro- 
ceeded to  lay  out  additional  lots  to* those  already  platted  (a  square 
with  one  tier  of  lots  on  each  side  of  it),  and  gave  the  place  the  name 
of  "West  Point,"  at  the  suggestion  of  an  officer  of  the  garrison  at 
Ft.  Des  Moines  (Montrose),  who  agreed  that  if  allowed  to  name  it 
he  would  purchase  a  number  of  lots.  Accordingly  the  new  proprie- 
tors held  a  public  sale  of  lots  in  September,  1836,  and  the  details  of 
this  occasion  are  graphically  described  in  the  "Hawkins  Taylor's 
Letters,"  in  the  Annals  of  Iowa.  These  founders  of  West  Point  were 
men  who  had  been  religiously  trained  from  childhood,  and  they  took 
steps  at  once  to  select  a  site  upon  which  to  build  a  church,  and  to 
secure  a  regular  pastor.  During  the  interval,  however,  services  were 
held  regularly  in  the  house  of  Wm.  Patterson.  On  the  completion  of 
the  church  (of  brick)  an  organization  was  made  by  the  Eev.  L.  G. 
Bell,  a  former  pastor  from  Schuyler  Presbytery,  Illinois,  June  24th, 
1837,  and  this  is  said  to  be  the  first  Presbyterian  organization  in  the 
State  of  Iowa. 

The  first  Presbyterian  minister  was  Eev.  Alexander  Ewing,  who 
was  the  pastor  of  this  church  from  1838  to  1841.  The  Eev.  Samuel 
Wilson  and  the  Eev.  Launcelot  Graham  Bell  had  also  conducted  ser- 
vices at  stated  times. 

Among  the  charter  members  were  Wm.  Patterson  and  wife 
Eleanor,  Alexander  H.  Walker  and  wife  Nancy,  and  Cyrus  Poage 
and  wife  Mary.  Wm.  Patterson  and  Alexander  H.  Walker  and  Cy- 
rus Poage  were  elected  ruling  elders. 

Wm.  Patterson  afterward  moved  to  Keokuk,  and  Cyrus  Poage  re- 
moved to  Missouri. 

David  Walker,  who  died  here  in  1876,  was  the  last  of  the  original 
membership. 

Succeeding  pastors  in  due  order  were  the  following :  Eev.  Samuel 
Cowles;  Eev.  John  M.  Fulton;  Eev.  L.  L.  Leake;  Eev.  Samuel 


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Cowles,  again:  Rev.  James  L.  Fullerton;  Eev.  James  G.  "Wilson, 
afterwards  U.  S.  Consul  to  Jerusalem:  Key.  Samuel  Cowles,  again. 

In  18 60,  Eev.  G.  D.  Stewart  of  Pennsylvania  became  the  pastor. 
Under  his  mini  strati  on  a  new  building  was  erected  on  the  original 
site,  there  was  an  extensive  revival  of  religious  interest,  and  many 
were  added  to  the  church.  In  1864,  Eev.  Stewart  was  called  to  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Burlington,  Iowa,  and  the  Eev. 
"Father"'"  Cowles,  as  he  was  familiarly  called,  again  took  charge. 

Other  citizens  here  founded  homes  and  built  churches  of  their 
choice,  Wm.  Stewarf s  family  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal,  of  which 
Win.  Alexander  was  the  Sunday- School  superintendent:  he  came 
in  1838.  A  German  Methodist  Church;  a  Mennonite  Church,  with 
its  interesting  history ;  also  a  Baptist  and  a  Eoman  Catholic,  which 
was  organized  in  1842  by  J.  G.  Allermann.  He  was  a  priest  who 
came  to  Fort  Madison  in  1840,  and  at  that  time  was  the  only  Cath- 
olic priest  within  one  hundred  miles.  His  work  was  looking  up 
scattered  Catholic  families,  and  wherever  the  number  was  sufficient, 
organizing  them  into  churches,  and  teaching  and  catechising  chil- 
dren. He  was  a  generous,  kind-hearted  man,  willing  to  help  the 
needy  and  ailing.  He  was  especially  fond  of  flowers  and  children, 
giving  medals  and  cards  of  his  faith  to  those  who  came  under  his 
instructions,  and  sharing  the  flowers  he  grew  in  his  garden  with  his 
neighbors  and  their  children.  He  brought  a  pure  white  rose  bush  to 
Fort  Madison,  which  he  planted  in  his  garden.  This  was  duly 
shared  by  cuttings  and  sprouts  as  it  grew  from  year  to  year,  to  those 
who  appreciated  its  beauty  and  the  generosity  of  the  owner.  To  this 
later  day,  after  more  than  half  a  century,  this  rose  adorns  not  only 
the  home  gardens  and  plats  in  Fort  Madison,  West  Point,  and  other 
places  in  its  vicinity,  but  it  marks  the  graves  and  adorns  the  cemetery 
plots  of  more  than  one  generation  of  those  who  recall  this  faithful 
priest,  and  name  this  rose  "The  Allermann.'* 

West  Point  made  a  very  determined  effort  to  procure  the  county 
seat,  and  for  a  short  time  was  successful,  when  it  was  returned  to 
Fort  Madison.  Dr.  J.  C.  Walker  was  the  clerk  of  the  U.  S.  District 
Court  at  that  time,  and  removed  to  West  Point  and  remained  until 
the  return  of  the  count}-  seat. 

There  was  an  academy  started,  which  flourished  for  a  time  under 
the  charge  of  the  Presbyterian  pastors.  A  building  was  erected  for 
its  use  in  the  center  of  the  town  square.  It  afterwards  became  a  pub- 
lic school. 


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West  Point  has  had  its  "best  people"  and  "prominent  citizens" 
like  other  towns  and  cities  of  larger  numbers.  And  society  there 
also  had  its  brilliant  and  gifted  personalities,  who  in  later  days  found 
homes  in  cities  east  and  west,  but  who  now  recall  the  early  days  with 
smiles  of  pleasant  recollection  for  the  friends  they  knew  there. 

Judge  Kinney  and  his  family  have  found  a  home  in  California, 
where  in  this  later  time  (1901)  the  Judge  still  lives,  "four  score  and 
more,"  and  recalls  those  old  days  in  Lee  County,  Iowa. 

Some  have  gone  into  public  life  and  successful  professional  careers, 
and  others  have  become  prominent  in  public  places  and  the  halls  of 
Congress,  who  recall  days  of  dark  beginning  in  West  Point,  Iowa,  in 
their  youth. 

"The  beginning  of  Ohio  was  the  beginning  of  the  great  North- 
west.  It  was  impelled  by  a  wonderful  spirit  of  expansion. 

"The  settling  of  this  was  not  the  gradual  extension  of  the  frontier 
of  civilization,  but  the  planting  of  new  and  distinct  civilization,  as 
the  pilgrim  fathers  planted  for  New  England,  so  they  now  were  go- 
ing forward  to  plant  the  first  colony  in  a  vast  wilderness.  The  sec- 
ond Mayflower  was  moored  on  the  banks  of  the  Ohio,  and  Marietta 
was  founded. 

"The  best  blood  of  Connecticut,  New  Hampshire  and  Vermont 
went  out  into  the  reserve  at  the  North. 

"The  Scioto  region  was  penetrated  by  some  of  the  most  vigorous 
elements  of  the  Old  Dominion. 

"Sturdy  sons  of  New  Jersey  and  New  York  entered  the  Miamis. 
This  combination  was  invincible;  it  was  inevitable  that  Ohio  should 
be  strong." 

Such  is  the  story  of  the  beginning  of  the  country  to  which  Joel 
Walker  came  in  1803. 

JOEL  Walker  (1047),  ninth  and  youngest  of  Samuel  (No.  10) 
and  Jane  P.  Walkers  children;  b.  in  Virginia,  on  the  tract  of  land 
belonging  to  his  father  situated  within  two  miles  of  the  Natural 
Bridge,  March  1,  1764,  and  was  reared  upon  his  father's  farm.  He 
was  taught  by  his  elder  brother,  Gen.  Samuel,  who  was  a  surveyor 
by  profession.  Early  in  life  Joel  Walker  began  the  study  of  the  same 
profession,  which  he  afterwards  followed.  Being  sent  to  Richmond 
to  complete  his  studies  as  a  civil  engineer,  he  was  thus  engaged  in 
Virginia  some  ten  years,  during  which  time  he  surveyed  large  tracts 
of  land  for  the  government,  as  did  his  brother  Samuel,  who  held  the 
position  of  Surveyor  General,  and  with  his  three  younger  brothers 


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served  as  soldiers  in  the  Eevoiution.  They  surveyed  large  tracts  of 
lands  in  Virginia,  Kentucky  and  Tennessee,  their  work  being  con- 
sidered very  accurate.  They  also  received  grants  of  land  in  consider- 
ation of  these  surveys;  the  records  of  such  grants  exist  in  the  land 
office  records  in  Eichmond,  and  there  are  still  on  record  in  Eock- 
bridge  County  the  deeds  for  sale  of  lands  by  this  Joel  Walker  and 
his  wife,  1794  and  1803.  He  went  to  Greenbrier  County  in  1794 
and  to  Ohio  in  1803.  He  met  Margaret  Armstrong  at  White  Sul- 
phur Springs ;  was  married  to  her  at  the  home  of  her  father,  Kobert 
Armstrong,  in  Greenbrier  County,  September  20,  1792.  They  began 
their  home  in  Eockbridge  near  that  of  Samuel  Walker ;  the  churches 
of  that  locality  being  Falling  Spring,  Timber  Eidge  and  New  Provi- 
dence. At  the  home  of  Alexander  Walker  may  yet  be  seen  the  "Joel 
Apple  Tree,"  perpetuating  from  generation  to  generation  the  mem- 
ory of  this  man.  Some  of  the  descendants  of  J ohn  the  emigrant  still 
own  and  occupy  these  acres,  part  of  the  original  "Burden  Grant." 
His  father  having  died  in  1793,  and  his  mother  on  January  10,  1800, 
he  decided  to  remove  to  the  Northwest  Territory,  and  in  order  that 
they  might  accomplish  this  removal  safely,  Eobert  Armstrong  set 
apart  a  sum  of  money  to  his  daughter  Margaret — of  this  the  writer 
(Margaret  Walker)  was  told  by  one  who  as  a  child  stood  by  and  saw 
the  gold  weighed  and  counted.  With  this  money  was  purchased  a 
tract  of  land  in  the  new  territory  to  which  they  removed,  and  which 
was  to  be  an  inheritance  to  their  children  in  after  years. 

Joel  Walker  located  on  Beaver  Creek  east  of  Springfield,  which 
town  then  contained  50  inhabitants.  In  1824,  he  sold  this  tract  of 
land  and  removed  to  Fayette  County,  where  he  bought  200  acres  on 
the  North  Fork  of  Point  Eiver.  Here  he  resided  until  the  time  of 
his  death  in  May,  1834,  where  his  wife  died  September  20,  1825. 

Joel  Walker  made  a  second  marriage  to  a  widow,  name  not  given, 
who  lived  on  a  farm  not  far  distant  from  his  own.  He  was  the  author 
of  the  Walker  Eecord  (mentioned  in  the  first  part  of  this  work), 
which  was  written  presumably  in  Virginia  previous  to  1800,  before 
the  death  of  his  father  Samuel,  and  contained  the  names  of  about 
140  descendants  of  John  Walker  of  Wigton. 

The  12  children  of  Joel  and  Margaret  Ann  Armstrong  Walker 
were  : 

1818.  Elizabeth  Graham  Walker;  b.  June  14,  1793,  in  Eock- 
bridge County,  Va. ;  d.  Aug.  14,  1875,  at  Fort  Madison, 
la. ;  m.  Dr.  J.  Stevenson  +. 


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1819.  Jane  Patterson  Walker;  b.  Sept.  27,  1795;  d.  Jan.  14, 

1880;  m.  Samuel  Pancoast.    6  children  +. 

1820.  George  Whitfield  Walker;  b.  in  Greenbrier  County,  Va., 

in  1795;  d.  at  Natchez,  1820;  never  m. ;  named  for 
George  Whitfield  of  England. 

1821.  Margaret  Armstrong  Walker;  b.  Nov.  3,  1797,  in  Vir- 

ginia; m.  Adley  Gregory;  d.  in  Des  Moines,  April  22, 
1889.    2  children  +. 

1822.  Eobert  Armstrong  Walker;  b.  1798;  d.  in  infancy  from 

an  overdose  of  paregoric  given  by  a  colored  nurse  in  the 
mother's  absence. 

1823.  Katherine  Rutherford  Walker;  b.  Oct.  6,  1800,  in  Vir- 

ginia; never  m. ;  came  to  Iowa  with  her  brother  Joel  C. 
Walker  and  her  sister  Mary  A.  Walker  Olds;  d.  Aug.  2, 
1876  +. 

1824.  Samnel  Allen  Walker;  b.  Aug.  3,  1803;  d.  July  28,  1879; 

buried  in  Oneco,  111. ;  no  children  +. 

1825.  Sarah  B.  Walker;  b.  1806  in  Ohio;  m.  Martin  M.  Camp- 

bell; d.  in  Nebraska,  1888.    5  children  +. 

1826.  Thomas  Armstrong  Walker  (twin  of  Sarah  B.) ;  b.  Oct. 

2,  1806;  d.  May  26,  1888.    5  children  +. 

1827.  Mary  Ann  Pringle  Walker;  b.  March  22,  1810;  m.  Dr. 

Olds,  and  (2)  James  Douglass;  d.  March  15,  1865.  1 
child  +. 

1828.  Joel  Calvin  Walker;  b.  Feb.  7,  1812;  d.  Oct.  17,  1888  +. 

1829.  John  Graham  Walker;  b.  July  3,  1813;  m.  Sophia  M. 

Page.  In  1867  he  was  Captain  in  9th  Infantry,  U.  S.  A. 
d.  Feb.  4,  1896.    1  child  +. 

ELIZABETH  GRAHAM  Walker5  (1818)  (Joel4,  Joseph3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1)  ;  b.  in  Eockbridge  County,  Va.,  June  14,  1793,  at  the 
family  home  on  the  tract  of  land  near  the  Natural  Bridge.  She  and 
her  sister,  Mrs.  Pancoast,  remembered  well  the  incidents  of  their 
journey  of  300  miles  from  Virginia  to  Ohio.  The  trip  was  made 
with  wagons;  Elizabeth  and  her  sister  traveled  on  horseback.  She 
joined  the  Mt.  Sterling  Presbyterian  Church  in  1830.  Her  sisters, 
Mrs.  Douglas  and  Catherine,  were  received  into  this  church  at  the 
same  time;  m.  Dr.  Joseph  Stevenson  in  November,  1843.  They  had 
no  children.  She  was  named  for  her  mother's  mother.  The  family 
treasured  the  tradition  of  this  ancestress  that  on  her  way  from  Scot- 


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land  to  America,  anterior  to  the  coming  of  the  Walkers  from  Ire- 
land, there  was  a  severe  storm  continuously  from  Wednesday  to  Fri- 
day, when  it  abated;  and  in  due  time  the  ship  arrived  in  safety  in 
the  new  country  and  no  lives  were  lost.  She,  ever  after  throughout 
her  entire  life,  observed  every  Friday  with  works  of  devotion  and 
self-denial,  that  is,  of  fasting  and  prayer,  as  a  thank-offering  to  God 
for  deliverance  from  shipwreck.  This  incident  made  a  lasting  im- 
pression upon  the  mind  of  her  daughter  Margaret,  which  she  trans- 
mitted to  her  daughter,  Elizabeth  Graham,  whose  life  was  a  conse- 
cration to  duty  and  the  good  of  her  mother's  family  from  her  earli- 
est years  to  its  close.  Late  in  life  she  was  married  to  Dr.  Stevenson 
of  Denmark,  Iowa,  from  the  home  of  her  brother,  Dr.  Walker  ;  and 
at  his  death,  after  fifteen  years,  she  returned  to  Fort  Madison  to  be 
near  her  brothers  and  sisters,  where  she  made  her  home;  but  in  the 
fall  of  1873,  on  the  date  of  her  marriage  thirty  years  previously,  she 
returned  to  the  home  of  Dr.  Walker,  where  she  spent  the  two  closing 
3^ears  of  her  life  in  a  peaceful  and  happy  review  of  its  preceding 
years.  Their  favorite  theme  of  conversation  being  the  family  his- 
tory— the  emigration  from  Scotland  to  Ireland,  thence  to  America, 
Pennsylvania  and  Virginia,  thence  to  Ohio,  which  journey  she  was 
old  enough  to  remember,  and  later,  her  own  "coming  to  Iowa  with 
Samuel"  in  1838,  via  the  Ohio  to  St.  Louis,  thence  to  Fort  Madison 
by  Mississippi  boats,  to  join  Mary  Ann  P.,  and  the  Doctor.  I  recall 
with  pleasure  her  intense  interest  in  the  little  book,  "The  Captives  of 
Abb's  Valle}^"  which  was  her  favorite  story  of  the  Virginia  kindred, 
and  this  she  found  in  a  Sunday- School  library  and  soon  became  the 
possessor  of  a  copy  which  she  circulated  among  the  young  people  of 
the  relationship,  to  thereby  arouse  an  interest  in  the  early  history  of 
her  father's  family  in  Virginia,  and  which  to  her  was  only  second  in 
importance  to  the  Bible  and  confession  of  faith.  It  became  my  pleas- 
ure in  1894  to  visit  Virginia  and  review  these  scenes  and  to  meet  the 
relatives  in  that  "vast,  beautiful  country  of  most  excellent  people," 
her  father's  father's  kindred,  and  in  their  homes  at  Lexington,  The 
Bridge  and  Jump  Mountain.  I  also  visited  Few  Providence  and 
Timber  Ridge  Churches,  near  Walker  and  Hays  Creeks,  and  scaled 
Jump  Mountain  on  horseback  to  view  these  scenes  from  its  summit, 
while  its  sides  were  clothed  in  laurel  and  ivy;  also  the  Goshen  Pass 
in  its  wild  beauty  and  grand  scenery,  and  there  to  realize  the  stories 
of  our  kindred,  and  their  heroic  lives  in  their  mountain  homes. 
At  the  age  of  82  years  and  2  months  on  Aug.  14,  1875,  Aunt 


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Betsy  passed  on  to  her  reward,  surrounded  by  many  of  those  she 
loved,  and  was  buried  in  the  old  city  cemetery  beside  her  sister,  Mary 
Ann  Pringle  Douglass,  who  died  in  1865,  the  first  of  the  ten  who 
reached  mature  life  to  pass  away.  Of  Aunt  Betsy  it  must  be  said 
that  she  lived  to  obey  the  fifth  commandment,  and  died  full  of  years 
and  faith  and  love.  Her  favorite  psalm  was  the  23d,  and  her  favorite 
hymn,  "How  Firm  a  Foundation,  ye  Saints  of  the  Lord."  Upon 
her  headstone  was  inscribed,  "The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd" — her  dear- 
ly loved  text. 

JANE  PATTERSON  Walker5  (1819)  (Joel4,  Joseph3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  ;  b.  Sept.  27,  1795,  in  Greenbrier  County,  Ya. ;  d.  Jan.  14, 
1880,  near  Libertyville,  Iowa;  m.  Sept.  11,  1825,  Samuel  Pancoast 
at  Washington  Court  House,  Fayette  County,  Ohio.  Their  6  chil- 
dren were  (all  b.  at  Pancoastburg,  Fayette  County,  Ohio)  : 

1830.  George  Whitfield  Pancoast;  b.  Feb.  19,  1828;  d.  Oct.  8, 

1864,  near  Libertyville,  la. ;  single. 

1831.  Margaret  Armstrong  Pancoast;  b.  Aug.  6,  1830;  m.  Jan. 

2,  1850,  Dr.  B.  F.  Freeman.  He  d.  Feb.  25,  1860.  She 
then  m.  Oct.  20,  1863,  Robert  Fleming  Katcliffe  at  Lib- 
ertyville, la.;  resided  (1899)  near  Fairfield,  Jefferson 
County,  la. ;  no  issue. 

1832.  Joel  Walker  Pancoast;  b.  June  22,  1833;  d.  March  14, 

1865,  at  Libertyville;  m.  Oct.  1861,  Nancy  Stimmer, 
(2)  Lydia  Stimmer.    3  children  +. 

1833.  Isaiah  Whitney  Pancoast;  b.  Oct.  11,  1836;  single  in 

1899,  and  residing  near  Fairfield,  la. 

1834.  John  Walker  Pancoast;  b.  July,  1839;  d.  Sept.  16,  1885, 

at  Libertyville,  la.;  single. 

1835.  Elizabeth  Jane  Pancoast;  m.  James  Franklin  Potts.  S 

children  +. 

JOEL  WALKER  Pancoast6  (1832)  (Jane  P.5,  Joel4,  Joseph3, 
Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  July  22,  1833;  d.  March  14,  1885,  at  Liberty- 
ville; m.  Oct.  1861  Nancy  Stimmer,  who  d.  Oct.  1,  1864.  He  then 
m.  Nov.  26,  1880,  Lydia  Stimmer  (sister  of  Nancy).  3  children, 
viz : 

1836.  Jane  Patterson  Pancoast;  b.  Oct.  6,  1862,  at  Libertyville; 

m.  James  E.  Miller  Jan.  20,  1881.    5  children  +. 


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1837.  Richard  Nelson  Paneoast;  d.  1864. 

1838.  Daisy  Walker  Paneoast ;  b.  May  6,  1882,  at  Libertyville, 

Iowa. 

JANE  PATTERSON  Paneoast7  (1836)  (Joel  W.6,  Jane  P.5; 
Joel4,  Joseph3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  ni.  James  E.  Miller.  5  children, 
viz : 

1839.  Avarilla  Paneoast  Miller;  b.  Feb.  25,  1883,  at  Winterset, 

Iowa. 

1840.  Bertine  Cassandra  Miller;  b.  Aug.  22,  1885,  at  Winterset. 

1841.  Jennie  May  Miller;  b.  Oct.  24,  1887,  at  Winterset. 

1842.  James  George  Miller;  b.  March  9,  1890,  at  Bevington,  la. 

1843.  Margaret  Elizabeth  Miller;  b.  Oct.  1,  1893,  at  Des  Moines, 

Iowa. 

ELIZABETH  JANE  Paneoast6  (1835)  (Jane  P.5,  Joel4,  Jos- 
eph3, Samuel2,  John1)  ;  youngest  of  Jane  P.  Pancoast's  children;  b. 
May  30,  1842;  d.  Aug.  12,  1881,  at  Libertyville ;  m.  Dec.  19,  1866, 
James  Franklin  Potts.   Their  8  children  were : 

1844.  Margaret  Potts;  b.  Sept.  19,  1867,  at  Libertyville;  m. 

June  22,  1893,  George  Waggoner  Gray  at  Des  Moines, 
la.    2  children  +. 

1845.  Dorcas  Potts;  b.  March  3,  1869;  d.  Dec.  3,  1875. 

1846.  George  Walker  Potts;  b.  Sept.  7,  1871,  at  Libertyville;  m. 

May  23,  1894,  at  Neola,  la.,  Dorothy  Josephine  Watts. 
She  d.  July,  1899. 

1847.  Samuel  Paneoast  Potts;  b.  Feb.  7,  1875;  d.  March  31, 

1878. 

1848.  James  Clyde  Potts;  b.  Nov.  1,  1876,  at  Libertyville;  re- 

sides Des  Moines,  la. ;  graduated  from  Des  Moines  High 
School,  1898,  and  then  entered  Cornell  University  at 
Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

1849.  Frank  Logan  Potts;  b.  Sept.  9,  1878;  d.  April  10,  1879. 

1850.  Mildred  Potts;  b.  July  21,  1880;  d.  Oct.  4,  1880. 

1851.  Bertie  Potts ;  b.  July  21,  1880;  d.  Aug.  6,  1880. 

MARGARET  Potts  (1844)  ;  m.  George  Waggoner  Gray  at  Des 
Moines.    They  had  2  children,  viz : 

1852.  Margaret  Dorothy  Gray;  b.  Oct.  25,  1894,  at  Des  Moines. 

1853.  Helen  Elizabeth  Gray;  b.  Feb.  22,  1899,  at  Des  Moines. 


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MARGARET  ARMSTRONG  Walker5  (1821)  (Joel4,  Joseph3, 
Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  Virginia  Nov.  3,  1797;  m.  Adley  Gregory, 
son  of  Jehiel  and  Elizabeth  Andrews  Gregory ;  d.  in  Des  Moines,  la., 
April  22,  1889,  at  the  home  of  her  dan.,  Mrs.  Hull.   2  children,  viz : 

1854.  Ann  Whitfield  Gregory;  m.  Gen.  James  Alexander  Will- 

iamson.   7  children  +. 

1855.  Emma  Gertrude  Gregory;  m.  John  A.  T.  Hull.    3  chil- 

dren +. 

ANN  WHITFIELD  Gregory6  (1854)  (Margaret5,  Joel4,  Jos- 
eph3, Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  Ohio;  m.  April  8,  1853,  to  General 
James  Alexander  Williamson  in  Birmingham,  la.  Their  home  is  in 
New  York  City.  She  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  April  25  or  30,  1884; 
buried  in  Rock  Creek  Cemetery.   He  then  m.  Maria  Hall. 

ANN  WHITFIELD  GREGORY  WILLIAMSON. 

Obituary  April  29,  188Jf. 

It  is  our  human  way 
For  those  that  pass  away, 

On  breast  or  brow 
The  wreath  of  scented  strands 
To  lav;  with  trembling  hands 

I  lay  it  now. 

With  hands  that  tremble  so, 
Because  I  kneel  and  know 

That  God  has  bid  the  best — 
The  best  and  sweetest,  too, 
That  lived  His  work  to  do — 

To  be  His  guest. 

For  her,  because  she  slept, 
These  April  skies  have  kept 

Their  brightest  blue ; 
Because  o'er  her  dear  eyes 
The  palms  of  Paradise 

Dropped  their  divinest  dew. 

Though  priest  and  passing  bell, 
The  prayer,  the  praise,  the  knell 

May  breathe  and  ring, 
Her  deeds  are  prayers  that  rise 
As  incense  to  the  skies, 

'Mid  scents  of  spring. 


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Where  those  dear  feet  must  pass, 
We  strew  the  path,  alas ! 

With  tears  and  flowers — 
With  tears  of  grief  and  gloom, 
With  buds  Faith  bids  to  bloom 

In  heavenly  bowers. 

If  ever  patient  feet 

Pressed,  with  obedience  meet, 

The  paths  that  lead  to  God — 
While  ever,  as  she  passed, 
Some  sufferer  smiled  at  last — 

Those  paths  she  trod. 

Then,  though  sad  lips  have  said 
That  this  our  friend  is  dead, 

Why  weep  ye  more  ? 
Since,  though  our  prayer  and  plaint, 
Heavm  wins  for  earth's  sweet  saint 

An  angel  more. 

— Edward  Restaud. 

Washington,  D.  C. 
Seven  children,  viz: 

1856.  Haidee  Williamson;  resides  in  New  York  City. 

1857.  Corinne  Williamson;  m.  Dwight  K.  Tripp.    1  child  ~K 

1858.  Adley  Williamson;  d.  Nov.  8,  1885,  in  her  24th  year,  at 

Washington,  D.  C. 

1859.  Hallam  Gregory  Williamson;  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  at 

the  age  of  23  }^ears;  was  educated  at  Princeton  College. 

1860.  Annette  Williamson;  m.  Warner  B.  Bailey  (in  U.  S.  Navy 

as  chief  of  engineers).    1  child  +. 

1861.  Pauline  Williamson;  m.  Roy  Jones.    2  children  +. 

1862.  Madge  Williamson ;  m.  Geo.  Russell  Stearns.   2  children+ 


CORINNE  Williamson  (1857)  ;  m.  Dwight  K.  Tripp  of  Chicago, 
Jan.  20,  1881.    She  cl.  in  1890.    1  child,  viz : 
1863.    James  Williamson  Tripp. 


ANNETTE  Williamson  (1860)  ;  m.  Warner  B.  Bailey,  IT.  S.  N.; 
resides  in  Washington,  D.  C.    1  child,  viz : 
1864.    Warner  Williamson  Bailey. 


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PAULINE  Williamson  (1861);  twin;  m.  Koy  Jones  April  5.. 
1893 ;  resides  in  Santa  Monica,  Cal.  He  is  son  of  Senator  Jones  of 
Nevada.    2  children,  viz: 

1865.  Gregory  Jones. 

1866.  Dorothy  Jones. 

MADGE  Williamson  (1862);  twin;  m.  George  Russell  Stearns 
Jan.  24,  1894;  resides  in  Augusta,  Ga.    2  children,  viz: 

1867.  Constance  Stearns. 

1868.  Richard  Alexander  Stearns. 

EMMA  GERTRUDE  Gregory6  (1855)  (Margaret  A.5,  Joel4, 
Joseph3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  m.  John  A.  T.  Hull,  son  of  Andrew 
Young  and  Margaret  Tiffin  Hull,  at  the  home  of  her  sister,  Mrs. 
Williamson,  in  Des  Moines,  la.,  during  the  Civil  War.  J.  A.  T.  Hull 
was  b.  at  Sabina,  0.,  May  1,  1841 ;  went  to  Iowa  in  1849 ;  educated 
in  public  schools,  Asbury  University,  Iowa  Wesleyan  College,  and 
graduated  from  Cincinnati  Law  School  in  1862;  enlisted  in  23d 
Iowa  Infantry  July,  1862;  1st  lieutenant,  then  captain;  wounded 
at  Black  River  in  1863;  resigned  Oct.,  1863;  elected  Secretary  of 
Iowa  State  Senate  in  1872;  re-elected  1874-76-78;  elected  Sec'y  of 
State  in  1878-80-82;  elected  Lieutenant-Governor  1885-87;  elected 
to  52d,  53d  and  54th  Congress;  re-elected  to  55th,  56th  and  57th 
Congress  as  a  Republican.  He  is  best  known  as  Chairman  of  House 
Committee  on  Military  Affairs,  which  position  he  has  held  since  the 
54th  Congress.    3  children,  viz : 

1869.  Annette  Hull. 

1870.  John  Adley  Hull  +. 

1871.  Albert  Gregory  Hull;  b.  Aug.  16,  1867,  near  Birming- 

ham, la.;  graduate  of  the  Medical  Department  of  Iowa 
State  University;  took  a  special  course  at  Rush  Medical 
College,  and  post-graduate  course  at  Polyclinic  of  New 
York  City;  is  now  surgeon-in-charge  of  the  hospital  of 
the  Military  Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers  at 
Leavenworth,  Kas. ;  m.  Cora  Abernathy,  dau.  of  James 
L.  and  Elizabeth  Martin  Abernathy,  in  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  May  11,  1898.    1  child: 

*443.    Elizabeth  Abernathy  Hull;  b.  Jan.  4,  1900,  at 
Leavenworth. 

*  Previously  numbered. 


Judge- Advocate  Gexeral  J.  A.  Hull. 


JOHX  WALKER. 


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JOHN  ADLEY  Hull  (1870)  ;  b.  at  Bloonifield,  la.,  Aug.  7,  1874; 
early  evinced  a  desire  for  military  knowledge  by  joining  the  militia 
of  the  State  of  Iowa  at  the  age  of  14 ;  graduated  from  the  State  Uni- 
versity in  both  collegiate  and  law  courses  at  the  age  of  twenty-one; 
was  senior  captain  of  the  college  battalion  at  the  time  of  graduation. 
At  the  time  war  was  declared  with  Spain  he  was  Captain  of  Company 
A,  51st  Iowa,  but  resigned  this  commission  and  was  appointed  Major 
and  Judge  Advocate  II.  S.  Volunteers  May  10,  1898,  and  was  on 
duty  in  the  office  of  the  Judge  Advocate  General,  Washington,  D.  C, 
from  May  21st  to  26th;  on  duty  as  Judge  Advocate  4th  Army  Corps 
at  Tampa,  Ma.,  May  26th  to  July  21st,  1898;  enroute  to,  and  on 
duty  in  Porto  Eico  from  July  21st  to  August  1st,  1898;  Judge  Ad- 
vocate 1st  Division  1st  Army  Corps  at  Ponce,  P.  E,,  August  2d  to 
24th,  1898;  enroute  to  Washington,  D.  C,  Aug.  24th  to  Sept.  9th, 
1898;  Judge  Advocate  1st  Army  Corps  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  Sept. 
10th  to  Nov.  2d,  1898 ;  Judge  Advocate  4th  Army  Corps  at  Hunts- 
ville,  Ala.,  Nov.  3d  to  19th,  1898;  on  leave  from  Nov.  19th  to  Dec. 
1st,  1898;  left  San  Francisco  Jan.  31st;  arrived  in  Manila,  Philip- 
pine Islands,  March  4th,  1899 ;  on  duty  as  Judge  Advocate  Depart- 
ment of  the  Pacific  and  8th  Army  Corps ;  Judge  of  the  Provost  Court 
at  Manila  March  4th,  1899,  to  April  6th,  1900;  Judge  of  the  Provost 
Court  and  Acting  Judge  Advocate  of  the  Division  of  the  Philippines 
from  April  7th,  1900,  to  date  (Oct.,  1900)  ;  also  appointed  by  Gen- 
eral Otis  as  President  of  the  Board  of  Liquidation  to  adjust  the 
Spanish  claims.  The  credit  of  breaking  up  smuggling  in  Manila  is 
given  to  Major  Hull. 

KATHEEINE  EUTHEEFOED  Walker5  (1823)  (Joel4,  Jos- 
eph3, Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  Virginia  Oct.  6,  1800;  d.  Aug.  2,  1876; 
came  to  Ohio  at  the  age  of  three  years ;  lived  near  Springfield  until 
1836,  when  she  came  to  Iowa  with  her  sister  Mary  and  their  brother 
Dr.  Walker.  They  came  by  boat  via  the  Ohio,  Mississippi  and  Illi- 
nois rivers  to  McDonough  County,  111.,  where  there  was  a  settlement 
of  Walker  relatives  from  Kentucky.  From  here  they  went  to  Fort 
Madison,  selecting  this  as  their  home.  Katherine  never  married  ; 
made  her  home  with  her  sister  until  her  death,  and  afterwards  with 
the  daughter  of  this  same  sister.  Katherine  died  at  the  home  of  her 
brother,  Dr.  Walker,  during  the  absence  of  her  neice  while  attending 
the  Centennial  at  Philadelphia. 


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SAMUEL  ALLEN  Walker  (1824)  ;  b.  Aug.  3/1803,  in  Virginia; 
cl.  July  28,  1878,  in  Oneco,  Stephenson  County,  111.;  came  with  his 
father's  family  in  conveyances  via  the  National  Eoad,  then  opened 
for  emigration,  bringing  with  them  several  colored  people  belonging 
to  the  family.  Two  of  these  made  the  journey  upon  horse-back,  and 
lived  until  old  age  in  Ohio — free  women  in  a  free  state.  Samuel  re- 
ceived his  education  from  his  father's  careful  teaching,  and  assisting 
in  surveying  and  in  the  schools  of  the  neighborhood.  He  went  to 
Columbus  to  learn  the  printers'  trade.  In  the  autumn  of  1837  he, 
with  his  sister  Elizabeth,  went  to  Fort  Madison,  la.,  by  boat.  They 
found  a  log  cabin  already  built  upon  the  "Douglass  Claim,"  in  which 
they  together  began  pioneer  life.  In  1841  he  married  Mrs.  Eebecca 
Parmer,  aunt  of  J.  C.  Walker.  She  is  recorded  in  the  annals  of  the 
state  as  being  the  first  woman  teacher  in  Iowa.  She  came  to  Fort 
Madison  early  in  the  year  1834  from  the  "Point,"  St.  Charles  Coun- 
ty, Mo.,  with  her  two  sons,  Lycurgus  and  Devore,  in  company  with 
her  father  and  brother  Ebenezer  and  Ebenezer  Davenport  Ayers,  who 
had  made  their  "claims"  and  built  their  cabins  northeast  of  town  on 
the  Hill  Eoad  leading  to  Burlington  and  Augusta.  The  schools  kept 
by  the  Widow  Parmer  were  held  in  a  vacant  cabin  on  her  own  claim, 
and  in  her  own  home  cabin  on  the  Sabbath  for  Bible  instruction, 
when  she  gathered  together  children  of  the  neighborhood  to  instruct 
in  both  week-day  and  Sabbath  lessons,  this  being  a  labor  of  love,  and 
of  meager  and  incidental  remuneration  to  herself,  but  most  faith- 
fully and  perseveringly  executed. 

In  this  log  cabin  home  on  her  claim  occurred  her  second  marriage 
to  Samuel  A.  Walker,  her  sons  having  gone  out  to  begin  life  in  other 
pursuits  than  farming,  in  the  little  settlement  near  by  at  the  foot  of 
the  hill,  now  (1841)  known  as  Fort  Madison,  beside  the  river  and 
near  the  old  "Fort,"  built  in  1805,  but  at  this  time  without  garri- 
son, since  the  treaty  with  Black  Hawk,  the  Indian  Chief,  was  already 
signed;  and  Michigan  Territory  divided  into  Wisconsin,  1836,  and 
to  Iowa  Territory  in  1838,  and  the  Indian  wars  were  at  an  end  in  this 
locality  and  peace  secured.  After  this  marriage  they  removed  to  a 
farm  tract  southwest  of  town  on  the  Sand  Prairie,  where  they  made 
their  home  for  nine  years.  On  Jan.  3,  1850,  Eebecca  Walker  d.,  and 
her  grave  was  made  beside  that  of  her  father,  who  died  in  December, 
1834,  and  was  buried  in  the  acre  of  her  claim  which  she  then  donated 
for  a  family  burial  place,  and  "God's  Acre,"  as  well,  and  which  after- 
wards became  the  present  Cherry  Hill  Cemetery. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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After  the  lapse  of  over  fort)7  years,  in  1892  Mr.  J.  B.  Stewart,  the 
grandson  of  Ebenezer  Ayers,  erected  on  the  spot  the  Ayers-Stewart 
monument  to  commemorate  the  lives  of  these  brave  pioneers  to  Iowa, 
the  father,  brother  and  sister  of  his  mother,  Mrs.  Emily  Ayers 
Stewart  (the  widow  of  Dr.  Abram  Stewart  of  Hannibal,  Mo.),  who 
came  in  Oct.,  1835,  one  year  after  his  death,  with  her  two  children, 
Martha  M.  and  Joseph  BufTon,  to  join  her  father,  brother  and  sister 
already  here.  They  also  made  a  claim  adjoining  the  brother,  Ebene- 
zer Ayers,  and  built  their  cabin  in  the  following  spring  of  1836,  the 
two  cousins,  Devore  and  Lucurgus,  assisting  Joseph  B.  The  eldest 
of  the  three  cousins,  Devore,  being  then  but  sixteen  and  a  half  years 
of  age,  but  all  bearing  manfully  the  labors  of  pioneering,  felling 
trees  to  build  their  cabins,  breaking  the  virgin  soil  with  the  simple 
implements  of  that  time,  digging  wells,  planting  orchards,  sowing 
and  planting,  reaping  and  threshing,  and  going  to  mill,  the  sack  of 
grain  thrown  across  the  horse's  back  on  which  they  rode  to  Augusta 
to  the  mill.  In  winter  trapping  the  quail,  pheasants,  prairie  chick- 
ens, squirrels  and  rabbits.  In  summer  gathering  the  wild  berries, 
plums,  crab  apples  and  forest  nuts.  Thus  began  and  passed  the 
years  1841-50.  She  died  Jan.  3,  1850,  aged  49  years.  The  follow- 
ing expressive  lines  were  written  to  her  memory  by  Geo.  N\  Williams, 
who  afterwards  served  as  Attorney-General  of  the  United  States  in 
President  Grant's  cabinet: 

"The  subject  of  this  notice  will  be  long  and  affectionately  remem- 
bered by  those  best  known  to  her  in  life  as  a  friend,  a  wife  and  a 
mother. 

"There  was  no  parade  of  shining  qualities  for  public  gaze,  but 
quietude  and  gentleness  were  the  elements  of  her  nature  and  she 
sought  only  for  reward  which  remembrance  of  doing  good  always 
brings  to  the  pure  in  heart.  The  family  circle  was  the  sphere  in 
which  she  delighted  to  live  and  move  and  dispense  her  ministrations 
of  kindness  to  those  by  whom  she  was  surrounded. 

"Contentment  and  cheerfulness  were  characteristics  of  her  mind 
and  all  her  efforts  were  directed  to  make  home  the  sauctuary  from  the 
troubles  and  cares  of  restless  life  attractive  and  happy. 

"A  mother's  loss  must  be  felt  to  be  known;  it  can  never  be  de- 
scribed. No  matter  what  changes  may  befall  a  man  in  this  world, 
though  multiplied  years  may  push  him  far  down  the  declivity  of  old 
age,  never  while  memory  lasts  can  he  forget  the  devotion  and  tender  - 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


ness  of  a  mother's  love.  Endeared  as  the  deceased  was  to  many  whom 
she  has  left  to  mourn  her  sudden  and  irreparable  loss,  the  separation 
could  not  be  otherwise  than  deeply  painful  and  afflictive. 

"But  even  in  such  sorrow  there  is  a  solace,  derived  from  the  full 
assurance  which  her  friends  feel  that  she  was  able  to  say  in  language 
of  reliance: 

"  'To  death's  uplifted  dart: 

Aim  sure  !   Oh,  why  delay  ? 
Thou  wilt  not  find  a  fearful  heart, 

A  weak,  reluctant  prey; 
For  still  the  spirit,  firm  and  free, 

Triumphant  in  the  last  dismay, 
Wrapt  in  its  own  eternity 

Shall  smiling,  pass  away.' " 

— Condensed  from  the  obituary  notice  published  in  a  Fort  Madison 
paper  in  January,  1850. 

SARAH  BAIRD  Walker5  (1825)  (Joel4,  Joseph3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  ;  twin  sister  of  Thomas  Armstrong;  b.  Oct.  2,  1806,  in 
Springfield,  0.;  m.  Martin  Marshall  Campbell  Jan.  1,  1824.  He 
was  b.  in  Rockbridge  County,  Va.,  March  4,  1802;  d.  May  8,  1866. 
She  d.  Feb.  7,  1888,  at  the  home  of  her  dau.,  Mrs.  LaSalle,  in  Beat- 
rice, Neb.  She  was  a  woman  of  rare  attainments  and  a  beautiful 
Christian  character. 

Martin  M.  Campbell  was  descended  from  the  Campbells  of  Kir- 
nan,  of  the  House  of  Argyle,  as  was  also  John  Campbell,  who  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Walker  in  Neury,  Ireland,  about  1721.  In  185 — , 
Martin  Campbell  and  his  wife  removed  to  Iowa,  selecting  West  Point 
as  their  home,  and  from  this  home  three  of  their  four  daughters  were 
married. 

Five  children,  viz: 

1872.  Margaret  Armstrong  Campbell;  m.  John  Burns  Ritchey; 

m.  (2)  John  Peters,  (3)  A.  GL  Spellman.    3  children+ 

1873.  Joel  Walker  Campbell;  b.  in  Springfield,  0.,  Nov.  2,  1833 ; 

d.  Feb.  9,  1852  +. 

1874.  Elizabeth  Graham  Campbell;  m.  William  G-ilkerson  Craw- 

ford; m.  (2)  Henry  Arlington  LaSalle.    1  child  +. 

1875.  Katherine  L.  Campbell;  m.  John  Cary  Turk,  (2)  Mau- 

rice E.  Gilbert.    2  children  +. 


Sarah  Baird  Walker  Campbell. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


241 


1876.    Lida  Walker  Campbell;  b.  Jan.  9,  1840,  in  Ohio;  m.  Xov. 

20,  1857,  Dr.  William  Stewart  Grimes  of  Westmoreland 
County,  Virginia.  He  d.  Feb..  1869.  She  then  m.  Ma- 
jor John  Stephen  Keith  Adamson  of  West  Meath,  Ire- 
land, Dec.  12,  1872.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War  three 
years  with  honor  and  distinction,  and  d.  Oct.  15.  1896. 
Xo  children. 

MAEGrAKET  AEMSTBOXG  Campbell6  (1872)  (Sarah  B.5, 
Joel4,  Joseph3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  June  24,  182  7;  m.  John  Burns 
Eitchey  June  24,  1844.  He  d.  July  27,  1851,  of  cholera.  After  Mr. 
Eitchey's  death,  Margaret  m.  John  Peters,  Xov.  10,  1853.  He  d. 
in  1866,  and  she  then  m.  A.  G-.  Spellman,  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War. 
3  children,  viz: 

18:7.    Joel  Calvin  Eitchey;  m.  Isabella  Debiw  May  16,  1870. 
He  was  b.  March  20,  1840.   Xo  children. 

1878.  James  Martin  Eitchey;  m.  Emma  Josephine  McKegy.  4 

children  +. 
By  2nd  marriage : 

1879.  Valeria  Ida  Peters;  m.  Edward  Begnell.    3  children  +. 

JAMES  MAE TIX  Eitchey7  (1878)  (Margaret6,  Sarah  B.5,  Joel4, 
Joseph3,  SamueP,  John1)  ;  b.  April  15,  1848  ;  m.  Emma  Josephine 
McKegy  May  20,  1871.    She  d.  May  23,  1890.   4  children,  viz: 

1880.  James  Martin  Eitchey,  Jr. ;  m.  Lola  Elrod.    1  child  +. 

1881.  Charles  Burns  Eitchey;  b.  Oct.  2,  1874;  d.  Aug.  17,  1894. 

1882.  Henry  Adamson  Eitchey;  b.  1877. 

1883.  Katherine  C.  Eitchey;  b.  April  30,  1879;  only  dan.  of 

Josephine  and  James  Eitchey  ;  is  now  the  adopted  dan. 
of  her  cousin,  Joseph  Buchanan  of  Beatrice. 

JAMES  MAETIX  Eitchey,  Jr.8  (1880)  (James7,  Margaret6, 
Sarah  B.5,  Joel4,  Joseph3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  Aug.  12,  1872  ;  m. 
Lola  Elrod  March  10,  1899.    1  child,  viz: 

1884.  Mildred  Eitchey;  b.  March  17,  1899. 

VALEEIA  IDA  Peters7  (1879)  (Margaret6,  Sarah  B.3.  Joel4, 
Joseph3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  Xov.  28,  1858.  She  m.  Edward  Beg- 
nell Xov.  28,  1875.  (She  was  dau.  of  Margaret  and  John  Peters.) 
3  children,  viz : 

-18 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


1885.  Etheleyn  Josephine  Begnell;  b.  July  8,  1883. 

1886.  Eugene  Thompson  Begnell;  b.  Nov.  14,  1885. 

1887.  Vera  Begnell;  b.  Jan.  30,  1889. 

ELIZABETH  GRAHAM  Campbell6  (1874)  (Sarah  B.5,  Joel4, 
Joseph3,  Sarmiel2,  John1)  ;  b.  May  19,  1836;  m.  Aug.  26,  1832,  to 
William  Gilkerson  Crawford,  only  son  of  Eobert  and  Margaret  Lat- 
inier  Crawford.   He  d.  Nov.  14,  1870.   1  child  was  b.  to  them,  viz : 

1888.  Katherine  C.  Crawford;  b.  Aug.  20,  1857.    She  m.  Sept. 

26,  1877,  Joseph  Byron  Buchanon.    1  child,  viz: 

1889.  William  Crawford  Buchanon;  b.  Dec.  28, 
1879 ;  d.  July  21,  1880.  They  adopted  their 
cousin's  dau.,  Katherine  Ritchey. 

After  Mr.  Crawford's  death  in  1871,  his  widow  married  Henry 
Arlington  LaSalle  of  Georgetown,  N.  Y.,  April  26,  1875.  Colonel 
LaSalle  served  in  the  Civil  War  four  and  one-half  years ;  was  a  brave 
and  efficient  soldier. 

KATHERINE  L.  Campbell6  (1875)  (Sarah  B.5,  Joel4,  Joseph5, 
Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  Jan.  9,  1840;  twin  sister  of  Lida.  She  m.  John 
Cary  Turk  of  Cincinnati,  O.,  Sept.  10,  1858.  He  d.  Sept.  19,  1870. 
She  then  m.  Maurice  E.  Gilbert  of  Louisiana  Feb.  20,  1875.  There 
was  a  son  by  the  1st  marriage  and  a  dau.  by  the  2d.   2  children,  viz : 

1890.  William  Campbell  Turk;  b.  Oct.  12,  1859;  d.  June  21, 

1880. 

1891.  Katherine  Rutherford  Gilbert;  b.  Nov.  6,  1880. 

THOMAS  ARMSTRONG  Walker5  (1826)  (Joel4,  Joseph3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1)  ;-twin  brother  of  Sarah  Beard;  b.  near  Springfield,  O., 
Oct.  2,  1806 ;  lived  near  that  place  and  in  adjoining  counties  of  Fay- 
ette and  Pickaway  until  1840,  when  he  went  to  Fort  Madison,  la. 
In  1845  he  was  made  postmaster  by  President  Polk;  served  4  years. 
In  1846,  was  appointed  Colonel  of  territorial  troops  by  Governor 
Clark.  In  1849,  with  his  brothers,  he  entered  into  a  contract  with 
the  Iowa  legislature  to  improve  the  Des  Moines  River  navigation, 
and  in  connection  with  other  work  built  the  "Lock"  at  Croton,  re- 
maining there  about  6  years,  when  he  received  the  appointment  of 
Register  of  the  U.  S.  Land  Office  at  Des  Moines;  removed  to  Howard, 


JOHN  WALKER. 


243 


Kas.,  with  his  son.  Captain  J.  M.  Walker  in  1882,  where  he  died  May 
26,  1888,  aged  81  years;  m.  for  his  1st  wife  Eliza  Frame,  who  d. 
May  9,  1839,  in  Westfall,  Pickaway  County;  m.  (2)  Judith  Forse- 
man  Frame.  His  death  removed  a  good  man  from  the  world.  A 
man  of  remarkable  memory  and  a  careful  reader,  his  mind  was  a 
veritable  store  house  of  facts  and  incidents,  and  up  to  his  death  he 
retained  his  faculties  in  a  wonderful  degree.    5  children,  viz : 

1892.  Joel  Milton  Walker;  m.  India  Marshall.   3  children  +. 

1893.  Eliza  Walker;  m.  Theodore  Dickerson.    2  children  +. 

1894.  Augustus  Dodge  Walker;  m.  Mary  Miles.    3  children  +. 

1895.  John  Samuel  Walker;  m.  Margaret  A.  Parker  +. 

1896.  Sarah  Walker;  m.  Chas.  M.  Townsend.   5  children  +. 

JOEL  MILTON  Walker6  (1892)  (Thomas  A.5,  Joel4,  Joseph3, 
Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  Pickaway  County,  0.,  Nov.  4,  1835;  m.  India 
Marshall  Oct.  21,  1857.  She  d.  1863,  leaving  two  daughters.  He 
then  m.  Lou  M.  Kamsey  in  Nov.,  1865.  She  d.  July  4,  1892,  leaving 
one  son,  Eamsey. 

Joel  M.  Walker  was  Captain  of  Company  B,  23d  Iowa,  and  served 
under  General  Grant  in  the  campaign  at  Yicksburg  in  1863,  and  on 
General  Crocker's  staff.  At  the  close  of  the  war,  was  mustered  out 
of  the  U.  S.  service  at  Harrisburg,  Tex.,  July  28,  1865 ;  lived  at  Polk 
City,  la.,  until  1881,  when  he  moved  to  Howard,  Kas.,  and  in  1891 
he  went  to  Des  Moines ;  removed  to  Idaho  soon  after,  where  he  died 
Aug.  7,  1900. 

India  M.  Walker's  death  was  caused  from  overwork  in  ministering 
to  the  sick  and  afflicted,  both  black  and  white,  of  her  neighbors, 
smallpox  patients  and  those  suffering  from  other  contagious  diseases 
were  cared  for  by  her.  The  contraband  colored  people  said  of  her : 
"She  was  the  Lord  Jesus  to  us  all."   3  children  viz : 

1897.  Eliza  Marshall  Walker;  m.  James  Kobert  Hall.    2  chil- 

dren +. 

1898.  India  Walker;  m.  James  Madison  Pearce.    3  children  +. 

1899.  Eamsey  Milton  Walker;  b.  Dec.  29,  1867;  resides  in  Mos- 

cow, Idaho. 

ELIZA  MAESHALL  Walker7  (1897)  (Joel  M.6,  Thomas5,  Joel4, 
Joseph3,  Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  Nov.  9,  1858;  m.  James  Eobert  Hall 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


Oct.  12,  1886,  at  Howard,  Kas. ;  reside  Moscow,  Idaho.  2  children, 
viz : 

1900.  Mary  Walker  Hall;  b.  Dec.  3,  1887. 

1901.  Joel  David  Hall;  b.  May  30,  1889. 

INDIA  Walker7  (1898)  (Joel  M.6,  Thomas5,  Joel4,  Joseph3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1)  ;  b.  Sept.  7,  1862;  m.  Sept.  21,  1892,  James  Madison 
Pearce  at  Kendrick,  la.    3  children,  viz : 

1902.  Eamsey  W.  Pearce;  b.  Aug.  9,  1893. 

1903.  Florence  Pearce;  b.  March  27,  1895. 

1904.  Joel  Milton  Pearce;  b.  April  20,  1889. 

ELIZA  Walker6  (1893)  (Thomas5,  Joel4,  Joseph3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  ;  2d  child  of  Thomas  and  Eliza  Frame;  b.  1837.  At  the 
time  of  her  mother's  death  in  1839,  was  adopted  by  a  relative  and 
remained  in  Ohio.  She  m.  Theodore  H.  Dickerson,  who  d.  April  30, 
1890.    She  d.  April  16,  1891.   2  children,  viz : 

1905.  Milton  Bartram  Dickerson. 

1906.  Mary  Mossman  Dickerson. 

AUGUSTUS  DODGE  Walker6  (1894)  (Thomas  A.5,  Joel4, 
Joseph3,  Samuel2,  John1) ;  b.  at  Fort  Madison  April  24,  1842;  m. 
Mary  Miles  July  4,  1866.  In  Aug.,  1862,  enlisted  as  private  in  Com- 
pany B,  23d  Iowa,  serving  three  years,  and  the  history  of  that  gallant 
regiment  is  his  war  record.  He  d.  Nov.  2,  1898,  at  Des  Moines, 
leaving  a  widow  and  three  children,  all  graduates  of  Des  Moines 
High  School.    3  children,  viz: 

1907.  Minnie  M.  Walker. 

1908.  George  Walker. 

1909.  Miles  Walker. 

JOHN  SAMUEL  Walker6  (1895)  (Thomas  A.5,  Joel4,  Joseph3, 
Samuel2,  John1) ;  son  of  Thomas  and  Judith  Walker;  b.  Aug.  29, 
1845,  Fort  Madison;  enlisted  as  private,  Company  B,  23rd  Iowa, 
Aug.  4,  1862 ;  severely  wounded  in  left  cheek  at  Milikens  Bend,  111., 
June  7,  1863,  but  in  less  than  3  months  was  back  with  his  Company; 
mustered  out  of  the  U.  S.  service  July  28,  1895,  at  Vicksburg;  was 
with  General  Banks  on  Eed  Eiver  campaign ;  with  General  Canby  in 
the  Mobile  campaign ;  lived  in  Des  Moines,  la. ;  m.  Margaret  A. 


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Parker  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  la.,  Jan.  11,  1866;  removed  to  Washington, 
D.  C,  in  1892 ;  is  now  a  clerk  in  the  Inter-State  Commerce  Commis- 
sion.  He  is  the  only  surviving  child  of  his  parents  (1899). 

SAEAH  Walker6  (1896)  (Thomas  A.5,  Joel4,  Joseph3,  Samuel2, 
John1) ;  b.  at  Croton,  la.,  Sept.  10,  1850;  d.  May  1,  1877,  in  New 
York  City;  m.  Charles  M.  Townsend  Sept.  10,  1868.  He  was  b.  in 
New  York  City  of  English  parents  in  1842,  and  d.  March  11,  1882. 
Their  5  children  were : 

1910.  Evelyn  Todd  Townsend;  m.  Louis  Meyers.   5  children  +. 

1911.  Louise  Townsend;  m.  Eobt.  C.  Sinclair.    3  children  +. 

1912.  Charles  M.  Townsend;  b.  Aug.  26,  1873,  in  Syracuse, 

1ST.  Y.;  d.  Nov.  18,  1881,  in  New  York  City. 

1913.  Bessie  M.  Townsend;  m.  Eobt.  M.  Snyder.   2  children  +. 

1914.  Sarah  Townsend;  b.  Feb.  24,  1877,  in  New  York  City;  d. 

March  6,  1877,  in  New  York  City. 

EVELYN  TODD  Townsend7  (1910)  (Sarah6,  Thomas  A.5, 
Joel4,  Joseph3,  Samuel2,  John1) ;  b.  Dec.  10,  1869,  at  St.  Joseph, 
Mo. ;  m.  Jan.  17,  1888,  to  Louis  Meyers  at  Houston,  Texas.  5  chil- 
dren, viz: 

1915.  Hazel  Meyers;  b.  Oct.  27,  1889,  in  Houston,  Tex. 

1916.  Evelyn  Meyers;  b.  Sept.  10,  1891,  in  Houston,  Tex. 

1917.  Louis  Townsend  Meyers;  b.  Nov.  16,  1893,  in  Waco,  Tex. 

1918.  Eobert  Leo  Meyers;  b.  July  1,  1895,  in  Kendrick,  Idaho. 

1919.  Dewey  Joe  Bailey  Meyers;  b.  May  5,  1898,  in  Houston, 

Texas. 

LOUISE  Townsend7  (1911)  (Sarah6,  Thomas  A.5,  Joel4,  Jos- 
eph3, Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  Dec.  31,  1871,  in  New  York  City;  d.  Dec. 
24,  1899,  at  Kendrick,  Idaho;  m.  Sept.  21,  1892,  at  Kendrick, 
Idaho,  to  Eobert  C.  Sinclair.    3  children,  viz: 

1920.  Gertrude  Sinclair;  b.  April  21,  1893;  d.  Sept.  20,  1894. 

1921.  Donald  Walker  Sinclair;  b.  Aug.  11,  1895. 

1922.  Harold  Peter  Sinclair;  b.  Dec.  19,  1897,  at  Kendrick, 

Idaho. 


BESSIE  M.  Townsend7  (1913)  (Sarah6,  Thomas  A.5,  Joel4,  Jos- 
eph3, Samuel2,  John1)  ;  b.  June  10,  1875,  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y.;  m. 


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Kobert  M.  Snyder  at  Kendrick,  Idaho,  Sept.  20,  1893.  2  children, 
viz: 

1923.  Joel  Townsend  Snyder;  b.  in  Kendrick,  Idaho,  Nov.  24, 

1894. 

1924.  Ruth  Snyder;  b.  Feb.  24,  1895,  in  Moscow,  Idaho. 

MARY  ANN  PRINGLE  Walker5  (1827)  (Joel4,  Joseph3,  Sam- 
uel2, John1) ;  b.  March  22,  1810,  near  Springfield,  0.;  m.  Dr.  Whit- 
ney Olds  of  Circleville,  who  died.  She  then  m.  James  Douglas  of 
Ft.  Madison,  who  while  on  a  business  trip  to  Washington,  D.  C,  on 
April  27,  1838,  was  lost  by  the  explosion  of  the  steamboat,  Mozelle, 
within  sight  of  the  city  of  Cincinnati.  She  d.  March  15,  1865. 
Their  only  child : 

1925.  Mary  James  Douglas;  b.  May  10,  1838.  She  m.  July  3, 
1861,  John  Van  Valkenburg.  They  resided  in  Ft.  Madison  until 
1877,  when  they  went  to  Chicago.  He  was  a  lawyer  by  profession, 
and  practiced  successfully  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  3  children, 
viz : 

1926.  Edmund  Douglas  Van  Valkenburg;  b.  July  8,  1865. 

1927.  Clement  Lincoln  Van  Valkenburg. 

1928.  Joel  Walker  Van  Valkenburg.   He  served  throughout  the 

Spanish- American  war  in  Company  F,  South  Iowa  Regi- 
ment ;  was  promoted  to  Corporal  for  meritorious  services, 
and  honorably  discharged  on  the  return  of  the  regiment 
at  the  close  of  the  war. 

JOEL  CALVIN  Walker5  (1828)  (Joel4,  Joseph3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  ;  b.  in  Springfield,  0.,  Feb.  7,  1812,  whither  his  parents  had 
removed  from  Rockbridge  County,  Va.  He  studied  medicine  in  the 
office  of  Drs.  Olds  and  Gibson  of  Circleville,  0.,  after  which  he  at- 
tended lectures  in  Philadelphia  at  Jefferson  Medical  College;  settled 
in  Ft.  Madison  in  1836,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life, 
always  being  looked  up  to  as  one  of  its  prominent  citizens.  He  was 
for  a  time  Clerk  of  the  IT.  S.  Court,  and  afterward  held  several  other 
important  public  positions.  He  m.,  Oct.  1838,  Martha  M.  Stewart, 
Rev.  Alexander  Ewing  officiating.  She  was  a  dau.  of  Dr.  Abram 
Stewart  of  Scotch  ancestry.  Dr.  Stewart  served  as  surgeon  in  the 
IT.  S.  Army.  He  d.  in  Oct.  1834.  His  wife  Emily,  b.  at  Ft.  Harmar 
in  the  Northwest  Territory  Jan.  22,  1795,  was  a  dau.  of  Ebenezer 


Dr.  Joel  Calvin  Walker 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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and  Deborah  Davenport  Ayres,  who  came  from  Connecticut  to  Mari- 
etta, 0.  Dr.  Stewart  and  Emily  Ayres  were  m.  in  July,  1816.  After 
his  death  she  came  to  Ft.  Madison  with  her  children — this  was  in 
1835.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Chnrch  for  over  sev- 
enty years,  being  one  of  the  original  members  of  the  Ft.  Madison 
church,  as  was  also  her  dan.  Martha  and  son-in-law  Dr.  Walker,  with 
several  other  members  of  their  families.  There  were  only  three  houses 
in  Ft.  Madison  when  Mrs.  Stewart  with  her  two  children  came  to 
the  place,  one  of  these  being  the  cabin  built  by  her  sister's  son,  Devore 
Parmer,  on  the  Augusta  road.  Here  she  with  her  children  found  a 
home  for  a  time.  She  d.  July  18,  1879,  at  the  home  of  her  son-in- 
law,  Dr.  Walker.  Dr.  Walker  became  an  elder  in  the  church  soon 
after  its  organization  and  was  always  a  liberal  contributor  towards 
its  support.  When  a  new  building  was  erected  in  1858  he  assumed 
the  whole  debt  due  upon  the  building  amounting  to  over  $1000  and 
paid  the  same.  He  was  a  man  of  wide  intelligence,  a  constant  reader 
and  of  a  very  retentive  memory. 

In  1842  he  was  appointed  Clerk  of  the  TJ.  S.  District  Court,  which 
office  he  filled  five  years.  In  1862  he  received  the  appointment  of 
Collector  of  Internal  Seventies,  his  brother,  John  G-.,  being  made 
Deputy  Collector.  After  the  assassination  of  President  Lincoln  in 
1865,  Dr.  Walker  was  succeeded  in  his  office  by  General  Belknap  of 
Keokuk,  and  resumed  the  business  of  merchandising.  In  1879  he 
undertook  the  difficult  work  of  adjusting  Swamp  Land  Claims,  as 
special  agent  for  the  government. 

Judge  Joseph  M.  Beck,  who  well  remembered  Dr.  Walker  in  1854 
and  the  stand  he  took  for  right  and  justice  at  the  convention  which 
nominated  Lincoln  in  1860,  Dr.  Walker  being  a  delegate  to  this  con- 
vention, said  of  him :  "He  never  waited  to  see  which  way  the  wind 
would  blow,  but  allied  himself  with  the  party  of  liberty  at  its  very 
birth."  This  principle  he  inherited  from  his  maternal  grandfather, 
Eobert  Armstrong,  of  Virginia,  who  directed  the  course  of  Joel 
Walker,  his  son-in-law,  to  Ohio,  believing  it  would  become  a  free 
state,  and  in  so  doing  gave  liberty  in  1803  to  two  colored  girls,  his 
own  property,  who  accompanied  Mrs.  Joel  Walker,  his  dau.,  to  Ohio, 
where  they  lived  and  died  as  free  women. 

Prior  to  the  formation  of  the  Eepublican  party  Dr.  Walker  was 
an  Anti-Slavery  Democrat.  He  attended  the  convention  held  in 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  which  nominated  James  K.  Polk  to  the  Presidency 


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of  the  United  States,  during  which  time  he  visited  the  Hermitage, 
the  home  of  Andrew  Jackson,  near  by,  bringing  home  with  him  as  a 
relic  of  this  place,  and  the  event  of  his  visit  to  it,  a  hickory  stick  or 
cane  which  grew  there.  He  also  attended  the  inauguration  of  Presi- 
dent Polk  in  March  of  1845,  in  Washington.  He  helped  to  organize 
the  Republican  party  in  Iowa  in  1854,  and  was  actively  interested  in 
its  welfare  ever  afterward. 

Almost  the  last  act  of  his  life  was  to  shake  hands  with  a  poor  col- 
ored woman  who  had  come  to  see  him  in  his  last  illness  and  express 
her  affection  and  gratitude  for  protection  and  kindness  shown  to  her 
in  her  early  life.  He  died  at  his  residence  in  Ft.  Madison,  Oct.  17, 
1888.  The  following  fitting  eulogy  was  pronounced  upon  this  good 
man  by  James  H.  Duffus,  editor  of  the  Ft.  Madison  Plain  Dealer: 

"Although  well  advanced  in  years,  having  passed  the  three  score 
and  ten  allotted  to  man,  yet  the  loss  of  such  a  citizen  to  any  com- 
munity cannot  be  estimated.  Always  in  the  lead  in  every  good  cause, 
liberal  to  assist  in  every  worthy  enterprise  and  posted  on  all  the  im- 
portant measures  that  affected  the  welfare  of  our  people,  Dr.  Walker 
was  looked  up  to  as  the  one  man  in  our  midst  who  always  knew  what 
he  was  talking  about,  and  never  gave  a  false  alarm  or  led  his  friends 
astray.  Quiet  and  unassuming,  he  was  loved  and  respected  by  all 
who  knew  him.  For  fifty-three  long  years  Ft.  Madison  has  been  his 
home,  and  in  all  that  time  he  has  been  buoyed  up  by  the  hope  that 
some  time  this  would  be  a  prosperous  city.  His  faith  was  well  found- 
ed, and  his  fondest  hopes  were  rapidly  becoming  a  reality,  but  just 
as  the  sun  of  prosperity  was  climbing  up  the  eastern  horizon  and 
shedding  his  resplendent  rays  upon  the  city  he  so  much  loved,  the 
fitful  summons  came;  and  like  a  knight  in  full  armor,  divested  of 
sword  and  buckler,  a  true  and  valiant  soldier  of  the  cross,  he  was 
called  to  his  reward.  He  was  a  personal  friend  of  the  writer,  and 
often  have  we  listened  to  his  words  of  counsel  and  advice  during  a 
little  more  than  three  years  that  we  have  known  him.  Peace  to  his 
ashes  and  honor  to  his  memory." 

Dr.  Walker  and  his  wife  were  charter  members  of  the  Presbyter- 
ian Church  of  this  place,  which  was  organized  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Schuyler,  111.,  by  *Rev.  Launcelot  Graham  Bell,  on  March  26,  1838, 

*Rev.  I<auncelot  Graham  Bell  was  related  to  Elizabeth  Graham's  family  of  Virginia, 
the  ancestress  who  was  in  a  shipwreck  on  her  voyage  to  America.  She  was  the  mother 
of  Joel  Walker's  wife  Margaret.  Rev.  Bell,  or  "Father"  Bell,  as  he  was  sometimes  called, 
was  a  son  of  one  of  the  most  faithful  pioneer  missionaries  that  Iowa  had,  if  not  the  first 
and  best  in  Presbyterianism. 


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in  the  upper  room  of  an  unplastered  store  building  on  Front  Street, 
between  Pine  and  Cedar  Streets,  with  seventeen  members,  of  which 
nnmber  Dr.  Walker  and  his  three  sisters,  Elizabeth  G.  Walker,  Kath- 
arine E.  Walker  and  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  P.  Olds  (widow),  by  letter 
from  Ohio,  and  Mrs.  Eebecca  A.  Parmer  (widow),  and  her  sister, 
Mrs.  Emily  Stewart  (widow),  by  letter  from  Missouri,  and  her 
daughter,  Miss  Martha  M.  Stewart,  on  confession  of  faith,  were 
seven  of  the  seventeen. 

The  first  minister  was  the  Eev.  J.  A.  Clark  of  Andover  Theologi- 
cal Seminary,  sent  under  the  patronage  of  the  American  Home  Mis- 
sionary Society  June  1,  1838. 

In  this  year  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  United  States  was 
divided  into  two  separate  churches,  called  the  Old  and  New  School. 
Soon  after  this  occurred  the  Eev.  Clark  withdrew  with  a  part  of  the 
number  of  the  church  here,  and  formed  an  organization  under  the 
New  School  Branch.  Those  who  remained  then  reorganized  as  the 
Old  School,  and  thus  there  were  two  weak,  struggling  little  churches 
in  a  small  village. 

In  1843  the  New  School  began  erecting  a  brick  church,  and  the 
pastor  also  erected  for  himself  a  brick  residence.  They  were  com- 
pleted, the  church  building  in  1846,  at  a  cost  of  six  thousand  dollars. 
The  Old  School  continued  to  hold  services  in  the  building  on  Front 
Street,  and  later  in  the  court  room  of  the  new  brick  court  house  on 
Third  Street.  The  weekly  prayer  meetings  were  held  from  house 
to  house  of  the  members.  Dr.  Walker,  then  only  twenty-six  years  of 
age,  was  made  a  ruling  elder  of  this  Old  School  Branch. 

After  various  hardships,  sacrifices  and  struggles  on  the  part  of 
these  two  weak  churches,  it  was  proposed  that  they  unite  and  worship 
as  one  congregation.  A  vote  was  taken  on  the  first  of  January,  1860, 
which  resulted  in  a  majority  of  votes  for  the  Old  School,  and  the 
church  was  enrolled  in  the  Presbytery  of  Iowa,  0.  S.  in  March,  1860. 
Thus  this  union  was  perfected  in  this  small  town  in  the  west  in  ad- 
vance of  the  National  Presbyterian  Churches,  which  example  was 
followed  by  the  union  of  the  two  Assemblys  in  Pittsburg  in  1871. 
The  debt  which  had  long  hung  on  the  building,  was  assumed  and 
paid  by  Dr.  Walker  gladly  and  thankfully.  "He  gives  twice  who 
gives  quickly."  "And  the  Lord  loveth  a  cheerful  giver."  Such  this 
man  ever  was. 


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Dr.  J.  C.  Walker  and  others  composed  the  eldership.  The  new 
church  was  erected  1884-5  on  the  spot  of  the  old  building  of  1846. 
"Thus  the  old  order  changeth,  yielding  place  to  new,  and  God  fulfills 
Himself  in  many  ways." 

Dr.  Stewart  has  been  the  pastor  twenty-five  years  next  April,  1877- 
1902,  and  his  pastorate  is  the  longest  of  any  in  the  Presbytery,  hav- 
ing come  to  West  Point,  la.,  in  1859,  thence  to  Burlington,  1865, 
and  to  Omaha,  1871. 

At  the  present  time  Mrs.  J.  C.  Walker  is  the  only  surviving  char- 
ter member  (March  26,  1838— February  22,  1902).  She,  with  a 
few  other  veteran  Presbyterians  of  Ft.  Madison,  greet  one  another 
Sabbath  by  Sabbath  with  a  smile  and  handshaking  "for  Christ  and 
the  Church,"  and  "Auld  Lang  Syne."  "Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks ; 
they  shall  prosper  that  love  thee." 

The  church,  and  the  family  ties  of  kinship,  of  each  to  the  other, 
were  always  the  first  and  chief  objects  of  their  labors  and  affections 
throughout  the  entire  fifty  years  of  their  wedded  life.  They  were 
steadfast,  consistent,  Christian  young  people,  in  a  community  where 
gayety  and  frivolity,  such  as  is  common  to  all  new  countries,  abound- 
ed. With  dancing,  cards,  "shows,"  and  drinking  they  had  no  asso- 
ciation in  those  early  years — the  modern  saloon  with  its  gaudy  allure- 
ments was  then  denominated  a  "grogery"  and  treated  as  such,  not 
only  to  be  avoided  but  exterminated — and  rather  the  calm,  serious, 
consistent  course  of  those  whose  minds  were  set  upon  building  of 
sure  foundations  in  the  upbuilding  of  churches,  schools,  the  state  and 
town,  the  family  and  home.  What  marvel  is  it  that  such  was  their 
course,  since  the  family  record  made  by  Joel  Walker  of  Ohio,  begins 
with  John  Walker  of  Wigton  and  Katharine  Rutherford,  whose  fath- 
er, the  Rev.  John  Rutherford,  was  nephew  to  Rev.  Samuel  Ruther- 
ford, "that  sweet  saint  of  the  Covenant,"  and  his  wife  Isabel  Allein, 
the  daughter  of  Rev.  Joseph  Allein,  the  author  of  "The  Alarm"  in 
Scotland,  following  with  such  other  names  as  Whitfield  in  the  East 
and  South,  Rev.  Daniel  Baker  and  Rev.  Finley  in  Ohio,  and  Rev. 
Jonathan  Edwards  in  Connecticut,  and  Rev.  David  Nelson  in  Mis- 
souri, the  author  of  "Cause  and  Cure  of  Infidelity,"  and  of  the  hymn, 
"My  Days  are  Gliding  Swiftly  By" ;  also  the  treasured  memory  of  a 
visit  of  the  former  pastor,  Rev.  Allen,  from  Ohio,  soon  after  the 
coming  to  Ft.  Madison.  Thus  soon  were  the  homes  open  to  Christian 
hospitality  and  free  from  selfish  ends  and  aims,  and  to  their  "Cast 


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bread  upon  the  waters"  in  full  assurance  of  its  sacred  promise.  "Not 
I  but  Christ  dwelling  in  me"  the  motive  and  theme. 

Martha  Maria  Stewart  was  the  daughter  of  Dr.  Abram  Stewart, 
who  was  born  in  Vermont,  1784.  (His  father,  Abram  Stewart  was 
born  in  Scotland,  1742;  died  in  Eden,  Xew  York,  1836,  aged  94 
years*  He  married  Martha  Rowley,  b.  1743,  d.  1806,  aged  63  years.) 
Dr.  Stewart  was  an  assistant  surgeon  in  the  United  States  Army, 
and  was  stationed  at  Jefferson  Barracks,  St.  Louis,  1809,  or  earlier 
by  some  records. 

Later  he  was  called  to  attend  a  case  of  serious  illness  in  "The 
Point,"  at  the  confluence  of  the  Missouri  and  Mississippi  Eivers, 
hence  called  "The  Point,"  in  Portage  Des  Sioux  Township,  St. 
Charles  County,  Louisiana  Territory,  in  the  family  of  Mr.  Ebenezer 
Ayers.  Here  he  met  Miss  Emily  Ayers,  the  daughter.  The  ac- 
quaintance was  continued,  and  in  July,  1816,  they  were  married,  the 
Rev.  Timothy  Flint  officiating. 

Dr.  Stewart  resigned  his  position  as  surgeon  in  the  army  and  be- 
gan the  practice  of  his  profession  in  and  near  St.  Louis,  making  his 
home  at  Florissant,  now  a  suburb  of  the  city;  and  here  on  January 
20,  1820,  Martha  Maria  Stewart  was  born.  There  were  two  other 
daughters,  both  dying  in  early  childhood.  On  August  2,  1821,  in 
St.  Charles  County,  near  the  Point,  Joseph  Buff  on  Stewart  was  born. 
They  a  few  years  later  removed  to  Hannibal,  Missouri.  Dr.  Stewart 
was  a  gentleman  of  classical,  professional  and  polite  education  and 
rearing,  and  he  was  a  diligent  instructor  in  his  family,  taking  advan- 
tage of  every  moment  in  the  home  and  every  outside  opportunity  to 
advance  the  development  and  education  of  his  two  children.  He 
sent  the  daughter  to  a  private  boarding  school  in  Palmyra,  near  by, 
taught  by  a  Mrs.  Burr,  who  was  a  highly  cultivated  lady  from  Vir- 
ginia. Here  she,  thus  early  in  life,  was  instructed  in  the  rudiments 
and  accomplishments  of  the  day  as  well,  and  the  manners  and  cus- 
toms of  polite  and  refined  society. 

During  these  years,  in  Ohio,  and  under  the  instruction  of  Drs. 
Gibson  &  Olds,  the  young  doctor,  Joel  C.  Walker,  was  also  being 
educated  by  Providence  to  meet  and  win  this  young  woman  who  in 
the  course  of  God's  own  time  should  become  his  wife,  "not  by  chance 
nor  by  fate,  but  by  the  will  of  God." 

Dr.  Abram  Stewart  died  on  October  11,  1834,  in  Hannibal.  The 
subsequent  history  of  his  family  is  already  told,  and  my  patient 


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reader  will  kindly  return  to  previous  pages  and  follow  me  yet  a  little 
further  in  the  story  of  these  earlier  days. 

About  1790  Ebenezer  Ayers  came  from  Connecticut  to  Ohio  and 
settled  at  the  first  known  place  of  that  Territory,  now  made  famous 
as  such,  viz :  Marietta.  His  wif e  was  Deborah  Davenport  o4  Con- 
necticut. Her  mother  was  closely  related  to  the  family  of  the  mother 
of  Jonathan  Edwards,  the  divine. 

On  January  22,  1795,  Emily  Ayers  was  born,  and  owing  to  danger 
from  the  Indians  they  had  fled  to  the  stockade  or  fort  (afterwards 
called  Ft.  Harmer).  This  now  historic  spot  was  the  place  of  her 
birth. 

Again  in  1800  Ebenezer  Ayers  removed,  and  became  a  second  time 
a  pioneer,  from  Ohio  to  Louisiana  Territory,  as  heretofore  noted. 

There  he  made  a  home  described  in  an  early  history  of  Missouri, 
by  Kev.  Mint,  as  follows : 

"He  built  the  first  horse-mill  in  that  region  of  the  country,  and 
was  a  large  fruit  grower  and  made  butter  and  cheese.  He  lived  in 
a  large  red  house  in  which  the  first  Protestant  sermon  in  the  "Point 
was  preached."  In  1804  he,  James  Flaugherty  and  John  Woods 
were  appointed  Justices  of  the  Peace  for  St.  Charles  District,  being 
the  first  appointed  under  the  American  Government/' 

Mr.  Ayers  had  four  children,  one  son  and  three  daughters,  Eliza, 
Emily  and  Eebecca.  Ebenezer  Davenport  Ayers  married  Louisiana 
Overall. 

"Eebecca  married  Anthony  C.  Parmer,  who  was  a  ranger  in  a 
company  commanded  by  Captain  James  Calloway.  Mr.  Parmer  was 
afterwards  elected  Sheriff  of  St.  Charles  County,  and  served  one 
term,  1818  to  1820.  He  had  a  good  education,  was  an  excellent 
scribe  and  taught  school." 

To  return  to  Ebenezer  Ayers,  the  father.  He  sent  his  eldest 
daughter,  Emily,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  to  St.  Louis  to  school, 
where  she  boarded  in  the  family  of  Mrs.  Manuel  Macomb,  1803-4, 
and  was  a  witness  to  the  now  historical  ceremonies  attending  the 
surrender  of  Louisiana  Territory  by  the  Spanish  and  French  to  the 
United  States  Government,  on  March  10,  1804,  by  purchase,  of 
President  Jefferson  from  Napoleon  Bonaparte. 

"Thus  on  March  8,  1804,  Missouri  belonged  to  Spain,  on  the  9th 
to  France,  and  on  the  10th  to  the  United  States,"  when  with  banners 
flying  and  the  music  of  Hail  Columbia  and  Yankee  Doodle  and  the 


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thunders  of  the  cannon,  the  American  troops  marched  in  and  took 
possession.  St.  Louis  became  the  capital  of  the  new  Territory  of 
Upper  Louisiana,  the  Spanish  and  French  surrendering  all  claims. 

Ere  many  months  pass  the  Centennial  of  this  event  will  be  cele- 
brated in  grandeur  in  St.  Louis.  March  10,  180-1,  to  March  10, 
1902,  seems  a  long  period,  but  as  these  lines  are  penned  I  recall  that 
the  memory  of  Mrs.  Emily  Avers  Stewart  is  vividly  recalled  by  her 
friends  and  neighbors  yet  residing  in  this  little  gem  city.  Her  wit, 
her  repartee,  her  ability  to  quiz  one  upon  religious  opinions  and 
professions,  for  this  was  her  chief  theme  and  motive,  and  the  reading 
of  religions  literature,  first  of  all  the  Bible,  was  the  occupation  of 
her  every  leisure  moment,  with  regular  daily  visitations  to  those  in 
need  of  her  ministrations. 

In  July,  1879,  she  fell  asleep  joyfully,  with  these  words:  "What 
is  death  but  the  gate  to  endless  joys,"  and  her  grave  is  beside  her 
kindred  in  the  little  cemetery  on  the  hillside  near  the  old  home 
places  of  1834-5. 

On  May  12,  1899,  her  only  son,  Joseph  Buff  on  Stewart,  passed  in- 
to the  "Great  Beyond,"  as  he  spoke  of  the  future  life. 

Thus  his  sister,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Walker,  was  left  alone  of  all  this  good- 
ly company  at  the  age  of  nearly  four  score  years. 

The  children  of  Ebenezer  D.  Avers,  her  first  cousins,  are  yet  liv- 
ing, and  have  found  homes  in  California  and  elsewhere  nearer.  Of 
the  five  sons  three,  Erank,  Samuel  and  Lycurgus,  possibly  too,  Eben- 
ezer and  Marion  (the  writer  is  not  definitely  informed),  were  sol- 
diers of  the  Civil  War.  The  one  daughter,  Gertrude,  is  now  Mrs. 
kelson  Burch  of  Los  Angeles,  California. 

A  LETTER  TO  MRS.  J.  C.  WALKER,  FT.  MADISOX,  IA. 

381  Harvard  St.,  Cambridge,  Mass., 

October  10th,  1888. 
My  Dear  Sister: — I  remember  that  this  is  the  fiftieth  anniversary 
of  your  marriage,  and,  although  circumstances  are  not  as  favorable 
as  we  hoped  a  few  months  ago  they  would  be,  there  is  yet  much  to 
be  thankful  for. 

I  hope  Dr.  Walker  continues  to  improve  in  his  general  health,  and 
that  the  recollection  of  the  past  fifty  years  of  wedded  life  to  you  both 
finds  little  to  regret  and  much  to  be  thankful  for.    Three  of  your 


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children,  who  delight  to  honor  you,  will,  as  they  have  done  in  the 
past,  do  all  in  their  power  to  make  the  increasing  years  weigh  lightly 
upon  you. 

Your  many  kind  deeds  done  and  personal  sacrifices  made  for 
others  have  brought  many  grateful  acknowledgements,  but  the  great- 
er reward  will  come  in  the  "Great  Beyond."  Our  lives  from  child- 
hood have  been  very  much  united,  and  our  perfect  harmony  has  been 
the  pleasantest  recollection  of  my  life. 

Eemember  me  most  gratefully  to  Dr.  Walker,  whose  kindness  to 
and  trusting  confidence  in  me  have  always  been  highly  appreciated. 

Affectionately  your  brother, 

J.  B.  Stewart. 

The  six  children  of  Joel  C.  Walker  were  as  follows: 

1929.  James  Douglas  Walker;  d.  in  infancy. 

1930.  Emily  Stewart  Walker;  m.  Eev.  George  D.  Stewart.  4 

children  +. 

1931.  Margaret  Armstrong  Walker;  resides  in  Ft.  Madison,  la. 

1932.  Chalmers  Walker;  d.  in  infancy. 

1933.  Helen  Walker;  d.  in  infancy. 

1934.  Buffon  Stewart  Walker;  b.  May  29,  1857;  m.  Mary 

Young.   1  child.   Their  home  is  in  Des  Moines,  la.  + 

EMILY  STEWAET  Walker  (1930) ;  m.  Eev.  George  D.  Stewart 
in  1864.  He  was  b.  Dec.  30,  1826,  in  Montgomery  County,  Pa. ;  son 
of  Ardenne  Stewart  of  Philadelphia,  who  was  treasurer  of  Montgom- 
ery County  and  lived  to  be  77  years  old,  m.  Eliza  Dillon.  Dr.  Stew- 
art is  a  graduate  of  Lafayette  College,  also  took  a  theological  course 
at  Princeton;  graduated  from  there  in  1849;  came  to  Lee  County, 
la.,  in  1859.  His  labors  in  the  ministry  beginning  about  this  time 
have  continued  up  to  the  present  (1902) .  He  has  been  a  worthy  pas- 
tor and  wise  manager  of  the  business  affairs  of  the  various  churches 
over  which  he  has  been  called  to  preside,  and  has  been  prominent  in 
all  matters  tending  to  the  welfare  of  the  community  morally,  socially 
and  religiously,  and  is  the  center  of  a  large  circle  of  friends  who 
comprise  the  city  of  Ft.  Madison,  which  has  been  his  home  for  up- 
wards of  twenty-five  years.    4  children,  viz: 

1935.  George  B.  Stewart;  m.  Adele  Kretsinger.   2  children  +. 

1936.  Helen  W.  Stewart;  d.  in  early  childhood. 


Margaret  Armstrong  Walker  axd  Her  Mother, 
Mrs.  J.  C.  Walker. 


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1937.  Anna  Stewart. 

1938.  Miriam  Stewart. 

GEOEGE  B.  Stewart  (1935)  and  wife,  Adele,  had  2  children,  viz : 
1935a.    Son:  d.  young. 
1935b.    Alan  K.  Stewart. 

BUFFOS  STEWART  Walker  (1934)  and  wife,  Mary,  had  1 
son,  viz: 

1839.    Stewart  Young  Walker;  b.  1888. 

JOHN  GRAHAM  Walker5  (1829)  (Joel4,  Joseph3,  Samuel2, 
John1)  :  b.  in  Springfield,  0.,  July  3,  1813.  He  was  one  of  a  re- 
markable family  of  ten  children,  all  of  whom  lived  to  a  ripe  old  age, 
one  sister  being  96  years  old  at  her  death,  another  86  and  the  most  of 
them  not  less  than  80.  jSTine  of  the  brothers  and  sisters  came  west  and 
settled  in  the  then  Territory  of  Iowa  in  the  fall  of  1837,  where  they 
joined  their  brother,  Dr.  Joel  Calvin  Walker,  who  had  settled  at  Ft. 
Madison,  la.,  earl  yin  the  year  1835,  where  he  continued  to  reside  un- 
til his  death.  J ohn  Graham  spent  the  most  of  his  life  as  a  merchant. 
He  was  deputy  collector  of  internal  revenue  for  the  1st  Iowa  district 
during  the  administration  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  of  whom  he  was  a 
profound  admirer.  Unlike  the  other  brothers,  he  was  in  early  life 
a  Whig,  bnt  being  a  man  of  very  profound  convictions,  soon  allied 
himself  with  the  Free  Soil  party  and  voted  for  J.  G.  Burney  for 
president.  Upon  the  organization  of  the  Republican  party  he  saw  the 
opportunity  of  forcing  the  anti-slavery  issue  and  became  an  earnest 
and  enthusiastic  republican,  always  supporting  that  parry  in  every 
national  contest,  except  in  1868,  when  he  supported  Horace  Greeley, 
for  whom  he  always  had  a  sincere  admiration,  instead  of  General 
Grant. 

He  served  with  distinction  in  the  civil  war,  being  a  captain  in  the 
9th  U.  S.  Regulars.  In  the  home  of  Thomas  Armstrong,  his  uncle 
and  her  step-father,  May  8,  1838,  he  was  married  to  Sophia  Mather 
Page,  whose  death  occurred  in  Kendrick,  Idaho,  in  September,  1892. 

Mr.  Walker  was  a  gentleman  of  the  old  school,  always  tolerant, 
gentle,  kind,  sympathetic,  just  and  honorable.  He  died,  the  last  of 
his  generation,  at  the  home  of  James  M.  Pearce,  in  Kendrick,  Latah 
County,  Idaho,  Tuesday,  February  4,  1896,  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  82 


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years.   "The  memory  of  the  just  is  blessed."   Their  only  child  was : 

1940.  George  Whitfield  Walker;  b.  March  8,  1839,  in  Bellefon- 
taine,  0.;  d.  Sept.  10,  1867,  at  Ft.  Ruby,  Nevada.  He 
was  acting  Captain  in  the  9th  Infantry,  IT.  S.  Regulars, 
at  the  time  of  his  death,  having  received  the  appointment 
to  the  regular  army  through  Hon.  Lyman  Trumbull  of 
Illinois,  his  mother's  own  cousin;  enlisted  in  the  2nd 
Iowa  Infantry  April,  1861,  on  President  Lincoln's  call 
for  750,000  men  and  3,000,000  more.  Soon  for  meritor- 
ious service  in  the  battle  of  Wilson's  Creek,  Mo.,  he  was 
promoted  to  a  2nd  Lieutenancy;  Feb.  19,  1862,  was  ap- 
pointed as  2nd  Lieutenant  in  the  9th  Infantry  Regulars, 
and  ordered  to  the  Presidio,  San  Francisco ;  promoted  to 
1st  Lieutenant  July  25,  1863;  was  in  command  at  Fort 
Ruby  when  his  death  occurred.  His  grave  is  in  the  mili- 
tary cemetery  at  that  place. 


JOEL  WALKER  CAMPBELL  (1873). 

His  life,  though  short,  was  one  of  unusual  heroism.  In  the  sum- 
mer of  1850  when  the  cholera  was  raging  in  the  West  and  in  the 
vicinity  of  Ft.  Madison,  patients  fleeing  from  the  contagion  were 
left  off  from  boats  on  their  way  from  St.  Louis.  At  this  time  Walker 
Campbell  and  a  young  friend  volunteered  their  services  as  nurses  for 
the  sick  and  dying  strangers  at  the  hotel.  Owing  to  this  exposure 
and  to  the  prostration  of  the  very  hot  weather  this  frail  young  man 
succumbed  to  disease  and  was  soon  called  to  a  higher  life. 

It  is  with  a  blessed  and  joyous  hope  that  his  memory  is  cherished 
by  those  who  knew  him,  for  he  had  before  this  last  great  heroism 
been  identified  with  other  good  works,  being  librarian  of  the  Sabbath 
School,  and  a  faithful  attendant  always  upon  Sabbath  services.  To 
his  memory  and  that  of  her  son,  William  C.  Turk,  his  sister  Kath- 
erine  Gilbert  caused  a  window  to  be  placed  in  the  new  Presbyterian 
church  in  Ft.  Madison,  la.,  in  1885.  One  panel  of  which  represents 
Christ  raising  the  son  of  the  widow  of  Nam  from  the  dead,  and  a  cor- 
responding Gothic  panel  represents  Jacob's  dream.  Mrs.  Gilbert's 
son,  William  C.  Turk,  was  born  in  Council  Bluffs,  la.,  October  8, 
1859 ;  was  educated  at  Poughkeepsie  Military  Academy  until  1873, 
when  he  went  to  Vevay,  Switzerland.    From  there  he  graduated  to 


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Stuttgart,  where  he  spent  three  years,  and  returned  to  New  York  in 
1878 ;  spent  one  year  in  Hot  Springs ;  returned  to  New  York  in  1879, 
and  for  a  short  time  was  in  H.  B.  Claflin's  store.  When  the  Pacific 
Railway  Improvement  Company  started,  he  left  Claflin's  and  went 
with  his  uncle,  Major  Adamson,  and  since  then  had  been  either  under 
Mr.  McLaughlin  on  the  preliminary  survey  or  employed  in  the  office 
at  Fort  Worth.  He  was  taken  sick  with  typhoid  fever  and  carried 
to  Weatherford,  where  he  died  on  June  21,  1880.  His  genial  dis- 
position, integrity  of  character  and  business  habits  won  the  admira- 
tion of  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact,  and  friendship  once  form- 
ed between  him  and  another  remained  for  all  time.  His  death  is 
doubly  sad,  coming  as  it  did  when  he  had  scarce  passed  the  thresh- 
hold  of  manhood,  with  brilliant  prospects  for  the  future  to  render 
his  life  dear  to  himself  and  friends. 

A  LETTER  FROM  JOEL  C.  WALKER  TO  HIS  BROTHER, 
JOHX  G.  WALKER. 

Fort  Madison,  Ia.,  Nov.  17,  1886. 
Bear  Brother: — I  left  home  for  Ohio  on  the  6th  of  June;  went 
direct  to  Springfield.  It  is  a  large  city  spread  over  much  ground. 
I  found  many  spots  that  I  recognized ;  the  greatest  charm  was  a  long 
mill-run  and  its  original  swamps.  The  creek  is  arched  over  for  over 
a  mile  in  length;  all  the  railways  are  laid  down  in  this  valley;  the 
main  depots  are  near  Limestone  Street,  two  blocks  south  of  where 
the  Buckeye  House  was,  now  corner  of  Main  and  Limestone  Streets, 
the  roads  all  run  through  the  cifyr  from  Mad  River  east  to  six  blocks 
east  of  Limestone  Street — splits  the  city  in  two.  The  greater  part 
of  the  residences  are  on  the  highlands  south  of  Mill  Run  and  north 
of  Buck  Creek;  the  factories  are  all  on  the  flats  of  both  creeks  from 
two  to  three  miles  apart.  I  went  from  Springfield  to  Washington 
Co.  H.,  35  miles,  by  a  new  railway.  This  old  town  has  grown  to  be 
a  city  of  8000  people;  they  have  their  cross  railways  through  the 
town.  From  there  I  went  to  Mt.  Sterling,  by  a  new  railway  from 
Columbus  to  Cincinnati,  16  miles.  I  got  to  Mt.  Sterling  at  9  A.  M., 
in  the  midst  of  a  heavy  rain.  I  found  Isaac  Moore  and  John  Aber- 
nathy  living  there.  Isaac  Moore  is  80  years  of  age;  Abematlry,  73. 
Mt.  Sterling  will  make  a  good  town  since  they  have  got  a  good  road, 
16  miles,  to  Washington;  same  to  London;  20  to  Circleville;  no  other 

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towns  near.  The  whole  country  is  greatly  changed ;  the  greater  part 
of  the  timber  is  cut  off  and  the  land  cultivated  in  tame  grass,  corn 
and  wheat;  the  dwelling  houses  on  the  farms  are  comfortable,  but 
cheap.   I  saw  but  three  old  houses  on  farms  in  our  old  neighborhood. 

Arthur  Gregory's  old  tavern  still  looks  like  it  did  50  years  ago. 
One  on  the  old  North  farm  and  Shriner  Pancoast's  farm  house  near 
Waterloo.  The  country  from  Mt.  Sterling  to  Waterloo  is  the  best 
situated,  and  in  the  best  repair.  I  found  a  turnpike  road  runs  nearly 
over  the  old  wagon  road,  only  the  crooks  straight-lined;  it  passes 
east  only  a  few  feet  of  our  old  house.  The  timber  along  the  road  is 
nearly  all  cut  off  and  the  land  was  nearly  all  in  wheat.  By  choosing 
the  uplands  they  raise  first-rate  wheat.  I  got  a  horse  and  buggy — 
went  down  as  far  as  Waterloo,  took  the  Washington  pike,  went  west 
to  the  North  fork,  miles  below  our  old  residence;  the  old  road 
fenced  up.  I  found  a  road  by  going  through  these  gates  for  one 
mile.  I  found  the  old  place ;  the  dwelling  house  is  gone.  I  found  a 
cabin  east  of  the  house;  a  road  Irom  there  to  the  old  pasture;  the 
pasture  and  the  fields  below  the  pasture  had  not  been  changed.  It 
brought  to  my  mind  60  years  ago  when  I  first  went  to  the  old  place. 
Some  800  acres,  embracing  the  old  farm,  belongs  to  one  of  the  heirs 
of  John  (or  Jobe)  Tilton;  they  each  sold  out  on  their  mother's  death. 
The  remainder  has  been  sold  and  improved ;  the  brush  has  grown  up 
among  the  trees  and  is  very  heavy  since  the  fire  is  kept  out.  The  up- 
per half  of  the  pasture  has  been  sold  to  outside  parties  and  is  now 
improved.  The  railway  crosses  the  North  fork  near  where  old  Bat- 
teal  Harrison's  farm  joined  our  land;  a  small  town  and  railway  sta- 
tion in  the  creek  bank  called  Madison  Mills.  That  whole  country, 
after  you  leave  the  rolling  land  along  the  creeks,  is  very  low  and  flat. 
I  see  in  traveling  over  it,  ditching  and  tilling  of  the  land.  The  cuts 
and  embankments  for  the  railroad  are  very  low.  It  is  not  as  desira- 
ble a  country  as  I  thought  is  was — after  an  absence  of  fifty  years. 

It  is  not  now  a  healthy  country,  after  all  the  improvements.  A 
few  years  ago  they  had  a  boom  in  lands ;  the  whole  country  was  badly 
in  debt;  a  crisis  came  and  they  nearly  all  were  broken  up.  Land 
will  not  sell  for  one-half  that  it  did  15  years  ago;  in  fact  there  has 
been  no  sale  for  land. 

It  rained  nearly  all  the  time  I  was  in  Ohio.  I  was  very  unwell. 
********  j  ^id  noj-  g0  t0  Circleville,  as  I  learned 
that  nearly  all  of  my  old  friends  were  dead;  among  them  Henry 


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Hedge,  Yoah  Greeg  and  many  others.  I  was  very  sorry  I  could  not 
make  out  a  longer  stay.  I  did  not  get  over  my  attack  until  the  first 
of  October.  Since  then  I  have  got  quite  well  and  feel  better  every- 
day. Your  brother, 

Joel  C.  Walker. 

ANOTHER  LETTER  WRITTEN  BY  JOEL  WALKER. 

Duee's  Fork.  F.  County,  Ohio,  April  24=,  1S33. 

My  Dear  Son: — We  have  been  looking  for  a  visit  from  you  for 
some  time,  but  are  now  disappointed.  Your  letter  to  your  brother, 
J.  C,  of  the  11th  of  this  month  informed  us  you  cannot  come,  but 
are  glad  to  hear  you  are  well.  Myself,  your  mother,  brothers  and 
sisters  and  their  children  are  all  in  usual  health.  Family  affairs 
among  us :  Mary  Ann  is  in  Circleville ;  Joseph  Olds  came  for  her. 
Samuel  and  Joel  have  commenced  farming  at  home:  will  work  12  or 
15  acres  of  the  Gregory  farm.  Armstrong  is  living  on  my  place; 
will  vrork  it  and  some  of  Gregory's  also.  Our  country  is  improving 
fast.  We  have  a  fine  appearance  of  fruit;  apple  and  cherry  trees  are 
in  full  bloom.  J.  C.  received  a  letter  from  J.  M.  Walker,  dated 
Knightstown,  Tenn.,  March  20.  He  gives  a  full  account  of  our  rela- 
tions there,  the  death  of  his  brothers  and  his  pursuit  in  business.  He 
has  procured  Revolutionary  land  warrants  to  the  amount  of  16  or 
20,000  acres.  He  will  be  on  here  in  the  course  of  next  month,  I  ex- 
pect, to  dispose  of  them.  I  had  a  visit  from  a  Mr.  John  Bowyer,  who 
formerly  lived  in  Lewisburg,  Ya.  He  owns  a  good  deal  of  land  in 
Union  and  Logan  counties.  He  will  be  on  here  this  month  to  see 
them,  and  lay  out  a  farm  on  old  Mr.  Yarwood's  place.  He  purchased 
it  last  winter.  He  wants  me  to  go  with  him  to  do  it.  If  so,  I  will  go 
and  see  you.  He  also  wants  us  to  go  to  Yirginia  to  aid  him  and  Mr. 
Thomason  to  search  and  find  the  land  I  sold  a  Mr.  Melvan  some 
years  ago,  as  they  own  it  now.  YYhen  he,  Bowyer,  was  here  in  the 
winter,  he  agreed  to  undertake  to  collect  our  claim  off  Steele.  I  have 
not  heard  what  he  did :  he  said  he  would  write  me  what  he  could  do 
with  him,  but  am  in  hopes  to  see  him  myself  shortly.  I  want  you  to 
ask  Uncle  Thomas  if  he  has  got  his  papers  in  the  case  of  his  father's 
estate ;  I  shall  want  them  this  spring,  as  I  want  to  see  an  end  to  the 
business.   And  now  a  few  words  to  you,  and  I  am  done. 

I  hope  you  have  been  faithful  and  careful  in  the  business  of  your 
uncle;  do  him  justice  in  all  things  and  your  customers  the  same; 


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support  a  good  name  by  both  parties.  Mother  sends  her  compliments 
to  you  all ;  I  send  the  same.  Give  mine  to  uncle ;  tell  him  to  come  and 
see  us.   I  must  bid  you  farewell.   Yours  affectionately, 

Joel  Walker. 

To  John  Walker,  Esq., 

Bellefontaine,  Logan  County,  Ohio. 

DEED  PROM  WILLIAM  TAYLOR  AND  OTHERS  TO 
SAMUEL  WALKER,  JR. 

This  Indenture,  made  the  first  day  of  July  in  the  year  of  our 
Lord  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and  ninety-four,  between  William 
Taylor  and  Jean  his  wife  and  John  Walker  of  Rockbridge  County 
and  Elizabeth  Walker  and  Joel  Walker  of  Bath  County,  all  of  the 
State  of  Virginia  of  the  one  part,  and  Samuel  Walker,  Jr.,  of  Rock- 
bridge County  and  state  aforesaid  of  the  other  part,  Witnesseth  : 

Whereas,  Samuel  Walker,  Sr.,  late  of  the  County  of  Rockbridge, 
Virginia,  died  seized  and  possessed  of  nine  hundred  and  thirty  acres 
of  land  lying  and  being  in  the  county  and  state  aforesaid  intestate, 
being  the  aforesaid  William  Taylor  and  Jean  his  wife,  John  Walker, 
Elizabeth  Walker  and  Joel  W alker,  with  others  his  heirs  at  law. 

And  Whereas,  it  appears  that  the  said  Samuel  Walker,  Sr.,  in  his 
life  time  covenanted  to  convey  the  aforesaid  premises  to  the  said 
Samuel  Walker,  Jr.,  in  consideration  thereof,  and  also  for  the  fur- 
ther consideration  of  five  shillings  in  hand  paid  by  the  said  Samuel 
Walker,  J r.,  the  receipt  whereof  is  hereby  acknowledged,  have  grant- 
ed, bargained  and  sold,  aliened  and  confirmed,  and  by  these  presents 
do  grant,  bargain,  sell,  alien  and  confirm  unto  the  said  Samuel 
Walker,  Jr.,  his  heirs  or  assigns  forever,  all  their  right,  interest  and 
title  in  and  to  the  premises  aforesaid,  tying  on  both  sides  of  Cedar 
Creek,  a  branch  of  James  River,  and  bounded  as  f olloweth,  to-wit : 

Beginning  at  a  hickory  and  poplar  on  a  hill  side,  corner  to  the  land 
in  possession  of  John  and  Henry  Ewins,  thence  with  their  lines,  Will- 
iam Taylor's  and  John  Walker's  line  north  sixty-six  degrees,  east 
three  hundred  and  forty  poles  crossing  the  Middle  Run,  Meadow  Run 
and  Cedar  Creek  to  two  white  oaks  near  the  line  of  Joseph  Walker's 
land,  thence  north  twenty-five  degrees,  west  two  hundred  and  forty 
poles  to  two  red  oaks  corner  to  the  land  of  Aaron  Rodlinson,  thence 
west  one  hundred  and  thirty-two  poles  to  two  pines  by  a  branch, 


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thence  north  forty-seven  degrees  west  sixty  poles  to  three  red  oaks 
near  Cedar  Creek,  thence  south  fifty  degrees  west  one  hundred  and 
ninety  poles  crossing  said  creek  to  three  black  oak  saplings,  thence 
west  sixty-two  poles  to  two  chestnut  oaks  on  the  side  of  a  ridge, 
thence  southwest  one  hundred  and  thirty  poles  to  a  chestnut  and 
chestnut  oak,  thence  south  twelve  degrees,  west  one  hundred  poles  to 
two  black  oaks  near  a  branch,  thence  south  sixty  degrees,  east  one 
hundred  and  seventy  poles  crossing  the  branch  to  a  poplar  and  hick- 
ory near  said  branch,  corner  to  the  land  of  said  Ewins  and  with  their 
lines  north  sixty-seven  degrees  east  one  hundred  and  twelve  poles 
crossing  a  branch  to  two  chestnut  oaks  and  red  oak,  thence  south 
fifty-eight  degrees  east  fifty-three  poles  to  the  beginning.  To  have 
and  to  hold  the  said  tract  or  parcel  of  land  with  all  its  appurtenances 
to  the  said  Samuel  Walker,  Jr.,  and  his  heirs  and  assigns  to  the  sole 
use  and  behoof  of  him  the  said  Samuel  Walker  his  heirs  and  assigns 
forever,  and  the  said  William  Taylor  and  Jean  his  wife,  John  YvTalker, 
Elizabeth  Walker  and  Joel  Walker  for  themselves  and  their  heirs  do 
covenant  with  the  said  Samuel  Walker  and  his  heirs  and  assigns  that 
they  the  said  William  Taylor  and  Jean  his  wife,  John  Walker,  Eliza- 
beth Walker  and  Joel  Walker  and  their  heirs  the  said  tract  or  parcel 
of  land  with  its  appurtenances  to  the  said  Samuel  Walker,  Jr.,  and 
to  his  heirs  and  assigns  against  us  and  our  heirs  will  forever  warrant 
and  defend. 

In  Witness  Whereof,  we  have  hereunto  set  our  hands  and  seals,  the 
day  and  date  first  above  written. 

Signed,  sealed  and  acknowledged  in  presence  of : 


State  of  Virginia, 

In  Rockbridge  County  Court  Clerk's  Office. 

I,  A.  T.  Shields,  Clerk  cf  the  County  Court  for  the  county  afore- 
said in  the  State  of  Virginia,  do  certify  that  the  foregoing  is  .a  copy 
of  a  deed  from  William  Taylor  and  others  to  Samuel  Walker,  Jr., 
without  the  certificates  of  admission  to  record. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  4th  day  of  August,  1794. 


Wm.  Tatlor, 
Jane  Taylor, 
John  Walker, 


(L.  S.} 
(L.  S.) 
(L.  S.) 
(L.  S.) 
(L.  S.) 


Elizabeth  Walker, 
Joel  Walker, 


A.  T.  Shields,  Clerk. 


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CONCLUSION"  OF  THE  HISTORY  OF  THE  FAMILY  OF 
JOEL  WALKER  OF  OHIO. 

To  close  the  record  of  my  grandfather's  family  without  a  few  lines 
upon  the  social  life  of  these  families  would  be  an  injustice  to  them 
and  to  the  community  in  which  they  lived.  West  Point  and  Birming- 
ham were  mere  villages  and  Ft.  Madison  not  very  much  larger,  but 
being  on  the  river  and  convenient  to  Keokuk  and  Burlington,  was  a 
central  point  and  the  initial  spot  from  whence  they  emerged  after 
reaching  Iowa.  It  was  also  the  center  of  attraction  socially.  The 
cottage  home,  corner  of  Cedar  and  Third  Streets,  was  ever  open  to 
welcome  the  young  neices  and  nephews.  Time  would  fail  one  to  de- 
scribe the  persons  and  the  occasions  but  mention  may  be  made  of  one 
incident,  that  of  the  opening  of  the  large  McConn  mill,  which  is  well 
remembered  by  many  now  living  as  a  social  event  of  great  magnitude 
and  interest.  The  lower  floor  being  used  as  the  banquet  room,  the 
second  and  third  floors  for  dancing  and  the  roof  for  promenade.  The 
grand  march  was  led  by  Devore  Parmer  and  Miss  Elizabeth  Camp- 
bell, followed  by  J.  B.  Stewart  and  Miss  Ann  Gregory.  In  a  house 
not  far  from  this  scene  of  gaiety  were  two  women  watchers  beside  the 
bed  of  a  dying  child,  and  to  this  day  a  little  grave  marks  the  date  of 
both  events. 

To  return  to  my  description  of  the  little  cottage  home,  one  of  the 
chief  attractions  of  which  was  the  beautiful  and  well  kept  garden 
with  its  wealth  of  vines  and  trees  and  flowering  shrubs,  where  lived 
and  sang  every  bird  common  to  this  locality,  thus  lending  an  ineffa- 
ble charm  to  this  the  home  of  my  childhood.  The  beauty  of  this  gar- 
den which  adorned  the  early  home  of  my  family  will  ever  live  in  the 
memory  of  those  whose  good  fortune  it  has  been  to  rest  in  the  shade 
of  its  abundant  foliage  and  drink  in  the  fragrance  of  its  sweet  per- 
fumes. To  the  careful  hand  and  loving  heart  of  the  wife  of  Dr. 
Walker  do  we  owe  what  help  or  inspiration  we  have  received  from 
the  associations  of  this  quiet  peaceful  home.  The  words  of  J onathan 
Edwards  which  I  quote  seem  to  fitly  describe  the  life  and  influence 
of  this  good  woman. 

"The  soul  of  a  true  Christian  appears  like  such  a  little  white 
flower  as  we  see  in  the  spring  of  the  year,  low  and  humble  on  the 
ground,  opening  its  bosom  to  receive  the  pleasant  beams  of  the  sun's 
glory,  rejoicing  as  it  were  in  a  calm  rapture,  diffusing  around  a  sweet 


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fragrance,  standing  peacefully  and  lovingly  in  the  midst  of  other 
flowers  round  about,  all  in  like  manner  opening  their  bosoms  to  drink 
in  the  light  of  the  sun.*' 

Margaret  Armstrong  Walker. 

I  am  indebted  to  Miss  Margaret  A.  Walker,  of  Ft.  Madison,  la., 
for  most  of  the  data  relating  to  the  family  of  Joel  Walker. 


ALEXANDER  Walker2  (11)  (John1):  son  of  emigrant  John 
Walker;  b.  May  19,  1716;  m.  Jane  Hammer  (or  Hummer)  Jan.  8, 
1747.  He  d.  in  Rockbridge  County,  Va.,  in  1784  or  1785.  His  wife 
d.  in  Woodford  County,  Ky.,  in  1798.  He  was  present  at  the  ordi- 
nation of  Eev.  Samuel  Cummings,  April  17,  1766.  He  served  in  the 
Colonial  War. 

See  Virginia  Historical  Magazine,  Vol.  Till,  Xo.  3,  Page  278-9 : 

John  Buchanan,  Captain ;  Will  Evans,  Lieutenant ;  Joseph  Cotton, 
Ensign;  John  Mitchell,  Sergeant.    Augusta  County,  Va.,  1742. 

Alexander  Walker,  Charles  Hays, 

John  Walker,  Andrew  Martin, 

J oseph  Walker,  Samuel  Walker, 

Charles  Campbell,  John  Gray, 

John  Moor,  Samuel  Cray, 

Matthew  Lyle,  Thomas  McSpeden, 
William  Armstrong  and  others. 

The  above  was  taken  from  the  collection  of  Mss.  left  by  Dr.  Lyman 
Draper  to  the  Historical  Society  of  Wisconsin. 

The  State  Archives  of  Pennsylvania,  2nd  Series,  Vol.  14,  State 
Dept.  Library  1775-1783,  has  the  following: 

The  Associated  Battles  and  Militia  of  the  Revolution,  July  12, 
1776. 

J ames  McDowell,  Captain  of  a  West  Nottingham  Company.  Pri- 
vates :  Alexander  Walker,  John  Walker,  Matthew  Walker. 

East  Nottingham  Company — Alexander  Walker,  2nd  Lieutenant. 
Privates :  Andrew  Walker,  John  Walker,  Willie  Eutherford. 

Eleven  children,  viz : 

1941.    John  Walker;  b.  Xov.  1,  1847;  m.  (1)  Margaret  Hudson, 
then  Margaret  Kelso  +. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


1942.  William  Walker;  b.  Aug.  8,  1749;  m.  Jane  Walker,  No. 

3537  +. 

1943.  James  Walker;  b.  June  29,  1751;  m.  Margaret  (Peggy) 

Gray  +. 

1944.  Ann  Walker;  b.  March  22,  1754.    She  m.  her  cousin, 

James  Walker  +. 

1945.  Alexander  Walker;  b.  Oct.  28,  1756;  d.  Aug.  18,  1764. 

1946.  Joseph  Walker;  b.  July  16,  1760;  d.  Sept.  2,  1763. 

1947.  David  Walker;  b.  March  7,  1763;  m.  Jane  Holmes  +. 

1948.  Alexander  Walker  (the  second);  b.  July  12,  1765;  m. 

Mary  Magdelene  Harmon  +. 

1949.  Jane  Walker;  b.  Jan.  6,  1768;  m.  Andrew  McMahan  +. 

1950.  Joseph  Walker  (the  second);  b.  March  14,  1773  (or 

1771) ;  m.  Katherine  Kelso  +. 

1951.  Catherine  Walker;  b.  Feb.  4,  1775;  m.  Samuel  Taylor  +. 

JOHN  Walker3  (1941)  (Alexander2,  John1);  b.  Nov.  1,  1747, 
in  Rockbridge  County,  Va.,  and  always  lived  there;  m.  (1)  Margaret 
Hudson  Aug.  12,  1771,  dau.  of  Hugh  and  Elizabeth  Rutherford 
Hudson,  who  came  to  America  and  settled  in  Maryland.  Elizabeth 
was  a  dau.  of  James  and  Margaret  McMahon  Rutherford,  from 
whom  is  descended  Col.  Wm.  Patterson  of  Keokuk,  la.,  and  this 
James  Rutherford  was  a  brother  of  Katherine,  who  m.  J ohn  Walker, 
the  emigrant.  Margaret  Walker  d.  Oct.  21,  1782.  He  then  m.  Mar- 
garet Kelso  July  3,  1783.  She  d.  Aug.  15,  1818  and  was  buried  in 
the  graveyard  on  the  hill.  He  d.  Jan.  16,  1814.  He  served  in  the 
Revolution.  (See  State  Archives  of  Pennsylvania,  Vol.  14.)  The 
ten  children  were : 

1952.  Alexander  Walker;  m.  Nancy  Culton.   He  was  b.  July  19, 

1774  +. 

1953.  Jane  Walker;  m.  Joseph  Patterson  +. 

1954.  Margaret  Walker  (Peggy) ;  b.  June  4,  1776;  d.  Jan.  20, 

1827;  never  married. 

1955.  Mary  Walker;  b.  June  21,  1778;  m.  Walker  Stewart,  a 

relative.   No  children. 

1956.  Thomas  Hudson  Walker;  b.  Oct.  31,  1874;  m.  Elizabeth 

Culton  +. 

1957.  John  Kelso  Walker;  b.  Sept.  10,  1790 ;  m.  Elvira  Russell+ 

1958.  William  Walker;  b.  Sept.  28,  1794;  m.  his  cousin,  Lavina 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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Brown;  came  to  Kentucky;  studied  medicine  and  prac- 
ticed in  Tennessee  +. 

1959.  Elizabeth  Walker  (Betsey) ;  b.  Nov.  11,  1787;  m.  Hugh 

Stuart,  who  came  with  his  brother-in-law,  William 
Walker  to  Kentucky,  and  studied  medicine  and  practiced 
in  Tennessee.    4  children  +. 

1960.  James  Walker;  b.  Nov.  4,  1799;  d.  Dec.  1,  1802. 

1961.  Hugh  Kelso  Walker;  m.  Mrs.  Gaines  +. 

ALEXANDER  Walker  (1952)  and  his  wife  Nancy  had  7  chil- 
dren, viz  : 

1962.  John  Walker;  b.  Dec.  28,  1801;  lived  on  Walker's  Creek; 

was  a  member  of  the  New  Providence  Church;  m.  Isa- 
bella Culton  Oct.  28,  1830.  She  was  b.  Sept.  10,  1796 ; 
d.  July  20,  1844.    1  child  +. 

1963.  Nancy  Walker;  b.  Feb.  12,  1799;  m.  James  Walker,  son 

of  William  and  Mary  Walker.  He  was  an  elder  in  the 
Presbyterian  Church.  No  children. 

1964.  Margaret  Walker;  b.  Aug.  12,  1798;  d.  Dec.  19,  1870,  and 

was  buried  in  the  graveyard  on  the  hill ;  was  a  member  of 
New  Providence  Church;  m.  Joseph  Bell  in  1842.  She 
became  blind  some  years  before  her  death ;  d.  at  the  home 
of  her  brother  John. 

1965.  James  Walker;  b.  Oct.  15,  1808 ;  graduated  from  Washing- 

ton and  Lee  College,  1857;  studied  medicine  under  Dr. 
Hugh  Walker,  then  took  a  course  in  Philadelphia  Medi- 
cal College ;  d.  of  consumption  in  Dec,  1842,  after  prac- 
ticing only  a  short  time. 

1966.  Elizabeth  Walker;  b.  March  8,  1803 ;  never  married;  d.  at 

the  home  of  her  nephew,  William  Walker,  April,  1884. 

1967.  Mary  Walker;  m.  Joseph  Walker.   3  children  ~h 

1968.  Alexander  Walker;  m.  Hettie  Jane  Wallace.   5  children  + 

JOHN  Walker  (1962)  and  Isabella  Culton  had  1  child,  viz: 

ALEXANDER  STUART  Walker  (1969) ;  b.  July  10,  1832.  He 
was  married  to  Virginia  Clark  May  22,  1867.  He  was  a  volunteer 
in  the  Confederate  army  and  served  four  years ;  was  a  deacon  in  New- 
Providence  Church;  was  partially  blind  during  the  last  years  of  his 
life.   He  d.  May  15,  1897.   His  4  children  were : 


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1970.  John  Gilmer  Walker;  b.  Oct.  28,  1868. 

1971.  Eobert  Clark  Walker;  b.  Aug.  20,  1870. 

1972.  Lucy  Stuart  Walker;  b.  Oct.  25,  1872. 

1973.  Alexander  Culton  Walker  (Sandy) ;  b.  July  6,  1877. 

MARY  Walker5  (1967)  (Alexander4,  John3,  Alexander2,  John1) ; 
b.  Feb.  28,  1805;  m.  Joseph  Walker,  son  of  William  and  Mary 
Walker.   They  had  3  sons,  viz: 

1974.  Cyrus  Walker. 

1975.  William  Walker. 

1976.  James  Walker. 

ALEXANDER  Walker5  (1968)  (Alexander4,  John3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  b.  Nov.  28,  1810 ;  m.  Hettie  Jane  Wallace  April,  1842.  He 
d.  Sept.  23,  1850;  buried  in  graveyard  on  the  hill  in  front  of  his 
home.   They  had  5  children  as  follows : 

1977.  Samuel  Walker;  b.  May  24,  1843.   He  entered  the  war  of 

the  secession  before  he  was  18 ;  served  4  years ;  was  called 
"the  soldier  boy"  by  his  regiment;  had  been  home  sick 
with  fever,  returned  on  Thursday,  and  was  shot  on  Sun- 
day in  the  last  engagement,  after  the  command  to  cease 
firing  had  been  given;  was  the  last  man  killed  in  that 
war. 

1978.  Bettie  Walker;  b.  Dec.  14,  1846;  drowned  in  Walker's 

Creek  Jan.  28,  1848. 

1979.  William  Walker;  b.  July  24,  1845 ;  not  married. 

1980.  Nannie  Walker;  b.  Sept.  1,  1848;  not  married. 

1981.  Margaret  Walker;  b.  April  4,  1850.   She  m.  Edmund  Pat- 

terson Oct.  26,  1881.    2  children,  viz : 

1982.  Ralph  Wallace  Patterson;  b.  Aug.  11,  1882. 

1983.  William  Walker  Patterson ;  b.  Feb.  23,  1892 ; 

was  drowned  in  Dec,  1894. 

JANE  Walker4  (1953)  (John3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Aug.  29, 
1772 ;  m.  July,  1791,  Joseph  Patterson.  He  was  a  Captain  of  a  Com- 
pany of  State  Militia  in  Kentucky.  She  d.  Dec.  21,  1810.  After  her 
death  he  m.  Ann  Linthacom,  and  they  had  1  child,  Parthula  Patter- 
son.  He  d.  in  Lee  County,  la.   9  children,  viz : 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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1984.  John  Patterson;  m.  Jane  Ramsey.   8  children  +. 

1985.  Jane  Patterson;  m.  Col.  Green  Casey.   5  children  +. 

1986.  Mary  Patterson;  m.  William  Stotts.    8  children  +. 

1987.  Isabella  Patterson;  m.  Alexander  Walker.    11  children  +. 

1988.  Elizabeth  Patterson;  m.  Mr.  Atkins.   2  children  +. 

1989.  Ann  Patterson;  m.  Thos.  Barnett,  (2)  Levi  Cantrell.  6 

children  +. 

1990.  William  Patterson  ;  m.  Eleanor  Johnson.   9  children  +. 

1991.  Nancy  Patterson;  m.  David  Walker.   12  children  +. 
Parthnla  Patterson;  m.  Elijah  Creel.   4  children  +. 

(Not  a  descendant  of  John  Walker,  therefore  not  num- 
bered.) 

JOHISr  Patterson5  (1984)  (Jane4,  John3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m. 
J ane  Ramsey,  and  had  the  f ollowing  8  children : 

1992.  Martha  Patterson. 

1993.  Joseph  Patterson. 

1994.  Margaret  Patterson. 

1995.  James  Patterson. 

1996.  Columbus  Patterson. 

1997.  Fancy  Patterson. 

1998.  Isabella  Patterson. 

1999.  Emily  Patterson. 

JANE  Patterson5  (1985)  (Jane4,  John3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b. 
in  Virginia  April  13,  1793;  d.  in  1852  in  Illinois;  m.  Green  Casey, 
the  first  male  child  b.  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  b.  in  1793.  He  was 
raised  in  Kentucky;  was  a  son  of  Colonel  William  Casey  (afterwards 
General)  and  his  wife  Erythusa' Montgomery.  Colonel  Casey  was  b. 
in  Virginia;  removed  to  Kentucky  in  1779.   6  children,  viz : 

2000.  John  Allen  Casey;  b.  in  Kentucky  Dec.  15,  1815;  d.  in 

Kansas,  1882 ;  m.  Mildred  Creel  July  1,  1847.  She  d. 
in  Iowa  in  1869  +. 

2001.  Margaret  Jane  Casey  ;  b.  in  Kentucky  Aug.  22,  1817  ;  d. 

in  Illinois  Nov.  10,  1851  +. 

2002.  Polly  Ann  Casey;  b.  in  Kentucky,  1820;  d.  in  Iowa,  1849. 

2003.  William  Patterson  Casey;  b.  in  Kentucky  Jan.  23,  1822; 

d.  in  Kansas  Jan.  3,  1892;  m.  Susan  Stockton.  Chil- 
dren +. 


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2004.  James  Green  Casey;  b.  1824;  d.  1840. 

2005.  Joseph  Montgomery  Casey;  b.  March  25,  1827;  d.  Feb.  9, 

1895;  m.  Sarah  Jane  (Ward)  Hollingsworth  July  12, 
1854.   She  was  b.  July  15,  1830,  in  Ohio.   5  children  +. 

JOHN  ALLEN  Casey  (2000)  and  his  wife  Mildred  Creel  were 
the  parents  of  5  children,  viz : 

2006.  Montgomery  Casey. 

2007.  Mary  Casey. 

2008.  Logan  Casey. 

2009.  George  Casey. 

2010.  Annie  Casey. 

MARGARET  J.  Casey  (2001)  and  Alfred  U.  Stone  were  m.  in 
1836.   He  was  b.  Jan.  4,  1818;  d.  x\pril  26,  1876.   8  children,  viz : 

2011.  Erythusa  Montgomery  Stone;  b.  1839;  m.  Samuel  Baker. 

He  was  b.  1829 ;  d.  1889.   9  children  +. 

2012.  Lucy  Jane  Stone;  b.  1841;  d.  1889;  m.  Arthur  Paulline. 

7  children  +. 

2013.  Clarinda  Ann  Stone;  b.  1843;  m.  1868,  John  H.  Myers. 

2  children  +. 

2014.  Mary  Louisa  Stone;  b.  1845;  m.  1864  to  George  Fisher. 

2  children  +. 

2015.  Laura  Allen  Stone ;  b.  1848 ;  m.  1893  to  Milton  Douglass, 

b.  1823.   No  children. 

2016.  John  Hardin  Stone;  b.  1849;  d.  1854. 

2017.  Janetty  Josephine  Stone;  b.  1850;  d.  1855. 

2018.  William  Alfred  Stone;  b.  1851;  d.  1851. 

ERYTHUSA  MONTGOMERY  Stone  (2011)  and  her  husband 
Samuel  Baker  had  9  children,  viz : 

2019.  Maggie  Baker. 

2020.  Clara  Baker. 

2021.  Will  Baker. 

2022.  Eva  Baker. 

2023.  Mary  Baker. 

2024.  George  Baker. 

2025.  Montgomery  Baker. 

2026.  Mina  Baker. 

2027.  Guy  Baker. 


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LUCY  J.  Stone  (2012)  and  her  husband  Arthur  Paulline  had  7 
children,  viz : 

2028.  Alfred  Paulline. 

2029.  Kate  Paulline. 

2030.  Died  young. 

2031.  Gertrude  Paulline. 

2032.  Edna  Brain  Paulline. 

2033.  Wannie  Paulline. 

CLARIKDA  A.  Stone  (2013)  and  her  husband  John  H.  Myers 
had  2  children,  viz : 

2034.  Alfred  Myrtle  Myers ;  b.  1871. 

2035.  John  Harry  Myers ;  b.  1873. 

MARY  L.  Stone  (2014)  and  her  husband  Geo.  Fisher  had  2  chil- 
dren, viz : 

203G.    Fred  Fisher;  b.  1869. 

2037.  Hattie  Fisher:  b.  1871. 

WILLIAM  P.  Casey  (2003)  ;  m.  Susan  Stockton,  and  had  several 
children : 

2038.  Robert  Casey. 

2039.  Inez  Casey. 

And  three  or  four  more. 

JOSEPH  MONTGOMERY  Casey  (2005)  ;  b.  March  25,  1827; 
m.  Sarah  Jane  (Ward)  Hollingsworth  July  12,  1854.  She  was  b. 
July  15,  1830,  in  Ohio,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Nancy  Ward.  He  was 
a  native  of  Adair  County,  Ky.,  of  an  old  influential  family  of  Irish 
extraction.  In  1836  the  family  moved  to  Sangamon  Count}7,  111.  His 
father  afterwards  sold  his  Illinois  property  and  went  to  Iowa,  which 
was  then  a  Territory,  taking  a  claim  near  what  is  now  West  Point, 
but  before  his  arrangements  could  be  completed  he  died,  leaving  his 
family  in  moderate  circumstances.  The  next  year  the  mother  went 
to  Iowa  with  her  family  and  settled  on  the  claim  procured  by  her 
husband.  Here  the  family  of  children  was  reared.  Judge  Casey, 
the  youngest,  being  only  11  years  old  at  this  time.  He  received  a 
good  education  at  the  public  schools  and  at  the  Academy  of  West 
Point.   At  the  age  of  17  years  he  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office 


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of  Judge  J.  F.  Pinney,  afterwards  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Iowa.  He  also  received  instructions  from  Cyrus  Walker  of  Illinois ; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  the  age  of  twenty.  He  held  the  office  of 
prosecuting  attorney  in  Keokuk  County,  Iowa,  for  six  years.  He  was 
elected  County  Judge  of  Keokuk  County  in  1859,  performing  the 
duties  of  that  office  satisfactorily  until  1861 ;  was  editor  of  the  Iowa 
Democrat,  also  Ft.  Madison  Plaindealer  several  years.  He  filled 
many  important  positions  after  going  to  Lee  County ;  was  twice  elect- 
ed mayor  of  Ft.  Madison ;  represented  his  district  in  the  lower  house 
of  the  Iowa  State  Legislature,  in  the  Eighteenth  General  Assembly ; 
was  elected  District  Judge  of  the  First  Judicial  District  of  Iowa  in 
1886,  in  1890,  and  again  in  1894,  having  just  entered  upon  his  third 
term ;  always  took  an  active  interest  in  educational  matters,  and  was 
for  four  years  president  of  the  school  board. 

Judge  Casey  was  a  man  among  men,  and  his  friends  were  num- 
bered only  by  the  limit  of  his  acquaintance.  He  was  big  hearted, 
kind  to  everyone,  pleasant  in  conversation  and  was  loved  by  all,  ever 
affable  and  obliging.  As  an  attorney  his  opinions  were  highly  valued. 
His  aim  has  always  been  to  put  forth  his  best  efforts  for  his  clients, 
and  was  ever  opposed  to  the  practice  of  dishonesty  or  deception  for 
the  winning  of  a  case,  when  is  could  not  be  won  on  its  merits.  In 
fact  he  was  a  man  of  principle.  As  a  judge  he  was  always  fair  and 
unbiased  in  his  opinions,  and  possessed  rare  legal  ability.  He  was 
probably  the  greatest  brain  worker  in  the  state  of  Iowa.  He  was  a 
deep  reasoner ;  in  argument  forcible  in  expression,  convincing  in  tone 
and  impressive  in  manner.  His  sudden  death  is  a  severe  loss  to  his 
family  and  friends,  the  constituency  of  his  district,  the  bar  of  the 
state  and  the  public  in  general.  The  action  of  the  court  here  in  ad- 
journment upon  the  receipt  of  the  intelligence  of  Judge  Casey's  death 
was  eminently  proper;  nothing  less  could  have  been  done  to  show 
proper  respect  for  this  just  Judge,  who  has  been  called  to  meet  his 
own  Judge.  His  fairness,  courtesy  and  ability  were  always  recog- 
nized by  the  Des  Moines  County  bar,  who  practiced  before  him,  and 
regret  at  his  death  is  general  and  sincere.  His  affable  and  courtly 
manner  charmed  all  who  came  within  his  influence,  and  it  will  be 
hard  to  name  one  who  can  satisfactorily  fill  the  high  station  from 
which  death  has  removed  him. — Taken  from  the  "Hawlceye" 

Five  children,  viz : 

2040.    Jennie  M.  Casey;  b.  1855;  d.  1857. 


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2041.  Sabert  M.  Casey:  b.  Aug.  28,  1858. 

2042.  Belle  V.  Casey;  b.  Dee.  14,  1860;  m.  William  Scott  Ham- 

ilton, b.  Feb.  2,  1857.    5  children  +. 

2043.  Joseph  Montgomery  Casey;  b.  Aug.  3,  1865;  m.  Sarah  Z. 

Johnson  Jan.  23,  1895.  He  was  b.  Sept.  16,  1871.  2 
children  +. 

2044.  Sarah  M.  Casey;  b.  Jan.  20,  1868. 

BELLE  Y.  Casey  (2042)  ;  m.  W.  S.  Hamilton,  an  attorney  of 
Lincoln,  Xeb.,  where  they  reside.    5  children,  viz : 

2045.  Bird  Euth  Hamilton;  b.  Dec.  15,  1878. 

2046.  M.  Casey  Hamilton;  b.  Aug.  19,  1884. 

2047.  John  Scott  Hamilton;  b.  Sept.  14,  1886. 

2048.  Sabert  Hamilton;  b.  Sept.  20,  1888. 

2049.  Sarah  Hamilton;  b.  April  19,  1899. 

JOSEPH  M.  Casey  (2043)  and  Sarah  Zillah  Johnson  had  2  chil- 
dren, viz : 

2050.  Joseph  Nelson  Casey;  b.  Nov.  8,  1896;  d.  Nov.  15,  1896. 

2051.  Eobert  Sabert  Casey;  b.  Jan.  11,  1898. 

MAEY  Patterson5  (1986)  (Jane4,  John3,  Alex.2,  John1)  (always 
called  Polly)  ;  b.  in  Wythe  County,  Ya.,  or  Rockbridge  County7, 
March  25,  1797;  d.  at  Keokuk,  la.,  July  6,  1869.  She  m.  William 
Stotts,  only  son  of  John  Stotts,  who  d.  at  Keokuk  June  13,  1888, 
aged  nearly  90  years;  was  Captain  or  Major  of  a  company  of  militia. 
His  daughter,  Mrs.  Clemens,  remembers  seeing  his  military  uniform. 
9  children,  viz: 

2052.  Lucinda  Jane  Stotts;  b.  in  Kentucky;  d.  in  Illinois,  aged 

18  years. 

2053.  Joseph  Patterson  Stotts;  b.  in  Kentucky.    2  children  +. 

2054.  Ann  Elizabeth  Stotts ;  m.  Mr.  Eiffley.    3  children  +. 

2055.  William  Thompson  Stotts.    5  children  +. 

2056.  Thomas  Stotts;  b.  in  Illinois;  d.  in  infancy. 

2057.  Mary  Eleanor  Stotts;  m.  Orion  Clemens.    1  child  ~h 

2058.  Isabella  Susan  Stotts;  m.  Thos.  B.  Bohon.   4  children  +. 

2059.  Green  Casey  Stotts.   4  children  +. 

2060.  John  Edward  K.  Stotts;  b.  about  1828;  resides  in  St. 

Louis.   Xo  children. 


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JOSEPH  PATTEESON  Stotts6  (2053)  (Mary5,  Jane4,  John3, 
Alex.2,  John1);  b.  in  Kentucky;  d.  in  Indian  Territory  in  1893, 
aged  70  years.   2  children,  viz : 

2061.  Casey  Stotts;  b.  about  1889. 

2062.  Mary  Gertrude  Stotts;  m.  W.  A.  Shotwell.    They  reside 

in  Indian  Territory ;  have  1  daughter : 
2062a.    Mary  Shotwell. 

ANN  ELIZABETH  Stotts6  (2054)  (Mary5,  Jane4,  John3,  Alex.2, 
John1) ;  m.  Mr.  Eiffley.  She  is  a  widow,  aged  about  73,  and  resides 
in  Keokuk  (1901).   3  children,  viz: 

2063.  Fannie  Eiffley;  m.  John  E.  Carpenter;  resides  in  Keokuk. 

1  son  +. 

2064.  Edward  Hamlet  Eiffley;  resides  at  Eldon,  la.;  m.  Alice 

2065.  Mary  Lucinda  Eiffley;  m.  Mr.  Brannen;  resides  in  St. 

Louis,  Mo. 

FANNIE  Eiffley  (2063) ;  m.  John  E.  Carpenter.   1  child,  viz: 
2063a.  John  Edwin  Carpenter. 

WILLIAM  THOMPSON  Stotts6  (2055)  (Mary5,  Jane4,  John3, 
Alex.2,  John1)  ;  Monroe,  la.    5  children,  viz: 

2066.  Elizabeth  Stotts. 

2067.  Mary  Stotts;  m.  Henry  Snyder,  a  Congregational  minis- 

ter; resides  in  Michigan. 

2068.  Araminta  Stotts ;  m.  Mr.  Mallett  of  Michigan. 

2069.  William  Stotts;  Des  Moines,  la. 

2070.  John  C.  Stotts;  Portland,  Oregon. 

MAEY  ELEANOE  Stotts6  (2057)  (Mary5,  Jane4,  John3,  Alex.2, 
John1)  ;  b.  in  Illinois,  1835;  m.  Orion  Clemons,  son  of  John  Mar- 
shall and  Jane  Lampton  Clemens.  He  was  a  brother  of  the  humor- 
ist, Samuel  Clemens.  Orion  Clemens  was  Territorial  Secretary  and 
Acting  Governor  of  Nevada  during  the  war  and  all  the  time  Nevada 
was  a  Territory;  then  was  elected  to  the  1st  State  Legislature.  He 
d.  in  Keokuk  Dec.  11,  1897. 

Mrs.  Mary  Eleanor  Clemens  sends  the  following : 


Mary  E.  Clemens.         Oeiox  Clemens. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


2T3 


Mary  Patterson  Stotts,  my  mother,  was  the  daughter  of  Captain 
Joseph  and  Jane  Walker  Patterson.  Her  mother  died  when  she  was 
about  10  years  old.  Soon  after  his  wife's  death  her  father  moved  to 
Adair  County,  Ky.,  from  Wythe  or  Eockbridge  County,  Ysl.,  taking 
a  large  number  of  servants,  two  of  whom  were  white  English  colony 
emigrants  whom  grandfather  had  bought  in  Virginia.  They  lived 
to  be  very  old  and  died  on  grandfathers  place  in  a  little  house  built 
for  them  not  very  far  from  his  residence. 

Two  of  mother's  sisters  married  second  cousins,  Alexander  and 
David  Walker.  There  are  several  of  their  children  and  grandchil- 
dren living,  mostly  in  the  northwestern  states.  In  1816,  one  week 
before  Christmas,  my  mother  started  with  her  uncle,  John  Kelso 
Walker  and  four  other  gentlemen  from  Columbia,  Ky.,  perhaps  from 
Harrod's  Forks,  for  a  horseback  ride  of  500  miles.  She  was  accom- 
panying her  uncle  back  to  his  home  in  Virginia ;  he  had  chosen  her 
out  of  a  family  of  eight  girls  for  a  year's  visit.  Owing  to  the  cir- 
cuitous route,  bad  roads  and  swollen  streams  the  trip  occupied  three 
weeks.  Her  riding  habit  was  olive  green  broadcloth,  skirt  and  pelisse. 
Clothing  to  last  a  year  was  put  into  saddle  bags.  The  fancy  work  she 
carried  was  a  bed-spread  to  "floss" ;  the  cotton  filling  and  linen  warp 
was  raised  on  her  father's  plantation  in  Kentucky ;  mother  spun  both, 
enough  for  two  counterpanes,  and  her  sister,  Jane,  wove  them 
'mucker  back."  Polly  Patterson's  is  now  in  my  possession,  the  other 
one  is  owned  by  Jane  Patterson  Casey  at  Ft.  Madison,  la.  It  would 
take  too  much  of  your  space  to  go  into  details  of  her  visit — their  trip 
to  Katural  Bridge  ;  her  visit  to  Providence  Church  where  she  saw 
the  stately,  bewigged  gentlemen  and  gracious  ladies  walk  up  the 
aisles  and  turn  about  for  their  colored  servants  to  unlock  the  doors 
of  their  pews,  when  they  were  once  inside  scarcely  being  able  to  be 
seen  over  the  high  partitions.  Mother  never  tired  of  telling  us  of 
these  experiences  of  her  life,  which  were  varied  and  rich  in  many 
ways.  After  5  children  were  born  to  them,  my  parents  emigrated 
to  Sangamon  County,  111.,  in  1832.  They  came  principally  to  be 
away  from  the  evil  influences  of  slavery. 

January  24th,  1901. 

Their  only  child  was : 

2071.    Jennie  Clemens:  d.  in  Carson  City,  Nevada,  Feb.  1,  1864, 
aged  8  years. 

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ISABELLA  SUSAN  Stotts6  (2058)  (Mary5,  Jane4,  John3, 
Alex.2,  John1) ;  b.  in  Illinois,  1849;  m.  Thomas  B.  Bohon  of  Mis- 
souri ;  resides  at  Eoseville,  111.   4  children,  viz : 

2072.  Joseph  Patterson  Bohon. 

2073.  Jennie  C.  Bohon;  m.  Mr.  Bulkley  of  La  Harp,  111. 

2074.  Mary  Bohon;  m.  Mr.  Henderson  of  Alexis,  Mercer  County, 

Illinois. 

2075.  Anna  Bohon;  in.  Mr.  V.  C.  Pinney,  near  Eoseville,  111. 

GEE  EX  CASEY  Stotts6  (2059)  (Mary5,  Jane4,  John3,  Alex.2, 
John1) ;  b.  in  Iowa  in  1842;  d.  in  Missouri,  1898.  His  widow  and 
children  reside  in  Springfield,  Mo.   4  children,  viz : 

2076.  Elizabeth  Stotts. 

2077.  Eoberta  Stotts. 

2078.  Edwin  Stotts. 

2079.  Charlie  Stotts. 

ISABEL  Patterson5  (1987)  (Jane4,  John3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ; 
m.  Alexander  Walker  (No.  2758).    Their  11  children  were: 

2080.  William  Walker ;  m.  Belle  Young.   They  had  several  chil- 

dren +. 

2081.  Patterson  Walker;  m.  (1)  Wilhemina  Eentgen,  (2)  Cor- 

nelia Eichardson.  They  had  3  children;  the  2nd  one. 
Albert,  was  a  physician  +. 

2082.  Thompson  Walker  +. 

2083.  Jane  Walker;  m.  (1)  Eli  Stoddard,  (2)  James  Brice.  2 

children  +. 

2084.  Eliza  Jane  Walker  +. 

2085.  David  Walker  +. 

2086.  Alexander  Walker  +. 

2087.  Parthula  Walker  +. 

2088.  Cyrus  Walker  +. 

2089.  Thomas  Walker  +. 

2090.  John  Green  Walker  +. 

The  continuation  of  this  record  given  under  No.  2758. 

ELIZABETH  Patterson5  (1988)  (Jane4,  John3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  m.  a  Mr.  Atkins.    Their  children  are: 


\ 


Col.  William  Patterson. 


JOHX  WALKER. 


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2091.   . 

2092.  Joseph  Atkins. 

2093.  Margaret  Atkins. 

ANN  Patterson5  (1989)  (Jane4,  John3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m. 
Thompson  Barnett.   She  m.  (2)  Levi  Cantrall.   Her  6  children  are: 

2094.  Nancy  Jane  Barnett. 

2095.  Arminta  Barnett. 

2096.  Mary  Elizabeth  Barnett. 

2097.  James  Thompson  Barnett. 

2098.  Eanny  Cantrall. 

2099.  Joseph  Cantrall. 

WILLIAM  Patterson5  (1990)  (Jane4,  John3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  always  called  Colonel;  b.  March  9,  1802,  in  Wythe  County, 
Va. ;  m.  in  1882  to  Eleanor  Johnson  of  Maryland.  She  was  b.  April, 
1802.  His  family  were  all  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
From  1822  nntil  1829  he  took  charge  of  his  father's  farm,  conduct- 
ing it  with  more  than  ordinary  success;  moved  with  his  family  in 
1829  to  Marion  County,  Mo.,  his  family  consisting  at  that  time  of 
a  wife,  four  children,  his  father  and  step-mother.  In  1837  he  came 
to  West  Point,  la.  Here  he  and  two  brothers-in-law  purchased  the 
town  site  of  West  Point,  all  three  locating  on  farms  adjoining  the 
town  site.  Here  Colonel  Patterson  remained  until  1846,  when  he 
disposed  of  the  major  portion  of  his  interests  there  and  moved  to 
Keokuk,  la.  He  was  a  member  of  the  State  Constitutional  Con- 
vention that  met  in  Iowa  City  in  1857  and  framed  the  present  con- 
stitution of  the  state.  President  Pierce  unsolicited  made  him  Post- 
master at  Keokuk,  and  President  Buchanan  reappointed  him.  He 
was  several  times  a  member  of  the  city  council  and  three  times  Mayor 
of  Keokuk,  first  in  1860,  then  1865,  and  again  in  1866 ;  alderman 
three  years.  In  1838  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  first  Legislature 
of  the  Territory  of  Iowa,  being  elected  several  times  to  both  upper 
and  lower  house.  In  1864  he  was  one  of  the  Vice-Presidents  of  the 
National  Democratic  Convention  at  Chicago. 

Eor  many  years  as  head  of  the  packing  firm  of  Patterson  &  Tim- 
berman,  he  was  one  of  the  business  kings  of  the  Mississippi  Valley. 
He  was  the  prime  mover  in  a  movement  for  building  the  first  Pres- 
byterian Church  in  his  community,  contributing  $5000  for  the  erec- 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


tion  of  the  same.  His  father  was  a  man  of  considerable  means,  but 
by  repeatedly  endorsing  notes  for  his  friends,  finally  became  finan- 
cially embarassed,  but  his  son,  "Billy,"  as  he  was  then  called,  went 
to  work  in  earnest,  assumed  the  indebtedness  of  his  father,  bought 
horses  on  time,  drove  them  south  and  sold  them,  and  with  the  money 
thus  obtained  the  old  debts  were  finally  all  paid.  He  was  a  grand, 
good  man,  loved  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  him;  a  faithful  and 
leading  member  of  the  Westminister  Presbyterian  Church.  He  died 
Oct.  3,  1889,  at  his  home  in  Keokuk.  His  wife  died  April  2,  1880, 
on  the  58th  anniversary  of  their  marriage.   They  had  9  children,  viz : 

2100.  Mary  Ann  Patterson;  m.  Robert  Paxton  Creel  +. 

2101.  Louisa  Davis  Patterson;  b.  in  Kentucky  in  1824;  m.  Sam- 

uel Taylor  Marshall  +. 

2102.  William  Albert  Patterson;  m.  Margaret  Ivins  +. 

2103.  James  Culton  Patterson;  b.  in  Kentucky  in  1829;  d.  in 

Keokuk,  la.,  in  June,  1889. 

2104.  Sabret  Thompson  Patterson;  b.  in  Missouri,  1831. 

2105.  Nancy  Patterson;  b.  in  Illinois,  1834;  d.  Keokuk,  1848. 

2106.  Margaret  Elizabeth  Patterson ;  b.  in  Illinois  Feb.  25,  1837 ; 

m.  Norman  Starkweather.   4  children  +. 

2107.  Mary  Eleanor  Patterson;  b.  in  Iowa,  1839;  d.  in  1892  at 

Keokuk. 

2108.  Thomas  Benton  Patterson;  b.  Iowa,  1841;  d.  in  1892  at 

Keokuk. 

MAEY  ANN  Patterson6  (2100)  (William5,  Jane4,  John3,  Alex.2, 
John1) ;  b.  near  Columbia,  Adair  County,  Ky.,  March  20,  1823. 
She  was  taken  to  Marion  County,  Mo.,  by  her  father  when  a  child. 
A  few  years  later  the  family  removed  to  Sangamon  County,  111.  In 
1827  they  removed  to  Lee  County,  la. ;  m.  her  cousin,  Eobert  Paxton 
Creel,  at  West  Point,  la.,  Aug.  13,  1840.  She  d.  in  Keokuk,  la., 
Aug.  15,  1898.  He  was  b.  Nov.  17,  1815,  in  Kentucky;  d.  May  25, 
1883,  at  Keokak;  both  earnest,  active,  Christian  workers  in  the  com- 
munity where  they  lived.   Their  9  children  are : 

2109.  Mary  Eleanor  Creel;  m.  Thos.  L.  Montgomery.    4  chil- 

dren +. 

2110.  Abba  Beatrice  Creel;  m.  Alexander  Milton  Walker.  1 

child  +. 

2111.  Edwin  G.  Creel;  b.  April  4,  1848;  d.  July,  1899;  served 


avid  Creel  Walker. 


JOHX  WALKER. 


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100  days  in  the  Civil  War,  after  which  he  was  honorably 
mustered  out.  He  was  a  brick  mason  by  trade.  His 
father,  Robert,  lived  in  Keokuk;  was  mayor  of  that  city 
in  1862,  and  was  sheriff  of  the  county  for  several  years. 
Edwin  G.  was  warden  of  the  Montana  Penitentiary  for 
four  years.  He  d.  at  the  soldiers^  home  at  Marshalltown 
August,  1889,  having  been  an  inmate  of  that  institution 
for  some  time. 

2112.  Margaret  Creel;  m.  Charles  Eugene  Scott.    1  child  +. 

2113.  Joseph  P.  Creel;  b.  Feb.  14,  1848;  unmarried ;. resides  at 

Cripple  Creek,  Col. 

2114.  John  Creel;  b.  Jan.  29,  1858;  resides  in  Keokuk,  la.;  un- 

married. 

2115.  Lucinda  Creel;  b.  March  16,  1843;  m.  1847,  at  Keokuk. 

2116.  Robert  Paxton  Creel;  b.  Nov.  12,  1855;  d.  Oct.,  1857,  at 

Keokuk. 

2117.  Sallie  Hughes  Creel;  b.  Dec.  4;  d.  Feb.  21,  1872, 

MARY  ELEANOR  Creel  (2109);  m.  Thomas  L.  Montgomery 
Dec.  25,  1866,  removing  soon  after  to  Carrollton,  Mo.,  where  she  was 
one  of  the  organizers  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  in  that  place, 
and  until  the  time  of  her  death  one  of  its  most  active  members.  All 
four  of  her  boys  are  members  of  this  church.  She  d.  February,  1894. 
4  children,  viz : 

2118.  Robert  Creel  Montgomery;  b.  Jan.,  1868,  at  Carrollton. 

He  is  in  the  stock  business  in  Texas. 

2119.  William  Johnson  Montgomery;  b.  April,  1S71,  at  Carroll- 

ton.   He  is  a  dentist  in  Austin,  Texas. 

2120.  John  Tull  Montgomery.   He  is  a  civil  engineer  in  Chicago. 

2121.  Thomas  Albert  Montgomery;  is  with  his  brother  William 

in  Austin. 

ABBA  BEATRICE  Creel7  (2110)  (Mary  Ann6,  William5,  Jane4, 
John3,  Alex.2,  John1);  b.  July  18,  1845,  at  West  Point,  la.;  m. 
April  25,  1871,  by  Dr.  W.  J.  Craig,  Alexander  Milton  Walker(2145), 
son  of  David  Walker  and  Xaney  Patterson;  reside  at  Anaconda, 
Mont. ;  have  1  child,  viz : 

2122.  David  Creel  Walker;  b.  at  Helena,  Mont.,  Feb.  22,  1872. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


The  history  of  the  old  Bible,  which  will  probably  come  to  him,  is 
as  follows: 

James  Rutherford,  who  married  Margaret  McMahan,  d.  April  26, 
1768,  and  left  the  Bible  to  his  eldest  dan.,  Jene  Walker  Hudson,  who 
died  Oct.  15,  1777,  and  left  the  Bible  to  her  oldest  daughter,  Mar- 
garet Hudson,  who  married  J ohn  Walker.  Margaret  Hudson  Walker 
died  Oct.  23,  1782,  and  left  the  Bible  to  her  eldest  daughter,  Jean 
Walker,  who  married  J oseph  Patterson.  Jane  Walker  Patterson  died 
Dec.  23,  1810,  and  left  the  book  to  her  eldest  son,  John  Patterson. 
He  died  and  left  it  to  his  brother,  Col.  William  Patterson.  He  died 
Oct.  23,  1888,  and  left  it  to  his  eldest  daughter,  Mary  Ann  Patter- 
son Creel,  of  Keokuk,  la.  She  died  Aug.  15,  1898,  and  left  this  old 
Bible  to  her  eldest  living  daughter,  Abba  Beatrice  Creel  Walker,  of 
Anaconda,  Montana. 

Thus  the  book  goes  back  into  a  family  by  the  name  of  Walker. 
And  the  next  in  line  to  own  the  book  will  be  Mrs.  Walker's  son,  David 
Creel  Walker,  No.  2122,  should  he  outlive  his  mother. 

In  the  old  book  the  name  Jane  is  spelled  Jean.  This  Bible  was 
printed  in  1621.  The  name  John  McKnight,  born  1627,  is  written 
in  the  book.  It  was  brought  from  Scotland  by  John  Walker  when 
he  left  for  Ireland,  and  from  there  to  America. 

MARGARET  Creel7  (2112)  (Mary  Ann6,  William5,  Jane4, 
John3,  Alex.2,  John1)  ;  b.  Sept.  18,  1853;  m.  Sept.  4,  1888,  Charles 
Eugent  Scott ;  reside  at  Anaconda,  Mont.    1  child,  viz : 

2123.  Eobert  Creel  Scott;  b.  at  Butte,  Mont.,  Nov.  28,  1889. 

LOUISA  DAVIS  Patterson6  (2101)  (William5,  Jane4,  John3, 
Alex.2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  Kentucky  in  1824;  m.  Samuel  Taylor  Mar- 
shall.  Their  6  children,  none  of  whom  married,  were  : 

2124.  Eobert  Mitchell  Marshall. 

2125.  William  Patterson  Marshall. 

2126.  Albert  Thomas  Marshall. 

2127.  Chapin  Hall  Marshall. 

2128.  Maud  Marshall. 

2129.  Sabret  Taylor  Marshall. 

WILLIAM  ALBERT  Patterson6  (2102)  (William5,  Jane% 
John3,  Alex.2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  Kentucky  Aug.  5,  1827;  m.  Margaret 
Ivins.   6  children,  viz  : 


JOHN  WALKER. 


279 


2130.  Mary  Patterson;  m.  Frank  W.  Green  +. 

2131.  Margaret  Patterson. 

2132.  Ivins  Patterson. 

2133.  Stuart  Patterson. 

2134.  William  Albert  Patterson,  Jr. ;  not  married. 

2135.  Elizabeth  Patterson;  m.  William  S.  Wilkinson.    1  child, 

viz: 

2136.    William  Albert  Wilkinson. 

MARY  Patterson  (2130)  ;  m.  Frank  W.  Green.   Several  children: 

2137.   Green,  and  probably  others;  names  not  known. 

MAEGAEET  ELIZABETH  Patterson6  (2106)  (William5, 
Jane4,  John3,  Alex.2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  Illinois  Feb.  25,  1837;  m.  Nor- 
man Starkwather.   Their  home  is  in  Keokuk,  la.   4  children,  viz : 

2138.  Ezra  Starkwather;  b.  Nov.  12,  1857. 

2139.  Eleanor  Starkwather;  b.  May  7,  1862;  d.  Oct.  18,  1887. 

2140.  Samuel  Donally  Starkwather;  b.  May  7,  1862;  d.  Oct.  11, 

1887;  was  a  physician. 

2141.  Kate  Sanders  Starkwather;  b.  July  24,  1864;  m.  Arthur 

EL  Moody  Oct.  1,  1884.  Their  home  is  in  Keokuk,  la. 
3  children,  viz : 

2142.  Norman  Starkwather  Moody;  b.  July  3,  1885. 

2143.  Eleanor  Moody;  b.  July  25,  1889. 

2144.  Benjamin  Porter  Moody;  b.  May  6,  1891. 

NANCY  Patterson5  (1991)  (Jane4,  John3,  Alex.2,  John1);  m. 
David  Walker4  (David3,  Alex.2,  John1)  No.  2761.  12  children*. 
Their  son: 

2145.    Alexander  Milton;  m.  Abba  Creel  (No.  2110). 

PAETHULA  Patterson  (See  No.  1953)  ;  the  youngest  child  of 
Joseph  Patterson;  b.  about  1882;  m.  when  quite  young  to  Elijah 
Creel,  son  of  John  Creel.  He  died,  leaving  her  a  widow  with  two 
daughters.  She  died  of  cholera  not  long  after  her  husband's  death. 
They  had  4  children  as  follows : 

a.  Joseph  Creel;  d.  when  small. 

b.  Mildred  Creel;  when  her  mother  died.  Mrs.  Maggie  Creel 

*For  the  other  children  of  David  and  Nancy,  see  No.  2761. 


280  DESCENDANTS  OF 

Scott  of  Anaconda,  Mont.,  cared  for  her  and  gave  her  a 
home. 

c.  Nancy  Ellen  Creel ;  cared  for  by  her  uncle,  William  Patter- 

son, after  her  mother's  death.  She  m.  Joseph  Scott,  but 
died  about  a  year  after  her  marriage. 

d.  Elijah  Creel;  b.  about  the  time  of  his  father's  death;  adopted 

by  Mary  Montgomery,  a  step-sister  of  Mrs.  Stotts.  He  is 
a  farmer ;  has  a  family. 

THOMAS  HUDSON  Walker4  (1956)  (John3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  a  leading  elder  in  the  New  Providence  Church  for  over  50 
years;  was  drafted  for  service  War  of  1812,  but,  being  greatly  needed 
at  home,  supplied  a  substitute  (See  sketch  of  him  elsewhere) ;  m. 
Elizabeth  Cutton  May  16,  1816.  Two  of  their  children,  Thomas  and 
William,  died  young ;  the  other  3  were : 

2146.  Margaret  Walker;  b.  May  3,  1818;  in.  Wm.  McCutcheon+ 

2147.  James  Alexander  Walker;  m.  Mary  E.  Brown  +. 

2148.  Eobert  Culton  Walker;  b.  Aug.  17,  1824;  d.  Feb.  6,  1895; 

m.  Ellen  Hendren  Dec.  8,  1857.  No  children.  He  was 
a  graduate  of  Washington  and  Lee  College;  received  the 
principal  part  of  his  ministerial  education  at  Union 
Theological  Seminary,  Virginia;  attended  the  lectures 
at  Princeton,  1856-7 ;  licensed  by  the  Lexington  Presby- 
tery April  11,  1857.  He  served  the  Union  Church  as 
their  faithful  pastor  for  20  years;  was  chairman  of  the 
Home  Missionary  Society  for  some  time,  and  was  for 
about  20  years  the  efficient  stated  clerk  of  the  Presby- 
tery ;  was  always  a  wise  and  trusted  counsellor  in  its  busi- 
ness proceedings.  His  wife  was  the  dau.  of  Eev.  John 
Hendren,  for  many  years  pastor  of  Union  Church.  She 
d.  Jan.  13,  1898,  aged  75  years. 

MARGARET  Walker  (2146);  member  of  New  Providence 
Church;  m.  Wm.  McCutcheon  Oct.  4,  1842.    3  children,  viz: 

2149.  Mary  Agnes  McCutcheon;  m.  Luther  Morrison.    8  chil- 

dren +. 

2150.  John  Samuel  McCutcheon;  m.  Mattie  Smith.    2  chil- 

dren +. 

2151.  William  Thomas  McCutcheon;  m.  Mamie  Trimble.  4 

children  +. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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MARY  AGXES  McCutcheon6  (2149)  (Margaret5,  Thomas4, 
John3,  Alex.2,  John1;:  b.  Aug.  28,  1843:  in.  Xov.  20,  1866,  to 
Luther  Morrison,  an  influential  elder  in  Xew  Monmouth  Church. 
He  d.  July  7,  1891.   They  had  8  children,  as  follows : 

2152.  Win.  McCutcheon  Morrison  :  b.  Xov.  10,  1867;  educated 

at  Washington  and  Lee  Lniversity;  graduated  before  he 
was  18  years  old:  taught  several  years:  spent  2  years  in 
Louisville  Theological  Seminary:  Xov.  4,  1896,  started 
for  Luebo,  Africa,  where  he  is  laboring  as  a  Missionary. 

2153.  Margaret  Culton  Morrison;  b.  Aug.  31,  1869.    She  m. 

George  Finley  Patterson  Oct.  IT,  1893.    2  children  +. 

2154.  Eobert  Walker  Morrison;  b.  Sept.  14,  1571. 

2155.  Samuel  Brown  Morrison;  b.  March  19,  18T3. 

2156.  Ruftner  Morrison;  b.  July  13,  1874. 

2157.  James  Luther  Morrison;  b.  March  3,  1876. 

2158.  Susan  Morrison;  b.  Feb.  11,  1878. 

2159.  Thomas  Walker  Morrison;  b.  Sept.  15,  1879. 

MAPiGAPET  C.  Morrison  (2153)  and  her  husband,  George  Fin- 
ley  Patterson,  were  the  parents  of  2  children,  viz : 

2160.  Agnes  Stuart  Patterson;  b.  Xov.  1,  1894. 

2161.  William  Morrison  Patterson;  b.  Oct.  9,  1896. 

JOHX  SAMUEL  McCutcheon6  (2150)  (Margaret5,  Thomas4, 
John3,  Alex.2,  John1)  ;  b.  July  17,  1848.  He  is  a  man  of  fine  char- 
acter; an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church;  graduated  from  Wash- 
ington College;  was  elected  Judge  of  Lewis  County,  Mo.,  in  1898. 
He  m.  Mattie  Smith  Dec.  18,  1873.   2  children,  viz : 

2162.  Mary  Margaret  McCutcheon;  b.  Oct.  30,  1874.    She  m. 

Mr.  K.  Buf'ord.  Nbvv  1897.    One  son,  name  not  known. 

2163.  John  Eice  McCutcheon;  b.  May  27,  1888. 

WILLIAM  THOMAS  McCutcheon6  (2151)  (Margaret5, 
Thomas4,  John3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Dec.  4,  1851;  is  a  deacon  in 
Presbyterian  Church;  graduate  of  Washington  and  Lee  College;  m. 
Mamie  Trimble  April  13,  1881;  reside  in  Lewis  County,  Mo.  They 
have  4  children,  viz : 

2164.  James  Trimble  McCutcheon;  b.  Jan.  15.  1882 

2165.  Maud  Isabel  McCutcheon;  b.  Nov.  27,  1883. 

2166.  Hugh  Walker  McCutcheon;  b.  Jan.  20.  1S86. 

2167.  Mary  Culton  McCutcheon  ;  b.  Feb.  23,  1890. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


JAMES  ALEXANDER  Walker5  (2147)  (Thomas4,  John3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  Aug.  8,  1822 ;  educated  at  a  classical  school  taught 
by  his  pastor,  Rev.  J ames  Morrison ;  Captain  of  a  Rifle  Company  be- 
fore the  war,  but  exempt  from  service  on  account  of  poor  health,  but 
provided  a  substitute;  m.  Sept.  25,  1851,  Mary  E.  Brown,  dau.  of 
Daniel  Brown.  (For  descendants  of  this  family,  see  Mary  E.  Brown, 
No.  1029.) 

James  A.  Walker's  dau.  Margaret,  who  lives  on  the  old  home  at 
Jump  P.  0.,  Rockbridge  County,  Va.,  gives  some  interesting  inci- 
dents connected  with  the  family  history.  She  says :  "Squire  Joseph 
Walker,  grandson  of  Alexander  (called  Sandy),  was  a  fine  marks- 
man; always  used  one  of  those  old  guns  made  by  the  John  Walkers. 
On  one  occasion  a  flock  of  wild  turkeys  came  in  sight;  he  shot  one 
and  sent  for  his  son,  Dr.  Zachariah,  to  come  out  and  help  them  eat 
turkey.  He  came  and  when  his  father  was  telling  of  the  fine  shot  he 
had  made,  the  Doctor  intimated  that  it  was  probably  an  accident.  A 
few  days  later  the  Squire  shot  another  fine  bird.  He  immediately 
sent  a  servant  post-haste  to  Brownsburg  inviting  Dr.  Zachariah  and 
his  wife  to  come  out  to  another  'accident.' 

"The  old  gun  used  by  the  Squire  was  given  to  the  museum  of 
Washington  and  Lee  University.  Dr.  Zachariah  was  at  one  time  a 
member  of  New  Providence  Church,  but  was  not  connected  with  any 
church  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  had  many  noble  traits  of  char- 
acter, but  had  an  unfortunate  temper  which  occasionally  caused  him 
great  trouble.  There  is  an  old  fort  about  one-half  mile  from  our 
home  that  our  Walker  ancestors  helped  to  build  about  the  year  1734, 
and  I  think  that  James,  son  of  John  and  Katherine,  lived  there.  He 
lies  buried  in  the  graveyard  on  the  hill  near  this  fort  which  is  now 
owned  by  Mr.  Stuart.   It  has  been  in  the  Stuart  family  for  years. 

"I  have  an  old  Bible  that  belonged  to  my  grandfather,  John 
Walker.  Mother  thinks  it  is  one  that  Alexander,  who  married  Jane 
Hammer,  used  and  left  here  when  he  went  to  Highbridge  to  live.  It 
has  recorded  in  it  the  death  of  Alexander,  also  some  other  dates. 
The  grave  of  John  Walker  is  not  marked ;  that  of  his  wife,  Margaret, 
who  is  buried  by  his  side,  is  marked  by  a  limestone  rock  placed  there 
by  my  father. 

"John  and  Katherine  emigrated  to  America  in  1726  or  1728;  my 
father  and  grandfather  always  said  it  was  in  1726,  other  settlers 
thought  it  was  1728.   John,  in  company  with  other  emigrants,  visit- 


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eel  the  Valley  of  Virginia  where  a  Mr.  Hays  had  settled  a  few  years 
before,  all  this  section  of  country  at  that  time  being  a  forest.  Find- 
ing the  climate  milder,  the  soil  fertile  and  everything  attractive,  he 
concluded  to  settle  here,  decided  on  a  location,  cleared  off  a  portion  of 
land,  erected  a  log  cabin  and  then  returned  to  Pennsylvania,  expect- 
ing to  bring  his  family,  but  sickened  and  died  soon  after,  and  there 
he  was  buried.  In  the  fall  of  1734  Alexander  and  his  two  cousins 
removed  to  Virginia,  and  later  the  most,  if  not  all,  of  the  family  left 
Pennsylvania  and  came  to  Virginia.  Later  some  of  them  went  to 
Kentucky  and  some  to  what  is  now  Augusta  County.  Alexander,  son 
of  the  emigrant,  remained  in  Eockbridge.  His  father  had  I  think 
made  a  payment  on  the  land  selected,  and  it  has  ever  since  remained 
in  the  Walker  family.  The  farm  houses  were  built  near  a  fine,  large 
spring.  The  present  house  was  built  by  my  father  in  1857,  the 
kitchen  part  of  which  is  still  standing.  John  Walker  was  said  to 
have  been  a  good  and  pious  man  of  wonderful  physical  strength,  and 
one  that  stood  high  in  Scotland  as  a  God  fearing  man  of  prayer  and 
good  deeds,  being  noted  as  an  unusually  brave  man.  Katherine,  his 
wife,  and  Isabel  Allein,  his  grandmother,  were  said  to  have  been 
pious,  good  women.  I  have  often  heard  my  father  talk  of  these  old 
people,  the  story  having  been  told  him  and  handed  down  from  genera- 
tion to  generation  as  a  precious  legacy.  There  is  an  old  chair  which 
the  emigrants  brought  with  them  from  Ireland,  also  an  old  chest, 
and  a  pair  of  iron-framed  spectacles  which  belonged  to  the  emigrant, 
J ohn  Walker.  So  far  as  I  know  this  is  all  there  is  left  of  the  things 
which  this  family  brought  from  their  old  home  across  the  water.  My 
grandfather  had  a  powerful  voice.  On  one  occasion  he  had  gone  a 
mile  and  a  half  from  home  to  salt  the  cattle ;  hearing  wolves  coming, 
he  turned  his  horse  loose  and  climbed  a  large  tree,  then  began  calling 
to  his.  friends.  This  had  the  desired  effect  of  not  only  summoning 
help  but  scared  the  wolves  away  as  well;  this  was  about  1820." 

JOHN  KELSO  Walker4  (1957)  (John3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b. 
Sept.  10,  1790,  in  the  Virginia  Valley.  In  the  fall  of  1816  he  came 
in  company  with  Eev.  Samuel  Brown  and  Joseph  Walker  (grandson 
of  Alexander  of  Scotland)  on  horseback  to  Missouri.  He  had  receiv- 
ed a  liberal  education  and  was  well  qualified  to  occupy  almost  any 
position;  was  elected  Mayor  and  High  Sheriff  of  St.  Louis,  which 
office  he  held  for  nearly  20  years ;  was  a  large  land  holder,  elegant  in 


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appearance,  and  always  ready  to  render  aid  to  the  religions  societies 
in  his  community.  In  1842  he  was  chosen  one  of  two  ruling  elders 
of  the  Maline  Creek  Settlement  Church.  In  this  position  he  tarried 
until  his  decease ;  m.  Elvira  Eussell.  She  d.  July  22,  1840.  He  then 
m.  in.  1848  Louisa  Marsh,  who  survived  him.   7  children,  viz : 

2168.  Bettie  Walker;  d.  Jan.  5,  1832,  aged  8  years. 

2169.  James  Brown  Walker;  b.  May  21,  1824;  d.  Oct.  21,  1874; 

m.  Mary  Morgan  Sullivan.   6  children  +. 

2170.  Margaret  Kelso  Walker. 

2171.  William  Thomas  Walker;  d.  in  1887. 

2172.  John  Walker;  d.  in  infancy. 

2173.  Mary  Louisa  Walker ;  lives  with  her  mother  in  St.  Louis. 

2174.  Joseph  Hite  Walker;  m.  Elizabeth  Olden  Bull  Jan.  6, 

1889.  They  reside  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  is  a  successful 
business  man.   They  have  3  children  as  follows : 

2175.  Louisa  Walker. 

2176.  James  B.  Walker 

2177.  Joseph  Walker. 

JAMES  BKOWN  Walker5  (2169)  (John  K.4,  John3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  b.  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis  May  21,  1824;  d.  Oct.  21,  1874. 
Of  six  children  he  was  the  only  one  to  survive  infancy.  His  mother 
died  when  he  was  sixteen  years  old;  educated  at  Kemper  College; 
graduated  with  honor  at  the  age  of  21 ;  then  read  law  in  the  office  of 
Edward  Bates,  but  concluding  that  certain  phases  of  the  practice 
would  be  distasteful  to  him,  he  abandoned  the  study  for  that  of  medi- 
cine, and  in  1849  graduated  with  marked  distinction  from  the  Mc- 
Dowell Medical  College.  In  this  profession  he  met  with  a  gratifying 
and  uniform  practice.  Among  his  acquaintances  Dr.  Walker  was 
known  as  a  man  of  strong  convictions  and  of  marked  piety,  having 
united  with  the  church  early  in  life,  and  at  all  times  being  prominent 
in  the  Christian  work  of  the  community;  m.  Feb.  11,  1847,  Mary 
Morgan  Sullivan,  dau.  of  Col.  John  C.  Sullivan  of  St.  Louis  County. 
She  d.  July  6,  1874.   He  d.  Oct.  21,  1874.   6  children,  viz : 

2178.  Nancy  E.  Walker;  b.  July  6,  1849;  m.  Samuel  S.  Kay- 

burn,  who  d.  1887.   7  children  +. 

2179.  Elizabeth  Walker ;  d.  young. 

2180.  Mary  Louisa  Walker;  d.  in  infancy. 

2181.  Cornelia  Morgan  Walker;  d.  in  infancy. 


Dr.  James  Browx  Walker. 


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2182.  John  Kelso  Walker;  d.  in  infancy. 

2183.  Julia  Sullivan  Walker;  b.  Sept.  24,  1852;  ni.  Sidney  Dyer 

McCormick,  to  whom  were  born  2  children,  viz : 

2184.  James  Walker  McCormick;  b.  Dec.  28,  1875; 

resides  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

2185.  John  Steele  McCormick;  b.  March  8,  1878 ;  d. 

July  24,  1896. 

NANCY  E.  Walker6  (2178)  (James  B.5,  John  K.4,  John3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1) ;  m.  Samuel  Stacker  Eayburn;  resides  in  St.  Louis, 
Mo.    7  children,  viz : 

2186.  Catherine  Eayburn;  m.  Charles  Clarke  Breckenridge.  He 

d.  April,  1899. 

2187.  Julia  Walker  Eayburn;  m.  Samuel  C.  Yeaman.   They  re- 

side in  Atlanta,  Ga. 

2188.  French  Eayburn ;  m.  Mary  W.  Eathell.   She  d.  September, 

1896. 

2189.  James  Walker  Eayburn. 

2190.  Mary  Morgan  Eayburn. 

2191.  Virginia  Elsie  Eayburn;  m.  Frederick  Surridge.  They 

have  2  children  +. 

2192.  Taylor  Eayburn. 

VIEGINIA  E.  Eayburn  (2191)  and  husband,  Frank  Surridge, 
have  two  children,  viz : 

2193.  Nancy  Frances  Surridge;  b.  1898. 

2194.  Edward  S.  Surridge;  d.  Oct.  7,  1900. 

WILLIAM  A.  Walker4  (1958)  (John3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  was 
a  physician;  m.  his  cousin,  Lavina  Brown.  They  had  2  children; 
both  d.  young  +. 

(For  a  record  of  this  f amity,  see  Lavinia  Brown,  No.  879.) 

ELIZABETH  Walker4  (1959)  (John3,  Alexander2,  John1),  al- 
ways called  Betsey ;  dau.  of  John  and  Margaret  K.  Walker ;  b.  Nov. 
11,  1787 ;  m.  April  8,  1813,  to  Hugh  Stuart  (No.  202) .  They  lived 
on  Walker's  Creek  in  Eockbridge  County,  Ya.  She  d.  Sept.  30,  1838. 
Their  4  children  were : 

2195.  John  Stuart;  b.  1814;  moved  to  Georgia.    After  the  war 


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he  went  to  Alabama;  d.  May  28,  1883,  in  Alabama; 
never  married. 

2196.  James  Stuart;  b.  1816;  studied  medicine;  settled  in  North 

Carolina,  where  he  practiced  his  profession  for  many 
years;  m.  Margaret  Morrison.    5  children  +. 

2197.  Margaret  Stuart;  m.  Dr.  James  G.  Leckey;  m.  2nd  time 

to  Andrew  Patterson.    7  children  +. 

2198.  Mary  Stuart ;  b.  1821 ;  m.  Eobert  Morrison.   5  children  +. 

JAMES  Stuart  (2196).  Dr.  James  Stuart  m.  Margaret  Morri- 
son in  1849.    Their  5  children  were  : 

2199.  Eose  Stuart. 

2200.  Louise  Stuart. 

2201.  William  Walker  Stuart. 

2202.  Washington  Morrison  Stuart. 

2203.  Mary  Stuart. 

MARGARET  Stuart5  (2197)  (Elizabeth4,  John3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  b.  April  5,  1818;  m.  Dr.  James  G.  Lecky  Feb.  7,  1839; 
moved  to  Missouri  in  1840,  where  Dr.  Lecky  d.  She  then  returned 
to  Georgia  with  her  brother  John,  where  she  m.  Andrew  Patterson 
Nov.  4,  1852.  There  were  2  children  by  the  1st  marriage  and  5  by 
the  2nd,  as  follows : 

2204.  John  Lecky;  b.  1840;  m.  Maggie  Dudley.    2  children  +. 

2205.  Ella  Lecky;  b.  1811 ;  m.  William  Wade.   2  children  +. 

2206.  Edward  Patterson;  b.  Aug.  8,  1853;  m.  Margaret  Walker 

(dau.  of  Alexander  and  Hettie,  see  record  elsewhere). 

2207.  Samuel  Stuart  Patterson;  b.  June  29,  1855;  not  married. 

2208.  Mary  Stuart  Patterson ;  b.  May,  1857 ;  not  married. 

2209.  George  Finley  Patterson;  b.  May,  1859 ;  m.  Margaret  Mor- 

rison (dau.  of  Luther  and  Mary  Agnes). 

2210.  Rufus  Lenox  Patterson;  b.  June,  1861;  m.  Miss  L.  Kin-' 

nier  Sept.,  1888.   2  children,  viz  : 

2211.  Andrew  Stuart  Patterson;  b.  Aug.,  1896. 

2212.  John  Kinnier  Patterson;  b.  Feb.,  1898. 

JOHN  Lecky6  (2204)  (Margaret5,  Elizabeth4,  John3,  Alexander2, 
J ohn1 ) ;  graduated  from  Washington  and  Lee  College ;  Principal  of 


JOHN  WALKER. 


287 


a  Seminary  near  St.  Louis :  m.  Maggie  Dudley.  July,  1869.  2  chil- 
dren, viz : 

2213.  Ella  Wade  Leek}-;  b.  1874;  m.  Prof.  McBridle  July,  1897. 

2214.  Virginia  Lecky;  b.  1878. 

ELLA  Lecky6  (2205)  (Margaret5.  Elizabeth4,  John3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  b.  April  11,  1842;  m.  Wm.  Wade  Ang.  27,  1863.  2  chil- 
dren, viz : 

2215.  Hngh  Stuart  Wade. 

2216.  Hamilton  Stuart  Wade;  m.  Xellie  McClnng  Oct.  27,  1898. 

MAEY  Stuart5  (2198)  (Elizabeth4,  John3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ; 
b.  in  1821;  m.  Bobert  Morrison  of  Cabarras  County,  X.  C.  5  chil- 
dren, viz : 

2217.  Mary  Louisa  Morrison  ;  m.  Edward  Perrick.    7  children-!" 

2218.  Daniel  Baker  Morrison;  m.  Mary  Goodson.    Yames  of 

children  not  known. 

2219.  Mary  Stuart  Morrison  :  m.  her  cousin,  James  Morrison; 

have  children ;  live  in  Xorth  Carolina. 

2220.  Thomas  Walker  Morrison;  not  married. 

2221.  Margaret  Patterson  Morrison;  m.  Frank  Morrison.  1 

child  +. 

MAEY  LOUISA  Morrison  (2217)  ;  m.  Edward  Perrick.  7  chil- 
dren, viz : 

2222.  Daniel  Perrick. 

2223.  Eobert  Perrick. 

2224.  Albert  Perrick. 

2225.  Stuart  Perrick. 

2226.  Mary  Perrick. 

2227.  Edward  Payson  Perrick. 

2228.  Dixon  Brown  Perrick. 

MAE G ABET  PATTEBSOY  Morrison  (2221)  ;  d.  in  1888;  m. 
Frank  Morrison,  a  distant  relative ;  lived  in  Yorth  Carolina.  1  child, 
viz : 

2229.  William  Morrison. 

HUGH  KELSO  Walker4  (1961)  (John3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b. 
in  Bockbridge  County,  Ya.,  May  8,  1802 ;  graduated  from  Washing- 


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ton  and  Lee  College ;  studied  medicine ;  removed  to  Rogersville,  ' 
Tenn.,  where  he  practiced  his  profession  until  the  time  of  his  death, 
Sept.  17,  1866.   He  m/Mrs.  Frances  Gaines,  dan.  of  Joseph  Rogers, 
at  Rogersville,  Nov.  18,  1830,  by  whom  he  had  4  children,  as  follows : 

2230.  Joseph  Eogers  Walker;  b.  Aug.  24,  1831;  m.  Mary  Ann 

Lynn;  6  children;  m.  (2)  Agnes  Mitchell  Lecky;  6  chil- 
dren +. 

2231.  Margaret  Kelso  Walker;  b.  Aug.  18,  1833;  m.  Gen.  Frank 

Walker.    3  children  +. 

2232.  Eleanor  Louisa  Walker;  b.  June  5,  1835;  never  married; 

lives  with  her  brother  J oseph. 

2233.  Thomas  Hugh  Walker;  b.  May  28,  1838;  m.  Miss  Ken- 

nady;  killed  at  the  battle  of  Shiloh.    1  child  +. 

JOSEPH  R.  Walker5  (2230)  (Hugh  K.4,  John3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  a  physician;  was  twice  married,  first  to  Mary  Ann  Lynn, 
Oct.  31,  1855,  by  whom  he  had  6  children.  She  d.  Dec.  15,  1871. 
He  then  m.  April  8,  1875,  Agnes  Mitchell  Lecky  of  Jonesboro,  Tenn. 
To  them  were  born  6  children.   12  children,  viz : 

2234.  John  Lynn  Walker;  b.  Oct.  17,  1856;  m.  Miss  Holt.  1 

child  +. 

2235.  Fanny  Rogers  Walker;  m.  Ernest  Powell.   4  children. 

2236.  Hugh  Kelso  Walker;  m.  Lizzie  Moore.   5  children  +. 

2237.  Thomas  Francis  Walker;  b.  Oct.  1,  1864;  single  in  1899. 

2238.  James  Lynn  Rhea  Walker;  b.  March  2,  1867;  single  in 

1899. 

2239.  Joseph  Rogers  Walker;  b.  April  21,  1869;  d.  Feb.,  1895. 
By  second  marriage : — 

2240.  Cornelius  Leslie  Walker;  b.  Jan.  23,  1876. 

2241.  Seth  Lecky  Walker;  b.  June  9,  1877. 

2242.  Margaret  Kelso  Walker;  b.  April  22,  1880. 

2243.  Jessie  Gant  Walker;  b.  Nov.  14,  1881. 

2244.  Mary  Gaines  Walker;  b.  Sept.  20,  1883. 

2245.  Belle  Moore  Walker;  b.  Aug.  30,  1889. 

JOHN  L.  Walker  (2234) ;  m.  Miss  Holt.   1  child,  viz : 

2246.  Catherine  Walker;  b.  June,  1896. 


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289 


HUGH  KELSO  Walker6  (2236)  (Joseph5,  Hugh  K.4,  John3, 
Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Dec.  5,  1861;  m.  Lizzie  Moore  of  Georgia  in 
1884. 

The  Eev.  Hugh  Kelso  Walker,  D.  D.,  is  a  Tennessean  by  birth  and 
education — born  at  Eogersville  and  educated  at  Sweetwater  College 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1881  at  the  age  of  twenty.  Im- 
mediately on  leaving  college  he  entered  Auburn  Seminary  where  he 
took  his  theological  course.  He  was  licensed  by  New  Castle  Presby- 
tery in  the  spring  of  1884,  when  he  accepted  the  call  to  his  first 
charge  at  Greenhill  near  Wilmington,  Delaware.  This  pastorate  was 
scarce  more  than  a  year,  but  was  wonderfully  blessed,  over  one  hun- 
dred members  being  received  upon  confession  of  faith.  Other  pas- 
torates served  have  been  Valatic,  New  York ;  Marietta,  Georgia ;  Bir- 
mingham, Alabama;  and  the  Central  Church  of  Baltimore.  After 
having  been  in  Baltimore  four  and  one-half  years  he  was  surprised 
by  a  unanimous  call  to  the  Immanuel  Church  of  Los  Angeles,  to  suc- 
ceed Dr.  W.  J.  Chichester  who  had  been  so  reluctantly  released  to  go 
to  the  Chicago  First  Church.  The  Immanuel  Church,  Dr.  Walker's 
present  pastorate,  has  a  membership  of  1454,  the  largest  church  of 
our  denomination  on  the  coast.  Dr.  Walker  is  deservedly  popular 
both  as  a  pastor  and  a  preacher.  He  is  an  indefatigable  worker,  with 
a  sunny  and  generous  heart;  frank,  sympathetic,  earnest;  a  warm 
friend  of  Occidental  College  and  all  the  work  of  the  church  on  the 
coast.  A  year  since  the  University  of  Alabama  honored  him  with  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity. 

The  above  taken  from  The  Interior,  August,  1900. 

Five  children,  as  follows : 

2247.  William  Walker. 

2248.  Hugh  Walker. 

2249.  Arlie  Ehae  Walker. 

2250.  Elizabeth  Walker. 

2251.  Mary  Lynn  Walker. 

MAEGAEET  KELSO  Walker5  (2231)  (Hugh  K.4,  John3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  d.  in  1890;  m.  General  Frank  Walker  (no  relation) 
Sept.  1,  1853.   He  was  killed  at  Atlanta  in  1864.    3  children,  viz: 

2252.  Nellie  Walker;  m.  Mr.  Caldwell.    Several  children  +. 

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2253.  Lapsley  Walker;  m.,  but  name  of  wife  not  known.  No 

children. 

2254.  Frank  Walker ;  m.,  name  of  wife  not  known ;  no  children ; 

resides  in  New  York  City. 

NELLIE  Walker6  (2252)  (Margaret5,  Hugh  K.4,  John3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1) ;  m.  Mr.  Caldwell.    Several  children,  viz: 

2255.  Margaret  Caldwell. 

2256.  Frank  Caldwell. 

2257.  Lapsley  Caldwell. 

Names  of  other  children  not  known. 

THOMAS  HUGH  Walker5  (2233)  (Hugh  K.4,  John3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  June  or  July,  1838;  m.  Miss  Kennady  in  1860; 
was  killed  at  the  Battle  of  Shiloh  in  1862.  He  commanded  a  com- 
pany in  19th  Regiment,  Tennessee  Infantry,  C.  S.  A. ;  had  one  son, 
who  was  born  several  months  after  his  father's  death.  His  wife  d. 
when  her  son  was  quite  young.    1  child,  viz : 

2258.  Thomas  Walker;  d.  when  about  18  years  old. 

WILLIAM  Walker3  (1942)  (Alexander2,  John1);  b.  Aug.  8, 
1749 ;  m.  his  own  cousin,  Jane  Walker  (3537)  May  10,  1774.  He  d. 
in  Woodford  County,  Ky.,  Sept.,  1790.  She  d.  in  Clark  County, 
Ind.,  July  4,  1829.  They  moved  from  Eockbridge  County,  Ya.,  to 
Woodford  County,  Ky.,  in  Oct.,  1787,  thence  to  Adair  County,  in  the 
fall  of  1800.  William  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  serving  all 
through  the  war.   Their  7  children  were : 

2259.  Alexander  Walker;  m.  Jane  Tilford.    He  d.  in  McDon- 

ough  County,  111.,  having  moved  from  Indiana. 

2260.  Nancy  Walker;  m.  Benjamin  Rice,  a  relative  of  Cyrus 

Rice,  who  m.  Mary  Walker  (dau.  of  Cyrus).  He  d.  in 
Adair  County,  Ky.,  in  1828.   They  had  3  children  +. 

2261.  William  Walker;  m.  his  cousin,  Ann  Walker  (No.  2757), 

dau.  of  David.   3  children  +. 

2262.  Jane  Walker;  m.  Alexander  Tilford  and  d.  in  McDonough 

County,  111. 

2263.  Elizabeth  (Betsey)  Walker;  m.  Hugh  McLary  and  d.  in 

McDonough  County,  111. 

2264.  John  Walker;  m.  his  cousin,  Jane  Walker  (No.  2965), 


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291 


and  d.  in  MeDonough  County,  111.,  Nov.  8,  1870,  aged 
SO  years;  served  all  through  the  war  of  1812. 

2265.  Joseph  Walker:  m.  Mary  McDonald.    He  d.  Nov.,  1817, 

in  Adair  County,  Ky. 

FANCY  Walker  (2260)  and  husband,  Benjamin  Pace,  had  3  chil- 
dren, viz : 

2266.  Benjamin  Rice. 

2267.  David  Rice. 

2268.  Sarah  Rice;  m.  Mr.  Kyle.   She  is  still  living  (1898),  aged 

91  years.  Her  mind  is  as  clear  and  bright  as  a  person  of 
fifty.  She  is  an  aunt  of  Theophilas  G.  Walker.  Her 
home  is  in  Macomb,  111. 

WILLIAM  Walker4  (2261)  (William3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b. 
about  1780;  m.  his  cousin,  Ann  Walker.  He  d.  in  Irish  Grove, 
Sangamon  County,  111.,  in  1836.  Ann  d.  in  1874.  They  were  both 
b.  in  Eockbridge  County,  Va.,  near  the  Natural  Bridge.  William- 
was  in  the  war  of  1812 ;  was  in  the  hospital  at  Vincennes  during  the 
battle  of  Tippecanoe.   Their  3  children  were : 

2269.  David  H.  Walker;  who  d.  in  1860. 

2270.  A  daughter,  who  d.  in  infancy. 

2271.  Joseph  McClung  Walker;  b.  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  in 
1818 ;  m.  April  30, 1816,  Sarah  Ann  Mundy,  who  was  b.  in  Kew  Jer- 
sey and  d.  in  1860.  He  came  to  Greenview,  111.,  in  1828,  where  he 
resided  until  the  time  of  his  death  which  occurred  Aug.  6,  1899; 
first  President  of  the  '^Walker  Reunion  Association,"  the  first  meet- 
ing of  which  was  held  at  his  home  near  Greenview,  111.  Their  5  chil- 
dren were : 

2272.  Marietta  Walker;  b.  Aug.  25,  1847;  m.  Dr.  S.  T.  Hirst,  a 

graduate  of  Push  Medical  College.  They  are  both  mem- 
bers of  the  Presbyterian  Church.   !N"o  children. 

2273.  Alice  Gray  Walker;  b.  April  26,  1849;  m.  Geo.  T.  Gibbs 

Aug.  3,  1876.   He  was  b.  April  13,  1849  +. 

2274.  Rebecca  Frances  Walker;  b.  Oct.  27,  1851;  m.  John  E. 

Mundy  April  10,  1883.   He  was  b.  July  13,  1851. 

2275.  Adda  Bell  Walker ;  b.  March  6,  1856 ;  m.  Gustave  A.  Lind- 

quist  Xov.  24,  1899.   They  reside  at  Greenview,  111. 

2276.  Henry  Wilford  Walker ;  b.  Xov.  3,  1854 ;  d.  April  19,  1855. 


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ALICE  GRAY  Walker6  (2273)  (Joseph5,  William4,  William3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  April  26,  1849;  m.  Geo.  T.  Gibbs  on  Aug. 
3,  1876.  He  was  b.  April  13,  1849.  He  taught  school  at  the  time  of 
the  war,  but  is  now  (1898)  a  farmer,  living  about  a  mile  and  a  half 
from  the  old  home  place.  Both  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.   Their  8  children  are  as  follows : 

2277.  Adda  Mae  Gibbs ;  b.  Jan.  3,  1878 ;  teaches  school. 

2278.  Grant  Lynn  Gibbs;  b.  April  9,  1881. 

2279.  Sarah  Alice  Gibbs;  b.  Nov.  18,  1882. 

2280.  Linnie  Belle  Gibbs;  b.  Nov.  2,  1884. 

2281.  Marietta  Ray  Gibbs;  b.  Feb.  9,  1886. 

2282.  Josie  Gibbs;  b.  Nov.  23,  1887. 

2283.  Carrie  Covert  Gibbs;  b.  Dec.  26,  1888. 

2284.  Minnie  Edith  Gibbs;  b.  April  5,  1891. 


October  1st,  1776. 

The  Sentiments  of  the  Several  Companies  of  Militia  and 
Freeholders  of  Augusta,  in  Virginia,  Communicated  by 
the  Deputies  from  the  said  Companies  and  Freeholders 
to  their  Representatives  in  the  General  Assembly  of 
the  Commonwealth. 

Gentlemen: — We  have  chosen  you  at  a  very  critical  juncture  to 
represent  us  in  the  General  Assembly  of  our  Commonwealth,  and 
need  not  tell  you  that  we  place  great  confidence  in  you.  Your  being 
elected  by  us,  in  such  times  as  these,  to  an  important  office  of  trust, 
will  sufficiently  prove  it,  and  show,  at  the  same  time,  our  respect  for 
you  and  the  sense  we  have  of  your  abilities  and  virtue. 

Our  independence  of  Great  Britain  and  every  other  nation,  we 
are  determined  upon,  without  a  nice  calculation  of  costs ;  for  if  possi- 
ble to  effect  and  preserve  liberty  for  ourselves  and  unborn  generations, 
we  think  it  will  be  a  noble  equivalent  for  much  blood  and  treasure, 
and  we  trust  a  full  balance  of  all  our  losses. 

Attempts,  unnatural,  cruel  and  unjust,  to  rob  us  of  our  most  valu- 
able rights  and  privileges,  having  roused  almost  all  America  to  de- 
fend them,  forgetting  the  illiberal  treatment  which  a  difference  in 
religious  sentiments,  in  some  misguided  places,  has  produced.  All 
denominations  have  unanimously  rushed  to  arms  to  defend  the  com- 
mon cause.    Their  unanimity  has  made  them  formidable  to  their 


JOHN  WALKER.  293 

-  •      ,  ■  1 

enemies ;  their  unanimity  will  be  ever  preserved  by  giving  equal  lib- 
erty to  them  all;  nor  do  they  crave  this  as  the  pittance  of  courtesy, 
but  demand  it  as  their  patrimony,  that  cannot  be  withheld  from  them 
without  the  most  flagitious  fraud,  pride  and  injustice,  which,  if  prac- 
ticed, may  shake  this  continent  and  demolish  provinces. 

This  we  think  our  representatives  in  convention,  last  June,  had 
fully  in  view.  Besides  other  things,  they  declared,  "that  all  men  are 
equally  entitled  to  the  free  exercise  of  their  religion,  or  the  duty  they 
owe  to  their  Creator,  and  the  manner  of  discharging  it  according  to 
their  consciences."  We  take  this  to  be  the  true  and  full  meaning  of 
their  words,  without  any  unjust  view  of  favoring  some  to  the  hurt  of 
others,  and  we  view  their  declaration  in  this  light  as  a  most  happy 
proof  of  their  wisdom  and  virtue.  Hereby  men,  how  different  soever 
in  their  religious  opinions,  are  united  in  defense  of  our  invaluable 
inheritance,  which  they  can  equally  call  their  own.  Hereby  jealous- 
ies, oppositions,  and  we  believe  all  the  plagues  of  jarring  interests, 
will  be  prevented,  their  united  force  being  employed  to  accomplish 
the  same  ends,  and  the  only  strife  be  who  will  become  the  most  ap- 
provable,  wise,  and  useful  members  in  society. 

While  we  most  pressingly  request  you  as  individuals,  or  members 
of  the  same  community,  to  use  your  best  endeavors  to  promote  the 
general  good,  we  do,  gentlemen,  as  your  representatives  most  solemn- 
ly require  you,  and  positively  command  you,  that,  in  the  General  As- 
sembly of  this  Commonwealth,  you  declare  it  the  ardent  desire  and 
unanimous  opinion  of  your  constituents,  should  such  a  declaration 
become  necessary,  that  all  religious  denominations  within  this  domin- 
ion be  forthwith  put  in  the  fall  possession  of  equal  liberty,  without 
preference  or  pre-eminence,  which,  while  it  may  favor  one,  can  hurt 
another,  and  that  no  religious  sect  whatever  be  established  in  this 
Commonwealth.  This,  from  its  apparent  tendency  to  promote,  and 
most  effectually  to  secure  the  good  of  our  country,  we  earnestly  wish 
to  see  established ;  and  we  hope  the  number  of  interested  bigots,  illib- 
eral politicians,  or  of  disguised  enemies  to  the  freedom  and  happiness 
of  Virginia,  will  be  too  small  and  contemptible  to  prevent  or  obstruct 
a  matter  of  such  extensive  utility,  a  matter  so  just  that  the  contrary  is 
most  evidently  iniquitous,  destructive  and  oppressive.  But  should  the 
future  conduct  of  our  legislative  body  prove  to  you  that  our  opinion 
of  their  wisdom  and  justice  is  ill-grounded,  then  tell  them  that 
your  constituents  are  neither  guided  nor  will  ever  be  influenced  by 


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that  slavish  maxim  in  politics,  "that  whatever  is  enacted  by  that  body 
of  men  in  whom  the  supreme  power  of  the  state  is  vested  must  in  all 
cases  be  implicitly  obeyed/'  and  that  they  firmly  believe,  attempts  tp 
repeal  an  unjust  law  can  be  vindicated  beyond  a  simple  remonstrance 
addressed  to  the  legislators. 

These,  gentlemen,  are  the  sentiments  with  which  we  have  been  en- 
trusted, by  communicating  of  which  we  have  discharged  the  duties 
of  our  deputation.  Other  things,  how  material  soever  they  may  be, 
are  committed  to  your  prudence  and  unremitting  care,  to  be  managed 
conformable  to  the  declaration  of  rights. 

We  are,  for  ourselves,  and  the  companies  and  freeholders  for  whom 
we  act,  gentlemen,  your  most  obedient,  humble  servants, 


James  Magill, 
James  Allen, 
George  Moffett, 
David  Laird, 
*  James  Fraizer, 
James  Marshall, 
Walter  Moffett, 
John  Cuningham, 
Alexander  Sinclair, 


James  Bruster, 
John  Poage, 
John  Hingston, 
John  Davis, 
Alexander  Long, 
Christopher  Graham, 
'William  McPheeters, 
Elijah  McClenahan, 
Alex.  Thompson, 

Walter 


Arch.  Alexander, 
David  Gray, 
Eobert  Wilson, 
Thomas  Hewitt, 
John  Wear, 
Michael  Dickey, 
Eobert  Tedford, 
James  Walker, 
Charles  Campbell. 
Cuningham,  Clerk. 


818. 


-From  American  Archives,  Vol.  II,  1776,  Pages  815,  816,  817, 


So  far  as  shown  by  the  records  of  organization  during  the  Eevolu- 
tionary  War  but  one  person  by  the  name  of  Charles  Campbell  served 
in  any  Virginia  organization.  He  served  as  a  private  in  Captain 
James  O'Hara's  Independent  Company  of  Virginia  troops,  Revolu- 
tionary War.  He  enlisted  July  23,  1777,  and  his  name  last  appears 
on  a  return  of  the  organization  dated  Fort  Pitt,  Dec.  28,  1777,  with 
remark,  "Sick,  present." — Extract  from  a  letter  received  from  the 
War  Department,  Washington,  D.  C,  February,  1902. 


*The  names  printed  in  italics  are  of  persons  belonging  to  this  family  by  blood  or 
marriage. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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GRAY  FAMILY,  OF  SURRY,  AND  LATER  OF  AUGUSTA 
COUNTY,  VIRGINIA. 

Thomas1  Gray  was  an  ancient  planter  of  the  time  of  Sir  Thomas 
Dale,  1616,  when  100  acres  was  due  him  in  James  City  County,  50 
for  the  personal  adventure  of  his  first  wife  Annis  Gray,  and  50  for 
his  "now  wife,"  1635,  Rebecca,  and  350  for  his  sons,  William  and 
Thomas,  and  5  servants.  His  lands  were  on  Gray's  creek  in  the  pres- 
ent Surry  County.  He  had  patents  also  in  1639-42.  Issue:  Will- 
iam2, Thomas2  d.  s.  p.  before  1677  and  Frances2  and  John2. 
Frances2  was  Justice  and  Burgess  of  Charles  City  County,  now 
Prince  George  County,  1666.  His  patents  1653,  for  750  acres. — Vir- 
ginia Magazine  of  History,  V.  120. 

William  Gray2,  of  Lawnes  Creek  Parish,  Surry  (will  page  1719), 
Justice  and  Burgess,  1715;  wife,  Elizabeth.  Issue:  William3,  Gil- 
bert3, Mary3,  Priscilla3  and  Judith3  Reffin.  The  son,  William3,  had 
sons,  William4,  Robert4,  Joseph4  and  Thomas4,  in  1719.  Gilbert3 
Gray's  will,  1758,  p.  1764;  wife,  Margaret.  Issue:  Joseph4,  James4, 
John4,  Sarah4,  Mary4,  Lucy4  and  Elizabeth4  Marricott. — Kenning 's 
Statistics,  V.  369. 

William  Gray3  (will  proved  in  Surry,  1736).  Issue:  William4, 
Robert4,  Joseph4,  Thomas4,  Edmond4,  James4  and  Lucy4  Briggs. 
He  was  Burgess,  1723-26. 

William  Gray4  (William3,  William2,  Thomas1)  ;  Burgess  in  Surry, 
1744.  Colonel  Joseph  Gray,  Burgess  for  Southampton  County, 
1744-61,  was  his  son,  and  he  was  believed  to  be  father  of  Colonel  Ed- 
win Gray,  Burgess,  1769-74,  Member  of  the  Convention,  1774,  State 
Senate  and  Congress,  1799-1813. — Virginia  Magazine,  III,  402. 

This  William  Gray  and  others,  in  1747,  had  a  grant  of  5000  acres 
in  Lunenburg  County,  and  by  1748,  30,000  acres  in  Augusta  County. 
—-Ibid.,  V.  176. 

This  William  Gray  married,  1738,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Chamberlain  of 
New  Kent  County,  widow  of  William  Chamberlain. — Virginia 
Gazette. 

The  above  information  relating  to  the  Gray  family  was  found  in 
Early  Settlers  of  Alabama,  by  J.  E.  Saunders. 

It  may  have  been  the  family  to  which  Margaret  Gray,  who  married 
James  Walker,  belonged. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


*JAMES  Walker3(1943)  (Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  June  29,  1851; 
m.  Margaret  (Peggy)  Gray  July  8,  1778.  They  moved  from  Rock- 
bridge County,  Va.  He  d.  April  12,  1800 ;  buried  at  Pisgah  Church, 
Woodford  County,  Ky.  She  d.  in  the  winter  of  1816,  in  Adair  Coun- 
ty, Ky.,  on  her  son,  Alexander's,  plantation. 

He  was  one  of  the  Virginia  Militia  who  forwarded  "Sentiments" 
to  the  Legislature,  Oct.,  1776.  See  American  Archives,  5th  Series, 
Vol.  II,  Page  815.  His  wife  was  probably  a  daughter  of  the  David 
Gray  mentioned  as  belonging  to  this  same  militia.  Their  10  chil- 
dren were : 

2285.  Alexander  Walker;  m.  Elizabeth  Scott.   11  children  +. 

2286.  Gray  Walker;  m.  Miriam  Pair.   He  d.  in  Adair  County, 

Ky.,  in  1814. 

2287.  Jane  F.  Walker;  m.  Stephen  Frost.    She  was  b.  Jan.  30, 

1807.  He  was  a  son  of  Martha  and  grandson  of  John 
Scott,  who  m.  Miss  Thornton. 

2288.  Isabella  Walker;  m.  James  Edwards. 

2289.  Nancy  Walker;  d.  in  Jan.,  1814. 

2290.  Ann  Walker ;  m.  Samuel  Morrow,  on  Thursday  eve,  previ- 

ous to  Sept.  6,  1817. 

2291.  James  Walker;  m.  Kizziah  Cox  +. 

2292.  Elizabeth  Walker  (Betsey)  ;  m.  Lewis  Fletcher.    She  d. 

in  Sparta,  Tenn.,  Nov.,  1817  +. 

2293.  Sarah  Walker;  d.  aged  six  months. 

2294.  Peggy  Walker  (Margaret) ;  m.  Henry  Flowers.   She  d.  in 

Adair  County,  Ky. 

SCOTT  FAMILY. 

In  an  old  Bible,  which  was  one  of  the  first  Protestant  Bibles  to  be 
circulated  and  which  the  family  brought  with  them  from  Ireland  to 
America,  was  found  this  information  regarding  the  first  of  the  name 
known  to  us:  The  Scotts  from  whom  I  am  descended  originally 
came  from  Scotland.  The  first  of  the  name  of  whom  we  have  any 
record  was  John  Scott.  He  was  born  in  Scotland,  went  to  Ireland, 
where  he  was  a  soldier  in  the  strifes  of  that  country  known  as  the 
Irish  Rebellion,  and  lost  an  arm  in  the  service.    Soon  after  this  he 

*  See  also  sketch  of  Judge  Cyrus  Walker,  by  Hon.  Hawkins  Taylor,  where  he  says  that 
several  of  his  (Cyrus's)  uncles  were  in  the  Revolution.  This  would  include  James  Walker 
as  there  were  only  two  others  old  enough  for  such  service. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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came  to  the  United  States  and  married  a  Miss  Thornton,  presumably 
of  Virginia. 

JOHN  Scott  and  Thornton,  his  wife,  had  three  sons  and  one 

daughter,  as  follows : 

a.  William  Scott.    He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war, 

being  in  the  engagement  at  King's  Mountain,  Oct.  7,  1780. 

b.  Thomas  Scott.    He  was  also  a  soldier  in  the  Kevolutionary 

war,  being  at  the  King's  Mountain  battle. 

c.  Samuel  Scott;  b.  1762,  in  North  Carolina.   He  was  a  Revolu- 

tionary soldier,  being  only  sixteen  years  old  when  he  entered 
the  service  as  a  minute  man  in  a  volunteer  company  which 
was  raised  to  go  against  Ferguson.  He  was  at  the  engage- 
ment at  King's  Mountain,  N.  C.  He  came  to  Kentucky 
with  Daniel  Boone  and  his  colony  about  1783  and  located 
at  Boone  Station  where  he  lived  seven  or  eight  years.  He 
married  Martha  McCorkle  Aug.  5,  1782,  in  Jessamine 
County,  Ky.  She  was  b.  July  12,  1768,  and  d.  Sept.  17, 
1863.   He  d.  Dec.  12,  1820. 

d.  Martha  Scott;  m.  William  Frost.    Their  son,  Stephen,  m. 

Jane  F.  Walker  (No.  2287). 

SAMUEL  Scott  (c)  and  his  wife,  Martha  McCorkle,  were  the 
parents  of  15  children,  as  follows : 

a.  John  Scott;  m.  Abbie  Stevenson. 

b.  Thomas  Scott;  m.  Mary  Makimson  and  afterwards  Mrs.  Davis. 

c.  Elizabeth  Scott;  m.  Alexander  Walker  (No.  2285). 

d.  Margaret  Scott;  m.  Thomas  Henry. 

e.  Joseph  Scott;  m.  Sallie  Sutton. 

f.  Grizelda  Scott;  m.  Larkin  Davis. 

g.  Martha  Scott;  m.  Joseph  Gilmer  Walker  (No.  2958). 

h.  Ruth  Scott;  m.  Samuel  Makimson. 

i.  Nancy  Scott ;  m.  Green  Fletcher, 
j.    Jane  Scott;  m.  Elijah  Mahan. 
k.    James  Scott;  m.  Miss  Chriswell. 
1.     Samuel  Scott ;  m.  Sallie  Duncan. 

m.  Mary  (Polly)  Scott;  m.  Hugh  Kelso  Walker  (No.  3439). 
n.    Sarah  Ann  Scott;  m.  Matthew  Mahan  (or  Madison  Mahan). 
o.    William  Thornton  Scott;  m.  Sarah  Sellers  in  1834. 
He  was  born  April  8,  1812.    His  mother  was  a  sister  of  Joseph 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


McCorkle.  The  father  died  when  he  was  but  eight  years  old,  but  the 
mother  lived  to  be  ninety-five.  Many  times  she  related  to  this  her 
youngest  child  the  stories  of  the  trials  and  privations  of  her  early  life 
when  her  parents  came  as  pioneers  to  Kentucky,  and  of  their  narrow 
escape  from  the  Indians  at  Boone  Station.  She  also  told  him  of  his 
father's  joining  the  volunteer  forces  raised  to  march  against  Fergu- 
son in  North  Carolina.  There  is  no  record  of  Samuel  Scott's  service 
in  this  battle,  but  William  Thornton  Scott,  who  lived  to  be  eighty- 
three  years  and  ten  months  old  (died  in  Feb.,  1896),  left  a  written 
statement  of  the  facts  in  the  case,  and  upon  this  statement  several 
descendants  of  Samuel  Scott  have  joined  the  Eevolutionary  Societies 
of  this  country.  William  T.  Scott  was  a  member  of  one  of  these  and 
was  invited  by  the  Sons  of  The  American  Eevolution  to  attend  their 
meeting  in  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Oct.  7,  1895.  This  meeting  was  held  on 
North  Carolina  day  of  the  Atlanta  Exposition.  There  were  many 
patriotic  speeches,  one  by  W.  T.  Scott,  the  only  surviving  son  of  the 
nine  hundred  patriots  of  that  battle. 

When  the  civil  war  broke  out  he,  being  too  old  to  go  himself,  sent 
three  sons  to  fight  for  the  Union.  After  the  close  of  the  war  the  fam- 
ily moved  to  Holton,  Kansas.  His  daughter,  Mrs.  Martha  A.  Hand, 
served  several  years  as  State  Eegent  for  the  Daughters  of  the  Eevolu- 
tion in  Kansas.  She  joined  this  society  in  recognition  of  her  grand- 
father, Samuel  Scott's,  service  at  King's  Mountain.  W.  T.  Scott- 
was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  serving  as  a  ruling  elder 
for  over  fifty  years.  He  attended  three  of  the  General  Assemblies  as 
a  delegate,  an  honor  conferred  on  few  elders. 

It  was  my  good  fortune  to  see  and  know  this  good  man.  He  was 
an  unusually  good  conversationalist,  and  being  possessed  of  a  re- 
markable memory,  could  relate  many  interesting  and  amusing  inci- 
dents relating  to  the  early  history  of  the  family.  He  told  of  attend- 
ing the  wedding  of  Samuel  Scott  Walker  (my  grandfather)  and 
Sarah  Allen ;  Scott  Walker  as  he  was  called,  being  a  nephew  of  W.  T. 
Scott's.  He  also  mentioned  the  fact  that  his  father's  family  of  fif- 
teen children  were  never  all  at  home  at  one  time,  some  of  the  older 
ones  being  married  and  living  in  homes  of  their  own  before  he,  the 
youngest  one,  was  born. 

ALEXAJSTDEE  Walker4  (2285)  (James3,  Alexander2,  John1) ; 
b.  Dec.  15,  1779 ;  was  raised  in  Woodford  County,  Ky.,  as  was  also 
his  wife,  Elizabeth.    They  came  to  Adair  County  soon  after  their 


Elizabeth  Scott  Walkeb 


JOHX  WALKER. 


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marriage.  The}'  owned  a  farm  of  about  three  hundred  acres,  and 
raised  a  great  deal  of  tobacco.  Mrs.  Walker  (Elizabeth  Scott)  was 
the  third  child  of  Samuel  and  Martha  McCorkle  Scott,  who  were 
married  and  lived  in  Virginia,  and  then  came  to  Kentucky,  encoun- 
tering many  privations  on  the  way.  At  one  time  they  were  attacked 
by  the  Indians  and  several  of  their  party  killed  (this  was  in  August, 
1786).  Mrs.  MeClure,  who  was  traveling  with  them,  and  her  young 
child  were  slain.  One  girl  was  tomahawked,  scalped  and  left  for 
dead,  but  Martha  Scott  found  and  cared  for  her,  and  insisted  on  car- 
rying her  back  to  the  Fort,  where  she  eventually  recovered.  Samuel 
Scott,  father  of  Elizabeth  Walker  above  mentioned,  was  a  Revolu- 
tionary soldier,  entering  the  volunteer  service  at  the  age  of  sixteen, 
as  a  minute  man.  He  was  in  the  memorable  battle  of  King's  Moun- 
tain, X.  C,  in  which  Ferguson  was  defeated.  He  came  to  Kentucky 
with  Daniel  Boone  and  his  party  in  17 S3,  and  located  on  Dick's  River 
at  Boone  Station,  where  his  son  Thomas  was  born.  She  was  born 
April  6,  1788 ;  m.  180  .   Their  11  children  were  as  follows : 

2295.  James  Walker:  b.  Dec.  13,  1804;  d.  from  lockjaw  Feb.  1, 

1829,  in  Illinois;  m.  Mary  Nelson  about  1828. 

2296.  Samuel  Scott  Walker;  b.  1807;  d.  in  Florida  Jan.  20, 

1892;  m.  Sarah  Ann  Allen.    10  children  +. 

2297.  Edmond  Walker;  b.  Dec.  28,  1811;  m.  Mary  Ann  Shirley. 

9  children  +. 

2298.  Harrison  Perry  Walker;  b.  March  1,  1811;  never  married; 

served  in  the  13th  Kentucky  Regiment,  IT.  S.  A. ;  a  farm- 
er and  blacksmith;  d.  July  11,  1879. 

2299.  Greenville  Walker;  b.  Dec.  22,  1815 ;  m.  Sarah  Ann  Lans- 

dale ;  lived  and  d.  at  West  Point,  Ky. ;  killed  by  the  fall- 
ing of  a  tree.    Several  children  +. 

2300.  Louis  F.  Walker;  m.  Elizabeth  F.  Xelson.   8  children  +. 

2301.  Margaret  Ann  Walker;  m.  Alexander  Hindman.    8  chil- 

dren +. 

2302.  Elzy  Creel  Walker;  b.  Oct.  12,  1822;  d.  Aug.  28,  1854; 

served  in  the  Mexican  War. 

2303.  Martha  Jane  Walker;  m.  John  W.  Shirley.    6  children  +. 
2301.    Elizabeth  M.  Walker;  m.  Noah  Wilcox.    6  children  +. 
2305.    Polly  Walker;  b.  Aug.  20,  1831;  m.  Joseph  M.  Craig  in 

Adair  County,  Ky.;  d.  March  22,  1855.  One  child  that 
d.  young. 


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GEEENVILLE  Walker  (2299),  who  m.  Sarah  Ann  Lansdale, 
had  several  children,  all  of  whom  m.,  three  of  whom  are  given : 

2306.  Samuel  Walker. 

2307.  Camilla  Walker. 

2308.  Emma  Walker. 

Nothing  further  known  of  this  family. 

ALLEN. 

MA  CUM  Allen,  the  first  of  the  name  of  whom  we  have  any  knowl- 
edge, lived  in  Botetourt  County,  Va.  Name  of  wife  not  known. 
They  had  5  sons  and  3  daughters,  viz : 

a.  James  Allen ;  lived  and  died  in  Adair  County,  Ky. ;  m.  Sallie 

Stepp. 

b.  John  Allen;  m.  Nancy  Pile,  and  lived  and  died  in  Adair 

County,  Ky. 

c.  William  Allen;  m.  Elizabeth  Tilford.   They  were  the  parents 

of  Sally  Allen,  who  m.  Samuel  Scott  Walker.  They  lived 
and  died  in  Adair  County,  Ky. 

d.  Moses  Allen;  m.,  lived  and  died  in  Christian  County,  Ky. 

e.  Name  not  known,  but  he  had  two  sons,  Archibald  and  Joseph 

Allen,  who  lived  in  Callaway  County,  Mo. 

f.  Eebecca  Allen;  m.  Joseph  Morrison. 

g.  Elizabeth  Allen ;  m.  Joseph  Miller. 

h.  Martha  Allen;  m.  John  Pile.    They  had  a  son,  Oscar  Pile, 

who  is  now  (1898)  living  in  Columbia,  Adair  County,  Ky., 
seventy-seven  years  old ;  one  of  Columbia's  best  citizens. 

The  daughters  of  Macum  Allen  all  lived  and  died  in  Adair  Coun- 
ty, Kentucky. 

The  above  record  of  the  Allen  family  furnished  by  Oscar  Pile*  of 
Columbia,  Ky. 

WILLIAM  Allen  (c) ;  m.  Elizabeth  Tilford.  After  William's 
death,  she  m.  James  Gilmer.  There  were  2  children  by  1st  marriage, 
a  son,  who  d.  young,  and  Sarah  Allen,  who  m.  Samuel  Scott  Walker 
(No.  2296).  Elizabeth  Allen  died  about  1834,  aged  70  years,  at  the 
home  of  her  son,  Tilford  Gilmer,  with  whom  she  had  been  living 


•Also  spelled  Pyle. 


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since  her  2nd  husband's  death ;  this  was  in  Fairfield,  la.  Besides  the 
son,  Tilf  ord,  there  were  3  other  Gilmer  children :  Jane,  who  m.  Sulli- 
van Boss,  she  d.  1898 ;  Benjamin  Gilmer,  d.  unmarried ;  Mary  Ann 
Gilmer,  m.  Mr.  Scott. 

SAMUEL  SCOTT  Walker5  (2296)  (Alexander4,  James3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1) ;  b.  Jan.  30,  1807,  in  Adair  County,  Ky.  On  Jan. 
24,  1832,  he  m.  Sarah  Ann  Allen  in  Kentucky,  near  Columbia,  Adair 
County.  She  was  the  only  daughter  of  William  Allen  and  Elizabeth 
Tilford.  William  Allen  was  a  son  of  Macum  Allen,  who  lived  in 
Botetourt  County,  Va.  His  other  sons  were  James,  John  and  Moses, 
and  all  except  Moses  lived  and  died  in  Adair  County,  Ky.  William 
served  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  died  of  yellow  fever  in  New  Orleans 
(or  Memphis).  Sarah  Ann  Allen  was  born  and  raised  in  Adair 
County,  Ky.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  a 
very  strict  temperance  woman.  She  d.  in  Nov.,  1882,  in  Cowley 
County,  Kas.,  at  the  home  of  her  son,  Cyrus. 

Samuel  S.  Walker  served  as  sheriff  four  years  in  Fairfield,  Jeffer- 
son County,  la.  He  also  served  as  postmaster  in  Columbia,  Marion 
County,  la.,  for  two  years.  He  was  postmaster  at  Belinda,  Lucas 
County,  la.,  for  over  twenty  years.  A  number  of  years  after  his  go- 
ing out  of  office,  the  government  officials  at  Washington  in  checking 
up  his  accounts,  found  that  there  was  $30  to  his  credit.  This  had 
been  accumulating  during  the  twenty  years  of  his  postmastership,  as 
in  making  his  returns  to  the  government,  he  always  preferred  to  give 
them  the  advantage,  and  favored  them,  rather  than  to  turn  out  a  de- 
faulter, never  thinking  that  the  amount  thus  overpaid,  would  be  re- 
turned to  him.  His  honesty  and  integrity  was  manifested  in  all  his 
dealings  with  his  fellowmen.   He  resigned  in  favor  of  William  Oiler. 

He  made  two  trips  to  the  Kocky  Mountains  in  company  with  his 
son-in-law,  B.  B.  Siggins. 

When  Samuel  Scott  moved  to  Jefferson  County,  la.,  it  was  a  wil- 
derness, occupied  only  by  Indians.  His  farm  occupied  the  place 
where  Glasgow  now  stands. 

In  1840  Gov.  Dodge  appointed  him  Colonel  of  the  State  Militia, 
and  by  that  title,  he  was  known  ever  afterwards. 

He  removed  to  Kansas  in  1880,  and  lived  there  until  he  went  to 
Florida  in  the  fall  of  1890,  where  he  died  Jan.  22,  1892,  of  Brighfs 
disease,  at  the  home  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Melissa  Smith. 


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DEATH  OF  SAMUEL  SCOTT  WALKER. 

A  recent  announcement  brings  the  sad  tidings  of  the  death  of  Sam- 
uel Scott  Walker,  one  of  the  early  pioneers  of  Iowa,  formerly  of  Jef- 
ferson County  and  more  recently  of  Lucas  County.  He  died  at  the 
home  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Smith,  in  Bartow,  Florida. 

Scott  Walker,  by  which  name  he  was  familiarly  known  to  his  old 
friends  and  neighbors,  was  a  Kentuckian  by  birth,  and  the  possessor, 
in  an  eminent  degree,  of  all  those  generous  impulses  which  the  name 
Kentuckian  implies.  In  early  manhood  he  emigrated  to  central  Illi- 
nois. Imbued  with  the  spirit  of  adventure  possessed  by  the  hardy 
pioneers  of  those  days,  he  saw  beyond  the  "Father  of  Waters"  and  a 
little  nearer  the  setting  sun,  a  virgin  soil  awaiting  the  efforts  of  the 
husbandman.  In  obedience  to  this  impulse,  in  the  early  forties  in 
company  with  the  Hardins  and  the  Butlers,  themselves  of  the  best 
blood  of  the  Blue  Grass  State,  he  pushed  westward  to  the  "Black 
Hawk  Purchase,"  settling  on  what  has  long  been  known  as  Round 
Prairie,  in  Jefferson  County.  Here,  like  his  fellow  pioneers,  his  ef- 
forts were  directed  to  the  securing  of  a  home,  the  proper  care  and 
support  of  his  family,  and  to  the  development  of  a  new  country. 

He  was  a  man  of  intelligence.  He  carefully  watched  the  growth 
and  wants  of  the  community  in  which  he  cast  his  lot,  and  by  wise 
counsel  assisted  in  giving  direction  to  proper  conduct  of  its  affairs. 

Politically  Walker  was  a  Whig.  In  the  early  days  referred  to  and 
for  many  years  after,  J efferson  County  rarely  failed  to  give  a  Demo- 
cratic majority  for  the  whole  ticket.  This  record  was  badly  disfig- 
ured by  the  nomination  of  Walker  as  the  Whig  candidate  for  sheriff. 
To  fitness  for  the  position  he  added  well  deserved  popularity.  He 
was  elected  by  a  handsome  majority  and  discharged  the  duties  of 
the  office  to  the  satisfaction  of  all. 

At  the  disruption  of  the  Whig  party  he  (with  a  numerous  and 
honorable  company)  was  left  in  the  predicament  of  the  Indian,  who 
wandering  aimlessly  about,  was  asked  if  he  was  lost,  and  proudly  re- 
plied, "No !  Me  not  lost.   Wigwam  lost." 

It  is  believed  that  he  never  thereafter  acted  in  full  accord  with 
either  of  the  other  parties. 

About  1852  he  removed  to  Lucas  County,  where  he  opened  a  farm 
on  the  highway  from  Chariton  to  Knoxville  and  midway  between 
these  points.  Through  Scott  Walker  the  old  saying  that  "the  latch 
string  is  always  out,"  was  literally  and  practically  verified.   No  way- 


Samuel  Scott  Walker.      Melissa  W.  Smith. 
Viola  Smith  axd  Daughter. 
Four  Generations. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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f arer  ever  halted  at  his  home  without  a  cordial  welcome  from  all,  and 
the  best  the  place  afforded  was  freely  furnished  for  his  comfort. 

The  writer  remembers  with  pleasure  a  visit  to  Walker's  Lucas 
County  home.  Like  the  man,  the  house  was  of  rude  exterior  but 
radiant  and  joyous  within.  Music,  books  and  conversation  furnished 
the  pabulum  while  the  inner  man  was  regaled  and  fortified  for  the 
journey  before  him. 

Scott  Walker  was  a  pronounced  type  of  the  Western  pioneer.  His 
class  laid  broad  and  deep  the  foundations  of  the  empire  we  enjoy. 
Of  them,  let  us  honor  the  living  and  revere  the  dead. 

Walker  died  full  of  years  and  in  the  "Land  of  Flowers."  May  the 
bloom  over  his  grave  be  perennial.  His  memory  will  be  held  in 
pleasant  recollection  by  all  who  knew  him. 

Geo.  D.  Temple. 

Their  10  children  were  as  follows : 

2309.  Elizabeth  Irma  Walker ;  m.  B.  B.  Siggins.    3  children  +. 

2310.  Mary  Adeline  Walker;  b.  in  Adair  County,  Ky. ;  m.  James 

Harden.   8  children  +. 

2311.  Cyrus  Allen  Walker;  m.  Leah  Augusta  Young.    4  chil- 

dren +. 

2312.  Fetney  Ann  Walker ;  b.  June  14,  1838 ;  was  injured  by  a 

fall  from  which  she  died  Jan.  30,  1847. 

2313.  Lucian  Alford  Walker;  b.  Aug.  8,  1840;  d.  May  23,  1841, 

of  croup. 

2314.  Louisa  America  Walker;  m.  Enos  Eeed.    10  children  +. 

2315.  James  Franklin  Walker;  m.  Evelyn  Wyland.  4  children + 

2316.  Quintilla  Jane  Walker;  m.  her  cousin,  George  Walker.  3 

children  +. 

2317.  Rosella  Melissa  Walker;  m.  George  Smith.    6  children  +. 

2318.  Ira  Cassius  Walker ;  m.  Emily  Acres.   3  children +. 

ELIZABETH  ERMA  Walker  (2309)  ;  b.  in  Adair  County,  Ky., 
Feb.  20,  1833;  d.  Sept.  29,  1864;  attended  a  Seminary  for  young 
ladies  in  Fairfield,  la.,  after  which  she  taught  several  terms  of  school ; 
united  with  the  Baptist  Church  when  twenty  years  old ;  m.  Feb.  24, 
1856,  at  the  home  of  her  father  by  Rev.  Robert  Coles,  to  Benjamin 
Baird  Siggins  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was  a  son  of  Alexander  and 
Margaret  Kinnear  Siggins.  He  attended  Meadville  College ;  studied 
law  and  practiced  a  while  in  Chariton,  Iowa,  then  went  to  Colorado 


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near  Central  City,  where  he  engaged  quite  extensively  in  mining; 
became  Judge  of  the  Probate  Court  in  Central  City,  Gilpin  County. 
Col.  When  the  family  went  to  Colorado  they  made  the  trip  across 
the  plains  with  teams  and  covered  wagons,  Samuel  Scott  Walker  and 
several  others  accompanying  them.  They  narrowly  escaped  being 
captured  by  the  Indians  on  several  occasions.  The  family  went  to 
Pennsylvania  on  a  visit  in  the  summer  of  1864,  reaching  the  old 
Siggins  homestead  on  July  4th.  The  mother  of  this  little  family 
sickened  and  died  soon  after  at  the  home  of  Kinnear  Siggins,  near 
Tidioute,  Penn.  He  them  married  Druzilla  E.  Belnap,  going  short- 
ly after  to  Philadelphia  to  live,  where  they  remained  nearly  three 
years;  then  returned  to  Warren  County,  Pa.,  where  they  lived  on  a 
farm  5  miles  from  Tidioute  for  about  five  years;  then  went  to 
Youngsville,  Pa.,  where  he  still  (1902)  lives.  3  children  by  1st  mar- 
riage and  2  by  2nd.   5  children  were : 

2319.  Emma  Siggins;  b.  Feb.  6,  1857,  in  Chariton,  la.;  m.  John 

B.  White.    3  children  +. 

2320.  Laura  Siggins;  b.  Aug.  15,  1859,  at  Chariton,  la.;  m. 

J.  0.  Messerly.   3  children  +. 

2321.  Clinton  C.  Siggins;  b.  Dec.  31,  1862,  in  Colorado;  m.  N. 

Cunningham.   4  children  +. 
Albert  B.  Siggins;  b.  in  Philadelphia,  1866;  d.  the  same 
year. 

Lida  B.  Siggins;  b.  in  Philadelphia  Feb.  3,  1867;  m.  Geo. 
H.  Hyatt  of  Whitehall,  K  Y.,  in  1886.  She  d.  of  con- 
sumption in  Colby,  Kas.,  June  29,  1887. 

EMMA  Siggins7  (2319)  (Elizabeth6,  Samuel5,  Alexander4, 
James3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  author  of  "Walker  Genealogy";  taught 
school  for  about  ten  years;  belonged  to  the  pioneer  class  of  the 
C.  L.  S.  C,  from  which  she  graduated  in  1882 ;  m.  in  Youngsville, 
Pa.,  Dec.  6,  1882,  by  the  Eev.  Davies,  to  John  Barber  White.  He 
was  b.  in  Ellery  Township,  N.  Y.  (near  Jamestown)  Dec.  8,  1847; 
m.  for  his  first  wife,  Arabella  Bowen,  by  whom  he  had  two  children, 
viz :  John  Franklin,  who  d.  in  1900,  aged  24  years,  and  Fanny  Ara- 
bell,  who  was  b.  in  1876.  John  B.  White  is  a  son  of  John  and  Ee- 
bekah  Barber  White.  He  was  for  several  years  owner  and  editor  of 
The  Tidioute  (Penn.)  Weekly  News;  was  President  of  the  Board  of 
Education  in  Youngsville,  Pa.,  for  6  years ;  represented  Warren  Coun- 


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ty  in  the  Legislature  in  1878-9;  has  been  actively  engaged  in  the 
lumber  business  for  about  thirty  years ;  is  also  President  of  the  Bank 
of  Poplar  Bluff,  Mo.  He  is  General  Manager  of  the  Missouri  Lum- 
ber and  Mining  Co.,  one  of  the  largest  lumber  plants  in  the  Southern 
states,  with  headquarters  at  Grandin,  Carter  County,  Mo. ;  Secretary, 
Treasurer  and  General  Manager  of  the  Missouri  Lumber  and  Land 
Exchange  Company  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  also  Secretary,  Treasurer 
and  Director  of  the  Louisiana  Long  Leaf  Lumber  Co.,  and  President 
and  General  Manager  of  the  Forest  Lumber  Company  of  Kansas 
City,  Mo.  This  family  belong  to  the  Congregational  Church.  Their 
home  is  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  The  children  of  this  family  can  rrace 
their  ancestry  back  to  three  Eevolutionary  and  thirteen  Colonial 
grandfathers,  and  on  the  father's  side  they  have  the  unbroken  line 
through  John  Prescott,  who  came  to  Massachusetts  from  England 
about  1640,  back  to  King  Alfred  The  Great,  Charlemagne,  Pepin 
and  Kings  Sighere  and  Cerdic. 

King  Cerdic  d.  about  534;  began  to  reign  519;  came  with  his  son, 
Kenric,  to  the  coast  of  England  in  495.  With  him  began  the  West 
Saxon  line  to  which  the  present  reigning  family  of  England  belongs. 

Three  children,  viz : 

2322.  Emma  Euth  White;  b.  at  Youngsville,  Pa.,  Oct.  30,  1884. 

2323.  Jay  Barber  Walker  White;  b.  Oct.  2,  1886,  at  Youngsville; 

d.  of  bowel  trouble  after  an  illness  of  several  weeks,  at 
Ironton,  Mo.,  Aug.  2,  1887. 

2324.  Baymond  Baird  White;  b.  March  18,  1889,  at  Grandin, 

Carter  County,  Mo. 

LAUEA  Siggins  (2320)  ;  m.  James  0.  Messerly  Sept.  19,  1883. 
He  is  a  son  of  Jonas  and  Sarah  Alspaugh  Messerly ;  residence,  War- 
ren, Penn. ;  members  of  Methodist  Church  and  both  active  workers 
in  same.  She  graduated  from  the  C.  L.  S.  C.  about  1884.  3  chil- 
dren, viz : 

2325.  Warren  B.  Messerly;  b.  at  Baltimore,  Ohio,  Nov.  4,  1884. 

2326.  Everett  J.  Messerly;  b.  Warren,  Pa.,  Oct.  18,  1886. 

2327.  James  Harold  Messerly;  b.  Warren,  Pa.,  Sept.  24,  1894. 

CLINTON  C.  Siggins  (2321) ;  m.  Nellie  Cunningham  April  20, 
1890,  at  Hugo,  Col. ;  resides  in  Boise  City,  Idaho,  where  he  held  the 

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position  of  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  four  years;  is  now  (1900)  deputy 
Auditor  and  Recorder  of  Ada  County  under  Geo.  W.  Lamoreau.  4 
children,  viz: 

2328.  Leona  Siggins;  b.  Jan.  20,  1891,  at  Des  Moines,  la. 

2329.  Benjamin  Boyd  Siggins;  b.  March  14,  1894,  at  Boise 

City;  d.  June  29,  1894. 

2330.  Jerry  Lloyd  Siggins  (twin  to  Benjamin);  b.  March  14, 

1894. 

2331.  Lida  Siggins;  b.  1898;  d.  the  same  year. 

MARY  ADELINE  Walker6  (2310)  (Samuel5,  Alexander4, 
James3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  was  born  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  Sept, 
28,  1834.  She  m.  James  Harden  on  Dec.  25,  1857,  in  Belinda,  la., 
at  the  old  homestead.  James  Harden  was  born  June  19,  1837.  He 
served  in  the  Civil  War;  was  a  private  in  the  34th  Iowa  Volunteer 
Infantry  under  Captain  Gardner.  He  was  wounded  in  the  knee  at 
the  Battle  of  Arkansas  Post;  was  in  the  hospital  at  Memphis  for 
three  months ;  was  a  merchant  in  Cowley  County,  Kas. ;  served  two 
years  as  County  Treasurer ;  also  served  five  years  as  postmaster  under 
Harrison.  They  now  (1891)  live  in  Bartow,  Florida,  where  Mr. 
Harden  served  as  postmaster  for  several  years.  They  had  8  children, 
viz: 

2332.  Alpha  D.  Harden;  b.  July  18,  1859.    She  m.  Alvin  Bur- 

son  on  July  15,  1891.  Their  home  is  in  Kingsford, 
Florida.   1  son  +. 

2333.  Anna  I.  Harden;  b.  Feb.  7,  1862.   She  is  now  engaged  in 

teaching  school  in  Roger's  Park,  111. 

2334.  Frances  Elizabeth  Harden;  b.  Dec.  26,  1863;  is  also  en- 

gaged in  teaching  school  in  Roger's  Park,  111. 

2335.  Elmer  C.  Harden;  b.  Aug.  19,  1865;  d.  Aug.  31,  1878. 

2336.  Clara  B.  Harden;  b.  Nov.  12,  1866.    She  was  a  teacher; 

also  postmistress  at  Bartow,  Fla.  She  m.  Will  Wetzel, 
of  Chicago,  in  1898.   1  child  +. 

2337.  Edward  Walker  Harden;  b.  Aug.  20,  1868. 

He  lived  in  Labette  County,  Kas.,  until  he  was  15  years  old,  when 
his  father  moved  to  Florida ;  began  newspaper  work  at  the  age  of  18 
on  the  Bartow  Courier-Informant.  From  here  he  went  to  Tampa, 
where  he  was  still  engaged  in  newspaper  work.  From  there  he  went 
to  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  to  accept  a  position  on  the  Times-Union  of  that 


Edward  Walker  Harden. 


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city.  When  the  editor  of  that  paper  went  to  St.  Louis  to  become 
editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Republic,  E.  W.  Harden  accompanied  him. 
Here  he  was  soon  employed  as  editor  of  The  Interstate  Grocer.  He 
went  to  Chicago,  111.,  about  1891,  where  he  was  first  reporter,  then 
Insurance  Editor  and  lastly  Financial  Editor  of  the  Chicago  Trib- 
une. In  1898  he  left  Chicago  for  a  trip  around  the  world  on  board 
the  U.  S.  Eevenue  Ship  McCulloeh.  When  the  ship  reached  Singa- 
pore it  was  ordered  to  join  Admiral  Dewey's  fleet  at  Hong  Kong, 
from  whence  they  proceeded  to  Manila.  Harden  volunteered  his  ser- 
vices during  the  memorable  battle  of  Manila,  and  afterward  wrote 
the  first  account  of  that  battle  received  in  this  country ;  was  appointed 
by  the  government  in  August,  1898,  Special  Commissioner  to  report 
on  the  financial  and  industrial  condition  of  the  Philippines,  and  re- 
turned to  the  United  States  in  November  to  make  his  report  to  the 
government;  was  appointed  January,  1899,  Secretary  of  the  Philip- 
pine Commission  which  the  President  is  sending  to  the  islands;  is 
now  (1901)  managing  editor  of  The  New  York  Commercial,  in  New 
York  City. 

2338.  Nellie  F.  Harden;  b.  Jan.  1,  1876.    She  m.  Geo.  McFar- 

lane  in  Nov.,  1895.  Mr.  McFarlane  came  from  Glas- 
gow, Scotland,  about  1887.  He  is  in  the  real  estate  busi- 
ness in  Tampa,  Fla.    1  child  +. 

2339.  Harvey  G.  Harden;  was  b.  Feb.  27,  1877;  resides  in  Chi- 

cago. 

ALPHA  D.  Harden  (2332) ;  m.  Alvin  Burson.  They  have  1 
child,  viz : 

2340.  Everett  Harden  Burson ;  b.  Feb.  16,  1898. 

CLAEA  B.  Harden  (2336)  ;  m.  Will  Wetzel.  They  have  1  child, 
viz: 

2341.  Katherine  Harden  Wetzel;  b.  Feb.  9,  1899. 

NELLIE  F.  Harden  (2338) ;  m.  George  MacFarlane.  They  have 
1  child,  viz: 

2342.  Mary  Rae  MacFarlane;  b.  Sept.  28,  1897,  in  Chicago,  111. 

CYELS  ALLEN  Walker6  (2311)  (Samuel5,  Alexander4,  James3, 
Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Sept,  22,  1836,  in  Jefferson  County,Ia.;  said 


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to  have  been  the  first  white  child  born  in  the  state  ;  m.  Jan.  8,  1872, 
Leah  Augusta  Young,  dau.  of  Major  J.  B.  Young,  who  came  from 
Kentucky  to  Illinois  about  1830.  He  was  the  first  settler  in  Win- 
chester; was  a  Major  in  the  Black  Hawk  War;  d.  at  Winchester  May 
4,  1885,  at  the  age  of  85.  On  the  9th  day  of  April,  1860,  he,  with 
his  brother  J ames,  cousin  Warfield  Walker,  and  brother-in-law  B.  B. 
Siggins,  started  on  a  trip  to  Pike's  Peak,  Colo.,  and  in  1862,  he  and 
others  made  another  trip  to  Colorado,  where  he  remained  several 
months.  In  May,  1863,  he  enlisted  in  the  9th  Iowa  Cavalry  and  was 
sent  to  the  front ;  was  discharged  with  the  remainder  of  the  regiment 
on  Feb.  3,  1866.  He  was  in  the  principal  engagements  in  Arkansas 
and  south  Missouri.  Their  home  is  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  (1901.)  4 
children,  viz: 

2343.  Gilmer  E.  Walker;  b.  Nov.  26,  1872.    He  served  in  the 

war  with  Spain  in  Company  D,  22nd  Kansas,  but  was 
mustered  out  in  the  fall  of  1898,  and  now  (1899)  re- 
sides in  Pittsburg,  Kas. 

2344.  George  L.  Walker;  b.  Oct.  3,  1874.    He  lives  at  present 

(1898)  in  Moline,  111.;  m.  April  29,  1901,  Edna  Nora 
Worth,  dau.  of  Wm.  E.  and  Louisa  Eice  Worth,  of 
Bogard,  Mo.    She  was  b.  May  8,  1883,  at  Bogard. 

2345.  Clinton  E.  Walker;  b.  Nov.  15,  1878,  in  Douglas  County, 

Kansas. 

2346.  Eegina  Irene  Walker;  b.  June  15,  1884,  in  Cowley  County, 

Kansas. 

LOUISA  AMEEICA  Walker6  (2314)  (Samuel5,  Alexander4, 
James3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  March  18,  1842.  On  April  27,  1862, 
she  m.  Enos  Eeed,  who  served  three  years  in  the  Civil  War  as  Com- 
missary Sergeant.  His  brother-in-law,  Cyrus  Allen  Walker,  was 
with  him  in  the  war. 

Enos  Eeed  was  a  son  of  James  C.  and  Aseneth  McWilliams  Eeed. 
He  was  b.  in  Union  County,  Ohio,  Oct.  15,  1836 ;  moved  to  Iowa  in 
1853;  taught  school.  During  his  services  in  the  Civil  War  he  was 
atVicksburg  and  Chickasaw  Bluffs  under  Sherman.  He  saw  Farra- 
gut  run  the  gauntlet  into  Mobile  Bay ;  also  saw  a  rebel  ironclad  cap- 
tured. At  Fort  Blakely  Mr.  Eeed  climbed  to  the  top  of  the  breast- 
works, where  three  rebels  confronted  him  with  loaded  guns.  He  lev- 
eled his  empty  musket  and  ordered  them  to  surrender,  which  they 


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did.  At  the  battle  and  capture  of  Arkansas  Post  he  had  the  stock  of 
his  rausket  shot  away  by  a  minnie  ball.  He  was  First  Sergeant,  then 
First  Lieutenant.  He  came  to  Labette  Count}'.  Kas.,  in  1866 ;  serv- 
ed as  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  County  Superintendent  of  Schools. 
In  1873  he  went  to  Douglas  County,  Kas.  He  was  Commandant  of 
the  Soldiers'  Home  at  Fort  Dodge.  Kas.,  in  1894  and  1895.  He  now 
(1898)  lives  in  Clearfield,  Kas.    10  children,  viz: 

2347.  Olive  A.  Seed;  b.  in  Lucas  Co.,  Ia.,  Jan.  19,  1863.   She  is 

a  teacher  in  the  Kansas  City,  Kas.,  public  schools. 

2348.  Alice  Jane  Eeed;  b.  Sept.  ir,  1868,  in  Labette  County, 

Kas.   She  is  a  teacher  in  Kansas. 

2349.  Almeda  Elizabeth  Eeed:  b.  18 TO:  m.  Hermcn  H.  White. 

2  children  +. 

2350.  Walker  Scott  Eeed:  b.  Feb.  10,  1873,  in  Kansas.    He  is  a 

farmer;  makes  his  home  with  his  parents. 

2351.  Anna  Sarah  Eeed:  d.  young. 

2352.  Herbert  Spencer  Eeed:  b.  Jan.  4,  1875  :  d.  young. 

2353.  Ida  Belle  Estelle  Eeed:  b.  May  8,  1876;  a  teacher  in 

Kansas. 

2354.  Leonora  May  Eeed:  b.  May  4,  1878.    She  is  dead. 

2355.  Alma  Irene  Eeed;  b.  Dec.  28,  1879,  in  Douglas  Count}-, 

Kansas. 

2356.  David  Harvey  Eeed  ;  b.  April  4,  1884,  in  Douglas  County, 

Kansas. 

ALMEDA  ELIZABETH  Eeed  (2349)  ;  b.  March  19,  1870;  m. 
Hermon  A.  White,  son  of  Dr.  David  A.  and  Abbie  Crosby  White. 
He  was  b.  Sept.  9,  1868.  They  now  live  (1901)  in  Emporia,  Kansas. 
2  children,  viz: 

5357.    Homer  Walker  White;  b.  Aug.  30,  1892,  in  Douglas  Coun- 
ty, Kansas. 

2358.    Hazel  Dean  White;  b.  Feb.  27,  1894,  in  Douglas  County, 
Kansas. 

JAMES  F.  Walker6  (2315)  (Samuel5,  Alexander4,  James3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  Dec.  17,  1843.  He  was  always  called  "Cooney." 
March  21,  1867,  he  m.  Evelyn  Wyland,  of  Goshen,  Ind.  She  was  b. 
Aug.  23,  1846.  He  was  in  the  Civil  War,  seeing  service  at  the  first 
fight  of  Vicksburg,  also  at  the  siege  of  Vicksburg,  Arkansas  Post  and 


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Battle  of  Bed  River.  He  was  the  first  Union  man  to  enter  Fort  Mor- 
gan after  the  surrender,  crawling  through  a  port  hole.  He  was  at 
Fort  Blakely  April  9,  1865.  He  and  Enos  Reed  were  together  all 
during  the  war.   He  was  under  Clark,  Colonel  of  the  34th  Regiment. 

In  1870  he  moved  from  Lucas  County,  la.,  to  Bellville,  Republic 
County,  Kas.,  where  he  owns  and  operates  a  stock  farm.  4  children, 
viz : 

2359.  Clara  Cecil  Walker;  b.  Jan.  2,  1869.    She  m.  Albert 

Brown,  a  farmer,  Aug.  7,  1895  +. 

2360.  Ira  Wyland  Walker;  b.  Dec.  9,  1870. 

2361.  Frederick  Scott  Walker;  b.  Jan.  26,  1875 ;  m.  Bertha  Ann 

Collins  Sept.  11,  1895  +. 

2362.  Alice  Maud  Walker;  b.  Nov.  11,  1876;  m.  Cary  R.  Diehl 

Sept.  3,  1895+. 

CLARA  CECIL  Walker7  (2359)  (James  F.6,  Samuel5,  Alexan- 
der4, James3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  m.  Albert  Brown  Aug.  7,  1895. 
2  children,  viz: 

2363.  Harry  Clifford  Brown;  b.  Feb.  5,  1897. 

2364.  Maud  Elnor  Brown;  b.  Aug.  20,  1898. 

FREDERICK  SCOTT  Walker7  (2361)  (James  F.6,  Samuel5, 
Alexander4,  James3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  Bertha  Ann  Collins 
Sept.  11,  1895.    1  child,  viz : 

2365.  Glen  Howard  Walker;  b.  March  12,  1897. 

ALICE  MAUD  Walker7  (2362)  (James  F.6,  Samuel5,  Alexan- 
der4, James3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  Cary  R.  Diehl  Sept.  3,  1895. 
Their  home  is  near  Ottawa,  Kas.    2  children,  viz : 

2366.  Lyle  James  Diehl ;  b.  July  18,  1896. 

2367.  Relta  Diehl;  b.  Aug.  27,  1898.    This  child  was  drowned 

in  the  fall  of  1901. 

QUHSTTILLA  JANE  Walker6  (2316)  (Samuel5,  Alexander4, 
James3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Oct.  4,  1845.  She  m.  her  cousin, 
George  Walker,  son  of  Edmond,  in  1875.  He  was  postmaster  at 
Quote,  Carroll  County,  Mo.,  for  several  years.    3  children,  viz : 

2368.  James  Warfield  Walker;  b.  Aug.  3,  1878.    He  is  a  tele- 

graph operator  for  the  Santa  Fe  R.  R.  at  Gardner,  Kas. : 


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311 


m.  April  29,  1901,  Bessie  Lea  Blacketer  of  Unionville, 
Missouri. 

2369.  Maud  E.  Walker:  b.  Aug.  31,  1881:  d.  Dec.  19,  1891. 

2370.  Samuel  Scott  Walker;  b.  Sept.  14,  1885. 

EOSELLA  MELISSA  Walker6  (2317)  (Samuel5,  Alexander4, 
James3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  June  2,  1847.  In  1867,  at  the  age 
of  19,  she  m.  George  Smith,  a  stockman.  He  served  three  years  in 
the  Civil  War  as  a  private  in  Company  I,  33rd  Iowa.  He  was  killed 
in  a  railroad  accident  June  23,  1881.  She  d.  in  Wauchula,  Ela.,  July 
13,  1900,  after  a  lingering  and  painful  illness;  an  active  worker  in 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  of  which  she  was  a  member:  also  a  great 
temperance  worker,  having  been  for  several  years  president  of  the 
W.  C.  T.  U.  of  Bartow,  Ma.    6  children,  viz : 

2371.  Yiola  A.  Smith:  b.  May  22,  1868.   She  m.  A.  G.  Smith+. 

2372.  Frank  A.  Smith ;  b.  Sept.  21,  .   He  is  a  station  agent 

at  TTalchula,  Ela. 

2373.  Mary  Lulu  Smith;  b.  June  23,  1870;  d.  1873. 

2374.  Claud  Smith;  b.  July  9,  1876;  d.  1877. 

2375.  Ira  Calvin  Smith;  b.  Feb.  19,  1878.   He  is  with  the  Plant 

System  in  Florida,  1901. 

2376.  Geo.  K.  Smith;  b.  Aug.  3,  1881. 

VIOLA  A.  Smith7  (2371)  (E,  Melissa6,  Samuel5,  Alexander4, 
James3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  May  22,  1868.  She  m.  A.  G.  Smith. 
Their  home  is  in  Wauchula,  Fla.   3  children,  viz  : 

2377.  Eunice  B.  Smith;  b.  April  5,  1889,  and  d.  of  diphtheria 

in  September,  1898. 

2378.  Helen  Smith;  b.  May  28,  1891. 

2379.  Scott  Graham  Smith;  b.  Oct.  19,  1899. 

IEA  CASSIUS  Walker6  (2318)  (Samuel5,  Alexander4,  James3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  June  14,  1819,  in  Iowa;  m.  Emily  Acres 
July  31,  1889.  She  lived  in  Burlington,  la.,  but  was  b.  in  Gibraltar, 
Spain.  She  was  the  daughter  of  William  Acres,  who  was  a  merchant 
in  Burlington,  Iowa,  for  seventeen  years.  Her  grandfather  Acres 
served  in  the  Crimean  War.  Ira  Cassius  is  a  station  ao^ent  and  tele- 
graph  operator.    They  live  in  Old  Mexico  (1902).    3  children,  viz: 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


2380.  Irene  Carmen  Walker;  b.  June  14,  1891,  at  Burlington, 

Iowa. 

2381.  Edna  Lucile  Walker;  d.  when  one  year  old  in  Sabinas, 

Mex.  She  was  drowned  while  being  bathed  by  her  nurse, 
a  Mexican  woman. 

2382.  William  Acres  Walker;  b.  Aug.  9,  1896,  at  San  Pedro, 

Mexico.   He  was  named  for  his  grandfather  Acres. 

EDMOND  Walker5  (2297)  (Alexander4,  James3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  b.  Dec.  23,  1811.  He  was  a  blacksmith  and  farmer;  m. 
Mary  Ann  Shirley  (sister  of  John  Warfleld  Shirley,  who  m.  Jane 
Walker).  She  was  born  May  8,  1820;  died  August  16,  1891. 
Mary  Ann  Shirley  was  a  daughter  of  Colonel  Warfleld  Shirley  of 
the  War  of  1812.  He  entered  the  service  about  the  last  of  August, 
1812,  remaining  in  the  service  about  six  months  as  Captain  of  the 
7th  Kentucky  Eegiment.  Capt.  Shirley  m.  Patsy  Young.  9  chil- 
dren, viz: 

2383.  Alexander  Warfield  Walker;  b.  1838;  in.  Mrs.  Wallace, 

formerly  Miss  Campbell.    6  children  +. 

2384.  Nancy  H.  Walker;  b.  in  1840;  m.  Moses  L.  Barnes  of 

Maryland  in  1858.    He  is  a  merchant  and  farmer  in 
Mandeville,  Mo.   No  children. 

2385.  Elizabeth  Walker ;  b.  Jan.  6,  1843 ;  m.  Marquis  S.  Traugh- 

ber  March  15,  1865.    9  children  +. 

2386.  George  Walker;  b.  Nov.  24,  1844;  m.  his  cousin,  Quintilla 

Jane  Walker  (No.  2316),  dau.  of  Samuel  Scott  Walker. 
For  their  family,  see  elsewhere  +. 

2387.  Martha  Jane  Walker ;  b.  in  1846 ;  m.  William  J.  Powers 

in  1866.   8  children  +. 

2388.  Ann  M.  Walker;  b.  in  1850;  m.  J.  C.  Goodson.    9  chil- 

dren +. 

2389.  Josephine  Walker;  b.  in  1852.    She  m.  Z.  T.  McNown  of 

Ohio  in  1881.  They  have  no  children,  but  have  adopted 
and  raised  a  niece  of  Mr.  McNown's.  They  live  at  pres- 
ent (1898)  in  Chillicothe,  Mo. 

2390.  Laura  E.  Walker;  b.  in  1854;  m.  Geo.  W.  Taylor  in  1869. 

2  children  +. 

2391.  John  Louis  Walker;  b.  1857.    He  d.  when  nine  months 

old. 


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313 


ALEXANDER  WARFIELD  Walker6  (2383)  (Edmund5,  Alex- 
ander4, James3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  in  1838.  He  m.  Mrs.  Wal- 
lace, formerly  Susan  C.  Campbell,  dau.  of  Smith  Campbell,  who  Was 
originally  from  Virginia.  She  lived  near  St.  Louis,  and  was  the  first 
white  child  born  in  Fairview  Township,  Livingston  County,  Mo. 
He  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  in  1862,  in  Company  K,  23rd  Regi- 
ment Missouri  Infantry.  He  was  promoted  at  the  siege  of  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  to  the  rank  of  First  Lieutenant  in  Company  I  of  the  same  regi- 
ment. He  acted  as  Adjutant  of  the  regiment  until  discharged  at 
Savannah,  Ga.,  Jan.  1,  1865,  by  reason  of  the  expiration  of  his  term 
of  service.  He  is  a  cripple  from  injuries  received  during  his  service 
in  the  war.  He  crossed  the  plains  in  1859  with  B.  B.  Siggins  and 
family.  He  resides  now  (1900)  at  Bogard,  Mo.  She  d.  Sept.  16, 
1901,  aged  59  years ;  had  been  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church  for 
25  years.   6  children,  viz : 

2392.  Edmond  S.  Walker;  m.  Ethel,  youngest  dau.  of  Dr.  W.  C. 

Baird,  of  Carroll  County,  Mo.  He  is  a  farmer  and  stock- 
man. 

2393.  Sidney  E.  Walker;  m.  Eva  Rowe,  whose  parents  were  from 

Ohio.   He  is  a  farmer. 

2394.  Mary  A.  Walker;  m.  W.  E.  Thomas,  who  is  in  the  lumber 

and  hardware  business. 

2395.  Nellie  Walker;  m.  W.  H.  Rosenberry,  the  cousin  and  step- 

brother of  Eva,  the  wife  of  Sidney. 

2396.  Albert  Walker;  b.  1874.    He  is  a  farmer. 

2397.  Winnie  R.  Walker ;  b.  1876 ;  m.  Mr.  Canady. 

ELIZABETH  Walker6  (2385)  (Edmond5,  Alexander4,  James3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  was  b.  Jan.  6,  1843.  She  m.  Marquis  S. 
Traughber  March  15,  1865.  They  now  (1900)  reside  near  Roads, 
Carroll  County,  Mo.    9  children,  viz : 

2398.  James  Monroe  Traughber;  b.  April  5,  1865.    He  gradu- 

ated at  Valparaiso ;  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar.  In  1898  he  was  principal  of  a  high  school  in  Wash- 
ington state.   He  wrote  "East  Hall." 

2399.  Mary  Ella  Traughber;  b.  Feb.  3,  1867;  m.  Dr.  W.  P.  Col- 

by March  22,  1885.  They  are  both  practicing  physicians 
in  Carrollton,  Mo.    1  child,  viz : 

Buford  M.  Colby;  b.  March  14,  1889. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


2400.  Laura  P.  Traughber;  b.  March  2,  1871.    She  graduated 

from  Warrensburg,  and  is  now  a  teacher. 

2401.  Virgil  S.  Traughber;  b.  May  11,  1874.   He  is  a  teacher. 

2402.  Flora  J.  Traughber;  b.  Feb.  25,  1876.   She  is  a  teacher. 

2403.  Edmonia  A.  Traughber;  b.  Feb.  24,  1878.    She  is  a 

teacher. 

2404.  Odessa  P.  Traughber;  b.  July  16,  1880. 

2405.  Eobert  Walker  Traughber;  b.  May  24,  1884. 

2406.  Hugh  M.  Traughber;  b.  Dec.  30,  1868;  d.  Nov.  30,  1874, 

aged  about  six  years. 


MAETHA  JAKE  Walker6  (2387)  (Edmond5,  Alexander4, 
James3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  1846.  She  m.  William  J.  Powers 
of  Missouri  in  1866.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War,  and  was  commis- 
sioned a  Captain  about  the  time  the  army  of  the  Potomac  was  mus- 
tered out.  He  is  now  a  farmer.  The  family  moved  to  Perry,  Okla., 
in  1890,  and  still  live  there.   8  children,  viz: 

2407.  Alpha  Ann  Powers;  b.  Dec.  5,  1866;  m.  Virgil  M.  Conk- 

ling  May  18,  1886.   3  children  +. 

2408.  Henry  Warren  Powers;  b.  Dec.  2,  1868.   He  taught  school 

in  Carroll  County;  attended  the  Kentucky  University. 
He  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  at  Yates  Sept.  22,  1893, 
and  is  now  (1899)  pastor  of  the  First  Christian  Church 
at  Cottage  City,  Cal.  He  m.  Mary  E.  Shelton  of  Miami, 
O.,  on  May  1,  1895.  About  1900  he  was  called  to  Peta- 
luma,  Cal.,  as  State  President  of  the  Christian  Endeavor 
Missionary  Society. 

2409.  Warfield  Walker  Powers;  b.  Jan.  23,  1870.    He  is  a 

teacher ;  Dec.  22,  1892,  m.  Nellie  Bailey  of  Payne  Coun- 
ty, Okla.    1  child  +. 

2410.  John  A.  Powers;  b.  May  30,  1872. 

2411.  Willie  Edmond  Powers;  b.  Sept.  22,  1879;  d.  May  15, 

1880. 

2412.  Eolla  George  Powers;  b.  April  9,  1881. 

2413.  Walter  Shirley  Powers ;  b.  May  2,  1886. 

2414.  Hazel  Powers ;  b.  Dec.  22,  1892. 


ALPHA  ANN"  Powers7  (2407)  (Martha  J.6,  Edmond5,  Alexan- 
der4, James3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Dec.  5,  1866,  in  a  log  cabin  on 


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315 


Turkey  Creek.  She  taught  school  several  terms  in  Carroll  Comity; 
m.  Yirgil  M.  Conkling  on  May  IS.  1SS6.  b.  Jan.  23.  1565.  in  Liv- 
ingston County,  Mo.,  son  of  Ira  B.  and  Fannie  Brown  Conkling. 
He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1844.  Their  home  is 
in  Carrollton,  Mo.  He  is  considered  one  of  the  most  promising  law- 
yers in  the  state.   3  children,  viz  : 

2415.  Jessie  Conkling:  b.  1887. 

2416.  Eoscoe  ConMing-  b.  1889. 

2417.  Francis  Conkling:  b.  1884, 

WAEFLELD  WALKEB  Powers  (2409)  :  m.  Neffie  Bailey.  They 
have  one  child,  viz : 

2418.  Bee  Powers. 

ANN  M.  Walker6  (2388)  (Edmond5,  Alexander4,  James3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  :  b.  in  1850.  She  m.  J.  C.  Goodson,  a  farmer  and 
politician  of  Missouri,  March  15,  1871.  They  live  now  (1900)  at 
Mandeville,  Mo.    9  children,  viz: 

2419.  Edmond  Walker  Goodson:  b.  April  2,  1872. 

2420.  Orva  B.  Goodson:  b.  Sept  30, 1873. 

2421.  Dannie  A.  Goodson;  b.  April  2, 1877. 

2422.  Eunice  P.  Goodson:  b.  Feb.  15,  1880. 

2423.  Winn  M.  Goodson;  b.  May  26,  1881. 

2424.  Earnest  G.  Goodson:  b.  Jan.  1,  1SS3. 

2425.  Emma  G.  Goodson:  b.  Jan.  18,  1885. 

2426.  Harrison  M.  Goodson:  b.  Dec.  9,  1887. 

2427.  Eaymond  L.  Goodson:  b.  Aug.  4,  1890. 

LAUEA  E.  Walker6  (2390)  (Edmond5,  Alexander-,  James3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  1854.  She  m.  Geo.  W.  Taylor,  a  farmer 
of  Pennsylvania,  in  1869.   They  live  at  Boads,  Mo.  2  children,  viz : 

2428.  Claud  Taylor;  aged  25  (1898).   He  is  a  teacher. 

2429.  Eeuben  Taylor;  aged  10  (1S98). 

LOUIS  F.  Walker5  (2300)  (Alexander4,  James3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  b.  Xov.  3,  1818.  He  m.  Elizabeth  Fry  Mson  on  March 
28,  1841.  She  was  the  dan.  of  Joseph  O.  Kelson  and  Susan  Light- 
foot.   Susan  Lightf  oot  was  the  dau.  of  Philip  Lightf  oot,  who  served 


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seven  years  in  the  Kevolutionary  War.  He  m.  a  dau.  of  George  Fry, 
a  very  wealthy  citizen  of  Culpepper,  Va.  Elizabeth.  Fry  Nelson 
Walker  d.  March  23,  1888,  at  the  age  of  sixty-seven  years. 

Louis  F.  Walker  was  a  farmer,  and  always  lived  in  Adair  County, 
Kentucky.  He  d.  there  on  Sept.  5,  1882. 

Henry  Clay  Walker,  son  of  Louis,  says  of  his  father:  "He  was 
very  much  like  his  father,  Alexander.  He  was  six  feet  two,  fair  com- 
plexion, dark  hair,  blue  eyes ;  was  of  a  very  generous  disposition,  fond 
of  entertaining  his  friends.  He  was  a  Union  man  during  the  war, 
but  befriended  the  needy  soldiers  of  both  sides  when  they  came  to  his 
door,  sick  or  hungry;  has  been  known  to  feed  as  many  as  one  hun- 
dred men  and  horses  in  a  single  day,  my  mother,  with  the  help  of 
two  negro  women,  preparing  the  food  and  waiting  on  the  sick,  who 
often  remained  for  days  at  a  time.  Scarcely  a  day  passed  during 
three  years  but  what  we  had  calls  for  help.  Father's  horses,  cattle, 
wagons  and  harnesses  were  freely  given,  and  no  remuneration  was 
ever  received  for  any  service  rendered  or  material  supplied.  Grand- 
mother found  a  home  with  us;  she  survived  grandfather  20  years. 
Father  also  took  care  of  mother's  aunt,  Mildred  Craig,  for  ten  years, 
after  she  was  totally  blind ;  sister  Patsy  Ann,  a  very  sweet,  patient 
girl,  was  given  the  care  of  Aunt  Mildred,  to  whom  she  gave  the  most 
devoted  attention.  When  father  died  he  left  little  of  this  world's 
goods,  but  I  feel  sure  by  his  Christian  deeds  he  went  to  a  well  earned 
reward. 

"After  the  war  the  slaves  of  my  father  wished  to  remain  with  him. 
They  all  loved  mother  and  father,  and  felt  that  they  were  their  best 
friends.  Father  belonged  to  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  mother  to 
the  Methodist.  When  Grandfather  Alexander  Walker  and  Elizabeth 
Scott  were  married  (1803),  they  moved  from  Woodford  County, 
Ky.,  to  Adair  County,  Ky.  They  had  a  little  cabin  on  a  piece  of 
land  grandfather  bought.  They  had  but  little  furniture;  grand- 
mother had  the  only  bureau  in  the  neighborhood,  which  she  said 
made  her  feel  a  little  aristocratic.  They  went  to  work  clearing  up 
their  farm;  being  frugal  and  industrious,  they  built  a  very  large, 
commodious  brick  house,  and  had  in  time  a  well  cleared  farm.  They 
raised,  besides  their  own  eleven  children,  six  others,  one  a  brother's 
child,  and  three  were  his  cousin's  children;  also  a  negro  child — the 
mother  had  been  sold  to  a  trader  when  her  child  was  only  three 
months  old;  she  begged  Grandfather  to  buy  it,  which  he  did.  For 


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many  years  Grandfather  drove  a  six-horse  team  to  and  from  Louis- 
ville, a  distance  of  100  miles,  carrying  goods.  He  had  a  negro  driver 
named  Herod,  who  was  often  entrusted  with  large  sums  of  money, 
sent  by  different  merchants  in  payment  for  goods.  In  regard  to 
great-grandfather,  James  Walker,  I  know  but  little.  I  think  I  have 
heard  grandmother  say  that  he  was  a  Lieutenant  in  the  war  of  the 
Bevolution,  but  we  have  no  records." 

Eight  children,  viz : 

2430.  Henry  Clay  Walker.    He  was  b.  Sept.  11,  1813,  during 

the  campaign  of  Clay  and  Polk  for  the  Presidency,  and 
his  grandfather,  being  a  very  staunch  Whig,  gave  this 
child  Clay's  full  name.  Henry  Clay  was  about  eighteen 
years  old  when  the  war  broke  out.  He  did  not  join  the 
army,  but  was  on  the  Union  side,  and  took  part  in  one 
very  hard  fight  with  Captain  Hindman,  who  came  from 
Bowling  Green  and  attacked  the  pickets  of  General  Bud. 
The  pickets  were  stationed  at  Gradyville,  eight  miles 
from  Columbia.  Henry  Clay  was  captured  by  Captain 
Hindman,  but  made  his  escape  in  time  to  report  the  situ- 
ation to  General  Bud,  and  save  an  attack  on  the  forces  at 
Columbia.  April  8,  1875,  Henry  Clay  Walker  m.  Sarah 
Alice  Turk,  a  dau.  of  Colonel  William  C.  Turk.  Henry 
Clay  Walker  and  wife  now  live  at  G-radyville,  Adair 
County,  Ky.,  where  he  is  a  farmer  and  undertaker.  2 
children  +. 

2431.  Susan  Emily  Walker;  b.  Jan.  14,  1846.    She  m.  E.  H. 

Burton  on  Jan.  .25,  18  74.  He  was  the  son  of  Joseph 
Burton,  and  was  born  and  raised  in  Columbia,  Adair 
County,  Ky.  They  moved  to  Warsaw,  111.,  just  before 
the  war,  and  Edward  Burton  enlisted  at  Cairo,  HI.  He 
was  on  the  Mississippi  Biver  on  a  gunboat  called  "The 
Little  Bebel.*'  After  the  war  was  over  he  returned  to 
Columbia,  and  taught  school  for  a  few  years  in  Adair 
County.  He  then  went  into  the  mercantile  business  in 
Gradyville,  where  he  spent  the  last  eight  years  of  his  life. 
He  d.  May  18,  1878.  They  had  no  children,  and  the 
widow,  Susan  Emily  Walker  Burton,  is  living  at  present 
(1898)  in  Columbia.  Ky. 


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2432.  James  Alexander  Walker;  b.  Nov.  14,  1848;  d.  of  diph- 

theria, Sept.  12,  1858. 

2433.  Joseph  N.  Walker;  b.  Jan.  22,  1850;  d.  of  consumption, 

Nov.  17,  1864. 

2434.  Patsy  Ann  Walker;  b.  June  29,  1852;  m.  Samuel  E.  Al- 

len, a  prosperous  farmer  of  Adair  County,  Ky.,  on  Jan. 
4,  1876.   1  child  +. 

2435.  Mary  Elizabeth  Walker;  b.  April  27,  1854.   She  m.  S.  D. 

Caldwell  on  Oct.  3,  1889.  He  is  a  wealthy  farmer  of 
Adair  County,  Ky.,  and  was  a  widower  with  four  daugh- 
ters. He  and  Mary  Elizabeth  have  no  children  of  their 
own. 

2436.  William  Elzy  Walker;  b.  Aug.  21,  1856.    He  m.  Hattie 

Yates,  Dec,  1878.  They  moved  to  Paris,  Tex.,  in  1885. 
He  owns  a  farm  in  Delta  County,  but  they  live  in  Paris, 
Lamar  County,  Tex.   1  child  +. 

2437.  Eobert  Franklin  Walker;  b.  Nov.  6,  1858;  has  never  mar- 

ried, and  still  lives  on  the  old  homestead. 

HENEY  CLAY  Walker6  (2430)  (Louis  F.5,  Alexander4,  James3, 
Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Sept.  11,  1843;  m.  Sarah  Alice  Turk  April 
8,  1875.   2  children,  viz: 

2438.  Eobert  Allen  Walker;  b.  Aug.  29,  1879. 

2439.  Elizabeth  Jane  (Bessie  Jane) ;  b.  Sept.  30,  1888. 

PATSY  ANN  Walker6  (2434)  (Louis  F.5,  Alexander4,  James3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  June  29,  1852;  m.  Samuel  E.  Allen  Jan.  4, 
1876.   1  child,  viz : 

2440.  Leslie  Allen;  b.  April  22,  1877.   He  was  named  for  Ex- 

Governor  Leslie. 

WILLIAM  ELZY  Walker  (2436) ;  b.  Aug.  21,  1856;  m.  Hattie 
Yates,  Dec,  1878.   1  child,  viz : 

2441.  Charles  Lee  Walker;  b.  Oct.  7,  1881. 

MAEGAEET  ANN  Walker5  (2301)  (Alexander4,  James3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1);  b.  Nov.  9,  1820;  m.  Alexander  Hindman.  They 
lived  in  Columbia,  Adair  County,  Ky.  She  d.  Sept.  7,  1898.  She 
was  always  called  "Aunt  Peggy"  by  everyone  who  knew  her. 


Gov.  James  Robert  Hindman. 


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319 


The  following  obituary  notice  was  printed  in  her  home  paper  after 
her  death: 

"Mrs.  Margaret  A.  Hindman,  mother  of  Ex-Governor  J.  E.  Hind- 
man  of  this  city,  died  at  her  home  near  Gradyville,  last  Wednesday 
morning.  Had  she  lived  until  December  the  9th,  she  would  have 
been  seventy-eight  years  old.  She  was  an  excellent  Christian  lady; 
was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Cumberland  Presb}rterian  Church, 
and  her  influence  for  good  has  been  felt  in  the  neighborhood  where 
she  has  lived  all  her  life. 

"Her  husband,  Mr.  Alexander  Hindman,  died  fourteen  years  ago, 
and  at  the  time  of  her  death,  she  was  living  with  her  youngest  son, 
Mr.  Charles  M.  Hindman,  at  the  old  home  where  she  was  reared  and 
married. 

"She  has  reared  a  large  family,  and  those  of  her  children  who  sur- 
vive her  are,  Governor  J.  E.  Hindman,  of  Columbia;  Mr.  W.  A. 
Hindman;  Mr.  Charles  M.  Hindman;  and  Mrs.  J.  D.  Flowers,  of 
Gradyville;  and  Mrs.  John  Keen,  of  Clinton  County. 

"The  funeral  services  were  conducted  by  Eev.  W.  H.  C.  Sandidge, 
of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church,  and  the  remains  were  laid 
to  rest  by  the  side  of  her  husband  in  the  burial  place  on  the  farm,  in 
the  presence  of  a  large  concourse  of  relatives  and  friends. 

"Mrs.  Hindman  will  be  greatly  missed  from  the  neighborhood 
where  she  has  so  long  lived." 

Eight  children,  viz: 

2442.  James  Eobert  Hindman;  m.  Erma  Young.   2  children  +. 

2443.  Margaret  Elizabeth  Hindman;  m.  Joseph  D.  Flowers.  6 

children  +. 

2444.  William  Alexander  Hindman;  m.  Arnetta  Caldwell.  5 

children  +. 

2445.  Ann  Eebekah  Hindman;  m.  John  S.  Keen.   2  children  +. 

2446.  Polly  Catherine  Hindman;  m.  Timothy  F.  Nell.  1 

child  +. 

2447.  Samuel  Perry  Hindman ;  d.  in  infancy. 

2448.  Fetna  Jane  Hindman;  m.  H.  K.  Allen.  4  children  +. 

2449.  Charles  Morehead  Hindman;  m.  Lou  W.  Thomas.  No 

children. 


JAMES  EOBEET  Hindman6  (2442)  (Margaret5,  Alexander4, 
James3,  Alexander2,  John1) .   Gov.  James  E.  Hindman,  one  of  Adair 


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County's  best  known  men,  was  born  on  a  farm  in  the  country  where 
his  great-grandfather,  grandfather  and  father  each  lived  until  their 
death  . 

The  early  education  of  Gov.  Hindman  was  obtained  in  the  district 
schools,  and  his  occupation  was  that  of  working  on  a  farm  until  he 
was  twenty-two  years  old,  when  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the  Thir- 
teenth Kentucky  Infantry,  commanded  by  Colonel  E.  H.  Hobson. 
He  was  soon  elected  Lieutenant  of  Company  C,  and  afterwards  pro- 
moted to  Captain  of  Company  H. 

During  the  last  year  of  the  war,  he  served  as  Chief  of  Ordnance  of 
the  Second  Division  of  the  23rd  Army  Corps.  He  was  mustered  out 
of  the  service  in  the  year  1865. 

His  record  was  that  of  a  brave,  fearless  man,  who  stood  by  the  flag 
of  the  Union,  and  returned  from  the  fray  with  the  consciousness  of 
having  performed  his  duty  to  the  best  of  his  ability. 

When  the  war  closed,  with  Gov.  Hindman — as  with  all  true  sol- 
diers— it  ended,  and  he  set  about  the  task  of  preparing  himself  for 
a  useful  career  as  a  citizen. 

Soon  after  his  return  from  the  service,  he  was  nominated  and 
elected  to  represent  Adair  County  in  the  Lower  House  of  the  Ken- 
tucky General  Assembly,  and  was  re-elected  in  1867  and  1869.  His 
services  were  highly  appreciated  by  his  constituents,  and  it  is  but 
meet  to  say  that  no  other  county  in  Kentucky  was  more  ably  repre- 
sented. 

Having  read  law  at  intervals,  he  determined  after  returning  from 
the  Legislature,  to  make  it  a  profession,  and  after  a  course  of  diligent 
and  well  directed  study,  he  was  admitted  to  the  practice.  His  natur- 
ally legal  mind  and  acquired  knowledge  soon  placed  him  in  rank 
with  the  leading  attorneys  of  this  section,  and  for  the  ensuing  eight 
years  he  was  a  successful  practitioner,  and  in  1879  he  was  again  in- 
duced to  accept  the  Legislative  nomination  and  served  with  credit 
alike  to  himself  and  his  constituency  during  the  sessions  of  1879  and 
1880. 

In  1883  he  was  nominated  by  the  State  Democratic  Convention  as 
a  candidate  for  Lieutenant  Governor  on  the  ticket  with  Gov.  J.  Proc- 
tor Knott.  Being  elected,  he  served  for  four  years  to  the  satisfaction 
of  the  people  of  Kentucky.  When  his  term  of  office  expired,  he  again 
returned  to  his  home,  and  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profes- 
sion, but  in  1892,  the  Democracy  demanded  his  services  as  a  Con- 


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gressional  candidate  from  the  Eleventh  district,  and  ever  faithful  to 
the  wishes  of  his  friends,  he  accepted  the  nomination,  and  while  de- 
feated— the  district  being  largely  Kepublican — made  a  most  vigorous 
campaign.  _ 

He  was  Chairman  of  the  Sound  Money  Convention,  which  was 
held  in  Louisville  in  September  of  last  year,  and  his  services  in  the 
cause  during  the  campaign  were  highly  appreciated  by  the  sound 
money  contingent  over  the  state. 

Gov.  Hindman  commands  the  universal  respect  and  confidence  of 
a  host  of  friends.  Being  a  cultured,  high-toned  Christian  gentleman, 
his  influence  is  for  good,  and  Columbia  has  many  reasons  to  feel 
proud  of  his  citizenship. 

Gov.  Hindman  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order,  and  also  of  the 
Methodist  Church.  He  has  often  served  as  a  Delegate  to  the  Louis- 
ville Conference,  and  twice  as  a  Delegate  to  the  General  Conference, 
which  met  at  Eichmond  and  St.  Louis,  respectively. 

In  1873,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Erma  Young,  who 
died  in  1881,  leaving  two  sons,  one  of  whom  has  since  died. 

In  December,  1893,  he  married  Mrs.  Fanny  M.  Eawley  of  Dallas, 
Texas.* 

Two  children,  viz : 

2450.  Eobert  Young  Hindman;  b.  1873;  graduated  from  Center 

College,  Danville,  Ky. 

2451.  James  Herschell  Hindman;  who  d.  at  the  age  of  12  years. 

MAEGAEET  ELIZABETH  Hindman6  (2443)  (Margaret5, 
Alexander4,  James3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  Joseph  D.  Flowers.  6 
children,  viz : 

2452.  Alexander  Flowers;  d.  young. 

2453.  Anna  Bell  Flowers ;  m.  Eobert  'Chening. 

2454.  Emma  Juriah  Flowers;  m.  Charles  Hutchinson. 

2455.  Eose  Lee  Flowers. 

2456.  Ella  May  Flowers. 

2457.  Joseph  Edmoncl  Flowers. 

WILLIAM  ALEXANDEE  Hindman6  (2444)  (Margaret5,  Alex- 
ander4, James3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  Arnetta  Caldwell.  5  chil- 
dren, viz: 

*  Sketch  of  Gov.  Hindman  taken  from  a  Columbia  paper,  name  and  date  not  given. 

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2458.  Leslie  Clarence  Hindman;  m.  and  has  1  child. 

2459.  Curtis  Hindman. 

2460.  William  Hindman. 

2461.  Harlan  Hindman. 

2462.  Metta  Pearl  Hindman. 

ANN  EEBEKAH  Hindman6  (2445)  (Margaret5,  Alexander4, 
James3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  John  S.  Keen,  a  Methodist  minis- 
ter, prominent  as  a  propounder  of  the  doctrine  of  sanctiflcation  as 
a  second  blessing.   2  children,  viz : 

2463.  Marvin  Keen. 

2464.  John  Keen. 

POLLY  CATHEKXNE  Hindman6  (2446)  (Margaret5,  Alex- 
ander4, James3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  m.  Timothy  F.  Nell.  1  child, 
viz : 

2465.  Esther  Nell. 

FETNA  JANE  Hindman  (2448)  ;  m.  H.  K.  Allen.  Their  home 
is  in  Mobile,  Ala.   4  children,  viz : 

2466.  Maggie  Allen. 

2467.  Mary  Allen. 

2468.  Charles  Allen. 

2469.  James  Allen;  d.  young. 

MAETHA  JANE  Walker5  (2303)  (Alexander4,  James3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1) ;  b.  Oct.  8,  1824;  m.  John  Warfleld  Shirley,  son  of 
Col.  Warfield  Shirley  of  the  War  of  1812.  He  was  b.  July  13,  1840, 
in  Metcalf  County,  Ky. ;  m.  July  11,  1839;  lived  in  Adair  County, 
Ky.   6  children,  as  follows : 

2470.  Elizabeth   Ann   Frances   Shirley;   m.   Alfred  Walker 

Blaydes.    5  children  +. 

2471.  Mary  Margaret  Shirley;  b.  Nov.  7,  1845 ;  d.  Oct.  16,  1864. 

2472.  Nancy  Jane  Shirley;  b.  May  24,  1851 ;  d.  June  17,  1854. 

2473.  Lou  Belle  Shirley;  b.  Oct.  15,  1855;  d.  May  28,  1876. 

2474.  John  Alexander  Shirley;  m.  Alberta  L.  D.  Buckner.  3 

children  +. 

2475.  Lewis  Edmond  Shirley;  b.  Dec.  11,  1864;  unmarried; 

lives  at  East  Fork,  Ky. 


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ELIZABETH  ANN  FEANCES  Shirley6  (2470)  (Martha  J.5, 
Alexander4,  James3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Dec.  13,  1840;  m.  Dee. 
26,  1871,  to  Alfred  Walker  Blaydes.   5  children,  viz: 

2476.  Jerome  Alfred  Blaydes;  b.  Jan.  2,  1873. 

2477.  Frances  Elbert  Blaydes;  b.  Aug.  28,  1874. 

2478.  John  Lewis  Blaydes;  b.  Nov.  24,  1877. 

2479.  Died  young. 

2480.  Mattie  Jane  Blaydes;  b.  Nov.  17,  1881. 

JOHN  ALEXANDEE  Shirley6  (2474)  (Martha  J.5,  x\lexander4, 
James3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  m.  Alberta  L.  D.  Buckner,  dau.  of  Wm. 
Stanton  and  Polly  Buckner,  Oct.  26,  1882.  She  d.  Aug.  20,  1890. 
3  children,  viz : 

2481.  James  Henry  Shirley;  b.  Sept.  12,  1882. 

2482.  John  William  Shirley;  b.  Jan.  11,  1886. 

2483.  Ida  Gertrude  Shirley;  b.  Oct.  7,  1889. 

ELIZABETH  McCOEKLE  Walker5  (2304)  (Alexander4, 
James3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Oct.  7,  1828;  m.  Noah  Wilcox.  She 
d.  Sept.  30,  at  Bowling  Green,  Ky.    6  children,  viz : 

2484.  Maggie  Wilcox;  m.  T.  Sullivan. 

2485.  Henry  Clay  Wilcox. 

2486.  Sallie  Wilcox. 

2487.  William  Green  Wilcox. 

2488.  Charles  Wilcox. 

2489.  Edna  Wilcox. 

JAMES  Walker4  (2291)  (James3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  m.  Kiz- 
ziah  Cox,  and  moved  to  Illinois.  Kizziah  d.,  and  James  m.  again 
and  had  several  children,  and  moved  to  Missouri.  The  name  of  only 
one  of  his  children  is  known,  William  L.,  who  was  born  in  Grayson 
County,  Ky.,  Feb.  15,  1825.  His  mother,  Kizziah,  d.  at  his  birth, 
and  Alexander  Walker  (known  as  long  Alexander  from  his  being 
unusually  tall)  went  after  the  child,  and  carried  him  one  hundred 
miles  on  horseback  in  the  winter  time,  and  took  him  to  his  home, 
taking  the  entire  care  of  him  on  his  journey,  and  raised  him  as  one  of 
his  own  children. 

WILLIAM  L.  Walker  (2490);  b.  Feb.  15,  1825;  was  raised 
by  Alexander  Walker,  who  m.  Elizabeth  Scott  (see  above).    He  m. 


324  DESCENDANTS  OF 

Lamira  Kennard.  Her  brother,  Russell  Kennard,  was  a  wealthy 
boot  and  shoe  merchant  of  Nashville,  Tenn.  After  her  death  he  m. 
Mrs.  Caldwell,  widow  of  George  Caldwell.  They  live  in  Nell,  Adair 
County,  Ky.   10  children,  viz: 

2491.  Hyberna  Walker;  m.  Joseph  Bell;  d.  about  1884. 

2492.  Mary  Alice  Walker ;  m.  John  Bell. 

2493.  James  D.  Walker;  m.  Miss  Diddle. 

2494.  Amanda  Walker;  m.  Stuart  Kinnard. 

2495.  Stuart  Russell  Walker;  m.  Miss  Pullain. 

2496.  Elizabeth  Walker;  m.  Absalom  Pullain. 

2497.  Theodosia  Walker;  m.  John  T.  Hamilton;  d.  about  1894. 

2498.  Le  Roy  Walker  ;  m.  Miss  Kinnard.   He  is  Postmaster  and 

Notary  Public  at  Nell,  Ky. 

2499.  Kizziah  Walker;  m.  Mr.  Murrell,  a  merchant,  son  of  Wm. 

Murrell.  He  only  lived  six  weeks  after  they  were  mar- 
ried. His  wife  carried  on  his  business  with  his  partner 
for  years  after  his  death. 

2500.  Lellah  Ann  Walker;  m.  Mr.  Hunter,  grandson  of  Josiah 

Hunter,  a  wealthy  slave  owner. 

ELIZABETH  Walker4  (2292)  (James3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  al- 
ways called  Betsey;  m.  Lewis  Fletcher,  and  d.  in  Sparta,  Tenn. 
Their  3  children  were : 

2501.  James  Fletcher+. 

2502.  Woodson  Fletcher  +. 

2503.  Columbus  Fletcher;  m.  Miss  Young,  a  sister  of  the  wife 

of  Cyrus  Walker. 

JAMES  Fletcher5  (2501)  (Elizabeth4,  James3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  moved  from  Iowa  to  Illinois.  He  m.  in  Illinois,  and  had 
the  following  8  children: 

2504.  Sally  Margaret  Fletcher. 

2505.  Mary  Elizabeth  Fletcher. 

2506.  Nancy  Jane  Fletcher. 

2507.  George  Samuel  Fletcher. 

2508.  Martha  Susan  Fletcher. 

2509.  Joseph  Benson  Fletcher. 

2510.  Amanda  Dennington  Fletcher. 

2511.  James  Bamford  Fletcher. 


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325 


WOODSOX  Fletcher  (2502):  m.   :  had  4  children,  as 

follows  (after  Woodson's  death  his  widow  m.  V.  Cochran)  : 

2512.  Martha  Fletcher  :  m.  John  Cochran,  a  brother  of  V.  Coch- 

ran.   She  d.  leaving  one  child. 

2513.  A  girl. 

2514.  Nancy  Catherine  Fletcher. 

2515.  Boy  Fletcher. 

The  History  of  McDonough  County.  111.,  written  by  S.  J.  Clark, 
contains  the  following  interesting  items  concerning  different  mem- 
bers of  the  Walker  family  who  went  to  Illinois  from  Virginia  and 
Kentucky  at  an  early  day : 

William  P.  Walker;  Company  B,  16th  Infantry  :  enlisted  May  24, 
1861 ;  discharged  May  18,  1862. 

Corporal  Joseph  T.  Walker:  28th  Infantry,  Company  D:  enlisted 
Aug.  10,  1861.  He  was  discharged  at  the  expiration  of  his  term, 
Aug.  26,  1864. 

Henry  E.  Walker,  of  Bardolph;  enlisted  Xov.  1,  1861,  and  was  dis- 
charged Sept.  29,  1863,  on  account  of  disability. 

Second  Lieutenant  John  S.  Walker,  of  Macomb;  commissioned 
June  6,  1865;  mustered  out  June  6.  1865. 

William  C.  Walker,  of  Macomb;  enlisted  June  18,  1862;  dis- 
charged June  28,  1863,  on  account  of  disability. 

Robert  A.  Walker,  of  Macomb:  enlisted  May  20,  1864;  mustered 
out  Sept.  26,  1864;  Company  I,  137th  Infantry. 

James  H.  Walker,  of  Bushnel;  enlisted  in  Company  I,  137th  In- 
fantry, May  12,  1864;  mustered  out  Sept.  24,  1864. 

J.  M.  Walker ;  lawyer  at  Macomb.  First  birth  recorded  at  Walnut 
Grove  was  Flora  M.  Walker,  daughter  of  Gilmer  Walker  (b.  1836). 
Mr.  Walker  was  the  first  to  lose  a  child,  Martha  Walker,  who  died  in 
the  fall  of  1837. 

Rev.  Harrison  Berry,  a  Cumberland  Presbyterian  clergyman,  and 
Miss  Martha  Walker  were  the  first  married  in  the  township.  They 
were  married  in  February,  1833,  at  the  residence  of  Gilmer  Walker 
by  Rev.  Cyrus  Haines. 


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MEMBEES  OF  DODDSVILLE  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH. 

Andrew  Walker;  and  Ann  Walker,  his  wife. 
Chas.  W.  Walker;  Virginia  Rachel  Walker. 
Andrew  Walker;  Ruling  Elder;  d.  Sept.  17,  1843. 
Ebenezer  James  Walker,  Deacon. 

E".  A.  Walker,  Jerusalem  Chapel,  United  Brethren  Church, 
Deacon. 

Quintus  Walker,  Deacon  of  Center  Chapel. 

William  C.  Walker,  of  Macomb ;  enlisted  in  Company  C,  84th  In- 
fantry, June  18,  1862;  discharged  Jan.  28,  1863,  on  account  of  dis- 
ability. 

Daniel  Chalmers ;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1862 ;  transferred  to  Veteran 
Eeserve  Corps  June  13,  1863;  wounded;  84th  Infantry,  Company  A. 

Ebenezer  Walker,  of  Eldorado;  enlisted  July  30,  1862.  He  was 
wounded  twice  and  mustered  out  June  8,  1865.  He  was  in  Company 
B,  84th  Infantry. 

Samuel  Walker,  of  Eldorado ;  enlisted  in  Company  B,  84th  Infan- 
try, on  July  31,  1862 ;  died  Oct.  24,  1863,  of  wounds. 

Good  Hope,  McDonough  County,  111.  N.  A.  Walker,  one  of  the 
first  trustees  of  this  town. 

Colonel  William  Bailey. 

Judge  Cyrus  Walker;  well  known  as  the  best  criminal  lawyer  in 
the  West ;  employed  in  the  case  of  McFadden  Brothers  for  the  mur- 
der of  John  Wilson.  He  gave  Pennington's  Point  its  name  in  honor 
of  Stewart  Pennington. 

J ohn  M.  Walker ;  m.  Martha  Campbell. 

Company  H,  2nd  Cavalry,  organized  by  J.  D.  Walker,  July  24, 
1861.   He  was  commissioned  Captain  Aug.  24,  1861. 

Privates  in  Mormon  War:  Andrew  Walker,  William  Walker, 
James  Walker,  A.  J.  Walker,  James  Walker,  J.  W.  Walker,  William 
Walker. 

School  Directors :  James  Walker ;  J.  M.  Walker,  Scotland  Town- 
ship; E.  B.  Walker,  Macomb  Township. 

Deacons  of  Camp  Creek  Church:  A.  Walker,  James  Walker  and 
T.  J.  Walker. 

Representative  from  McDonough  County  (Democrat)  :  James  D. 
Walker. 

Emma  Walker;  teacher  Mound  Township. 


Axx  Walker,  Wipe  of  James  Walker. 


JOHIS1"  WALKER. 


327 


Andrew  Walker;  b.  in  Adair  County,  Ky. ;  came  to  McDonough 
County  in  1833. 

Joseph  McCrosky;  Alderman  and  Mayor  of  Macomb. 
James  D.  Walker ;  Mayor  of  Macomb. 

ANN  Walker3  (1944)  (Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  March  22,  1754; 
m.  her  cousin,  James  Walker,  son  of  John  and  grandson  of  Alexan- 
der, who  was  a  brother  of  John,  the  emigrant,  Feb.  24,  1774;  d.  in 
McDonough  County,  111.,  in  1835  or  1836.  Her  husband,  James 
Walker,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Eevolutionary  War.  He  d.  in  Morgan 
County,  111.,  aged  over  80  years.  There  are  no  papers  to  show  his 
Eevolutionary  service,  but  his  eldest  daughter,  Margaret,  remem- 
bered his  return  from  the  war  and  told  her  children  of  it.  8  chil- 
dren, viz: 

2516.  Margaret  Walker;  m.  Benjamin  Workman.   4  children  +. 

2517.  Jane  Walker;  m.  John  Findlay.   8  children  +. 

2518.  John  Walker;  m.  Susan  Hughes.    6  children  +. 

2519.  Alexander  Walker;  m.  Sarah  Morrow.   8  children  +. 

2520.  Joseph  C.  Walker;  m.  Lucretia  Fletcher.    7  children  +. 

2521.  Ann  Walker;  d.  unmarried,  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  in  the 

spring  of  1829. 

2522.  James  Walker;  d.  young. 

2523.  William  H.  Walker;  m.  Ann  Harris.   6  children +. 

MAEGAEET  Walker4  (2516)  (Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  in 
Eockbridge  County,  Ya.,  1777 ;  m.  Benjamin  Workman  and  moved 
to  Indian  Creek,  Morgan  County,  111.,  in  1826.  She  survived  her 
husband  many  years.   4  children,  viz : 

2524.  Jane  Workman;  m.  Jacob  Gibson.   4  children  +. 

2525.  Benjamin  Workman;  m.  Nancy  Gray  Walker.    4  chil- 

dren +. 

2526.  Ann  Workman;  never  married;  b.  Jan.  30,  1812;  d.  Jan. 

15,  1901. 

2527.  James  Workman;  m.  (1)  Cornelia  Hammond,  (2)  Matil- 

da Edgerly.    5  children  +. 

JANE  Workman5  (2524)  (Margaret4,  Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ; 
b.  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  Jan.  5,  1807 ;  m.  Jacob  Gibson,  who  served 


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in  the  War  of  1812  and  d.  1867;  residence  Wall  St.  P.  0.,  Kansas, 
where  she  d.  in  June,  1895.   4  children,  viz : 

2528.  William  Gibson. 

2529.  Henry  Gibson. 

2530.  James  Gibson. 

2531.  Ann  Gibson. 

BENJAMIN"  Workman5  (2525)  (Margaret4,  Ann3,  Alexander, 
J ohn1 )  ;  m.  Nancy  Gray  Walker,  dan  .of  Miriam  Pair  Walker.  Af- 
ter Benjamin's  death  she  m.  Mr.  Hammons,  and  lives  at  Glasgow,  la. 
He  d.  Jan.  10,  1832,  aged  56;  buried  near  Easton,  111.  4  children, 
viz : 

2532.  James  Workman. 

2533.  Margaret  Workman. 

2534.  Jane  Workman;  m.  Joseph  Howell,  and  lives  at  Glasgow, 

Iowa. 

2535.  Combs  Workman. 

Benjamin  Workman  had  a  grandson,  Benjamin  Lytton,  who  lived 
in  Lncas  Connty,  Iowa.   He  has  9  children,  viz : 

2536.  Elizabeth  Lytton. 

2537.  Mary  Jane  Lytton. 

2538.  Letitia  Ann. 

2539.  William  Lytton. 

2540.  Emily  Lytton. 

2541.  Margaret  Lytton. 

2542.  Frank  Lytton. 

2543.  Araminta  Lytton. 

2544.  Lilly  Lytton. 

JAMES  Workman5  (2527)  (Margaret4,  Ann3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  b.  Jnly  30,  1820;  d.  Feb.  25,  1891;  m.  (1)  Cornelia  Ham- 
mond in  1853 ;  she  d.  Dec.  21,  1865 ;  m.  (2)  Matilda  Edgerly,  April, 
1868 ;  no  children  by  2nd  marriage.   5  children,  viz : 

2545.  Clara  Workman;  b.  March  5,  1854;  d.  April,  1854. 

2546.  Margaret  Workman;  b.  March  5,  1855 ;  d.  Oct.  9,  1857. 

2547.  Mary  Ann  Workman;  b.  Oct.  11,  1857,  near  Jacksonville, 

111.;  m.  Sept.  12,  1872,  John  S.  Sommers,  son  of  James 
and  Priscilla  Sommers  of  Kentucky;  resides  in  Center- 
ville,  Kan.  +. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


329 


2548.,  Benjamin  Alexander  Workman;  b.  Feb.  3,  1860;  m.  April 
20,  1878,  Emma  Jane  Davis,  dan.  of  William  and  Anna 
Davis.  He  is  an  engineer  on  a  railroad  in  Old  Mexico. 
3  children  +. 

2549.  Henry  Matthew  Workman;  b  .Aug.  30,  1862;  d.  Jan.  5, 

1893 ;  m.  Oct.,  1886,  Amanda  Weymire  of  Indiana.  3 
children  + 

BENJAMIN  ALEXANDER  Workman6  (2548)  (James5,  Mar- 
garet4, Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1);  b.  Feb.  3,  1860;  m.  April  20, 
1878,  Emma  Jane  Davis,  dau.  of  William  and  Anna  Davis.  3  chil- 
dren, viz: 

2550.  William  James  Workman ;  b.  April  20,  1880. 

2551.  Anna  Beatrice  Workman;  b.  Oct.  22,  1882;  d.  Jan.  5, 

1890. 

2552.  Henry  Workman;  b.  July  5,  1890. 

HENRY  MATTHEW  Workman6  (2549)  (James5,  Margaret4, 
Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Aug.  30,  1862;  d.  Jan.  5,  1893;  m. 
Oct.,  1886,  Amanda  Weymire  of  Indiana,  dau.  of  Hiram  Weymire. 
3  children,  viz: 

2553.  James  Workman;  b.  July  18,  1887;  d.  Jan.  20,  1890. 

2554.  Benjamin  Roland  Workman;  d.  July,  1890. 

2555.  Hazel  Workman ;  b.  Dec,  1892. 

MARY  ANN  Workman6  (2547)  (James5,  Margaret4,  Ann3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  m.  John  S.  Sommers.    4  children,  viz: 

2556.  Minnie  Cornelia  Sommers;  b.  July  3,  1875 ;  m.  March  19, 

1896,  David  L.  Sturgeon,  son  of  David  and  Barbara 
Sturgeon. 

2557.  Clara  Ethel  Sommers;  b.  June  9,  1878 ;  m.  Sept.  16,  1896, 

William  G.  Scott,  son  of  Henry  and  Hannah  Scott. 

2558.  Anna  Blanche  Sommers;  b.  Oct.  10,  1880;  unmarried. 

2559.  Clarence  Workman  Sommers;  b.  Sept.  6,  1887. 

JANE  Walker4  (2517)  (Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1);  m.  John 
Findlay,  who  d.  1816  or  1817.  After  the  death  of  her  husband  she 
moved  to  Hancock  County,  111.  She  d.  in  1823.  Her  8  children  are 
(1898)  all  dead.   They  were  as  follows  : 


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2560.  James  Findlay;  m.  Polly  Patterson,  whose  mother  was  a 

Hughes.  They  moved  from  Kentucky  about  1848,  going 
to  Keokuk,  la.,  thence  to  Missouri,  where  they  both  died. 
They  had  no  children. 

2561.  Samuel  Alexander  Findlay;  m.  Polly  Bradley.  They  lived 

near  Carthage,  Mo.   They  are  both  dead. 

2562.  Elizabeth  Findlay;  m.  Squire  Eutherford  Davis.    2  chil- 

dren +. 

2563.  Walker  Findlay;  m.  and  had  children  +. 

2564.  Ann  Findlay;  m.  Mr.  Maltby.    2  children  +. 

2565.  Margaret  Findlay;  m.  and  d.  soon  afterward. 

2566.  Andrew  Findlay;  d.  shortly  after  marriage.    No  children 

given. 

2567.  Jane  Findlay;  d.  in  young  womanhood. 


ELIZABETH  Findlay5  (2562)  (Jane4,  Ann3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  b.  Sept.  5,  1816,  in  Adair  County,  Ky. ;  m.  Squire  Euther- 
ford Davis  of  Hancock  County,  111.,  in  1853;  d.  July  24,  1898,  at 
her  home  in  Creston,  la. 

Extract  from  sketch  of  Mrs.  Davis  which  appeared  in  the  Creston 
Citizen  July  28,  1898 : 

"When  thirteen  years  of  age  Elizabeth  Findlay  came  to  Illinois 
(near  Carthage),  where  she  resided  until  her  removal  to  Creston,  la., 
with  her  sons  in  August,  1876;  m.  Thomas  J.  Dale  June  13,  1837. 
Their  eight  children  died  in  infancy  or  early  childhood.  At  the  time 
of  her  second  marriage  to  S.  E.  Davis,  he  had  six  children  to  whom 
she  gave  a  mother's  devoted  care.  Her  cousin,  James  B.  Findlay,  was 
one  of  the  pioneer  evangelists  of  the  West.  She  was  a  deeply  religious 
woman,  her  abiding  faith  being  a  never  failing  source  of  joy  and  con- 
solation from  early  childhood  until  the  last  moment  of  her  life,  when 
she  entered  the  land  of  infinite  peace,  above  the  storms  which  beat 
upon  the  shores  of  time." 

Squire  Eutherford  Davis  was  born  in  Warren  County,  Tenn.,  in 
1808,  came  to  Illinois  at  the  age  of  18  years,  and  settled  in  Shelby 
County,  from  whence  he  removed  to  Hancock  County,  111.  He  was 
a  man  of  natural  gifts,  but  without  a  college  or  academic  education, 
being  self-made  and  self-educated.  He  taught  school  and  farmed; 
mastered  J ohn  Stuart  Mill's  system  of  logic,  and  was  the  ablest  math- 


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331 


ematician  in  Illinois  in  his  day.  He  was  the  originator  and  perfeetor 
of  the  science  of  arithmetic  which  applied  the  analytical  system  of 
cancellation;  was  author  of  "Davis'  Arithmetic,"  published  in  1853, 
which  had  a  large  sale,  and  was  considered  by  mathematicians  as  a 
masterpiece.  It  is  still  in  use  in  western  Illinois.  He  was  elected 
Sheriff  of  Hancock  County,  111.,  in  1854,  and  Clerk  of  the  Courts,  in 
1856,  from  which  position  he  retired  in  1864.  Their  2  children 
were : 

2568.  Squire  Eichard  Davis  +. 

2569.  Thomas  Jefferson  Davis;  lives  at  Creston,  la.  + 

SQUIEE  EICHAED  Davis  (2568)  was  bom  near  Carthage, 
Hancock  County,  111.,  July  17,  1854.  His  father  was  a  native  of 
Tennessee,  his  mother  of  Kentucky.  As  a  boy  he  acquired  a  taste  for 
politics  through  constant  companionship  with  his  father  in  his  elec- 
tioneering tours  during  his  political  career. 

At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  entered  a  printing  office,  together  with 
the  duties  of  which  position  he  kept  up  the  study  of  the  higher 
branches  of  the  common  school  system,  from  both  of  which  he  grad- 
uated at  the  age  of  nineteen,  a  first-class  printer  and  writer  of  some 
local  celebrity,  as  resident  correspondent  of  the  Illinois  State  Regis- 
ter and  St.  Louis  Republican.  In  1876  he  removed  to  Creston,  la., 
and  became  editor  and  publisher  of  The  Creston  Democrat,  study- 
ing law  in  the  meantime.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  began  the 
practice  of  law  in  1879.  In  1884  he  was  a  nominee  of  his  party  for 
Congress,  was  defeated  by  2300,  carrying  four  counties  out  of  ten, 
making  the  strongest  fight  ever  made  by  any  nominee  of  his  party  in 
the  district.  After  his  defeat  he  resumed  editorial  charge  of  the 
Creston  Commonwealth;  was  appointed  Postmaster  at  Creston,  by 
President  Cleveland,  Aug.  10,  1885. 

Notwithstanding  the  political  reverses  of  his  party  in  1888,  Mr. 
Davis,  because  of  his  efficiency,  integrity  and  non-partisanship  as 
certified  by  Hon.  J.  S.  Clarkson  and  other  postoffice  officials,  was  re- 
tained in  office  until  within  a  few  months  of  the  expiration  of  his  full 
term.  He  resigned  his  position  to  accept  that  of  Judge  of  the  Su- 
perior Court  to  which  he  was  elected  b}r  a  heav^y  majority  over  one  of 
the  oldest  and  ablest  attorneys  at  the  Creston  bar.  The  jurisdiction 
of  this  court  being  co-extensive  with  that  of  the  District  Court.  This 
important  position  was  filled  with  the  energy  and  faithfulness  that 


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characterizes  all  his  undertakings  until  1894,  when  he  followed  jour- 
nalistic and  literary  work,  where  he  took  high  rank  as  a  contributor 
to  various  high  grade  publications.  His  illustrated  article,  "A  Great 
Farm  Eegion,"  which  appeared  in  the  Cosmopolitan  for  October, 
1889,  was  noticed  in  all  of  the  principal  Western  papers.  He  has 
followed  journalistic  work  in  Philadelphia,  New  York,  Washington 
and  Chicago ;  established  the  Creston  Citizen  in  1898,  which  consoli- 
dated with  the  Des  Moines  Gazette  in  Jan.,  1899.  From  Carthage 
the  family  removed  to  Creston,  where  they  remained  until  1899,  when 
they  went  to  Des  Moines,  where  they  now  reside. 

Squire  Eichard  Davis  married  Alice  Sedberry  near  Columbia  in 
Mauray  County,  Tenn.,  Oct.  3,  1882.  Their  children  were  all  b.  in 
Creston.   5  children,  viz: 

2570.  Eupert  Findly  Davis;  b.  Sept.  5,  1883. 

2571.  Marjorie  Chappel  Davis ;  b.  Sept.  12,  1885. 

2572.  Florence  Sedberry  Davis;  b.  April  1,  1888. 

2573.  Benjamin  Eush  Davis  (twin)  ;  b.  Nov.  7,  1891. 

2574.  Eichard  Tinsley  Davis  (twin) ;  b.  Nov.  7,  1891. 

THOMAS  JEFFEESON  Davis  (2569);  b.  April  7,  1856,  in 
Carthage,  111.  In  1894  he  was  postmaster  at  Creston,  111.  He  is 
also  engaged  in  newspaper  work,  and  together  with  his  brother, 
S.  Eichard,  edited  the  Citizen  of  Creston  in  the  year  1898.  They 
now  (1899)  publish  a  paper  in  Des  Moines,  la. ;  m.  Emily  Zollars  in 
December,  1877. 

WALKEE  Findlay5  (2563)  (Jane4,  Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ; 
taught  the  first  school  kept  in  Walnut  Grove  Township,  McDonough 
County,  111.  This  was  a  log  cabin  on  section  16,  near  what  is  now 
known  as  Deer  Park.  This  was  in  1838.  He  studied  for  the  minis- 
try, but  never  preached  on  account  of  an  impediment  in  his  speech. 
Late  in  life  he  married  a  widow.  She  had  raised  a  niece,  Susan  Mc- 
Crosky,  who  married  Judge  Pinkney  Walker.  Walker  Findlay  had 
one  or  two  children.   Their  home  was  at  Pella,  la. 

ANN  Findlay5  (2564)  (Jane4,  Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1);  m. 
a  Mr.  Maltby.  He  d.  and  she  lived  a  widow  for  many  years.  She 
was  a  helpless  invalid  for  about  forty  years,  but  through  all  her  suf- 
fering was  sweet  and  patient.   She  was  the  mother  of  2  children,  viz : 


JOHN  WALKER, 


333 


2575.  Jonathan  Maltby ;  m.  and  had  6  children,  4  daughters  and 

2  sons,  all  of  whom  are  married,  except  the  youngest  son. 
They  live  at  Omaha,  Neb.  (1894) 

2576.  Daughter;  m.  Andrew  J.  Davis,  a  son  of  Elizabeth  Find- 

lay's  husband;  live  at  Carthage,  111. 

JOHN"  Walker4  (2518)  (Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  Susan 
Hughes,  and  d.  in  Kentucky  in  1823.  His  widow  and  children  mov- 
ed to  Illinois  in  1830,  and  bought  a  farm  in  Morgan  County.  She  d. 
Sept.  30,  1849,  aged  61  years  and  5  months.    6  children,  viz : 

2577.  Blackmore  Hughes  Walker;  m.  Ann  Eobinson  Sage.  7 

children  +. 

2578.  Elizabeth  Walker. 

2579.  Martha  Walker;  m.  Leftridge  Lindsay.    He  was  b.  Dec. 

23,  1802,  and  d.  March  3,  1865.  Martha  d.  Aug.  6, 
1862,  aged  40  years. 

2580.  John  Walker;  m.  Mary  Shuff.   4  children  +. 

2581.  Harvey  Walker;  m.  (1)  Harriet  McElvane,  (2)   .  3 

children  by  first  marriage  +. 

2582.  Alexander  Walker;  m.  Elizabeth  Berry.   7  children  +. 

BLACKMORE  HUGHES  Walker5  (2577)  (John4,  Ann3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  July  15,  1810;  m.  Ann  Robinson  Sage,  June  16, 
1840.  Ann's  mother  was  an  Epler.  She  had  a  nephew  who  was 
J udge  of  the  Supreme  Court  in  Jacksonville,  111.  Hughes  Walker  d. 
Sept.  4,  1889,  at  Ashland,  111.  His  wife,  Ann,  was  b.  March  28, 
1811,  and  d.  March  5,  1892.    7  children,  viz : 

2583.  Susan  Elizabeth  Walker;  d.  aged  2  years. 

2584.  James  Harvey  Walker;  m.  Frances  Thornberry.    4  chil- 

dren +. 

2585.  John  Calvin  Walker;  m.  Margaret  Jordan;  m.  (2)  Miss 

Hedgwood.    8  children  +. 

2586.  Martha  Jane  Walker;  b.  Oct.  7,  1849.    She  is  single  and 

lives  at  Ashland,  111. 

2587.  Alexander  Walker;  b.  Sept.  16,  1847. 

2588.  Jacob  Epler  Walker;  b.  June  18,  1851.   His  home  was  at 

Ashland,  111.  He  met  with  a  painful  accident  on  the 
17th  of  July,  1899,  while  driving  a  four-horse  team 
hitched  to  a  self-binder.    Something  went  wrong  and 


334 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Mr.  Walker  got  down  to  adjust  the  difficulty,  when  the 
team  became  frightened  and  started  to  run.  He  was 
thrown  to  the  ground,  and  the  team  and  part  of  the 
binder  passed  over  him,  resulting  in  a  bad  fracture  of  the 
skull,  and  other  injuries,  from  which  he  died  the  21st 
day  of  July,  1899,  aged  48  years.  He  was  buried  in 
Yatesville  Cemetery,  July  23;  unmarried. 

2589.  Blackmore  Hughes  Walker;  m.  Elizabeth  Chittick.  8 

children  +. 

JOHN  Walker5  (2580)  (John4,  Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  in 
Kentucky  Feb.  19,  1823 ;  came  to  Illinois  when  young,  his  home  be- 
ing several  miles  north  of  Jacksonville;  graduated  from  Eush  Medi- 
cal College  in  1851.  While  attending  this  college,  Dr.  J.  P.  Walker 
and  he  were  room-mates,  both  afterwards  becoming  successful  phy- 
sicians; m.  in  1868  to  Mary  Ann  Phillips  ShutT,  b.  Nov.  25,  1837, 
dau.  of  Anthony  Houston  and  Siren  Foutch  Snuff.  She  d.  at  Jack- 
sonville about  1886.  He  d.  at  Jacksonville,  111.,  in  1883,  after  prac- 
ticing his  profession  for  thirty  years,  mostly  at  Berlin  and  Ashland, 
111.  Two  of  their  children,  Hughes  and  Mary  Walker,  d.  in  infancy. 
Two  others,  viz: 

2590.  John  Anthony  Walker.    He  is  a  practicing  physician; 

holds  the  position  of  railroad  surgeon;  present  address, 
Winston,  Montana. 

2591.  Estella  Grace  Walker;  living  with  her  mother  somewhere 

in  Montana. 

HARVEY  Walker5  (2581)  (John4,  Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ; 

m.  Harriet  McElvane,  by  whom  he  had  3  children;  m.  (2)   ,  no 

children.    3  children,  viz: 

2592.  Harriet  Walker;  graduated  in  Indianola,  la.,  and  became 

a  lecturer. 

2593.  Susanna  Walker. 

2594.  Will  Walker ;  d.  young. 

ALEXANDER  Walker5  (2582)  (John4,  Ann3,  Alexander2, 
John1 ) ;  m.  Elizebeth  Berry ;  resides  at  St.  Paul,  Neb.  7  children, 
viz : 


JOHN  WALKER. 


335 


2595.  Melissa  Walker;  m.  Oscar  Craven.   3  children  +. 

2596.  Jennie  Walker;  m.  Sandy  Craven.    6  children  +. 

2597.  Philander  Walker. 

2598.  Charles  Walker;  m.  .    1  child  +. 

2599.  Mary  Walker. 

2600.  Everett  Walker. 

2601.  Elizabeth  Walker. 

JAMES  HAKVEY  Walker6  (2584)  (Blackmore  H.5,  John4, 
Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1);  b.  Aug.  20,  1841;  m.  Frances  Thorn- 
berry.   They  live  in  Ashland,  111.   4  children,  viz : 

2602.  Charles  Walker;  lives  at  Lincoln,  111. 

2603.  Anna  Walker;  lives  at  Lincoln,  111. 

2604.  Lulu  Walker;  m.  Mr.  Work  of  Virginia,  111. 

2605.  Ellen  Walker;  lives  at  Petersburg,  111;  m.  Nov.  28,  1899, 

Guy  E.  Bergen,  a  merchant  of  Petersburg,  111. 

JOHN  CALVIN  Walker6  (2585)  (Blackmore  H.5,  John4,  Ann3, 
Alexander2,  John1);  b.  March  16,  1843;  m.  Margaret  Jordan  at 
Jacksonville.  He  m.  for  his  second  wife  Miss  Hedgewood.  He  had 
four  daughters  by  his  first  wife,  and  four  daughters  by  his  second 
wife.  8  children ;  names  of  only  4  known,  as  follows : 

2606.  Ida  Gray  Walker. 

2607.  Nellie  Walker;  m.  George  Fisher.    He  is  now  dead.  1 

child  +. 

2608.  Evalina  Walker. 

2609.  Mary  Walker. 

NELLIE  Walker  (2607)  ;  m.  George  Fisher.   1  child,  viz: 

2610.  Eoy  Fisher. 

BLACKMOEE  HUGHES  Walker6  (2589)  (Blackmore  H.5, 
John4,  Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  June  16,  1857;  m.  Elizabeth 
Chittick,  Nov.  24,  1880.   She  was  b.  July  4,  1858.   8  children,  viz : 

2611.  Harry  Lee  Walker;  b.  Sept.  19,  1881. 

2612.  Anna  J.  Walker;  b.  Nov.  17,  1882. 

2613.  Orlin  B.  Walker;  b.  May  8,  1884. 

2614.  Stella  C.  Walker;  b.  Aug.  2,  1887. 

2615.  John  H.  Walker;  b.  April  18,  1889. 


336 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


2616.  George  W.  Walker;  b.  Sept.  4,  1890. 

2617.  Frank  S.  Walker;  b.  Feb.  2,  1895. 

2618.  Glenn  M.  Walker;  b.  Sept.  29,  1897. 

MELISSA  Walker6  (2595)  (Alexander5,  John4,  Ann3,  Alexan- 
der2, John1)  ;  m.  Oscar  Craven.  Their  home  is  in  Eoseville,  Cali- 
fornia.   3  children,  viz : 

2619.  Nellie  Craven. 

2620.  Elizabeth  Craven. 

2621.  Glenn  Craven. 

JENNIE  Walker6  (2596)  (Alexander5,  John4,  Ann3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  m.  Sandy  Craven.  They  lived  in  St.  Panl,  Neb.,  where  she 
died.   The  names  of  three  of  their  children  are : 

2622.  Maud  Craven. 

2623.  Bertha  Craven. 

2624.  Blanche  Craven. 

And  three  yonnger  children ;  names  not  known. 

CHARLES  Walker6  (2598)  (Alexander5,  John4,  Ann3,  Alexan- 
der2, John1) ;  m.  and  had  1  son,  viz: 

2625.  Audley  Walker. 

ALEXANDER  Walker4  (2519)  (Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m. 
Sarah  Morrow.  He  d.  leaving  a  widow  and  4  children ;  had  8  chil- 
dren, names  of  only  3  given,  viz : 

2626.  Nancy  Walker;  m.  James  Norris.    2  children  +. 

2627.  Mary  Walker;  m.  Herbert  Kinnard.    1  child  +. 

2628.  Samuel  Walker;  m.  twice,  and  had  several  children. 

Nothing  further  is  known  of  him. 

NANCY  Walker5  (2626)  (Alexander4,  Ann3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  d.  in  1897;  m.  James  Norris,  a  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
minister.    2  children,  viz  : 

2629.  Mary  Norris ;  m.  a  Mr.  Norris,  and  d.  soon  afterwards. 

2630.  Clinton  Norris ;  a  practicing  physician  in  Clinton  County. 

(Name  of  state  not  given.) 


JOHN  WALKER. 


337 


MAEY  Walker5  (2627)  (Alexander4,  Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1) ; 
m.  Herbert  Kinnard,  a  farmer,  and  had  3  children ;  rn.  (2)  William 
Mann,  and  had  4  children.    7  children,  viz : 

2631.  Amanda  Kinnard;  m.  Dr.  Edw.  Nell.    6  children  +. 

2632.  David  Kinnard;  m.  Miss  Fletcher;  m.  (2)  Miss  Bell.  3 

children  +. 

2633.  Ethlanie  Kinnard;  m.  her  cousin,  Clay  Kinnard.  1 

child  +. 

2634.  James  H.  Mann. 

2635.  Virgil  D.  Mann. 

2636.  Eunice  Mann. 

2637.  Latha  G-.  Mann. 

AMANDA  Kinnard6  (2631)  (Mary5,  Alexander4,  Ann3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  m.  Dr.  Edward  Nell.  He  d.  in  Frankfort,  Ky.,  leav- 
ing her  with  6  children.  He  was  Warden  of  the  Penitentiary  there. 
6  children,  viz : 

2638.  Marion  Nell;  b.  about  1881. 

2639.  Gilliam  Nell;  b.  about  1883. 

2640.  Pearl  Nell;  b.  about  1885. 

2641.  Lillian  Nell;  b.  about  1887. 

2642.  Mary  Nell;  b.  about  1889. 

2643.  Annie  Nell;  b.  about  1891. 

DAVID  Kinnard6  (2632)  (Mary5,  Alexander4,  Ann3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  m.  Miss  Fletcher.  After  her  death  he  m.  Miss  Bell.  3  chil- 
dren, viz: 

2644.  Virgie  Kinnard. 

2645.  Eollin  H.  Kinnard. 

2646.  Harlin  E.  Kinnard. 

ETHLANIE  Kinnard6  (2633)  (Mary5,  Alexander4,  Ann3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  m.  Clay  Kinnard,  her  cousin.  He  was  a  farmer.  1 
child,  viz: 

2647.  Zula  Kinniard. 

JOSEPH  CITLTON  Walker4  (2520)  (Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1) ; 
d.  on  Salt  Creek,  Sangamon  County,  111. ;  m.  Lucretia  Fletcher.  7 
children,  viz : 

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338 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


2648.  Amanda  Walker;  b.  1816;  d.  1835. 

2649.  Nancy  Walker;  b.  1818;  d.  1842. 

2650.  Eobert  F.  Walker;  b.  1830;  m.  Arimatha  Scott.    9  chil- 

dren +. 

2651.  Jnlia  Walker;  d.  young  in  1840. 

2652.  Nancy  P.  Walker  (twin  to  Julia) ;  d.  young  in  1840. 

2653.  James  Philander  Walker ;  b.  1826 ;  m.  (1)  Mary  E.  Town- 

son,  (2)  Margaret  A.  Walker.    8  children  +. 

2654.  William  Wallace  Walker;  m.  Margaret  Eldridge.    9  chil- 

dren +. 


KOBEET  FLETCHEE  Walker5  (2650)  (Joseph4,  Ann3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1) ;  b.  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  Feb.  26,  1830;  removed  to 
Illinois  when  very  young,  received  his  education  in  that  state;  re- 
turned to  Kentucky  and  lived  a  few  years  with  his  grandfather; 
came  back  to  Illinois,  and  from  there  crossed  the  plains  in  an  emi- 
grant wagon  going  to  Oregon;  this  was  in  1851,  the  trip  taking  six 
months;  elected  sheriff  of  Lane  County  in  1855.  The  same  year  on 
Feb.  27  he  m.  Arimatha  Scott.  She  had  gone  to  Oregon  with  her 
uncle  from  western  Indiana.  Most  of  her  relatives  lived  in  Island 
Grove,  111.  In  1856  Eobert  Walker  and  family  went  to  Washington 
Territory,  where  he  d.  at  his  home  in  Walla  Walla  County,  March  7, 
1890.  His  wife  d.  June  28,  1898.   Their  9  children  were  as  follows : 

2655.  Alice  Walker;  m.  Archibald  Bishop.   4  children  +. 

2656.  Eose  Harriett  Walker;  m.  Philander  Bishop.   4  children+ 

2657.  Laura  E.  Walker;  m.  Mr.  McCowan.   4  children  +. 

2658.  James  Walker. 

2659.  Stuart  Walker;  d.  1886,  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years. 

2660.  Joseph  Walker;  unmarried;  lives  on  home  place  at  Watts- 

burg,  Wash. 

2661.  Lillie  May  Walker;  drowned  in  1890,  at  the  age  of  eigh- 

teen. 

2662.  Marion  Walker;  m.  Lizzie  Y.  Wisdom,  Nov.  23,  1898. 

2663.  Adelaide  Walker;  b.  1877;  lives  on  home  place  at  Watts- 

burg,  Wash. 

ALICE  Walker6  (2655)  (Eobert5,  Joseph4,  Ann3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  m.  Archibald  Bishop.   He  is  dead.  His  widow  lives  at  Day- 


Dr.  James  Pjiilaxder  Walker. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


339 


ton,  Washington.  They  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  two  of 
whom  are  dead.   The  two  living  are : 

2664.  Elsie  Bishop. 

2665.  Eoy  Bishop. 

EOSE  HAKKIET  Walker6  (2656)  (Robert5,  Joseph4,  Ann3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  :  m.  Philander  Bishop.  They  are  the  parents  of 
four  children,  viz : 

2666.  Vera  Bishop:  b.  1883:  d.  1898. 

2667.  Alma  BishojD. 

2668.  Lena  Bishop. 

2669.  Helen  Bishop;  d.  Dec.  29,  1897. 

LAT7EA  E.  Walker6  (2657)  (Eobert5,  Joseph4,  Ann3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  m.  Mr.  McCowan.   They  are  the  parents  of  4  children,  viz: 

2670.  Malcolm  Walker  McCowan. 

2671.  Emery  W.  McCowan. 

2672.  Amy  J.  McCowan. 

2673.  Hazel  McCowan. 

JAMES  PHILAXDEB  Walker5  (2653)  (Joseph4,  Ann3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  :  was  b.  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  April  6,  1826.  He 
moved  to  Middletown,  Mason  County,  111.  He  served  in  the  Mexican 
War,  and  was  in  the  series  of  battles,  which  carried  the  American 
troops  into  the  City  of  Mexico.  He  served  in  Company  F,  4th  Illi- 
nois. The  Eedment  was  commanded  by  Colonel  Baker.  Walker  him- 
self  being  a  sergeant.  On  returning,  he  was  ill  with  yellow  fever. 
He  began  studying  medicine  prior  to  the  war,  and  continued  his  stu- 
dies while  in  the  war,  carrying  his  books  in  his  knapsack.  He  grad- 
uated from  the  Eush  Medical  College  in  1849.  Dr.  John  Walker 
was  his  room-mate.  Dr.  J.  P.  Walker  was  elected  Count}'  Treasurer, 
and  the  salary  from  that  office  enabled  him  to  pay  his  college  ex- 
penses. 

Dr.  J.  C.  Patterson  was  also  his  room-mate  at  school,  and  lifelong 
friend. 

He  married  Mary  E.  Townson  July  3,  1849.  She  died  in  1853, 
and  in  1854  he  married  Margaret  A.  Walker,  the  daughter  of  Will- 
iam Hammer  Walker  and  Ann  Harris.  In  1861  he  organized  Com- 
pany K,  17th  Illinois  Infantry.    He  was  made  Captain,  and  parti- 


340 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


eipated  in  the  battles  of  Frederickstown  and  Shiloh.  After  the  bat- 
tle of  Shiloh  he  resigned,  and  assisted  in  raising  the  85th  Illinois  In- 
fantry of  which  he  was  first  surgeon,  and  afterwards  Lieutenant- 
Colonel.  He  was  a  warm  personal  friend  of  the  War  Governor, 
Eichard  Yates. 

Margaret  A.,  his  wife,  lived  for  a  year  or  more  with  her  aunt,  Mar- 
garet Gibson.  He  died  at  his  home  in  Mason  City,  111.,  on  Jan.  15, 
1892.  A  special  train  was  run  up  from  Havana,  bringing  members 
of  the  John  Quincy  Adams  Post  to  attend  the  funeral.  8  children, 
as  follows : 

2674.  Dr.  William  Philander  Walker;  m.  Emma  Mcllhenny. 

2  children  +. 

2675.  Mary  Paulina  Walker;  m.  Thomas  A.  Whitworth.   2  chil- 

dren +. 

2676.  Eobert  Lincoln  Walker;  m.  Emma  Woodward.    4  chil- 

dren +. 

2677.  Anna  Harris  Walker;  b.  March  28,  1864.    She  lives  with 

her  mother  in  Mason  City,  111. 

2678.  James  Stuart  Walker;  b.  July  7,  1867. 

2679.  Joseph  Eice  Walker;  b.  Nov.  30,  1869 ;  is  a  local  agent  on 

the  C.  &  A.  E.  E.  at  Mason  City,  111.  He  m.  Anna 
Miller. 

2680.  Lucretia  E.  Walker;  b.  May  30,  1872;  m.  Benjamin  C. 

Eickard;  resides  in  Mason  City,  111. 

2681.  John  Sheridan  Grant  Walker ;  b.  Oct.  30,  1874.  His  home 

is  in  Fargo,  N.  D. 

WILLIAM  PHILANDEE  Walker6  (2674)  (James  P.5,  Joseph4, 
Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  March  23,  1856;  m.  Emma  Mclllhen- 
ny  in  1887.   Their  home  is  in  Mason  City,  111.   2  children,  viz : 

2682.  James  Harrison  Walker;  b.  Nov.  5,  1888. 

2683.  Frank  McDonald  Walker;  b.  Nov.  13,  1893. 

MAEY  PAULINA  Walker6  (2675)  (James  P.5,  Joseph4,  Ann3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Oct.  21,  1858.  She  is  a  fine  musician;  m. 
Thomas  A.  Whitworth  of  Peoria,  111.,  in  1886.  Their  home  is  in 
Fargo,  N.  D.,  where  she  has  a  studio  and  devotes  much  of  her  time 
to  her  chosen  profession.  He  is  a  son  of  Bevil  and  Pheoba  Farrell 
Whitworth.    Bevil  Whitworth  was  an  Englishman  who  settled  at 


Dk.  William  Wallace  Walkee 


JOHN  WALKER. 


341 


Guilford  Court  House.  X.  C. ;  his  wife  belonged  to  the  Blaine  family 
of  Ireland;  they  settled  in  Fayette  Couiity,  Mo.,  about  1833.  2  chil- 
dren, viz : 

.2684.    Daughter:  d.  1887. 

2685.  Eugene  Whitworth ;  b.  1889 ;  d.  June  10,  1896. 

EOBEET  LINCOLN  Walker6  .(2676)  (James  P.5,  Joseph* 
Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  March  22,  1861 ;  m.  Emma  Woodward 
in  1893.  He  is  secretary  of  the  Walker  Eeunion  Association,  which 
held  its  first  meeting  at  Greenview,  111.,  in  Sept.,  1898.  The  second 
meeting  of  this  association  was  held  at  Macomb.  111..  August.  1899. 
They  reside  at  Greenview,  111.,  where  Mr.  Walker  is  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  the  law.   They  have  the  following  four  children : 

2686.  Grace  Walker. 

2687.  Fred.  W.  Walker. 

2688.  Edith  Margaret  Walker. 

2689.  Joseph  Walker;  b.  Aug.  11,  1899. 

LCCEETIA  E.  Walker  (2680)  ;  m.  Benjamin  C.  Eickard.  1 
child,  viz : 

2690.  Miriam  Jeanette  Eickard;  b.  Xov.  8,  1898;  d.  Feb.  10, 

1900. 

WILLIAM  WALLACE  Walker5  (2651)  (Joseph*  Ann3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  in  Kentucky  July  8,  1822;  moved  to  Sangamon 
County,  111.,  with  his  father  in  1830 ;  m.  Margaret  Eldridge  March 
26,  1846;  settled  in  Mason  County,  111.,  in  1860;  practicing  medi- 
cine when  the  war  broke  out;  enlisted  and  became  First  Lieutenant 
of  Illinois  Volunteers;  was  in  command  of  his  company  until  the 
battle  of  Chickamauga,  when  he  was  obliged  to  resign  on  account  of 
illness ;  began  the  practice  of  medicine  again  and  continued  visiting 
his  patients  until  the  last  day  of  his  life.  Bad  roads  or  the  uncer- 
tainty of  his  patient's  ability  to  pay  for  his  services,  never  kept  him 
from  performing  his  duty;  was  a  very  successful  physician,  honest 
and  fair  in  all  of  his  dealings  and  withal  a  Christian  gentleman.  His 
wife  was  b.  in  England ;  came  to  America  with  her  parents  when  9 
months  old.  She  was  one  of  15  children.  Her  parents  both  died  in 
Menard  County,  111.  9  children,  6  of  whom  lived  to  grow  to  matur- 
ity, as  follows : 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


2691.  Louisa  Walker;  m.  J.  Hornbeck.    9  children  +. 

2692.  Mary  Walker;  m.  Thomas  Gavin.   10  children  +. 

2693.  William  Walker. 

2694.  Lucia  Walker. 

2695.  Julia  Walker;  m.  Nelson  Thompson.    7  children  +. 

2696.  Margaret  A.  Walker;  m.  John  Ross.    6  children  +. 

LOUISA  Walker6  (2691)  (William  W.5,  Joseph  P.4,  Ann3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1) ;  resides  in  Easton,  111  ;  m.  John  Hornbeck.  9  chil- 
dren, viz: 

2697.  Lester  Hornbeck. 

2698.  Henry  Oscar  Hornbeck. 

2699.  Effie  Eay  Hornbeck. 

2700.  Robert  Ross  Hornbeck. 

2701.  Walter  Walker  Hornbeck. 

2702.  William  D.  Hornbeck. 

2703.  Edward  Hornbeck. 

2704.  Ivan  Hornbeck. 

2705.  Lessel  Hornbeck  (dead). 

MARY  Walker6  (2692)  (William  W.5,  Joseph  P.4,  Ann3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  m.  Thomas  Cavin.  They  reside  in  Hannibal,  Mo. 
10  children,  viz : 

2706.  Lennie  Cavin. 

2707.  Ola  Cavin. 

2708.  Mead  Cavin. 

2709.  Jessie  Cavin. 

2710.  Esther  Cavin. 

2711.  Thomas  Cavin. 

2712.  Harvey  Cavin. 

2713.  Lila  Cavin. 

2714.  Eva  Cavin. 

2715.  James  Cavin. 

JULIA  Walker6  (2695)  (William5,  Joseph4,  Ann3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  b.  in  1853,  and  m.  Nelson  E.  Thompson  March  26,  1872, 
They  reside  in  Washington,  Kas.    They  have  7  children,  viz : 

2716.  Benjamin  Thompson;  b.  Sept.  12,  1881. 

2717.  Nancy  Agnes  Thompson;  b.  Feb.  5,  1883. 


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343 


2718.  Eleanor  Thompson;  b.  Dec.  8,  1887. 

2719.  William  Jonathan  Thompson;  b.  Aug.  1,  1889. 

2720.  Lucia  Thompson;  d.  young. 

2721.  Walker  Thompson;  d.  young. 

2722.  James  H.  Thompson;  d.  young. 

MAEGAEET  AMANDA  Walker6  (2696)  (William  W.5,  Jos- 
eph4, Anne3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Feb.  11,  1861,  and  m.  John 
Eoss  in  1879.  He  is  a  merchant  at  Easton,  111.,  where  they  now  re- 
side (1900).  He  has  been  postmaster  there  for  almost  fourteen 
years.  He  was  b.  in  1856  and  is  a  son  of  John  and  Jane  Terrill  Eoss. 
Their  6  children  are : 

2723.  Ealph  Eoss;  b.  March  25,  1880. 

2724.  Lucia  Eoss;  b.  Nov.  21,  1881. 

2725.  Ida  Eoss;  b.  Jan.  18,  1884. 

2726.  Myrtle  Eoss ;  b.  Jan.  24,  1886. 

2727.  Eoscoe  Alva  Eoss;  b.  June  4,  1891,  and  d.  Dec.  15,  1891. 

2728.  JSTelda  Eoss;  b.  June,  1894. 

WILLIAM  H.  Walker4  (2523)  (Ann3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b. 
in  Eockbridge  County,  Va.,  in  1797.  He  moved  to  Adair  County, 
Ky.,  thence  to  Morgan  Count}',  111.,  about  1830.  He  lived  awhile  in 
Lancaster,  la.  March  29,  1832,  he  m.  Ann  Harris,  who  was  b.  about 
1807.  She  d.  March  29,  1844,  at  Macomb,  111.  William  H.  Walker 
enlisted  May  24,  1861,  as  Corporal  in  Company  B,  16th  Infantry, 
111.,  and  was  transferred  to  a  company  in  the  60th  Illinois  Infantry 
June  1,  1864.  He  d.  at  Walker's  Grove  May  3,  1859.  6  children, 
as  follows : 

2729.  Margaret  Walker  (twin)  ;  m.  Dr.  J.  P.  Walker  +. 

2730.  James  Alexander  Walker  (twin);  m.  Eliza  Harris,  then 

Alice  Mary  Childs.    2  children  +. 

2731.  Mary  E.  Walker;  m.  Geo.  Charlie.   5  children  +. 

2732.  William  Stuart  Walker;  m.  Margaret  Montrose.    6  chil- 

dren +. 

2733.  Joseph  Adelbert  Walker;  d.  young  in  1843,  aged  2  years. 

2734.  Ann  Harris  Walker;  d.  March  27,  1844. 

MAEGAEET  Walker5  (2729)  (William  H.4,  Ann3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  (twin  to  James  A.)  ;  m.  Dr.  James  P.  Walker.  For  their 
family,  see  James  Philander  (No.  2663). 


344 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


JAMES  ALEXANDER  Walker5  (2730)  (William  EL4,  Ann3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  (twin)  ;  b.  Feb.  8,  1833;  m.  (1)  Eliza  A.  Har- 
ris Aug.,  1862,  (2)  Alice  Mary  Childs;  resides  in  Ben  Lomond,  Cal. 
2  children,  viz : 

2735.  Eliza  Walker. 

2736.  James  Gordon  Walker. 

MARY  E.  Walker5  (2731)  (William  H.4,  Ann3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  b.  Oct.  21,  1836;  m.  George  Charlie,  May  12,  1855,  at  Lan- 
caster, la.  He  belonged  to  Company  K,  17th  Illinois,  and  partici- 
pated in  the  battles  of  Frederickstown,  Mo.,  Et.  Donaldson  and  Pitts- 
burg Landing.   He  d.  May  2,  1873.   5  children,  viz : 

2737.  Ella  Louise  Charlie;  m.  Benjamin  Tibbetts  May  3,  1886. 

2  children  +. 

2738.  Alice  Gray  Charlie;  m.  Edward  Thorn.    3  children  +. 

2739.  Mary  Walker  Charlie;  m.  Rev.  Dayton  Blunt.    3  chil- 

dren +  . 

2740.  James  Stuart  Charlie;  m.  Florence  Gardiner.    They  live 

in  Mason  City,  111. 

2741.  Margaret  Eliza  Charlie;  b.  Feb.  14,  1870;  d.  March  29, 

1889. 

ELLA  LOUISE  Charlie6  (2737)  (Mary  E.5,  William  H.4,  Ann3, 
Alexander2,  John1) ;  m.  Benjamin  Tibbetts  May  3,  1886.  She  was 
b.  Aug.  17,  1856.   2  children,  viz : 

2742.  Margaret  Brenhilda  Tibbetts;  b.  June  18,  1889. 

2743.  Bernard  Dewey  Tibbetts;  b.  Oct.  14,  1896. 

ALICE  GRAY  Charlie  (2738);  b.  Sept.  17,  1860;  m.  Edward 
Thorn  in  1883.  She  d.  May  7,  1891,  at  Mason  City,  111.,  leaving  3 
children,  viz: 

2744.  Willis  Gordon  Thorn ;  b.  June  22,  1884. 

2745.  Archil  Thorn ;  b.  Aug.  28,  1886. 

2746.  James  Edward  Thorn;  b.  Nov.  9,  1889. 

MARY  WALKER  Charlie  (2739);  b.  Dee.  12,  1863;  m.  Rev. 
Dayton  Blunt  Oct.  10,  1887 ;  residence  White  Heath,  111.  3  chil- 
dren, viz : 

2747.  Nina  May  Blunt;  b.  May  25,  1889 ;  cl.  Oct.  15,  1896. 


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345 


2748.  Lila  Blunt;  b.  Oct.  29,  1890. 

2749.  Beulah  Irene  Blunt;  b.  Jan.  1,  1898. 

WILLIAM  STUAET  Walker5  (2732)  (William4,  Ann3,  Alexan- 
der2, John1)  ;  b.  May  20,  1839.  He  m.  Margaret  Montrose  in  1869. 
He  was  Sergeant  in  Company  K,  Illinois  Infantry  and  fought  at 
Frederickstown,  Mo.,  and  at  Ft.  Donaldson  and  Pittsburg  Landing. 
They  reside  at  Los  Gatos,  Cal.,  where  he  is  editor  of  the  Los  Gatos 
Weehly  Mail  He  wrote  "Between  the  Tides."  Their  6  children  are : 

2750.  William  Glenn  Walker;  b.  July  11,  1870,  in  Mason  City, 

111.  He  came  to  California  with  his  parents  in  1874;  at- 
tended the  public  school  of  Los  Gatos,  making  remark- 
able progress  while  there ;  also  took  a  course  in  Chestnut- 
wood's  Business  College  and  became  an  expert  book- 
keeper. He  graduated  with  high  honors  from  the  Chi- 
cago Northwestern  University  School  of  Pharmacy;  re- 
turning to  Los  Gatos,  he  with  his  brother,  George  S.,  en- 
gaged in  the  drug  business.  He  was  a  good  newspaper 
correspondent,  contributing  to  several  papers  in  his  vicin- 
ity. He  held  the  rank  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  in  the  Cali- 
fornia Sons  of  Veterans;  was  also  Past  Commander  of 
the  Los  Gatos  Tent  No.  72,  Knights  of  the  Maccabees, 
and  at  the  time  of  his  death  held  the  office  of  Master  at 
Arms  in  Los  Gatos  Lodge  No.  174,  Knights  of  Pythias. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  About  the  middle  of  July  his  brothers,  Walter 
and  Leland,  were  stricken  with  diphtheria.  Glenn  has- 
tened to  their  bedside  and  rendered  every  possible  assist- 
ance to  them,  remaining  almost  constantly  by  their  side 
until  Walter  died.  He  was  then  taken  sick  himself  with 
the  same  dreadful  disease,  and  died  Aug.  16,  1901. 

2751.  Effie  Eliza  Walker;  b.  Oct.  6,  1872;  d.  about  1899. 

2752.  George  Stuart  Walker;  b.  Sept.  21,  1874;  was  elected  a 

member  of  the  California  Legislature  in  the  fall  of  1900. 

2753.  Harry  Lincoln  Walker;  b.  April  26,  1882,  and  d.  Sept.  18, 

1898,  after  having  been  an  invalid  fourteen  years. 

2754.  Walter  Sherman  Walker;  b.  Feb.  18,  1886;  d.  July  27, 

1901. 

2755.  Leland  Harrison  Walker  ;  b.  Nov.  5,  1888. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


DAVID  Walker3  (1947)  (Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  March  7,  1763  ; 
m.  Jane  Holmes  Oct.  26,  1790.  She  was  b.  in  Ireland  in  1771  and 
came  to  America  when  14  years  of  age.  They  removed  from  Vir- 
ginia to  Kentucky,  where  he  d.  at  Butler  Fork,  Adair  County  on  the 
23rd  day  of  December,  18.27.  After  his  death  his  widow  removed  to 
Irish  Grove,  Sangamon  County,  111.,  where  she  d.  some  years  later. 
All  of  this  family  were  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  he 
was  a  ruling  elder.   10  children,  viz : 

2756.  William  Walker;  b.  in  1791 ;  d.  in  the  war  of  1812 ;  unm. 

2757.  Anne  Walker;  b.  1793.    She  m.  her  cousin,  William 

Walker.  (For  their  descendants,  see  William  Walker, 
No.  2261.) 

2758.  Alexander  H.  Walker;  b.  in  1796;  m.  Isabella  Patterson, 

No.  1987,  dau.  of  Joseph.    11  children  +. 

2759.  Elizabeth  Walker;  b.  1798;  d.  unmarried  in  Irish  Grove, 

Illinois. 

2760.  Jane  Walker;  b.  June  15,  1800;  m.  Alexander  Gilmer.  5 

children  +. 

2761.  David  Walker;  b.  1802;  m.  Nancy  Patterson,  (2)  Eliza- 

beth Fletcher.   12  children  +. 

2762.  Katherine  Walker;  b.  1805;  m.  Ambrose  Stone.    6  chil- 

dren +. 

2763.  Mary  Walker;  b.  1809;  m.  John  Stone.   3  children  +. 

2764.  Samuel  H.  Walker;  b.  1807. 

2765.  Melinda  Walker;  b.  1810;  m.  Hon.  Hawkins  Taylor.  6 

children  +. 

ALEXANDEK  H.  Walker4  (2758)  (David3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  son  of  David  and  Jane  Holmes ;  b.  Jan.  4,  1795 ;  d.  in  Ken- 
tucky July,  1869;  m.  Isabella  Patterson,  dau.  of  Joseph.  She  was 
b.  Feb.  14,  1798 ;  m.  Dec.  5,  1815 ;  moved  to  Illinois  about  1828,  and 
to  Lee  County,  la.,  about  1837;  both  members  of  Presbyterian 
Church.  He  was  a  ruling  elder.  She  d.  Jan.  1,  1843.  He  then  m. 
Mrs.  Hendricks.  No  children  by  second  marriage.  Their  home  was 
in  Scotland  County,  Mo.  11  children,  as  follows : 
*2080.    Wm.  H.  Walker;  m.  Isabella  Young.   7  children  +. 

2081.    Joseph  Patterson  Walker;  m.  Wethunia  Wentgen.  1 
child  +. 


*The  children  of  Alex.  H.  Walker  previously  numbered  under  No.  1987. 


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347 


2082.  Thompson  Walker;  m.  3  times.    5  children  +. 

2083.  Jane  Walker;  m.  Eli  Stoddard.    2  children  +. 

2084.  Eliza  Jane  Walker ;  m.  Wm.  J.  Patterson.   2  children  +. 

2085.  David  Walker;  m.  (1)  Ellen  Morrow,  and  (2)  Jane  Som- 

mers.    14  children  +. 

2086.  Alexander  Walker ;  b.  April  7,  1829 ;  d.  unmarried  in  Cali- 

fornia, 1851. 

2087.  Melinda  Parthnla  Walker;  m.  Allen  Hardenbrook.   3  chil- 

dren +. 

2088.  Cyrus  Claypool  Walker;  m.  May  Hendricks.    6  children+ 

2089.  James  Thomas  Walker;  m.  Mattie  Bryant.   2  children  +. 

2090.  John  Green  Walker;  m.  Hannah  E.  Denny.   9  children  +. 

WILLIAM  H.  Walker5  (2080)  (Alexander  H.4,  David3, 
Alexander2,  John1);  oldest  child  of  Alexander  H. ;  b.  March  17, 
1817;  d.  Jan.  14,  1888,  in  Gentile  Valley,  Idaho;  m.  Isabella  Young 
June  11,  1847.  She  d.  1868.  He  then  m.  March  3,  1870,  Mrs.  Lu- 
cinda  Daniels.  She  only  had  1  child,  Minnie  Walker.  7  children, 
viz : 

2766.  Mary  Isabella  Walker;  m.  Green  Bently  Coryell.    6  chil- 

dren +. 

2767.  Samuel  Walker;  b.  1850;  d.  young. 

2768.  Ada  Walker;  b.  1852;  m.  Lee  Baker  Jan.  31,  1878.  3 

children. 

2769.  William  Walker;  b.  1859 ;  d.  in  infancy. 

2770.  Lida  E.  Walker;  b.  Memphis,  Mo.,  Sept.  25,  1861. 

2771.  Rosa  Walker;  b.  March  21,  1864,  at  West  Point,  Ja. ;  d. 

Corinne,  Utah,  Jan.  31,  1878. 

2772.  Minnie  Walker;  b.  Dec.  6,  1878,  at  Memphis,  Mo. 

MARY  ISABELLA  Walker6  (2766)  (William  H.5,  Alexander 
H.4,  David3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  Memphis,  Mo.,  May  14, 
1845 ;  m.  March  9,  1871,  in  Memphis,  Tenn.,  by  Rev.  Wm.  Hersman 
to  Green  Bently  Coryell.  He  was  b.  in  Clark  County,  111.,  March  26, 
1844;  d.  in  Gentile  Valley,  Idaho,  Jan.,  1900.    6  children,  viz: 

2773.  William  David  Coryell;  b.  Memphis,  Mo.,  Feb.  18,  1872. 

In  the  spring  of  1898  he  went  as  a  volunteer  soldier  from 
Montana  to  the  Spanish-American  War,  where  he  was 
m.  at  Manila,  Philippine  Islands,  by  Chaplain  Stull. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


2774.  Louis  Edgar  Coryell;  b.  Memphis,  May  21,  1874. 

2775.  Eosa  Wood  Coryell;  b.  La  Plata,  Mo.,  April  28,  1880 ;  m. 

Britton  Barrett  in  Lewiston,  Montana,  Sept.  2,  1896, 
Eev.  Geo.  Edwards  officiating.   1  child  +. 

2776.  George  Coryell;  b.  La  Plata,  Mo.,  Feb.  1,  1882. 

2777.  Lida  Coryell;  b.  Durango,  CoL,  Aug.  21,  1884. 

2778.  Minnie  Lucinda  Coryell;  b.  Gentile  Valley  Jan.  1,  1889. 

EOSA  WOOD  Coryell  (2775)  ;  m.  Britton  Barrett.   1  child,  viz : 

2779.  Caroline  Barrett;  b.  in  Eockland,  Montana,  Jan.  19,  1898. 

JOSEPH  PATTEESON  Walker5  (2081)  (Alexander  H.4, 
David3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Dec.  14,  1818,  in  Kentucky.  He  m. 
Wethuna  Eentgen.   They  had  one  son  whose  name  is  not  known,  viz : 

2081a.  ;  m.,  name  of  first  wife  not  known;  m.  (2) 

Cornelia  Eichardson.  They  had  several  children.  After 
Cornelia  died  he  m.  Mrs.  Cornelia  Martin  Asbery.  No 
children.    Children  were : 

2780.  Charles  Walker. 

2781.  Albert  Walker;  m.  and  had  7  or  8  chil.  + 

ALBEET  Walker  (2781)  ;  m.  Sallie  Cornelius  of  Cincinnati,  0. 
5  children,  viz : 

2782.  Edwin  Walker. 

2783.  Sallie  Walker. 

2784.  Charles  Walker. 

2785.  Joseph  Walker. 

2786.  Fred  Walker. 

THOMPSON  Walker5  (2082)  (Alexander  H.4,  David3,  Alexan- 
der2, John1) ;  b.  May  13,  1821;  d.  March  19,  1899,  at  Devil's  Lake, 
South  Dakota;  ruling  elder  in  Presbyterian  Church;  m.  Matilda 
Morrow  May  28,  1848.  She  was  b.  Sept.  2,  1825 ;  d.  Sept.,  1848. 
He  then  m.  Nancy  D.  Woodsnall  Nov.  3,  1852.  She  was  b.  1833 ;  d. 
March,  1857.  They  had  dau.,  Ella,  b.  and  d.  in  1854.  He  then  m. 
Margaret  J.  Baird  Dec.  28,  1859.  She  was  b.  Jan.  1,  1837,  and  d. 
Jan.  15,  1902,  of  pneumonia ;  buried  at  Memphis,  Mo.  5  children, 
as  follows : 


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349 


2787.  Ella  Walker;  b.  and  d.  1854. 

2788.  Alexander  Walker;  b.  Dec.  1,  1860;  m.  Mary  J.  Coster. 

4  children  +. 

2789.  Esther  Walker;  b.  June  20,  1864;  d.  young. 

2790.  Eeuben  Walker;  b.  June  23,  1866;  d.  young. 

2791.  Herbert  Baird  Walker;  b.  June  29,  1870. 

ALEXANDER  Walker6  (2788)  (Thompson5,  Alexander  H.4, 
David3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  Mary  J.  Coster  Dec.  21,  1882,  in 
Memphis,  Mo.  She  was  dau.  of  Geo.  W.  and  Mary  Ellen  Miller 
Coster.  She  was  b.  July  4,  1838,  in  Carthage,  111.  Their  4  children, 
all  b.  at  DeviPs  Lake,  N.  D.,  were  as  follows : 

2792.  George  Thompson  Walker;  b.  Oct.  24,  1883. 

2793.  Adele  Florence  Walker;  b.  Dec.  15,  1884. 

2794.  Margaret  Ellen  Walker;  b.  June  6,  1887. 

2795.  Janette  Josephine  Walker;  b.  Feb.  3,  1896. 

JANE  Walker5  (2083)  (Alexander  H.4,  David3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  b.  Jan.  27,  1823;  d.  Sept.  11,  1894,  at  Deer  Lodge,  Mont.; 
m.  March  12,  1840,  Eli  Stoddard,  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  He  was  b.  July  5,  1815.  After  Eli's  death  she  m.  J.  K. 
Bryce  Feb.  26,  1862.  He  was  b.  March  12,  1844;  d.  Sept.,  1875.  2 
children,  as  follows: 

2796.  Lucinda  Jane  Stoddard;  b.  March  4,  1842. 

2797.  Augustus  Stoddard;  b.  March  24,  1844. 

ELIZA  JANE  Walker5  (2084)  (Alexander  H.4,  David3,  Alexan- 
der2, John1) ;  b.  Feb.  19,  1826;  m.  in  1846. to  Dr.  William  J.  Patter- 
son, son  of  Abraham  and  Jane  Chisholm  Patterson.  His  father  was 
first  or  second  cousin  to  Madam  Patterson  Bonapart.  Dr.  Patterson 
was  a  graduate  of  the  Philadelphia  Medical  College.  He  d.  at  Mem- 
phis, Mo.,  Nov.  18,  1860.  In  June,  1874,  the  family  went  to  Cor- 
inne,  Utah.  She  d.  in  Logan,  Utah,  Jan.  16,  1890;  both  members 
of  Presbyterian  Church.   He  was  a  presiding  elder.   2  children,  viz : 

2798.  A.  A.  Patterson;  b.  Jan.  18,  1848;  m.  Delia  Sagers.  4 

children  +. 

2799.  JENNIE  Patterson;  b.  Dec.  8,  1852;  taught  the  first  free 
school  ever  kept  in  Utah.    She  and  her  family  are  members  of  the 


350 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Presbyterian  Church;  m.  at  Corinne  Feb.  21,  1876,  to  Dr.  W.  K. 
Stover,  son  of  Elisha  and  Emila  McMurry  Stover.  He  was  b.  in 
Macon,  Mo.,  Feb.  1,  1845 ;  enlisted  in  Civil  War  when  only  16  years 
old,  in  the  27th  Missouri  IT.  S.  Volunteers ;  mustered  out  June  13. 
1865,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  He  d.  in  Anaconda,  Mont.,  Nov.  27, 
1896;  buried  in  Logan,  Utah,  where  the  family  now  live.  5  chil- 
dren, viz : 

2799a.  William  Ehoton  Stover;  b.  Feb.  28,  1877;  d.  March  1, 

1878,  at  Corinne. 
2799b.  Arthur  Patterson  Stover;  b.  Jan.  3,  1879,  at  Corinne.  He 

is  in  the  government  employ  at  Cheyenne,  Wyoming. 
2799c.  Mattie  Evangelie  Stover;  b.  Oct.  14,  1883,  at  Logan. 
2799d.  Noble  McMurry  Stover;  b.  Nov.  16,  1887,  at  Logan. 
2799e.  Howard  Combs  Stover;  b.  Aug.  26,  1890,  at  Logan. 

ABEAHAM  A.  Patterson  (2798);  m.  Delia  Sagers  at  Soda 
Springs,  Idaho,  Oct.  10,  1890.  Their  home  is  at  Price,  Utah.  4 
children,  viz : 

2798a.  Anne  June  Patterson;  b.  Sept.  10,  1892,  at  Ellensburg, 
Washington;  d.  at  Cheney,  Washington,  Dec.  26,  1893. 

2798b.  William  Vine  Patterson;  b.  Oct.  25,  1893,  at  Cheney. 

2798c.  Sittie  Euth  Patterson;  b.  Dec.  15,  1895,  at  Harrington, 
Washington. 

2798d.  Mary  Blanch  Patterson;  b.  Nov.  12,  1901,  Castle  Gate, 
Utah. 

DAVID  Walker5  (2085)  (Alexander  H.4,  David3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  b.  June  29,  1827;  d.  Feb.,  1865;  a  minister  in  Cumberland 
Presbyterian  Church.  Their  home  was  in  Montana ;  m.  Ellen  Mor- 
row in  Oct.,  1856.  After  Ellen's  death  he  m.  Susan  Jane  Summers 
July  23,  1866.  She  was  b.  May  6,  1844.  4  children  by  1st  marriage, 
10  by  second.   14  children,  as  follows : 

2800.  Albert  Walker;  m.  Gwendolin  Jones.   9  children  +. 

2801.  Jennie  Walker;  m.  Chas.  J.  Hardenbrook.    5  children  +. 

2802.  Sally  M.  Walker;  m.  William  E.  Albright.    1  child  +. 

2803.  William  H.  Walker  (twin  to  Sallie  M.) ;  b.  May  18,  1864; 

unmarried.* 
By  second  marriage : 

2804.  Joseph  C.  Walker;  b.  Sept.  25,  1867. 


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351 


2805.  John  D.  Walker;  b.  Feb.  23,  1869. 

2806.  Thula  E  .Walker;  b.  Feb.  22,  1871 ;  m.  Thomas  A.  Eogers. 

4  children  +. 

2807.  Martha  C.  Walker;  b.  March  4,  1873. 

2808.  Zora  Walker;  b.  July  9,  1875 ;  m.  Oct.  30,  1898,  Benjamin 

C.  LaPoint.   He  was  b.  March  22,  1870. 

2809.  Frank  A.  Walker ;  b.  March  30,  1878. 

2810.  Hardie  S.  Walker;  b.  Sept.  9,  1880. 

2811.  Bird  T.  Walker;  b.  Aug.  26,  1882. 

2812.  Leslie  C.  Walker;  b.  Aug.  30,  1884. 

2813.  Fred  E.  Walker;  b.  Dec.  4,  1888. 

ALBEET  Walker6  (2800)  (David5,  Alexander  H.4,  David3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1) ;  b.  Feb.  26,  1858;  m.  Gwendolin  Jones  Oct.  10,  1883. 
She  was  b.  in  South  Wales  Sept.  18,  1862.  They  are  the  parents  of 
9  children,  viz : 

2814.  Jennie  Walker;  b.  Sept.  26,  1884. 

2815.  Albert  O.  Walker;  b.  Dec.  19,  1885. 

2816.  Charles  K.  Walker;  b.  March  6,  1887. 

2817.  Evelyn  Walker;  b.  April  6,  1889. 

2818.  Jennie  J.  Walker;  b.  June  17,  1892. 

2819.  Sallie  E.  Walker;  b.  March  13,  1895. 

2820.  David  G.  Walker;  b.  Aug.  8,  1896. 

2821.  William  Walker;  b.  March  20,  1897. 

2822.  Joseph  Walker;  b.  Dec.  23,  1899. 

JENNIE  B.  Walker6  (2801)  (David5,  Alexander  H.4,  David3, 
Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Nov.  24,  1859;  d.  March  25,  1895;  m.  Chas. 
K.  Hardenbrook  Aug.  29,  1878.  He  was  b.  Nov.  7,  1847.  5  chil- 
dren, viz : 

2823.  Herbert  B.  Hardenbrook;  b.  July  30,  1879. 

2824.  Abbie  M.  Hardenbrook;  b.  Aug.  12,  1881. 

2825.  Linda  J.  Hardenbrook;  b.  April  17,  1884. 

2826.  Chas.  K  Hardenbrook;  b.  Oct.  20,  1886. 

2827.  Hilda  K.  Hardenbrook;  b.  April  25,  1892. 

SALLY  M.  Walker6  (2802)  (David5,  Alexander  H.4,  David3, 
Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  May  18,  1864  (twin  to  William) ;  m.  Nov. 


352 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


25,  1885,  William  E.  Albright.  He  was  b.  Sept.  2,  1859.  1  child, 
viz: 

2828.  Alta  Albright;  b.  Jan.  24,  1887. 

THULA  E.  Walker6  (2806)  (David5,  Alexander  H.4,  David3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Feb.  22,  1871.  She  m.  Dec.  24,  1888, 
Thomas  A.  Eogers.   He  was  b.  Dec.  15,  1849.   4  children,  viz : 

2829.  M.  C.  Walker  Eogers;  b.  Dec.  17,  1889. 

2830.  Lucena  Eogers;  b.  Jan.  24,  1895. 

2831.  Eyo  Eogers;  b.  May  26,  1897. 

2832.  Abbie  L.  Eogers;  b.  Sept.  8,  1899. 

MELHSTDA  PAETHULA  Walker5  (2087)  (Alexander  H.4, 
David3,  Alexander2,  John1);  b.  Jan.  1,  1832;  m.  April  12,  1859, 
Allen  Hardenbrook.  They  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
Their  home  is  in  Montana.    3  children,  viz : 

2833.  Ellis  Hardenbrook;  b.  Feb.  16,  1860;  d.  Jan.  1,  1861. 

2834.  Anna  A.  Hardenbrook ;  m.  John  E.  Toole.    6  children +. 

2835.  Thula  Hardenbrook;  m.  Dr.  Thomas  J.  McKenzie.  3 

children  +. 

ANNA  A.  Hardenbrook  (2834) ;  b.  July  25,  1864;  m.  John  E. 
Toole  Nov.  2,  1882.  He  was  b.  in  Maine  July  3,  1850;  spent  several 
years  in  Utah  in  the  mining  business ;  went  to  Idaho  in  1878,  where 
he  remained  until  1884,  when  he  removed  to  Montana;  was  elected 
to  the  Territorial  Legislature  in  1886;  in  1888  was  a  delegate  to  the 
constitutional  convention  for  the  framing  of  the  state  constitution; 
was  elected  to  the  legislature  in  1889  and  again  in  1898.  He  is  by 
profession  a  mining  expert,  in  which  capacity  he  has  traveled  over 
the  West  from  Alaska  to  Mexico.   6  children,  viz : 

2836.  Nora  Marie  Toole;  b.  in  Idaho  Oct.  24,  1883. 

2837.  Thula  Toole;  b.  in  Montana  Feb.  26,  1886. 

2838.  Allan  Hardenbrook  Toole;  b.  April  4,  1888. 

2839.  John  Howard  Toole;  b.  March  25,  1890. 

2840.  William  Brice  Toole;  b.  Jan.  19,  1895. 

2841.  John  Eobert  Toole;  b.  March  10,  1899. 

THITLA  Hardenbrook6  (2835)  (Melinda5,  Alexander  H.4, 
David3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  Montana  April  29,  1869;  m.  Dr. 
Thomas  J.  McKenzie  in  Montana  Sept.  2,  1890.   He  was  b.  in  Ten- 


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353 


nessee  March  27,  1863 ;  graduated  from  the  Louisville  Medical  Col- 
lege Feb.  21,  1889.    3  children,  viz: 

2842.    Franklin  Walker  McKenzie;  b.  Aug.  8,  1891. 

2813.    John  Allen  McKenzie:  b.  July  15,  1891. 

2844.  Anna  McKenzie;  b.  July  %  1896. 

JOHX  GKEEN  Walker3  (2090)  (Alexander  H.\  David3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  May  7,  1835;  m.  Hannah  E.  Denny  March  27, 
1859 ;  both  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church ;  resides  in  Scotland 
County.  Mo.    9  children,  viz: 

2845.  William  Denny  Walker:  m.  Anna  E.  Highfill.   1  child  +. 

2846.  Ida  Dell  Walker:  m.  Eugene  H.  Pyle.    2  children  +. 

2847.  Isabella  Walker:  m.  Joseph  Pi.  Jeffries.   2  children  +. 

2848.  Allen  D.  Walker;  b.  Sept.,  1871;  m.  Eose  L.  Smith  Dec. 

25,  1898.  She  was  dau.  of  Michael  and  Catherine  Smith. 
No  children. 

2849.  Joseph  Thompson  Walker  ;  b.  April  25,  1867  ;  not  married. 

2850.  Chas.  Bryce  Walker;  m.  Mae  Morris.    2  children  +. 

2851.  Maud  E.  Walker;  b.  July  31,  1875 ;  not  married. 

2852.  Frank  P.  Walker;  b.  March  18,  1877;  not  married;  lives. 

at  Evanstown,  X.  D. 

2853.  Mayme  E.  Walker;  b.  Feb.  27,  1881;  single. 

WILLIAM  DENNY  Walker6  (2845)  (John  G.3,  Alexander  H.* 
David3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  June  25,  1860;  m.  Feb.  4,  1885, 
Anna  E.  Highfill  (dau.  of  Lorenzo  and  Sophia  H).    1  child,  viz: 

2854.  Edna  Maud  Walker;  b.  1887. 

IDA  DELL  Walker6  (2846)  (John  G-.5,  Alexander  H.4,  David3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Sept.  30,  1862,  in  Iowa  :  m.  Eugene  H.  Pyle 
March  11,  1885  (son  of  Benjamin  and  Nancy  Pyle).  They  reside 
near  Canada,  X.  D.   2  children,  viz : 

2855.  Earnest  Pyle;  b.  1893. 

2856.  Ruth  Pyle;  b.  1896. 

ISABELLA  Walker6  (2847)  (John  G.3,  Alexander  EL*  David3, 
Alexander2,  John1);  b.  April  4,  1871;  m.  Joseph  E.  Jeffries  Dec. 
25,  1891,  son  of  Jackson  and  Lucretia  Jeffries.    2  children,  viz: 

2857.  Marjcria  Jeffries ;  b.  1893. 

2858.  Lula  Esther  Jeffries ;  b.  1898. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


CHAELES  BEYCE  Walker6  (2850)  (John  G.5,  Alexander  H.4, 
David3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Nov.  27,  1873,  in  Scotland  County, 
Mo.;  m.  Mae  Morris  June  30,  1895,  dan.  of  Captain  J.  L.  Morris. 
2  children,  viz : 

2859.  Morris  Walker ;  b.  1896. 

2860.  Helen  Walker;  b.  1898. 

JAMES  THOMAS  Walker5  (2089)  (Alexander  H.4,  David3, 
Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  July  16,  1837;  d.  1870  or  1871  in  Memphis, 
Mo.;  m.  Mattie  Bryant  Sept.  12,  1866;  reside  in  Scotland  County, 
Mo. ;  both  members  of  Presbyterian  Church.   2  children,  viz : 

2861.  Ella  Walker;  married. 

2862.  Walter  Walker. 

CYEUS  CLAYPOOL  Walker5  (2088)  (Alexander  H.4,  David3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  June  9,  1840;  m.  March  22,  1863,  to  May 
Hendricks.  She  was  b.  April  8,  1846.  He  d.  April  12,  1891.  6 
children,  viz : 

2863.  Alexander  Walker;  b.  Dec.  15,  1863.    He  m.  Lou  Ella 

Bisk,  Feb.  12,  1890.   He  d.  Feb.  26,  1890. 

2864.  J.  W.  Walker;  m.  Lida  Barrickman.    6  children  +. 

2865.  Isabella  Walker;  m.  H.  B.  David.    3  children  +. 

2866.  Margaret  Walker;  m.  J.  W.  Whitford.    1  child +. 

2867.  Etta  Walker;  b.  May  28,  1877;  d.  Sept.  25,  1878. 

2868.  Myrtle  Walker;  b.  Aug.  26,  1881. 

J.  W.  Walker6  (2864)  (Cyrus  C.5,  Alexander  H.4,  David3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  Feb.  16,  1867;  m.  April  1,  1888,  Lida  Barrick- 
man.  6  children,  viz : 

2869.  Cleo  Walker;  b.  Aug.  18,  1889. 

2870.  Iva  Walker;  b.  July  5,  1891. 

2871.  Marie  Walker;  b.  Aug.  11,  1895. 

2872.  Irene  Walker;  b.  March  16,  1897. 

2873.  Leon  Walker  (twin) ;  b.  Feb.  16,  1899. 

2874.  Eaymond  Walker  (twin) ;  b.  Feb.  16,  1899. 

ISABELLA  Walker6  (2865)  (Cyrus  C.5,  Alexander  H.4,  David3, 
Alexander2,  John1);  b.  Sept.  20,  1870;  m.  H.  B.  Davis  Dec.  18, 
1890.   3  children,  viz : 


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355 


2875.  Blanche  Davis;  b.  Oct.  16,  1891. 

2876.  Edith  Davis;  b.  Jan.  26,  1893. 

2877.  Paul  Davis;  b.  Jan.  16,  1896;  d.  Oct.  5,  1896. 

MARGARET  Walker6  (2866)  (Cyrus  C.5,  Alexander  H.4, 
David3,  Alexander2,  John1);  b.  Nov.  16,  1873;  m.  Sept.  7,  1898, 
J.  W.  Whitford.    1  child,  viz : 

2878.  Laura  Whitford;  b.  Oct.  8,  1899. 

JANE  Walker4  (2760)  (David3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  June  15, 
1800.  She  m.  James  Alexander  Gilmer,  who  was  b.  Sept.  30,  1798, 
and  d.  Sept.  6,  1848.  She  d.  May  8,  1863.  All  of  this  family  were 
members  of  Presbyterian  Church.    5  children,  viz : 

2879.  William  Gilmer;  b.  Oct.  13,  1831;  d.  Aug.  12,  1857. 

2880.  James  Gilmer;  b.  Dec.  18,  1833;  d.  Jan.  3,  1859. 

2881.  David  Gilmer;  b.  Oct.  1,  1836;  d.  Nov.  16,  1858. 

2882.  Robert  Gilmer;  b.  Aug.  13,  1838;  d.  Dec.  31,  1883. 

2883.  Alexander  Gilmer;  b.  Nov.  10,  1840;  d.  March  18,  1846. 

DAVID  Walker4  (2761)  (David3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  July 
10,  1802;  d.  Sept.  1,  1876.  He  m.  Jan.  31,  1828,  Nancy  Patter- 
son (No.  1991),  sister  of  Colonel  William  Patterson  of  Keokuk,  la., 
and  also  sister  of  Isabella  Patterson,  who  m.  Alexander  Walker.  She 
was  b.  Jan.  16,  1807,  and  d.  Aug.  26,  1845.  Their  home  was  in 
Iowa.  She  was  the  mother  of  8  children.  All  the  family  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  After  Nancy's  death  David  Walker 
m.  Elizabeth  Fletcher.  She  was  b.  March  10,  1813.  They  had  4 
children.   12  children,  viz : 

2884.  William  Walker;  b.  Jan.  9,  1829;  d.  Sept.  26,  1857.  He 

m.  Mary  E.  Greathouse.    1  child  +. 

2885.  Mary  Ann  Walker;  b.  Oct.  18,  1832;  m.  Elliott  Pyle.  4 

children  +. 

■  2886.    Eliza  Green  Walker;  b.  Sept.  17,  1834;  m.  WTm.  Harden- 
brook.   3  children  +. 

2887.  Joseph  Culton  Walker;  b.  March  30,  1830;  m.  Ruby 

Mason.   3  children  +. 

2888.  Margaret  Jane  Walker;  b.  Nov.  23,  1836;  m.  John  E. 

Pyle.   2  children  +. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


*2142.    Alexander  Milton  Walker;  b.  Jan.  14,  1839;  m.  Abbie  B. 
Creel.   1  child  +. 

2889.  John  Thompson  Walker;  b.  Feb.  9,  1841 ;  d.  July  9,  1851. 

2890.  David  Davis  Walker;  b.  Dec.  15,  1843;  m.  Mary  E.  Hall, 

b.  April  27,  1843.   All  the  family  members  of  Presbyter- 
ian Church.  David  Walker  is  an  elder.   1  child  +. 
289*.    Holmes  Walker;  b.  Jan.,  1848. 

2892.  Nancy  Walker;  b.  Jan.,  1850. 

2893.  Jo  Anna  Walker;  b.  Aug.  31,  1852. 

2894.  Hugh  Legare  Walker;  b.  Aug.  24,  1854;  m.  Gertrude  H. 

Dunlevy  Nov.  21,  1889,  at  Helena,  Mont.  She  was  b. 
Oct.  11,  1860;  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church.  1 
child,  viz: 

2895.    Francis  Hugh  Walker;  b.  April  3,  1894. 


WILLIAM  Walker5  (2884)  (David4,  David3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  eldest  child  of  David  and  Nancy  Patterson  Walker;  b.  Jan. 
9,  1829 ;  d.  Sept.  26,  1857 ;  m.  Nov.  27,  1856,  to  Mary  E.  Greathouse. 
They  have  1  child,  viz: 

2896.  Mary  Will  Walker;  b.  Aug.,  1867.  She  m.  William  Glen- 
more  Brown  at  Hannibal,  Mo.,  Feb.  15,  1877.  He  was 
b.  April  6,  1852,  and  d.  at  Hannibal,  Mo.,  July  4,  1899. 
They  had  1  child,  viz : 

2897.    Vvilliam  Glenmore  Brown,  Jr.;  b.  June  23, 
1881. 


MAEY  ANN  Walker5  (2885)  (David4,  David3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  was  the  eldest  daughter  of  David  and  Nancy  Davis  Patter- 
son Walker.  She  m.  Elliott  Pyle  April,  1857.  She  d.  Dec.  8,  1892. 
He  d.  March  25,  1898.   4  children,  viz : 

2898.  Ellen  Walker  Pyle;  b.  March  6,  1857  or  1858 ;  d.  June  19, 

1872. 

2899.  William  Elliott  Pyle;  b.  Sept.  11,  1861.    He  is  a  soldier 

in  the  regular  army  (1899)  ;  m.  Eve  Nadiene.  They 
have  1  child  +. 

2900.  Nancy  J.  Pyle;  m.  A.  E.  Blachert;  lives  in  Kansas  City, 

Mo.;  real  estate  agent  with  M.  S.  Cowles.  She  was  b. 
Jan.  4,  1866.   No  children. 

*  Previously  numbered. 


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357 


2901.    Kuby  A.  Pyle;  b.  June  7,  1872;  m.  D.  K.  S.  Walker,  dry 
goods  merchant  in  Butler,  Mo.   2  children,  viz : 

2902.  Elliot  Pyle  Walker;  b.  

2903.  Ivirby  Alexander  Walker. 

D.  K.  S.  Walker's  grandfather  was  a  Scotchman  named  David 
Walker,  and  his  great-grandfather  was  the  "Sutter  Johnnie"  of  Eob- 
ert  Burns  fame.  His  father's  name  was  Alexander.  He  had  six 
brothers  and  five  sisters.  The  father  with  one  sister  came  to  Amer- 
ica in  1869  and  settled  in  Tipton,  Mo.;  was  a  Presbyterian  minister; 
has  8  living  children  (1899)  : 

a.  David  V.  Walker;  Wichita,  Kas. 

b.  Alexander  B.  Walker;  Columbus,  Ohio. 

c.  Mrs.  Anna  C.  Pyle;  Butler,  Mo. 

d.  Cyrus  M.  Walker ;  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

e.  D.  K.  S.  Walker  (see  above). 

f.  John  S.  Walker. 

g.  Harry  Walker. 

h.  Mary  S.  Walker;  Butler,  Mo. 

Alexander  Walker  died  June  11,  1892.  His  sister,  Mrs.  Samuel 
Strain,  lives  in  Fair  Play,  Mo. 

WILLIAM  ELLIOT  Pyle  (2899)  ;  m.  Eva  Nadiene.  They  have 
1  child,  viz : 

2904.  Eva  Nadiene  Pyle. 

ELIZA  GEEEX  Walker5  (2886)  (David4,  David3,  Alexander2, 
John1);  b.  Sept.  17,  1834;  m.  Sept.  19,  1866,  Wm.  Hardenbrook. 
He  d.  June  9,  1896.  They  had  3  children,  all  graduates  of  Deer 
Lodge  (Montana)  College: 

2905.  David  Walker  Hardenbrook;  b.  March  1,  1869;  a  mining 

and  civil  engineer. 

2906.  Frank  Hardenbrook ;  b.  Oct.  28,  1871. 

2907.  Nancy  Milton  Hardenbrook;  b.  Nov.  15,  1874;  d.  Oct.  15, 

1876. 

JOSEPH  CULTON  Walker5  (2887)  (David4,  David3,  Alexan- 
der2, John1) ;  b.  March  30,  1830 ;  m.  Euby  A.  Mason.  He  was  elect- 
ed and  served  in  the  legislature  of  the  Territory  of  Montana  in  the 


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winter  of  1874.  In  the  fall  of  1875  lie  was  elected  sheriff  of  Lewis 
and  Clark  County,  Montana,  which  office  he  held  for  three  years. 
He  is  now  living  at  Lewistown,  Montana,  with  his  daughter  and  son, 
his  wife  having  died  there  Sept.  4,  1896. 

Joseph  Culton  Walker  says  that  his  grandfather,  David  Walker, 
lived  very  near  the  Natural  Bridge  in  Virginia,  and  that  he  has 
often  heard  his  father  say  that  men  came  long  distances  to  see  the 
Natural  Bridge,  and  they  would  ask  his  father  to  pilot  them  to  it, 
which  he  would  do,  taking  them  over  and  beyond  it,  and  then  telling 
them  they  had  already  passed  over  it  when  they  did  not  know  it. 
They  always  came  on  horseback,  that  being  the  mode  of  travel  at  that 
time.   3  children,  viz : 

2908.  Maggie  Montana  Walker;  b.  in  Montana  Oct.  20,  1865. 

2909.  Noble  Mason  Walker;  b.  Aug.  20,  1872;  m.  Jennie  Har- 

wood  at  Lewiston  Aug.  24,  1898. 

2910.  Jo  Albert  Walker;  b.  Jan.  30,  1875 ;  d.  May  2,  1894. 

NOBLE  MASON  Walker  (2909) ;  m.  Jennie  Harwood.  1  child, 
viz : 

2911.  Joseph  Albert  Walker;  b.  Sept.  2,  1899. 

MAEGrAEET  JANE  Walker5  (2888)  (David4,  David3,  Alexan- 
der2, John1)  ;  b.  Nov.  23,  1836;  m.  John  E.  Pyle,  who  was  b.  in 
1830.  He  was  an  elder  in  Presbyterian  Church.  Their  home  is  in 
Helena,  Montana.    2  children,  viz: 

2912.  Joseph  Clinton  Pyle;  m.  Helen  Eulon  Prosser.    3  chil- 

dren +. 

2913.  Mary  Linda  Pyle;  m.  Frank  Leonard  Sizer.   4  children+ 

JOSEPH  CLINTON  Pyle6  (2912)  (Margaret  J.5,  David4, 
David3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Aug.  24,  1863;  in.  June  25,  1889, 
Helen  Eulon  Prosser,  who  was  b.  Dec.  30,  1867.    3  children,  viz: 

2914.  Helen  West  Pyle;  b.  April  14,  1890. 

2915.  Caroline  Pyle;  b.  May  20,  1892. 

2916.  Katherine  Pyle;  b.  Aug.  8,  1896. 

MARY  LINDA  Pyle6  (2913)  (Margaret  J.5,  David4,  David3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Sept.  29,  1865.  She  m.  Sept.  9,  1885,  Frank 
Leonard  Sizer,  who  was  b.  Sept.  29,  1856.   4  children,  viz : 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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2917.  Margaret  Walker  Sizer;  b.  Sept.  23,  1886. 

2918.  Rudolph  Spellman  Sizer;  b.  May  3,  1889. 

2919.  Miriam  Sizer;  b.  Oct.  2,  1892, 

2920.  Frank  Milton  Sizer;  b.  Aug.  17,  1894. 

ALEXANDER  MILTON  Walker5  (2145)  (David4,  David3, 
Alexander2,  John1);  b.  Jan.  14,  1839;  m.  Abbie  B.  Creel7  (Mary 
Ann6,  William5,  Jane4,  John3,  Alexander2,  John1),  April  25,  1871. 
They  are  members  of  Presbyterian  Church  (See  No.  2110). 

Alexander  Milton  Walker,  when  24  yeais  of  age,  in  company  with 
his  older  brother,  Joseph  C.  Walker,  and  Allen  Hardenbrook,  left 
Iowa  in  April,  1863,  for  California  on  the  old  Overland  Road  travel- 
ling by  stage  coach.  Upon  reaching  Denver  they  heard  of  wonderful 
discoveries  of  gold  at  Bannack,  Montana,  and  so  decided  to  change 
their  route  and  go  there.  Purchasing  a  mule  team  they  reached 
Bannack  June  2,  1863.  They  remained  in  Montana  until  Decem- 
ber, 1864,  when  they  returned  across  the  plains  by  stage  coach  to 
their  old  Iowa  home,  where  they  spent  the  winter.  In  April,  having 
fitted  up  twelve  ox  teams  and  accompanied  by  Ruby  A.  Walker,  wife 
of  Joseph  C,  Eliza  Walker,  their  sister,  and  a  younger  brother, 
David  D.,  Allen  Hardenbrook,  wife  and  child  (now  Mrs.  Anna 
Toole)  and  twelve  drivers,  they  took  up  the  line  of  march  for  Mon- 
tana. When  they  arrived  at  Fort  Kearney  they  joined  a  company  of 
32  wagons,  numbering  54  men  to  the  outfit.  At  that  time  the  gov- 
ernment would  not  allow  trains  to  leave  the  Fort  with  less  than  fifty 
men,  as  it  was  necessary  to  have  sufficient  force  to  protect  themselves 
against  the  Indians  who  were  very  hostile,  having  the  previous  spring 
destroyed  most  of  the  ranch  buildings  along  the  Overland  Road. 
They  reached  Montana  in  safety  the  latter  part  of  September,  having 
been  five  months  on  the  way.  At  Virginia  City,  Oct.  20,  1865, 
Maggie  Montana  Walker  was  born.  In  1866  they  removed  to  Helena, 
where  the  two  brothers,  Joseph  and  Milton  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business  under  the  firm  name  of  Joseph  C.  Walker  &  Brother,  in 
which  business  they  continued  until  1874.  Milton  Walker  has  been 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners  of  Deer  Lodge 
County  since  1894,  being  elected  to  that  office  in  the  fall  of  1893. 
He  served  three  years  and  was  re-elected  in  the  fall  of  1896,  and  still 
holds  that  office. 

Their  only  child : 


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2921.  David  Creel  Walker;  b.  in  Helena,  1872.    He  is  the  sev- 

enth in  descent  from  Alexander2  (John1)  through  his 
son  J ohn,  and  fifth  in  descent  from  same  through  his  son 
David,  to  whom  has  come  down  the  old  Walker- 
Eutherford  Bible.  He  is  a  chemist  and  mining  expert, 
having  received  his  education  in  the  College  of  Montana ; 
is  a  member  of  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  organized 
in  Montana,  and  was  the  first  child  baptized  in  same. 
This  was  in  Helena  in  1872.  His  mother  being  a  charter 
member  and  active  worker  in  this  organization. 

DAVID  DAVIS  Walker5  (2890)  (David4,  David3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  b.  Dec.  15,  1843.  He  is  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church;  m.  Nov.  14,  1867,  Mary  E.  Hall.  She  was  b.  April  27, 
1843.  He  remained  but  a  short  time  in  Montana  after  going  there 
with  his  brothers,  but  in  1871  he  again  went  West;  stopped  in  Cor- 
inne,  Utah,  where  he  lived  until  called  home  by  the  death  of  his 
father  in  1876.  He  then  went  to  Anaconda,  where  he  now  resides. 
He  was  elected  County  Commissioner  of  Deer  Lodge  County  in  1886 
and  served  four  years.  He  was  then  elected  Mayor  of  Anaconda. 
This  family  are  all  Presbyterians.    Their  only  child : 

2922.  Ira  B.  Walker;  b.  Feb.  3,  1873,  while  his  father  was  in 

the  East  caring  for  his  father;  m.  Jan.  1,  1897,  Hattie 
B.  May.  She  was  b.  Aug.  14,  1878.  Their  home  is  in 
Anaconda,  Mont.   1  child,  viz : 

2923.    Eichard  Davis  Walker;  b.  Nov.  6,  1899. 

KATHEEINE  Walker4  (2762)  (David3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ; 
b.  1805 ;  m.  Ambrose  Stone  Jan.,  1830.  He  was  b.  1804;  both  mem- 
bers of  the  Presbyterian  Church.   She  d.  in  1844.   6  children,  viz : 

2924.  William  Stone;  m.  (1)  Miss  Hardin,  (2)  Miss  Stone.  3 

children  +. 

2925.  Alexander  Stone;  lives  at  Sweetbrier,  111. 

2926.  David  Stone;  m.  Jane  Eayburn;  is  now  dead. 

2927.  Albert  Stone;  now  dead. 

2928.  Jane  Stone;  dead. 

2929.  Mary  A.  Stone;  m.  James  Hardin  Oct.  17,  1867.    1  son, 

name  not  known. 


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WILLIAM  Stone5  (2924)  (Katherine4,  David3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  lives  in  Greenview,  111.  His  first  wife  was  a  Miss  Hardin. 
He  afterwards  m.  a  Miss  Stone.    3  children,  viz : 

2930.  Charles  Stone:  a  druggist;  lives  in  Greenview,  111.  (1898) 

2931.  Kate  Stone:  m.  Dwight  Smith:  lives  in  Greenview,  111. 

(1898.) 

2932.  Emma  Stone;  m.  Mr.  Hatfield;  lives  in  Greenview,  111. 

(1898.) 

MAEY  Walker4  (2763)  (David3,  Alexander2,  John1)  :  m.  John 
Stone.    She  d.  Sept.  26,  1843.    Their  3  children  are: 

2933.  Eliza  Stone;  b.  June  15,  1833;  d.  Sept.  5,  1875.    She  m. 

her  cousin,  William  Stone. 
2931.    James  Stone;  b.  in  Irish  Grove,  111.,  in  1835,  and  d.  at 

Pekin,  111.,  April  10,  1899,  at  the  age  of  64  years.  He 

left  a  wife  and  6  children,  all  adults  +. 
2935.    Lucinda  Stone;  b.  April  15,  1837.    She  m.  Abraham 

Shelly.   4  children,  viz  : 

2936.  Laura  E.  Shelly. 

2937.  Edwin  L.  Shelly. 

2938.  Lnlu  C.  Shelly/ 

2939.  John  Lee  Shelly. 

JAMES  M.  Stone3  (2934)  (Mary4,  David3,  Alexander2,  John1)  : 
m.  Mary  E.  Campbell.    4  children,  viz : 

2940.  Fanny  Bell  Stone. 

2941.  Polly  Jane  Stone. 

2942.  John  F.  Stone. 

2943.  Elisha  Stone. 

MELIXDA  Walker4  (2765)  (David3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  in 
1810.  She  m.  her  cousin,  Hawkins  Taylor  (Xo.  3529)  in  the  spring 
of  1834  at  Irish  Grove,  111.  They  moved  to  Iowa,  and  afterwards  to 
Washington,  D.  C.  She  d.  in  1862,  leaving  6  children.  Hawkins 
Taylor  m.  secondly  to  Elizabeth  Delamater  Johnson,  by  whom  he 
had  one  child,  Hawkins  Taylor,  Jr.    7  children,  viz : 

2944.  Catherine  Esther  Taylor  :  b.  March,  1835,  and  d.  Dec.  30, 

1862,  in  St.  Charles,  Mo. 


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DESCENDANTS  OE 


2945.  Mary  J.  Taylor;  m.  Dr.  J.  S.  Martin.   3  children  +. 

2946.  James  Taylor;  b.  in  Oct.,  1838,  and  d.  in  1839. 

2947.  Annie  E.  Taylor;  b.  Jan.  9,  1840,  and  m.  C.  A.  Cunning- 

ham in  1868.     They  reside  in  Carrollton,  Mo. 

2948.  Samuel  David  Taylor;  b.  in  1842,  and  d.  Feb.  21,  1863. 

2949.  William  H.  C.  Taylor;  b.  in  1844,  and  d.  in  1870. 

2950.  Hawkins  Taylor,  Jr.;  b.  July  24,  1864;  m.  Cora  Bernice 

McGaw  +. 

MARY  J.  Taylor5  (2945)  (Melinda4,  David3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ; 
b.  Jan.  4,  1837.  She  m.  Dr.  J.  S.  Martin  (son  of  Thomas  and  Eliza- 
beth Martin).  He  was  b.  in  Hamilton,  Ohio,  March  27,  1831,  and 
d.  Feb.  15,  1895.  They  were  m.  in  Keokuk,  la.,  in  1859.  3  chil- 
dren, viz: 

2951.  Mary  Martin;  m.  John  H.  McCutchen.    2  children  +. 

2952.  William  Martin;  b.  June  28,  1864;  m.  Etta  Ford  Dec.  26, 

1894. 

2953.  Anna  H.  Martin;  m.  Douglas  H.  Harroun.   1  child  +. 

MAEY  Martin6  (2951)  (Mary  J.5,  Melinda4,  David3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  b.  March  10,  1862.  She  m.  John  H.  McCutchen  May  16, 
1894.    2  children,  viz: 

2954.  John  H.  McCutchen. 

2955.  Mary  J.  McCutchen. 

ANNA  H.  Martin6  (2953)  (Mary  J.5,  Melinda4,  David3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  Aug.  28,  1867;  m.  Douglas  H.  Harroun  Jan.  6, 
1896.   1  child,  viz: 

2956.  Mary  Harroun. 

HAWKINS  Taylor,  Jr.5  (2950)  (Hawkins4,  Catherine3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  July  24,  1864;  m.  Nov.  22,  1888,  at  Fairfield,  la., 
to  Miss  Cora  Bernice  McGaw.   They  have  no  children. 

Hawkins  Taylor  graduated  at  the  High  School  in  Washington, 
D.  C,  in  1881.  He  was  a  reporter  in  the  House  of  Representatives 
and  Senate  in  Washington  during  the  47th  Congress,  and  for  twelve 
years  was  Secretary  to  Hon.  James  F.  Wilson,  IT.  S.  Senator  from 


A  LEXANDER  WALKER, 

Who  married  Mary  Harmon. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


363 


Iowa.  In  September,  1891,  he  was  appointed  by  Hon.  John  W. 
Noble,  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  as  secretary  and  stenographer  of 
the  commission  to  determine  the  boundaries  of  the  Pyramid  Lake 
Indian  Eeservation  in  Nevada.  He  is  now  Secretary  to  Senator 
C.  K.  Davis  of  Minnesota,  and  acting  clerk  of  the  Committee  on 
Foreign  Eelations  of  the  U.  S.  Senate,  and  accompanied  the  Peace 
Commission  as  their  Secretary  when  they  went  to  Paris  in  1898. 

ALEXANDER  Walker3  (1948)  (Alexander2,  John1)  ;  the  eighth 
child  of  Alexander  Walker  and  Jane  Hummer  (Hammer).  He  was 
b.  July  12,  1765.  He  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Mary 
Magdalene  Harmon,  whom  he  married  on  March  22,  1790.  After 
her  death  he  married  Margaret  (Peggy)  Combs. 

"I  wish  to  relate  one  incident  in  relation  to  my  grandfather,  Alex- 
ander Walker,  as  I  remember  hearing  my  father,  Allen  H.  Walker, 
relate  it,  when  I  was  a  boy.  Sometime  in  1790,  grandfather  wanted 
to  go  back  to  Virginia  on  business,  and  as  there  were  no  cars  in  those 
days,  he  was  in  no  ways  deterred  from  his  purpose  by  the  thought 
that  the  journey  must  be  made,  if  at  all,  on  foot.  His  preparations 
were  simple.  He  parched  some  corn — this  he  placed  in  one  end  of  a 
sack,  in  the  other  end  he  put  a  saddle  of  dried  venison.  After  com- 
mitting his  wife  and  little  ones  to  the  care  of  the  Allwise  Father,  he 
called  his  faithful  dog  and  started  on  his  long  journey  through  the 
trackless  forest,  which  at  that  time  was  infested  with  Indians.  At 
night  he  would  light  a  fire  with  the  aid  of  his  flint  and  punk ;  after 
eating  his  supper  he  would  clear  away  a  warm  place  to  sleep  where 
his  fire  had  been,  being  careful  to  put  out  all  the  fire,  that  it  might 
not  be  the  means  of  disclosing  his  whereabouts  to  the  Indians.  But 
one  night  he  failed  to  extinguish  all  the  fire,  and  was  awakened  by 
the  growl  of  his  dog.  He  saw  a  large  Indian  standing  near,  with  a 
drawn  tomahawk.  He  whispered  to  the  dog,  "catch  him,"  and  with 
one  bound  dog  and  Indian  went  out  into  the  brush  together.  The 
faithful  dog  soon  returned,  but  grandfather  never  looked  to  see  what 
became  of  the  Indian.  I  write  this  to  show  our  children  some  of  the 
perils  their  forefathers  had  to  endure,  before  the  comfortable  homes 
of  to-day  were  prepared  for  them. 

T.  G.  Walker,  Macomb,  111." 


364  DESCENDANTS  OE 

HARMON  FAMILY. 

"Some  time  in  the  Seventeenth  Century  Adam  Harmon  left  Wales 
and  settled  with  his  family  in  Chester  County,  Pa.  He  was  b.  in 
1688,  and  his  children  were: 

a.  Abraham  Harmon. 

b.  Thomas  Harmon. 

c.  John  Harmon. 

d.  Esther  Harmon;  m.  Mr.  Eivens. 

e.  Nancy  Harmon ;  m.  Mr.  Perry. 

f.  Daughter;  m.  Mr.  Scott. 

ABRAHAM  Harmon  (a)  ;  m.  Nancy  Bateman  in  17 — .  She  was 
b.  in  1735,  and  d.  in  1778,  at  the  age  of  forty-three.  She  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  Church.  They  lived  in  Chester  County,  Pa. 
Their  children  were : 

a.  Adam  Harmon. 

b.  Joel  Harmon 

c.  Thomas  Harmon. 

d.  Abraham  Harmon. 

e.  John  Harmon. 

f.  Allen  Harmon. 

g.  Ezekial  Harmon. 

h.  Noah  Harmon ;  who  d.  after  he  was  grown. 

i.  Enos  Harmon. 

j.     Mary  Magdalene  Harmon, 
k.    Ezra  Harmon. 

Five  other  sons,  who  d.  in  infancy. 

MARY  MAGDALENE  Harmon  (j)  was  b.  June  13,  1769.  Her 
mother  d.  when  she  was  nine  years  old,  and  she  lived  for  awhile  in 
the  family  of  John  Ralston  of  Chester,  Pa.  On  account  of  heart  dis- 
ease she  went  from  there  to  Warm  Springs,  Va.,  and  resided  there 
with  her  Aunt  Bivius.  From  there  she  went  to  her  Aunt  Parry's  in 
Staunton,  Augusta  County,  Va.  She  afterwards  lived  with  the 
Widow  Reed  of  that  place  until  the  time  of  her  marriage.  She  was 
married  to  Alexander  Walker  at  Mr.  Parry's  home.  Her  brother, 
Abraham,  removed  from  Virginia  to  Duck  River,  Tenn.,  where  he 
became  wealthy.    From  there  he  went  to  Mississippi.    Her  brother, 

I 


Judge  Gyrus  Walker. 


JOHX  WALKER. 


365 


Ezra,  went  from  Virginia  to  Woodford  County.  Ky.  His  family  are 
scattered,  and  nothing  further  is  known  of  their  history. 

Pixkxey  H.  Walker." 

Mary  Magdalene  Walker  was  a  pious  woman  and  a  faithful  wife. 
She  was  much  above  the  average  in  strength  of  intellect  and  acquire- 
ments for  her  day. 

The  children  of  Alexander  "Walker  and  his  wife,  Mary  Magdalene 
Harmon  Walker,  were  eleven,  as  follows : 

2957.  Cyrus  Walker;  m.  Flora  Montgomery.    6  children  +. 

2958.  Joseph  Gilmore  Walker;  m.  Martha  Scott.    15  children  +. 

2959.  David  Walker  ;  b.  April  15,  1795:  d.  in  Kentucky  Aug. 

10,  1795. 

2960.  Abner  Walker;  m.  Jane  Damron.   10  children  +. 

2961.  Cynthia  Walker;  m.  Sanders  Campbell.    10  children  +. 

2962.  Margaret  Walker;  m.  John  Calhoun.    3  children  — . 

2963.  Allen  H.  Walker;  m.  Maxamelia  Rice.    10  children  +. 

2964.  Alexander  Walker  :  never  married  ~h 

2965.  Jane  Walker;  m.  John  Walker.   S  children  +. 

2966.  Andrew  Hammond  Walker;  m.  Jane  Campbell,  and  after- 

ward Mrs.  Mary  Xoel.    11  children  +. 

2967.  Pinkney  Walker;  b.  March  11.  1811;  d.  March  15.  1815. 

2968.  Quintus  Walker  ;  m.  Mahala  Campbell.    1  child  +. 

2969.  Martha  Mary  Magdalene  Walker  ;  m.  Aradatha  H.  Berry. 

6  children  +. 

2970.  Thomas  Montgomery  Walker;  m.  Mary  Montgomery.  6 

children  +. 

CYRUS  Walker4  (2957)  (Alexander3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b. 
May  6,  1791;  m.  Flora  Montgomery,  dan.  of  Pitt  Montgomery.  He 
studied  law  with  Samuel  Brent  of  G-reensburg,  Ky.  He  practiced  his 
profession  in  Adair  and  adjoining  counties  in  Kentucky  until  he  re- 
moved to  Illinois  in  the  spring  of  1833.  He  attained  in  that  part  of 
Kentucky  a  fine  reputation  as  an  able  and  successful  lawyer,  and  rep- 
resented his  county  two  successive  sessions  in  the  lower  house  of  the 
Kentucky  legislature.  On  arriving  in  McDonough  County.  111.,  he 
settled  on  a,  farm ;  but  resumed  his  practice,  which  became  extensive, 
embracing  the  counties  and  military  tracts,  and  the  northern  coun- 
ties of  the  state  and  extending  into  Iowa.    His  reputation  increased 


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until  he  was  regarded  as  equal  in  ability  to  any  lawyer  in  the  state 
and  inferior  to  few,  if  any,  in  the  West.  He  continued  in  successful 
practice  until  about  the  year  I860,  when  he  determined  to  retire  and 
seek  repose  in  his  declining  years.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  and  very 
commanding  appearance,  and  possessed  uncommonly  fine  ability. 
He  was  a  clear,  forcible,  racy,  ready  and  eloquent  speaker,  exercising 
a  powerful  control  over  an  audience.  He  was  remarkable  for  his 
quickness  of  perception,  as  well  as  the  breadth  of  his  comprehension. 
His  arguments  were  clear,  forcible,  logical  and  convincing.  He,  as 
a  man,  was  entitled  to  a  high  rank  among  the  great  men  of  the  West- 
ern portion  of  the  Union.  He  was  never  ambitious  or  aspiring  for 
office,  although  twice  elected  to  the  general  assembly  of  Kentucky, 
and  once  ran  for  Congress  in  Illinois,  being  beaten  by  the  Mormon 
vote.  He  was  only  induced  to  run  at  the  earnest  solicitation  of 
friends,  and  the  urgent  action  of  the  party  to  which  he  belonged.  He 
died  on  Camp's  Creek,  McDonough  County,  111.,  Dec.  1,  1875,  aged 
eighty-four  years,  six  months  and  twenty-four  days. 

(Signed)    Pinkkey  H.  Walker, 

Dec.  5th,  1875,  Eushville,  111. 

(Judge  Pinkney  H.  W^alker  was  a  nephew  of  the  above,  and  him- 
self a  noted  lawyer.) 

CYRUS  WALKER. 

One  of  the  Famous  Early  Lawyers  of  the  Military  Tract. 

Hon.  J.  M.  Reid,  in  his  reminiscences  of  the  early  settlers  of  Lee 
County,  Iowa,  makes  the  following  references  to  a  man  well  remem- 
bered as  one  of  the  most  influential  lawyers  known  in  Western 
Illinois : 

Cyrus  Walker  is  still  a  very  old  man,  as  he  was  an  old  man  then, 
but  as  active  in  his  movements  as  a  boy  of  sixteen  years  of  age.  He 
was  a  great  reader — reader  of  law  books  and  all  the  current  litera- 
ture of  the  day — and  was  fond  of  quoting  the  old  Norman  Law 
Latin,  which  he  had  at  his  tongue's  end.  He  was  always  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  was  before  the  trial  of  a  great  case  ever  fruitful  in 
resources:  was  insinuating  and  plausible  in  his  address,  powerful  in 
argument  and  popular  before  a  jury.  In  Mr.  Clay's  district,  in  Ken- 
tucky, where  he  commenced  to  practice,  in  Illinois,  his  home,  and  in 
Iowa  he  was  universally  esteemed  as  a  distinguished  advocate  and  an 


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able  lawyer.  When  out  of  court  lie  smoked  a  common  clay  pipe,  and 
when  he  conversed,  which  he  did  with  great  fluency,  he  continually 
snapped  his  twinkling  grey  eyes,  which  were  deeply  set  in  his  well 
shaped  head,  the  hair  on  which  he  habitually  kept  cropped  short. 
He  had  the  cunning  of  a  fox.  He  was  much  accustomed  to  have  his 
own  way  in  the  courts.  When  Douglas  was  made  Judge  in  the  Quin- 
cy  District,  he  tried  to  rule  the  court,  but  failed  and  declared  he 
never  would  practice  again  in  Judge  Douglas*  court,  and  he  kept  his 
word. 

Among  others  of  the  more  prominent  members  of  the  early 
bar,  the  most  prominent  was  Hon.  Cyrus  Walker.  Mr.  Walker  was 
born  in  Eockbridge  County,  Ya.,  May  14,  1791;  was  taken  when  an 
infant  to  Kentucky,  where  he  resided  until  1833,  when  he  removed 
to  Macomb,  McDonough  County,  111.,  where  he  resided  until  the  day 
of  his  death,  which  took  place  Dec.  1,  1875.  We  are  indebted  to  Hon. 
Hawkins  Taylor,  of  Washington  City,  for  the  following  sketch,  first 
appearing  in  the  Carthage  Gazette,  Jan.  5,  1876 : 

"The  father  of  Cyrus  Walker  and  my  mother  were  brother  and 
sister,  and  we  both  grow  up  in  the  same  county — Adair.  When  the 
families  first  went  from  Virginia  to  Kentucky,  settlers  for  twenty 
miles  had  to  assist  each  other  in  house  raising  and  log  rolling,  and 
for  three  years  the  father  of  Cyrus  acted  as  a  ranger,  watching  the 
movements  of  the  Indians  and  warning  settlers  of  approaching  trou- 
ble. His  circuit  embraced  several  hundred  miles  of  wild,  unsettled 
country,  and  he  was  compelled  to  live  almost  entirely  on  game,  and 
camp  out  at  night.  I  have  often  heard  him  class  dried  coon  as  the 
sweetest  meat  he  ever  ate.  *  Several  of  the  uncles  of  Cyrus  Walker 
were  soldiers  in  the  Revolutionary  War — the  old  stock  Irish  Presby- 
terians, all  of  them  learned  in  the  scriptures,  and  of  stern,  unyield- 
ing wills.  Cyrus  was  mainly  self-taught,  there  being  no  schools  in 
that  section  of  the  country  at  that  day,  and  from  the  time  of  his  ad- 
mission to  the  bar  he  took  high  position  as  a  lawyer.  At  that  time, 
in  that  part  of  Kentucky,  the  lawyers  traveled  the  circuit  on  horse- 
back. They  were  getting  ready  to  attend  the  Burksville  Court  when 
Billy  Owens,  a  man  of  large  ability,  kind  heart  and  a  good  lawyer, 
but  rough  and  rather  dissipated,  saw  that  Walker  was  not  with  them. 
When  he  hunted  him  up  and  inquired  the  reason,  Walker  told  him 
that  he  had  no  money.    Owens  at  once  gave  him  $15.00  and  Walker 

*  These  were  John,  William  and  James  Walker. 


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went  along,  and  was  so  successful  that  he  paid  expenses  and  took 
home  $37.00,  a  larger  sum  than  he  had  ever  at  one  time  possessed — 
and  as  long  as  he  remained  in  Kentucky,  he  was  the  leading  lawyer 
of  that  county.  Several  years  later,  when  Walker  was  at  the  head  of 
the  bar,  Owens,  partially  under  the  influence  of  liquor,  made  a  bitter 
attack  on  Walker,  during  the  trial  of  an  important  case,  to  which 
Walker  made  no  reply,  although  at  that  day  rather  disposed  to  read- 
ily resent  an  insult.  Some  of  his  friends  inquired  the  reason. 
Walker  told  them  of  the  kind  assistance  of  Owens  when  he  so  much 
needed  help  and  when  it  did  him  so  much  good,  remarking  that  noth- 
ing that  Owens  could  say  that  did  not  affect  his  integrity  would  be 
resented  by  him.  The  next  morning  Owens  made  an  apology  to  the 
court  for  his  unjust  remarks  to  Walker.  Walker's  motto  through 
life  was  never  to  forget  a  friendship  or  do  an  injustice  to  any  one. 

"I  have  often  heard  Mr.  Walker  say  that  he  regretted  the  prosecu- 
tion of  the  unfortunate  young  man  that  was  tried,  convicted  and 
hung  in  your  town  for  a  murder  committed  by  him  in  Frederick,  on 
the  Illinois  Eiver.  He  always  believed  that  he  could  have  saved  the 
life  of  the  young  man  if  he  had  defended  him,  and  while  the  case 
was  an  aggravated  one,  still  Mr.  Walker  said  that  nothing  could  ever 
induce  him  to  prosecute  another  man  for  murder,  and  he  never  did — 
but  he  defended  and  got  clear  a  good  many  that  deserved  to  be  hung. 

"When  Mr.  Walker  made  a  profession  of  religion,  he,  for  a  time, 
contemplated  quitting  the  law  and  turning  his  attention  to  the  min- 
istry. He  was  educated  to  believe  that  slavery  was  a  sin,  and  when 
he  joined  the  church  he  freed  all  of  his  negroes  and  paid  their  pas- 
sage to  Liberia.  Amongst  the  number  was  a  sprightly  boy  who  has 
since  risen  to  distinction  in  Liberia.  This  boy  had  a  young  and 
handsome  wife,  who  was  the  property  of  the  pastor  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  to  which  Mr.  Walker  belonged.  When  Mr.  Walker 
set  his  slaves  free,  he  urged  the  minister  to  free  the  wife  of  the  boy 
he  had  set  free,  but  the  minister  refused  to  do  so,  saying  that  he  was 
not  able  to  lose  the  value  of  the  woman,  although  he  had  himself  got 
her  by  marriage.  Mr.  Walker  sent  off  his  freed  people,  fully  believ- 
ing that  the  minister  would  not  separate  man  and  wife  when  the 
time  for  separation  came,  but  he  still  refused,  and  Mr.  Walker  bought 
and  paid  for  her  and  sent  her  on  after  her  husband  to  Louisville. 

"Mr.  Walker  removed  to  McDonough  County,  111.,  in  1833,  and 
lived  there  until  his  death.    He  never  moved  to  Iowa,  but  he  prac- 


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ticed  there  for  several  years.  The  partiality  of  Judge  Douglas 
against  him,  as  he  believed,  was  the  cause  of  his  going  to  Iowa,  and 
his  large  practice  retained  him  there  for  several  years. 

"Mr.  Walker,  as  you  truly  say,  had  a  taste  for  office.  He  served 
two  terms  in  the  Kentucky  Legislature  during  the  great  excitement 
between  the  "old  court"'  and  the  "new  court/"'  because  he  was  the 
most  popular  man  on  the  old  court  side  in  the  county,  and  was  forc- 
ed by  his  friends  in  the  contest  to  their  ticket,  and  carried  the  county 
by  a  majority  of  222,  when  no  other  man  on  his  side  could  have  car- 
ried it. 

"After  the  formation  of  congressional  districts  in  Illinois,  based 
on  the  census  of  1840,  the  Jo  Daviess  district  was  largely  "Whig  with 
the  Mormon  vote,  but  a  debatable  district,  the  Mormon  vote  going  to 
the  Democrats.  Xearly  all  the  counties  in  the  district  had  Whigs 
who  wanted  to  be  candidates,  but  they  were  willing  to  give  way  to 
Mr.  Walker,  if  he  would  only  consent  to  be  a  candidate.  Walker  was 
then  in  Iowa,  attending  the  courts,  the  last  one  being  in  Lee  Count}-, 
lasting  several  weeks.  He  stopped  with  me.  His  trunk  was  full  of 
letters  from  all  parts  of  the  district,  urging  him  to  allow  the  use  of 
his  name  for  Congress.  Amongst  the  letters  were,  at  least  two,  from 
Joe  Smith,  and  several  from  George  Miller,  then  Mormon  Bishop, 
but  who  had  formerly  lived  at  Macomb,  and  was,  while  there,  a 
brother  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  with  Mr.  Walker.  All  of 
these  letters  urged  Mr.  Walker  to  be  a  candidate  to  save  the  district 
for  the  Whigs.  Smith,  in  his  letters,  pledged  the  Mormon  vote  to 
Walker,  if  he  would  allow  his  name  to  be  used,  but  would  not  agree 
to  vote  for  any  other  Whig.  Mr.  Walker  had  steadily  refused  to  be  a 
candidate,  until  he  felt  that  his  duty  to  the  noble  Whig  party  requir- 
ed him  to  make  the  sacrifice,  but  when  he  entered  into  the  contest  he 
was  terribly  in  earnest  and  went  into  the  fight  with  a  will.  Alexan- 
der Sympson,  one  of  God's  people,  and  myself  were  to  watch  the 
movement  at  Xauvoo.  It  was  well  understood  by  Walker  and  his 
friends  that  the  Democracy  would  not  give  up  the  Mormon  vote  with- 
out a  great  effort.  One  of  the  Backinstose's  was  sheriff,  and  the 
other,  clerk  of  the  Hancock  Circuit  Court,  and  Douglas  was  a  candi- 
date for  Congress  in  the  Adams  district,  and,  I  suppose,  became  satis- 
fied that  things  were  not  working  well  in  Xauvoo,  and  went  down  to 
Warsaw  to  meet  Mr.  Walker  who  was  there  holding  a  joint  discussion 
with  his  opponent,  Hoge.   That  night  Mr.  Walker  went  up  to  Xau- 

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voo.  The  next  morning  he  called  on  Joe  Smith  and  told  him  that 
he  released  him  from  all  the  pledges  made  to  give  him  the  Mormon 
vote,  but  in  turn  asked  honest  dealing,  telling  Smith  that  if  it  was 
necessary  for  their — the  Mormon's — safety  from  arrest  by  the  state 
authorities  that  he  should  vote  for  Hoge,  that  he  would  tell  him  so, 
and  in  that  event  he  would  at  once  go  to  Galena  and  spend  the  bal- 
ance of  time  before  the  election  in  the  northern  part  of  the  district. 
Joe  said  with  great  vehemence,  eI  promised  you  the  support  of  this 
church  and  you  shall  have  it.  You  stay  here  and  meet  Hoge  on 
Thursday/  Mr.  Walker  was  worn  out  in  the  canvass,  and  not  well, 
and  he  stopped  with  Joe.  The  joint  discussion  between  the  candi- 
dates took  place,  and  everything  indicated  that  Walker  would  get  the 
united  vote  of  the  church.  On  Saturday  the  voters  of  the  church,  in 
city  and  country,  were  called  together  in  the  grove  near  the  temple, 
where  Hyrum  Smith  made  a  speech  of  about  one  hour,  urging  the 
voters  to  vote  for  Hoge.  It  was  a  regular  Democratic  speech  and  ap- 
peared to  have  no  influence.  He  was  followed  by  Wilson  Law  in  a 
bold,  telling  Whig  speech,  in  favor  of  Walker,  and  from  the  com- 
mencement until  the  end,  he  was  cheered  by  the  entire  Mormon  audi- 
ence. At  the  close  of  the  speech,  Hyrum  arose  black  and  furious, 
stretching  himself  to  his  full  height  and  extending  his  arms  to  their 
full  length,  said,  'Thus  saith  the  Lord,  if  this  people  vote  against 
Hoge  for  Congress  on  Monday,  a  greater  curse  would  befall  them 
than  befell  them  in  Missouri.  When  God  speaks,  let  men  obey/  and 
immediately  left  the  stand,  and  the  whole  audience  dispersed  in  si- 
lence. "When  Walker  heard  of  Hyrum's  speech  he  was  indignant, 
and  was  for  leaving  Joe's  house,  but  Joe  stopped  him,  professing  to 
be  furiously  mad  at  Hyrum,  saying  that  he  would  himself  make  a 
speech  to  the  people  on  Sunday  morning,  and  he  again  repeated  the 
pledge  that  Mr.  Walker  should  have  the  Mormon  vote.  The  next 
morning  J oe  did  speak  to  the  people  for  just  one  hour,  and  no  hour's 
speech  ever  had  closer  attention.  In  that  speech  Joe  passed  the  high- 
est eulogy  on  Walker  that  I  ever  heard  from  man.  He  denounced 
politicians,  declaring  that  Walker  was  not  a  politician,  but  an  honest 
and  a  true  man,  that  had  been  forced  to  be  a  candidate  against  his 
will.  He  denounced  in  the  most  bitter  terms  any  member  of  the 
church  who  would  consult  the  Lord  about  who  they  should  vote  for, 
and  declared  that  if  any  one  should  do  it,  he  should  be  cut  off  from 


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salvation ;  said  that  lie  would  vote  for  his  friend  Cyrus  Walker,  and 
commanded  all  to  vote  for  the  man  of  their  choice  without  reference 
to  what  any  one  said;  but  in  his  hour's  praise  of  Walker,  and  denun- 
ciation of  any  one  that  would  consult  the  Lord  about  who  they  should 
vote  for,  he  said:  'Brother  Hyrum  is  the  elder  brother.  Brother 
Hyrum  has  never  deceived  his  people.  Brother  Hyrum  loves  this  peo- 
ple. When  the  Lord  commands,  the  people  must  obey,  etc/  The 
next  day  Joe  did  vote  for  Walker,  and  the  balance  of  the  Mormons 
voted  for  Hcge  and  elected  him  as  the  Lord  had  commanded. 

•'''Joe's  whole  object  from  the  commencement,  was  to  force  Gov- 
ernor Ford  to  give  an  unconditional  pledge  that  no  more  writs  should 
be  issued  against  him  and  other  Mormons  on  requisition  from  the 
Governor  of  Missouri  on  the  old  Missouri  indictments,  and  he  suc- 
ceeded. At  least,  such  a  paper  was  brought  to  him  Saturday  night 
about  one  in  the  morning.  Ford,  I  believe,  denied  that  he  signed 
such  a  paper.  The  parties  engaged  in  securing  the  pledge  were  not 
particular  how  they  got  it,  and  may  have  forged  it,  or  Ford  may  have 
been  in  a  muddled  condition  when  he  signed  the  paper.  The  elec- 
tion of  Hoge  and  Douglas  depended  on  getting  the  pledge.  They 
made  three  trips  to  Springfield  before  they  got  the  pledge  that  satis- 
fied Joe,  and  as  soon  as  he  was  satisfied  he  at  once  sent  messages  to 
them  commanding  the  faithful  to  support  Douglas.  They  did  sup- 
port and  elect  him. 

"This  is  the  real  history  of  that  campaign,  so  far  as  Mr.  Walker 
was  concerned.  It  was  to  him  a  campaign  of  mortification  from  the 
start.  He  was  forced  into  it  contrary  to  his  wishes,  and  forced  into 
it  largely  to  get  the  Mormon  votes,  but  after  entering  the  contest  he- 
was  denounced  by  Whigs  all  over  the  district  for  trying  to  get  the 
Mormon,  and  really  lost  more  Whig  votes  in  the  district  than  would 
have  elected  him,  simply  because  it  was  supposed  that  he  could  get  the 
Mormon  vote. 

"Cyrus  was  the  oldest  of  a  large  family,  and  contributed  largely  to 
the  education  of  his  brothers  and  sisters  and  to  starting  them  in  busi- 
ness. Probably  no  man  ever  gave  a  larger  share  of  his  earnings  than 
did  Cyrus  Walker  to  the  education  of  his  brothers,  sisters  and  rela- 
tions, to  the  church  to  which  he  belonged,  and  to  benevolent  purposes, 
besides  freeing  his  slaves,  which  were  twice  as  much  in  value  at  the 
time  as  all  his  other  property  amounted  to." 


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Cyrus  Walker  Kice,  of  Chicago,  sends  the  following  interesting 
sketch  relating  to  the  life  of  his  grandfather,  Judge  Cyrus  Walker : 

"I  studied  law  for  some  time  in  the  office  of  Judge  T.  Kyle  Dickey, 
at  that  time  one  of  the  judges  of  the  Illinois  Supreme  Court,  and 
have  often  heard  him  relate  the  following  story  concerning  himself 
and  Cyrus  Walker.  J udge  Dickey  said :  'When  I  first  came  to  Illi- 
nois, a  very  young  man,  I  engaged  in  newspaper  work.  I  made  a 
trip  on  horseback  into  the  'military  tract/  in  search  of  subscribers 
to  my  paper,  reaching  the  farm  home  of  Cyrus  Walker,  which  was 
near  Macomb,  where  he  had  his  law  office.  I  was  invited  to  remain 
over  night.  After  supper  Mr.  Walker  remarked  to  me  that  he 
thought  I  would  make  a  good  lawyer.  I  replied  that  I  was  married 
and  could  not  afford  to  take  the  necessary  time  to  study  and  acquire 
a  practice.  Mr.  Walker  said,  'I  have  a  large  farm  house  here  and 
enough  to  eat,  and  if  you  wish  to  try  the  study  of  the  law,  you  may 
make  your  home  here  and  pursue  your  studies/  Of  course  I  was  a 
good  deal  surprised  at  this  offer,  coming  as  it  did  from  a  complete 
stranger,  but  after  a  little  consideration  the  offer  was  accepted  in  the 
spirit  in  which  it  was  given,  and  we  took  up  our  residence  soon  after 
at  the  home  of  Mr.  Walker,  and  I  gave  up  the  newspaper  work  for 
the  study  of  the  law.  Through  the  advice  of  Mr.  Walker  I  eventually 
hung  out  my  shingle  in  Macomb,  and  thanks  to  the  same  kind  friend 
who  had  thus  far  directed  my  course,  I  was  soon  launched  into  the 
profession  of  the  law,  where  his  advice  was  still  given  and  acted  upon 
until  I  was  fairly  upon  my  feet,  and  I  feel  that  much  of  my  after- 
success  should  be  attributed  to  the  wise  counsel  of  Mr.  Walker,  who 
was  not  surpassed  in  ability  by  any  lawyer  of  Illinois.  I  have  always 
regretted  that  he  did  not  live  until  I  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Supreme  Court,  for  that  would  have  been  a  great  gratification  to  him  ' 
"Cyrus  Walker  always  thought  that  Judge  Stephen  A.  Douglas, 
then  Circuit  Judge  and  afterwards  Senator,  had  an  abiding  preju- 
dice against  him,  probably  on  political  grounds.  Judge  Douglas  had 
a  habit  when  attorneys  were  addressing  him  of  leaning  back  in  his 
chair  with  his  feet  elevated  upon  the  bench  in  front  of  him.  Once 
when  Mr.  Walker  rose  to  argue  a  case  before  J  udge  Douglas  when  he 
assumed  his  favorite  position,  and  Mr.  Walker  remarked,  'Your 
Honor,  I  much  prefer  to  address  my  argument  to  that  end  of  the 
court  in  which  intelligence  is  presumed  to  reside/  The  Judge  took 
his  feet  down  and  sat  up  forthwith." 


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The  children  of  Cyrus  Walker  and  Flora  Montgomery  were  six, 
as  follows : 

2971.  Cynthia  Walker;  m.  Nelson  Montgomery,  and  d.  soon  after 

marriage.   He  was  a  merchant  in  Macomb,  111. 

2972.  John  Montgomery  Walker;  m.  Margaret  Sample.    5  chil- 

dren +. 

2973.  Pinkney  Thales  Walker;  m.  Sarah  Waggoner.    3  chil- 

dren +. 

2974.  Alexander  Walker;  m.  Margaret  Hogue.    6  children  +. 

2975.  Mary  Montgomery  Walker;  m.  Wm.  Cyrus  Eiee.   4  chil- 

dren +. 

2976.  Cyrus  Walker;  m.  Mary  Jane  McGaughey.   8  children  +. 

JOHN  MONTGOMERY  Walker5  (2972)  (Cyrus4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1).  He  m.  Margaret  Sample  of  Macomb,  a  sister 
of  Mrs.  Daniel  Webster  of  Carthage,  Mo.,  and  of  Mrs.  J.  R.  Alter  of 
New  York  City.  He  was  a  lawyer;  d.  in  Wichita,  Kas.  Their  5 
children  were : 

2977.  Flora  Walker;  m.  Benjamin  Simpson;  is  now  a  widow 

with  two  children.  She  lives  in  Ft.  Madison,  la.  Her 
grandfather,  Cyrus  Walker,  d.  at  her  home. 

2978.  Cyrus  Walker;  lives  in  Kansas. 

2979.  James  Walker;  went  West  and  d.  a  few  years  ago  (1899). 

2980.  Magnolia  Walker;  lives  in  Macomb  (unmarried  in  1899). 

2981.  Luiie  Walker;  m.  Nelson  Holler,  a  farmer.    They  live- 

near  Randolph  (name  of  state  not  given). 

PINKNEY  THALES  Walker5  (2973)  (Cyrus4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1).  He  lived  to  be  over  seventy  year's  old;  was  an 
active  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church;  d.  near  Lenox,  S.  D. 
He  was  m.  three  times ;  one  of  his  wives  was  Sarah  Waggoner.  By 
the  second  he  had  3  children,  viz : 

2982.  Wm.  Cyrus  Walker;  is  married  and  has  one  child.  He 

lives  in  South  Dakota ;  is  a  prosperous  farmer. 

2983.  Alice  Walker;  twice  married;  second  time  to  Mr.  Alexan- 

der; lives  in  Iowa. 

2984.  Sarah  Walker;  m.  Alvin  Chatterdon,  a  farmer,  and  lives 

near  Adair,  McDonough  County,  111. ;  members  of  Meth- 
odist Church.   2  children. 


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ALEXANDER  Walker5  (2974)  (Cyrus4,  Alexander3,  Alexan- 
der2, John1).  He  m.  Margaret  Hogue.  She  d.  in  Macomb  in  the 
fall  of  1874;  both  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  was 
for  years  an  elder  in  Camp  Creek  Church.  He  afterwards  removed 
to  Kansas ;  d.  in  Wichita.  They  had  3  sons  and  3  daughters.  Names 
of  only  2  children  given  as  follows : 

2985.  Flora  Walker;  m.  Mr.  Holloway;  lives  in  Wichita,  Kas. 

2986.  Emily  Walker;  m.  Mr.  McCauley,  who  is  an  editor.  They 

live  in  Arkansas  City,  Kas.   3  children. 

MARY  MONTGOMERY  Walker5  (2975)  (Cyrus4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  May  14,  1844,  Wm.  Cyrus  Rice  of  Oquaka, 
111.  She  was  b.  May  29,  1827,  in  Columbia,  Ky.  They  were  m.  in 
McDonough  County,  111.   She  d.  in  Oquaka,  111.,  July  20,  1871. 

Wm.  Cyrus  Rice  was  born  in  Greenup  (now  Boyd)  County,  Ky., 
July  9,  1815.  In  1835  he  came  with  his  mother's  family  to  Hender- 
son County,  Ky.  (then  Warren)  ;  soon  after  went  to  southeast  Iowa 
and  became  district  surveyor,  where  he  had  many  adventurous  ex- 
periences, anc1  knew  personally  the  Indian  Chiefs :  Blackhawk,  Wa- 
pella  and  Keokuk;  returned  to  Henderson  County  about  1838. 
When  Henderson  was  set  apart  from  Warren  County,  he  became  its 
first  surveyor;  soon  after  he  went  to  Macomb,  111.,  and  studied  law 
with  Cyrus  Walker.  On  being  licensed  to  practice,  was  elected  Pro- 
bate Justice  of  Henderson  County  in  1843,  and  in  Nov.,  1849,  was 
elected  County  Judge  of  Henderson  County ;  served  two  terms  in  the 
Illinois  Legislature,  and  was  present  and  supported  Lincoln  both 
times  he  was  a  candidate  for  the  H.  S.  Senate.  1873  he  was  again 
elected  County  Judge,  which  office  he  held  continuously  until  1890, 
retiring  from  public  life  at  the  age  of  75.  During  his  many  years 
of  public  service  his  reputation  was  unspotted,  his  name  being  a  syn- 
onym for  honor  and  integrity.  He  d.  on  his  farm  in  Henderson 
County  Eeb.  14,  1897,  closing  a  happy,  honorable  life.  He  was 
never  a  candidate  for  any  office  to  which  he  was  not  elected. 

After  his  first  wife,  Mary,  died,  he  married  Salina  Hopkins  in 
1872.    She  died  in  1891.    They  had  4  children,  viz : 

2987.  Anna  Rice;  b.  May  22,  1849;  d.  Dec.  25,  1854. 

2988.  William  P.  Rice;  b.  Aug.  4,  1859;  d.  Aug.  8,  1860. 


JOHN"  WALKER. 


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2989.  Cyrus  Walker  Eice;  b.  May  19,  1861;  a  lawyer;  resides  in 

Chicago,  111. ;  m.  Katherine  Sutherland  Sept.  9,  1897. 
They  have  two  sons  +. 

2990.  Flora  J.  Kiee  +. 

FLOE  A  J.  Eice  (2990) ;  b.  March  6,  1864;  m.  Irving  T.  Brady 
June  14,  1893.   They  reside  in  Chicago ;  have  2  children,  as  follows: 

2991.  Margaret  Mary  Brady;  b.  Aug.  3,  1894. 

2992.  Dorothy  Brady;  b.  Nov.  5,  1899. 

CYEUS  WALKEE  Eice  (2989)  ;  m.  Katherine  Sutherland.  2 
children,  viz : 

2993.  William  Cyrus  Eice;  b.  July  7,  1898. 

2994.  Eobert  Tan  Volson  Eice;  b.  Sept.  30,  1899. 

CYEUS  Walker5  (2976)  (Cyrus4,  Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  m.  Mary  Jane  McGaughy.  They  live  on  the  old  homestead, 
where  his  father  settled  in  1833.  They  have  8  children,  all  living  in 
1899 ;  all  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.   Children  are : 

2995.  John  Cyrus  Walker;  a  prosperous  farmer;  living  near 

Lenox  or  Harvey,  S.  D. ;  unmarried  in  1899. 

2996.  Flora  Esther  Walker;  m.  Mr.  C.  Lane,  a  telegraph  opera- 

tor; live  in  Ludin,  S.  D.  ~h 

2997.  Cynthia  Walker;  m.  John  Harvey  McMullin,  a  farmer; 

live  near  Table  Grove,  111.   3  children. 

2998.  Arthur  Walker;  a  farmer;  m.  Ellen  Barclay.    He  is  an 

elder  in  the  Camp  Creek  Church. 

2999.  Guy  Walker;  a  farmer;  lives  with  his  parents. 

3000.  Grier  Walker;  m.  Jessie  McMillen.    1  child. 

3001.  Pitt  Montgomery  Walker;  attending  college  at  McAllister, 

Minnesota. 

3002.  Nannie  Walker;  m.  Eobert  Preston  Clark,  a  farmer;  live 

on  Camp  Creek  in  Illinois. 

FLOEA  ESTHEB  Walker  (2996)  ;  m.  C.  Lane.   1  child: 

3003.   ;  name  not  given. 

JOSEPH  GILMOEE  Walker4  (2958)  (Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  b.  in  Eockbridge  County,  Va.,  June  17,  1793.    He  was  a 


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farmer  and  lawyer,  and  practiced  in  Kentucky.  He,  with  his  father, 
Alexander,  removed  from  Virginia  when  J oseph  was  an  infant.  He 
was  an  able  lawyer,  and  a  man  of  fine  talent  and  extensive  reading. 
He  married  Martha  (Patsy)  Scott  of  Woodford  County,  Ky.  She 
was  the  dau.  of  Samuel  Scott  and  Martha  McCorkle.  She  died  near 
Columbia,  Ky.,  on  the  waters  of  Petit's  Ford.  His  wife,  Martha, 
and  his  mother,  Mary  Harmon  Walker,  his  father,  Alexander,  and 
his  sister-in-law,  Flora,  were  all  buried  in  Fletcher's  graveyard,  near 
Eussell's  Creek,  Adair  County,  Ky.  After  the  death  of  his  wife, 
Martha,  he  married  Susan  Bell.  He  was  elder  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  at  Shiloh,  McDonough  County,  111.  He  fought  in  the  War 
of  1812.  His  dau.,  Ann  G.  Eandolph,  says  that  she,  with  the  other 
children,  received  a  patent  of  land  in  Nebraska  as  a  pension  for  her 
father's  services  in  the  War  of  1812.  His  second  wife,  Susan  Pope 
Bell,  was  a  descendant  of  Nathaniel  Pope,  and  an  own  cousin  of  Gen- 
eral George  Washington.  She  d.  Jan.  7,  1843 ;  was  the  mother  of  8 
children. 

Know  All  Men  by  These  Presents,  That  I,  Joseph  G.  Walker, 
of  the  County  of  Adair  and  State  of  Kentucky,  for  divers  satisfac- 
tory reasons  have  liberated,  set  free,  and  manumitted,  three  certain 
negro  slaves  owned  by  me,  named  Lucinda,  a  mulatto  woman,  and 
her  two  children,  Lucilla  and  Cornelius  Arthur,  being  the  reputed 
wife  and  children  of  a  free  man  of  color  named  Thomas  Malone,  and 
that  I  do  by  these  presents  hereby  liberate,  manumit,  and  set  free  the 
aforesaid  slaves  and  hereby  release  and  forever  acquit  the  said  Lucin- 
da, Lucilla  and  Cornelius  Arthur  from  my  service,  and  hereby  re- 
lease all  claim  thereto  or  to  any  service  and  increase  of  them,  or  either 
of  them,  which  liberty  of  theirs  is  to  take  full  and  complete  effect 
from  this  day,  the  said  Thomas  Malone  paying  all  the  fees,  and  all 
proceedings  had  thereon. 

Witness  my  hand  and  seal,  Dec.  1,  1828. 

Test.    Wm.  Caldwell. 

J.  W.  Garnett,  Ack;d.  J.  G.  Walker  (Seal). 

Above  deed  recorded  in  Liber  G.,  Page  211. 
Exam'd  and  Test. 
Adair  Countv,  Ky.       J.  W.  Garnett, 

D.  C. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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COUNTY  COUET,  DEC.  TEEM,  1828. 

This  day  Joseph  G-.  Walker  appeared  in  open  court,  signed,  sealed 
and  acknowledged  the  foregoing  deed  of  emancipation,  and  the  same 
is  ordered  to  be  recorded,  and  I  certify  that  I  have  recorded  the  same, 
together  with  the  foregoing  certificate  in  my  office  as  required  by  law. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  1st  day  of  December,  1828. 

Wm.  Caldwell. 

Joseph  Gilmer  Walker  had  15  children,  viz : 

3004.  Pinkney  Houston  Walker;  m.  Susan  McCrosky.    9  chil- 

dren +. 

3005.  Louisa  Caroline  Walker;  m.  Ephraim  Banning.    9  chil- 

dren +. 

3006.  Margaret  Walker;  d.  young,  in  Adair  County,  Ky. 

3007.  Alexander  Wlaker;  d.  young,  in  Adair  County,  Ky. 

3008.  Magdalene  Walker;  d.  young,  of  spinal  affection. 

3009.  Flora  Walker;  d.  young. 

3010.  Martha  Gaither  Walker;  never  m. ;  d.  in  McDonough 

County,  111.,  Sept.,  1838;  buried  at  Walnut  Grove. 

3011.  Lucetta  Ann  Walker;  m.,  but  left  no  children  +. 

3012.  Katherine  Walker;  m.  W.  L.  Early  +. 

3013.  Cynthia  Walker;  m.  Dr.  Eandolph  +. 

3014.  Ellen  Walker;  m.  Chas.  A.  Gilchrist  +. 

3015.  Mary  Jane  Walker ;  never  m.   She  d.  when  grown  at  Wal- 

nut Grove,  111. 

3016.  Susan  Flora  Walker;  m.  John  Scott  +. 

3017.  Samuel  Percy  Walker;  never  m.  + 

3018.  Ann  Gilmer  Walker;  m.  Dr.  J.  M.  Eandolph  +. 

PIXKNEY  HOUSTOaST  Walker5  (3004)  (Joseph  G.4,  Alexan- 
der3, Alexander2,  John1).  The  following  account  of  him  was  taken 
from  the  Eushville,  111.,  paper : 

"He  was  born  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  June  18,  1815,  the  day  of 
the  Battle  of  Waterloo.  His  father,  Joseph  Gilmore  Walker,  was  an 
able  lawyer.  His  youth  was  passed  until  his  seventeenth  year  upon 
his  father's  farm,  working  during  the  summer,  and  attending  school 
during  the  winter. 

"In  1832  he  became  a  clerk  in  a  store,  and  so  continued  until  he 


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left  Kentucky.  In  April,  1834,  he  came  to  Rushville,  111.,  where  for 
four  years  he  was  clerking  in  a  store.  In  March,  1838,  he  moved  to 
McComb,  111.,  where  he  spent  some  time  in  an  academy  in  that  place. 
In  the  fall  of  1838  he  commenced  his  legal  studies  in  the  office  of  his 
uncle,  Cyrus  Walker,  well  known  at  that  time  as  one  of  the  ablest  law- 
yers of  the  state.  Under  the  careful  training  of  such  a  master  mind, 
he  made  rapid  progress,  and  during  the  next  year  was  admitted  to 
the  bar,  after  an  examination  by  Judges  Brown  and  Lockwood  of  the 
Supreme  Court. 

"He  at  once  opened  an  office  in  McComb  with  Thomas  Morrison, 
and  in  1840  formed  a  partnership  with  his  uncle,  his  first  partner 
having  removed  to  Carthage.  This  co-partnership  ended  in  1842  by 
the  retirement  of  his  uncle  from  practice  in  the  state.  He  continued 
the  practice  by  himself  until  1848,  when  he  returned  to  Rushville, 
where  he  subsequently,  in  1851,  formed  a  partnership  with  Robert 
S.  Blackwell,  whose  brilliant  but  brief  career  is  well  known  to  the 
older  lawyers  of  the  state. 

"This  partnership  was  dissolved  in  1853,  when  the  former  mem- 
ber went  to  Chicago,  and  Judge  Walker  was  elected  Judge  of  the  then 
Fifth  Judicial  District,  or  circuit,  comprising  the  counties  of  Schuy- 
ler, Pike,  Brown,  McDonough,  Cass  and  Mason.  He  was  first  elect- 
ed to  fill  a  vacancy ;  he  was  elected  over  his  competitor  against  heavy 
odds.   He  was  re-elected  in  1855  without  opposition. 

"He  filled  this  position  with  satisfaction  to  the  Bar  and  the  people 
until  April,  1858,  when  Governor  Bissell  appointed  him  to  the  Su- 
preme Bench  to  fill  a  vacancy  made  by  the  resignation  of  0.  C.  Skin- 
ner. He  was  elected  in  June,  1858,  to  the  same  position  for  nine 
years,  and  in  1867  he  was  re-elected. 

"At  both  elections  the  political  party  to  which  he  belonged  was  in 
a  very  decided  minority,  and  the  rival  candidates  were  able  men,  but 
the  verdict  of  the  people  was  an  attestation  of  his  tried  faithfulness. 
He  was  a  third  time  elected  in  1876  without  opposition.  He  served 
as  Chief  Justice  from  Jan.,  1864,  to  June,  1867,  and  from  June, 
1874,  to  June,  1875;  also  from  June,  1879,  to  June,  1780.  During 
the  last  few  weeks  preceding  his  death,  many  leading  papers  of  the 
Judicial  District  have  signified  their  unshaken  confidence  in  Judge 
Walker  by  advocating  his  re-election  for  a  fourth  term,  and  had  he 
lived,  he  doubtless  would  have  been  his  own  successor. 

"On  June  2,  1840,  he  married  Susan  McCrosky,  a  daughter  of 


JOHX  WALKEK. 


3T9 


James  McCrosky,  Esq.,  a  well  known  and  highly  respected  merchant 
who  died  in  Eushville  in  1848.  Of  the  nine  children  born  to  them, 
four  have  gone.  His  widow,  and  two  sons,  and  three  married  daugh- 
ters survive  him. 

•'•'How  important  his  public  services  were  none  can  so  well  tell  as 
those  who  have  been  associated  with  him  on  the  bench.  His  written 
opinions  have  been  quoted  by  Westminister  Hall  Judges  in  the  high- 
est courts  of  England.  The  testimony  of  his  associates  is  earnest  and 
unanimous.  His  complete  devotion  to  the  duties  of  his  office,  his 
thorough  conscientiousness,  his  high  sense  of  rectitude,  his  patient 
investigation,  his  trained  and  accurate  judgment,  his  perfect  famili- 
arity with  legal  principles,  and  ready  application  of  them  in  the  solu- 
tion of  new  and  difficult  questions — all  these  qualities  made  him  a 
most  valuable  man  in  his  high  position. 

"His  reading  was  wide  and  varied.  He  studied  intensely  what 
had  a  direct  bearing  on  his  professional  duties.  The  figures  of  rhet- 
oric and  poetry  were  lightly  esteemed  by  him,  but  the  domain  of 
reason  and  sound  logic  were  carefully  and  patiently  explored.  His 
early  education  was  limited,  but  he  was  a  lover  of  books,  and  a  dili- 
gent student  through  life. 

"It  may  justly  be  said  of  him  in  the  language  of  sacred  writ,  'The 
cause  he  knew  not,  he  searched  out."  He  was  generous  and  unselfish; 
his  sympathies  were  with  the  poor  and  unfortunate.  Xo  one  ever 
heard  from  him  a  word  of  unkindness.  He  was  free  from  all  desire 
of  pretense  or  ostentation.  He  was  always  thoroughly  modest  and 
prone  to  underrate  himself.  His  career  presents  him  as  a  model  and 
bright  example  for  the  imitation  of  the  young.  It  has  fallen  to  the 
lot  of  few,  to  hold  for  a  continuous  period  of  over  thirty  years,  such 
a  dignified  office  of  honor  and  trust. 

"His  funeral  was  held  from  his  late  residence  in  Eushville.  Ar- 
rangements were  made  for  a  special  train  to  run  from  Springfield 
to  convey  the  Governor,  members  of  the  Supreme  Court  and  other 
prominent  citizens  who  desired  to  attend  the  funeral,  but  had  to  be 
abandoned  on  account  of  a  very  heavy  storm  which  blockaded  the 
railroad." 

Conclusion  of  eulogistic  speeches  to  the  memory  of  Judge  P.  H. 
Walker,  in  the  Memorial  prepared  by  the  state  bar  and  courts  : 

"Judge  Walker  now  rests  from  his  labors,  and  his  works  remain 
to  us  who  survive  him.    His  greatness  consists,  not  altogether  nor 


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perhaps  so  much,  in  what  he  wrote  and  said,  as  in  what  he  did.  It  is 
not  all  of  the  duty  of  a  Judge  to  write  opinions.  A  higher  and  no- 
bler work  is  to  do  justice. 

"Upon  the  laws  and  jurisprudence  of  the  state,  Judge  Walker  has 
left  the  impress  of  his  character  for  truth  and  justice,  where  it  will 
remain  through  the  coming  years  to  secure  all  that  is  good  and  true 
in  life. 

"Whatever  had  the  sanction  of  his  judgment  and  conscience  will  be 
recognized  as  law  as  long  as  the  state  itself  shall  exist.  A  rich  legacy 
it  is  that  he  has  left  to  the  people  of  the  state — its  value  no  one  can 
estimate.  As  I  said  of  his  official  co-laborer  on  the  bench,  his  fame 
as  a  judicial  writer  will  endure  as  long  as  the  common  law  is  ad- 
ministered anywhere  among  the  nations  of  the  earth,  and  the  benefe- 
cent  principles  his  learning  and  ability  assisted  to  maintain,  will 
aid  in  establishing  right  and  justice  in  behalf  of  the  humblest,  as 
well  as  the  most  exalted  of  our  race,  so  long  as  our  civilization  shall 
stand. 

"Nearly  one  hundred  volumes,  from  the  19th  to  the  112th,  of  the 
legislative  reports  contain  opinions  written  by  him.  His  earthly  ca- 
reer embraced  nearly  thirty-two  years  of  judicial  labor;  twenty-seven 
of  them  he  was  a  member  or  at  the  head  of  the  tribunal  of  last  resort ; 
a  self-made  man  of  strong  common  sense,  of  untiring  industry,  and 
of  much  natural  ability.  To  use  a  portion  of  his  own  language  in 
relation  to  his  associate,  Judge  Breese,  he  has  unconsciously  more  ac- 
curately described  himself  than  I  could  have  done  it,  as  follows: 
'Such  an  intellect  did  not  need  the  education  of  the  schools  to  enable 
him  to  take  high  rank  among  his  fellow  men.  He  cared  little  for 
forms  where  rights  and  principles  were  involved,  looking  almost  en- 
tirely to  principles  that  should  govern.  His  intellect  was  massive  and 
vigorous,  rather  than  quick  and  acute,  never  regarding  or  being  at- 
tracted by  nice  or  impalpable  distinctions.  His  convictions  were 
deep  and  permanent  and  never  wavered  or  halted  when  an  opinion 
was  once  formed ;  and  yet  he  was  not  always  self-reliant  in  the  appli- 
cation of  legal  principles.  His  investigations  were  direct  and  his 
mode  of  reasoning  strictly  logical.  He  was  laborious  and  untiring, 
whether  on  the  bench,  in  conference,  or  in  the  preparation  of 
opinions. 

irWith  our  profession,  his  name  will  be  familiar  and  revered  by  all 
of  its  members  as  long  as  the  first  ninety  volumes  of  our  reports  shall 
be  read  and  its  opinions  studied. 


Judge  Pixkxey  H.  Walker. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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"Having  discharged  all  of  his  public  duties  with  marked  ability, 
and  having  conferred  honor  on  the  state,  he  has  died,  honored  and 
sincerely  regretted  by  all.  He  needs  not  a  statue  of  brass  or  marble 
to  perpetuate  his  name.  It  will  live  in  the  history  of  the  times  in 
which  he  lived  and  took  such  an  active  part.'  With  the  substitution 
of  the  words,  last  ninety-one'  for  the  words  'first  ninety/  the  above 
language  of  the  deceased,  though  intended  for  another,  has,  as  has 
been  the  case  with  many  of  our  writers  become  peculiarly  applicable 
to  himself. 

"In  these  ninety-one  volumes,  we  have  a  more  imperishable  monu- 
ment to  his  fame  than  a  statue  of  bronze  or  marble. 

"Though  he  was  born  in  a  slave  state,  yet  when  the  conflict  of  arms 
came  between  those  who  loved  the  institution  of  slavery  more  and  the 
Union  less,  he  was  for  the  Union." 

Several  members  of  his  family  have  risen  to  distinction  in  the  pro- 
fession of  the  law.  Besides  his  uncle,  Cyrus  Walker,  and  father,  he 
had  a  cousin,  John  T.  Scott,  who  was  a  member  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Indiana;  and  a  relative,  David  Walker  of  Arkansas,  who 
was  a  member  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  that  state.  He  died  Feb.  9, 
1885.  The  children  of  Judge  Pinkney  H.  and  his  wife,  Susan 
Walker,  were  9  as  follows : 

3019.  Martha  Scott  Walker;  b.  April  19,  1841;  m.  Emory  S. 

Wright.   She  d.  Aug.  20,  1870,  and  left  no  children. 

3020.  James  Gilmer  Walker;  b.  Sept.  13,  1843;  d.  Dec.  9,  1843. 

3021.  Sarah  Hays  Walker;  b.  Nov.  25,  1844;  m.  Albert  H.  Seel- 

ey,  Nov.  25,  1875.   They  have  no  children. 

3022.  Mary  Louisa  Walker;  b.  July  5,  1848 ;  d.  Dec.  27,  1848. 

3023.  Charles  Pinkney  Walker;  b.  July  17,  1850;  d.  Aug.  26, 

1853. 

3024.  William  Cyrus  Walker;  b.  Sept.  2,  1852;  d.  June  5,  1887. 

3025.  George  Edwin  Walker;  b.  Sept.  25,  1856.    He  is  unmar- 

ried (1898),  and  lives  in  Eushville,  111.  He  is  the  only 
living  descendant  of  Joseph  Gilmore  Walker,  by  the 
name  of  Walker. 

3026.  Lucilla  Ann  Walker;  b.  Dec.  14,  1858;  m.  John  Scripps 

Bagby  March  27,  1879.  ,  4  children  +. 

3027.  Susan  McCrosky  Walker;  b.  April  13,  1862 ;  m.  Frank  L. 

Stevenson  Sept.  19,  1882.    6  children  +. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


LUCILLA  ANN  Walker6  (3026)  (Pinkney5,  Cyrus4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Dec.  14,  1858;  m.  John  Scripps  Bagby 
March  27,  1879.  He  is  the  son  of  John  C.  Bagby,  Judge  of  the  Cir- 
cuit Court,  and  Mary  Agnes  Scripps  Bagby.  He  was  b.  Feb.  28, 
1853.   4  children,  viz : 

3028.  John  Walker  Bagby;  b.  April  7,  1880 ;  is  in  the  telegraph 

department  of  The  Kansas  City  Star. 

3029.  Susan  Lucilla  Bagby;  b.  Feb.  18,  1882;  d.  Jan.  28,  1884. 

3030.  Katherine  McAllister  Bagby;  b.  Oct.  29,  1884. 

3031.  Francis  Cyrus  Bagby;  b.  May  23,  1886. 

SUSAN  McCKOSKY  Walker6,  (3027)  (Pinkney5,  Cyrus4,  Alex- 
ander3, Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  April  13,  1862;  m.  Frank  L.  Stev- 
enson Sept.  19,  1882.  Mr.  Stevenson  is  the  son  of  William  Steven- 
son, who  served  as  Minister  in  the  Methodist  Church  over  fifty  years. 
6  children,  viz : 

3032.  William  Pinkney  Stevenson;  b.  June  24,  1883. 

3033.  Albert  Seeley  Stevenson;  b.  Dec.  8,  1884. 

3034.  Lou  Cornelia  Stevenson;  b.  May  18,  1887. 

3035.  Frank  Louis  Stevenson,  Jr. ;  b.  July  3>  1889. 

3036.  Harriet  Stevenson;  b.  March  3,  1893;  d.  Sept.  22,  1893. 

3037.  Helen  Susan  Stevenson;  b.  Nov.  15,  1894. 

LOUISA  CAKOLIXE  Walker5  (3005)  (Joseph  G.4,  Alexander3, 
xALexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Jan.  15,  1817;  m.  Ephraim  Banning  on  May 
12,  1842.  She,  when  sixteen  years  old,  moved  with  her  father  to  Mc- 
Donough  County,  111.  After  she  m.  Mr.  Banning  they  moved  to 
Kansas,  where  he  d.  Nov.  8,  1878.  She  d.  Aug.  10,  1887,  and  they 
are  both  buried  at  Brookfield,  Mo.    9  children,  viz : 

3038.  Joseph  Gilmer  Banning;  b.  March  8,  1843.    He  was  a 

Union  soldier  and  served  in  the  12th  Missouri  Cavalry 
Volunteers. 

3039  Pinkney  Asa  Banning;  b.  July  22,  1845.  He  was  a  Union 
soldier  and  served  in  the  12th  Missouri  Cavalry  Volun- 
teers. He  was  wounded  at  the  Battle  of  Nashville,  Dec. 
15,  1864.  He  d.  from  his  wound  Jan.  27,  1865,  and  is 
buried  in  the  National  Cemetery,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

3040.    Elizabeth  Mary  Banning;  b.  Jan.  31,  1847. 


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38o 


3041.  Ephraim  Banning;  b.  July  21,  1849.  in  MeDonough 

County,  111. ;  m.  Lucretia  Thalia  Linclsley  Oct.  22,  1878. 
3  children  +. 

3042.  Thomas  Allen  Banning;  b.  Jan.  16,  1851,  on  a  farm  in 

MeDonough  County,  111. ;  m.  Sarah  J.  Hubbard  Dec.  21, 
1875.    6  children  +. 

3043.  Cyrus  Walker  Banning;  b.  Jan.  4,  1853. 

3044.  Hubert  Ashley  Banning;  b.  June  7,  1855. 

3045.  Cynthia  Ellen  Banning;  b.  March  6,  1857. 

3046.  Martha  Bell  Banning;  b.  June  12,  1860. 

EPHEAIM  Banning6  (3041)  (Louisa  C.5,  Joseph  G.4,  Alexan- 
der3, Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  July  21,  1849,  in  MeDonough  County, 
111.  He  became  a  lawyer  and  located  in  Chicago,  111.,  in  the  summer 
of  1871,  where  he  is  still  (1902)  living  and  practicing  his  profes- 
sion, in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  He  m.  Lucretia  Thalia 
Lindsley  Oct.  22,  1878.   3  children,  viz : 

3047.  Pierson  Worrall  Banning;  b.  Sept.  13,  1879. 

3048.  Walker  Banning;  b.  Feb.  9,  1882. 

3049.  Ephraim  Banning;  b.  Aug.  7,  1885. 

THOMAS  ALLEN  Banning6  (3042)  (Louisa  C.5,  Joseph  G.4, 
Alexander3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Jan.  16,  1851,  on  a  farm  in  Me- 
Donough County,  111.  He  adopted  the  law  as  his  profession,  and  re- 
moved to  Chicago,  111.,  in  Jan.,  1873,  where  he  is  still  (1902)  prac- 
ticing. He  is  a  very  successful  lawyer;  m.  Sarah  J.  Hubbard  Dec. 
21,  1875.    6  children,  viz: 

3050.  Samuel  Walker  Banning;  b.  Nov.  16,  1878. 

3051.  Edith  Banning;  b.  Jan.  11,  1882. 

3152.  Helen  Banning;  b.  Dec.  16,  1884;  d.  in  Brussels,  Belgium, 
Oct.  15,  1899;  buried  in  Pine  Lake  Cemetery,  La  Porte, 
Indiana. 

3053.  Thomas  Hubbard  Banning;  b.  April  12,  1886. 

3054.  Sarah  Louise  Banning ;  b.  June  25,  1888. 

3055.  Dorothea  Esther  Banning;  b.  Aug.  11,  1894. 

LUCETTA  ANN  Walker5  (3011)  (Joseph  G.4,  Alexander3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1) ;  m.  James  Broadus,  and  d.  within  one  year  after  mar- 
riage, leaving  no  children.    He  was  a  Methodist  minister.  After 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


Lucetta's  death  he  m.  again  and  went  to  California.  She  was  the 
first  child  of  J oseph  G-.  Walker,  by  his  second  wife. 

KATHERINE  MARGARET  Walker5  (3012)  (Joseph  Gilmer4, 
Alexander3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Jan.  12,  1833;  d.  April  7,  1891; 
lived  in  Greenbush,  111. ;  m.  William  Lewis  Early,  June  7,  1854.  He- 
was  b.  April  21,  1831.  Children: 

3056.  Sarah  May  Early;  b.  May  1,  1855;  d.  July  22,  1855. 

3057.  Charles  Lewis  Early;  b.  Oct.  5,  1856 ;  d.  Nov.  21,  1860. 

3058.  Jessie  Bell  Early;  b.  Feb.  22,  1858. 

3059.  Mary  Lincoln  Early;  b.  April  16,  1860;  m.  Dr.  Milo  A. 

Willy  Nov.  24,  1887.    3  children  +. 

3060.  William  Gaston  Early;  b.  Sept.  27,  1863 ;  m.  Winnie  Bar- 

nard Aug.  25,  1898. 

3061.  Percy  Walker  Early;  b.  April  28,  1865;  m.  Olive  Annette 

Otis  March  9,  1891.    2  children  +. 

3062.  Earnest  Rolan  Early;  b.  Aug.  4,  1867. 

3063.  John  Scott  Early;  b.  Aug.  14,  1869;  m.  Mildred  Butler 

Oct.  18,  1894.    1  child  +. 

3064.  James  Randolph  Early;  b.  Aug.  12,  1872. 

3065.  Joseph  Gilmer  Early;  b.  Sept.  14,  1874. 

3066.  Pinkney  Arthur  Early;  b.  Dec.  1,  1877. 

MARY  LINCOLN  Early  (3059) ;  m.  Dr.  Milo  A.  Willy.  3  chil- 
dren, viz: 

3067.  Roy  Early  Willy;  b.  Dec.  2,  1889. 

3068.  Walter  Milo  Willy;  b.  Oct.  29,  1891. 

3069.  Ralph  Gilmer  Willy;  b.  April  20,  1893. 

PERCY  WALKER  Early  (3061)  and  his  wife,  Olive  A.  Otis, 
had  2  children,  viz : 

3070.  Rose  Metta  Early;  b.  Sept.  6,  1892. 

3071.  Lewis  Walker  Early;  b.  May  18,  1899. 

JOHN  S.  Early  (3063)  and  his  wife,  Mildred,  had  1  child,  viz: 

3072.  Ada  Garnet  Early;  b.  Nov.  12,  1895;  d.  Feb.  18,  1897. 

CYNTHIA  Walker5  (3013)  (Joseph4,  Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1).    Her  exact  age  is  not  known,  but  she  was  about  4  year? 


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385 


older  than  her  sister  Ann  G.  She  was  b.  in  Columbia.  Ky. ;  m.  Dr. 
James  M.  Randolph.  She  d.  at  Plymouth,  Hancock  County,  111.  1 
child,  viz : 

3073.  Mary  Cynthia  Randolph;  b.  April  U,  1864  or  1865;  d. 

young. 

ELLEN  Walker5  (3014)  (Joseph  G.\  Alexander3,  Alexander-, 
John1)  ;  m.  Charles  Allen  Gilchrist,  who  was  1).  Feb.  13,  1834,  in 
Vermont.  She  d.  Aug.  12,  1898,  in  Brookfield.  Mo.,  at  the  home  of 
Edward  M.  Gilchrist.  He  was  Lieutenant-General  during  the 
Spanish- American  War.    8  children,  as  follows : 

3074.  Joseph  Gilmer  Gilchrist;  m.  Henrietta  Keeche  of  Mt.  Car- 

roll, 111.    2  children  +. 

3075.  Minerva  Frances  Gilchrist;  m.  Lansing  P.  Wood;  resides 

in  Albany,  X.  Y.   2  children  +. 

3076.  Charles  Gilchrist. 

3077.  Magnolia  Tick  Gilchrist;  an  artist:  m.  Leslie  Lindell 

Cleveland.   Their  home  is  in  Franklyn  Falls,  X.  H. 

3078.  Helen  Ferris  Gilchrist;  d.  Aug.  23,  1895. 

3079.  Robert  Allen  Gilchrist;  Tallahasse,  Fla. ;  civil  engineer. 

3080.  Edward  Percy  ;  attending  Columbia  Law  School  (1899). 

3081.  Anna  Mary  Gilchrist;  a  teacher  at  Port  Deposit,  Md. 

JOSEPH  GILMER  Gilchrist  (3074)  ;  m.  Henrietta  Keeche.  2 
children,  viz : 

3082.  Magnolia  Ellen  Gilchrist. 

3083.  Yelma  Jane  Gilchrist. 

MINERVA  FRANCES  Gilchrist  (3075)  ;  m.  Lansing  P.  Wood. 
2  children,  viz: 

3084.  Charles  Gilchrist  Wood. 

3085.  Helen  P.  Wood. 

SUSAN  FLORA  Walker5  (3016)  (Joseph  G.4.  Alexander,  Alex- 
ander2. John1)  :  b.  June  2,  1837  ;  d.  in  July,  1898;  m.  John  Scott 
in  1858.  He  was  a  son  of  John  and  Rachel  F.  Randolph  Scott.  She 
was  a  sister  of  Nathaniel  Randolph,  whose  son,  James,  m.  (1)  Cyn- 
thia and  (2)  her  sister,  Ann  G.  Walker.  Several  children;  two  liv- 
ing in  1900.  viz : 

-27 


386 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


3086.  Annetta  Percy  Scott  (twin). 

3087.  Lucetta  Pinkney  Scott  (twin). 

SAMUEL  PERCY  Walker5  (3017)  (Joseph  G.4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Aug.  9,  1839;  enlisted  in  the  2nd  Illinois 
Cavalry  Aug.  6,  1861 ;  promoted  to  Captain  of  the  12th  Louisiana 
Regiment  Aug.  1,  1862,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war,  seeing 
much  hard  service.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  made  his  home 
with  his  sister,  Louisa  Banning,  in  Brookfield,  Mo.,  where  he  d.  Feb. 
1870,  of  consumption ;  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Brookfield. 

ANN  GILMER  Walker5  (3018)  (Joseph  G.4,  Alexander3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1) ;  b.  Aug.  2, 1841 ;  m.  Sept.  25,  1866,  Dr.  James  M.  F. 
Randolph,  husband  of  her  sister,  Cynthia.  He  was  b.  Aug.  26,  1818, 
in  Gettysburg,  Perm.,  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Ann  Eliza  (Bigham) 
Randolph.  The  name  being  until  about  three  generations  ago  Fitz- 
Randolph,  when  the  Fitz  was  dropped  from  the  name.  After  her 
mother's  death  Ann  Walker  lived  for  several  years  with  her  mother's 
sister,  Mrs.  Rice  Maxey  (Lucy  Pope  Bell)  of  Kentucky.  Her  home 
is  at  Grandin,  Carter  County,  Mo.  Dr.  Randolph  d.  April  14,  1876. 
4  children,  viz: 

3088.  Walter  Erwin  Randolph;  b.  in  Carthage,  111.,  July  3, 

1867;  killed  by  the  cars  at  Ft.  Madison,  la.,  June  16, 
1879. 

3089.  James  Percy  Randolph;  b.  July  11,  1869;  resides  at  St. 

Joseph,  Mo.;  m.  Sarah  J.  Barrett  of  Chicago,  dau.  of 
Colonel  N.  A.  Barrett.  They  have  one  child  (See  No. 
3113)  +. 

3090.  Anna  Eliza  Randolph ;  b.  Dec.  11,  1873 ;  d.  Aug.  28,  1874. 

3091.  Arthur  Gilmer  Randolph;  b.  Jan.  13,  1876;  resides  at  St. 

Joseph,  Mo.  (1899) ;  graduated  from  Rush  Medical  Col- 
lege, and  the  following  August  secured  the  position  of 
Examining  Physician  for  the  C.  B.  &  Q.  R.  R.  He  is  at 
present  (1902)  with  the  Missouri  Lumber  and  Mining 
Co.,  at  Grandin,  Mo. 

ABKER  Walker4  (2960)  (Alexander3,  Alexander2,  John1); 
b.  August  10,  1796.     He  emigrated  to  Illinois  in  1830.  He 


JOHN  WALKER. 


38? 


was  a  natural  mechanic;  built  man}7  water-mills  for  grinding 
grain;  also  built  a  greai  many  houses — one  that  he  built 
for  his  brother,  Cyrus,  in  1836,  was  considered  at  the  time  it 
was  built  to  be  one  of  the  finest  in  Macomb.  The  first  suction  pump 
used  in  that  section  was  of  his  manufacture,  and  nothing  better  has 
succeeded  it;  this  was  in  the  early  forties.  He  m.  Jane  Damron  Oct. 
20,  1829,  in  Kentucky.  He  d.  in  Greenbush,  Warren  County,  111., 
of  Asiatic  cholera,  June  22,  1857.  His  wife  d.  in  the  spring  of  1855 
in  the  same  place.  Of  their  10  children,  all  except  two  were  b.  in 
McDonough  County,  111.   The  children  were : 

3092.  George  Alexander  Walker ;  m.  Sarah  Hedge.   6  children+ 

3093.  Cyrus  Allen  Walker;  d.  in  Macomb  in  May,  1833. 

3094.  Mary  Walker;  b.  Sept.,  1834;  m.  Squier  Buzan  in  1854. 

8  children  +. 

3095.  Lawson  Walker;  b.  1836;  d.  of  cholera  in  June,  1851,  in 

Greenbush,  111. 

3096.  Abigail  Walker;  b.  1838;  d.  of  cholera  in  June,  1851. 

3097.  Cornelia  Walker;  b.  1840;  d.  in  infancy. 

3098.  Joseph  Gilmer  Walker;  b.  1843  +. 

3099.  John  Kelso  Walker;  b.  1845;  m.  Ann  Jewell.    6  chil- 

dren +. 

3100.  Mildred  Walker;  b.  1847;  m.  Richard  Fouke  in  1870. 

Their  home  is  in  Brown  County,  Kas. 

3101.  Chloe  Walker;  b.  1851 ;  d.  young." 

GEORGE  ALEXANDER  Walker  (3092) ;  d.  in  Warren  County, 
111.,  in  1871;  m.  Sarah  Hedge  in  Dec,  1850.   6  children,  viz: 

3102.  Laura  Walker;  b.  1857;  m.  Harvey  Rice.    He  was  killed 

by  lightning,  1876,  near  Abingdon,  111.  3  children. 
She  then  m.  Mr.  Stone.   2  children  +. 

3103.  Prank  Walker;  b.  1861. 

3104.  Clinton  Walker;  b.  1863. 

3105.  George  Walker;  b.  1865;  m.  Ettie  Rich;  live  on  a  farm 

near  Abingdon.    3  daughters. 

3106.  Dottie  Walker;  b.  1868. 

3107.  May  Walker;  b.  1870. 

LAURA  Walker  (3102),  had  by  Harvey  Rice  the  3  following 
children,  and  by  Mr.  Stone  the  2  following  children : 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


3108.  Clifton  Eice;  d.  young. 

3109.  Clifford  Rice;  a  lawyer  in  Galesburg,  111. 

3110.  Eva  Eice;  m.  Mr.  Messpley.    He  is  an  electrician. 

3111.  Otis  Stone. 

3112.  George  Stone. 

JAMES  PEECY  Randolph  (3089);  m.  Sarah  J.  Barrett.  1 
child,  viz : 

3113.  Dorothy  Barrett  Eandolph;  b.  April  2,  1899. 

MAEY  Walker5  (3094)  (Abner4,  Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  b.  Sept.,  1834;  m.  Squier  J.  Buzan,  a  merchant  in  Warren 
County,  111.,  in  1854.   Their  8  children  were : 

3114.  Fanny  Buzan;  b.  1855;  d.  young. 

3115.  Harry  A.  Buzan;  b.  Sept.,  1856;  d.  in  Holt  County,  Mo., 

in  1875. 

3116.  Carrie  Buzan;  b.  April,  1858;  d.  young. 

3117.  Eva  Buzan;  b.  1860;  m.  Galen  E.  Anderson,  1884;  d. 

three  months  after  marriage.    She  was  a  teacher. 

3118.  Chancy  Buzan;  b.  1862;  went  to  Arizona  in  1883;  is  in 

the  stock  business;  m.  and  has  2  sons  +. 

3119.  Nellie  Buzan;  b.  1865;  has  a  millinery  store  in  Parsons, 

Kansas. 

3120.  Frank  Buzan;  b.  1870;  is  with  his  brother,  Chancy. 

3121.  Pearl  Buzan ;  b.  1873 ;  m.  Fred  W.  Kester  in  1894.  They 

were  m.  in  St.  Joseph,  Mo. ;  now  reside  in  Kansas  City, 
Mo.   He  is  in  the  wholesale  dry  goods  business. 

CHANCY  Buzan  (3118) ;  m.  .   2  children,  viz: 

3122.  Harry  Walker  Buzan. 

3123.  Fred  Walker  Buzan. 

JOSEPH  GILMOEE  Walker5  (3098)  (Abner4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  1843;  enlisted  in  Company  E,  33rd  Illinois 
Infant^,  July,  1861;  taken  prisoner  in  the  fall  of  1861  at  Pilot 
Knob,  Mo. ;  was  exchanged ;  taken  sick  with  brain  fever  at  Helena, 
Ark. ;  was  placed  on  a  boat  and  sent  North.  The  family  were  noti- 
fied, and  his  brother,  George,  went  to  St.  Louis  to  meet  him,  but  all 
he  could  learn  was  that  his  brother  was  dead;  this  was  in  Aug.,  1862. 


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389 


JOHN"  KELSO  Walker5  (3099)  (Abner4,  Alexander3,  Alexan- 
der2, John1) ;  b.  Jan.  28,  1845;  is  a  farmer  and  resides  at  Littleton, 
Col.;  m.  Jan.  30,  1867,  Ann  Jewell;  served  3  years  in  the  Civil  War, 
Company  H,  83rd  Illinois  Infantry.   Their  6  children  are : 

3124.  Egbert  S.  Walker;  b.  Nov.  16,  1867;  is  a  civil  engineer; 

resides  at  Trail,  B.  C. 

3125.  Jennie  Walker;  b.  April  26,  1869;  resides  at  Littleton, 

Colorado. 

3126.  Lizzie  Walker;  b.  Aug.  21,  1870;  m.  Johnson  Wade;  re- 

side at  Atchison,  Kas. 

3127.  Frank  Walker;  b.  March  6,  1873;  is  in  the  mining  busi- 

ness at  Cripple  Creek,  Col. 

3128.  Nellie  Walker;  b.  Dec.  24,  1872;  m.  S.  Jnll;  resides  at 

Littleton,  Col. 

3129.  Geo.  A.  Walker;  b.  June  21,  1882;  lives  at  Littleton,  Col. 

CYNTHIA  Walker4  (2961)  (Alexander3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ; 
b.  March  25,  1798;  m.  Sanders  Campbell.  They  moved  to  McDon- 
ough  County,  111.,  thence  to  Kansas.  They  were  both  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  he  being  an  elder  for  many  years.  He  d.  at 
Mapleton,  Kas.,  in  1870,  aged  72  years.  She  d.  at  the  same  place 
June  14,  1892,  being  almost  blind  for  several  years  before  her  death; 
both  buried  at  Mapleton.    10  children,  viz : 

3130.  Alexander  Campbell;  d.  young,  in  Adair  County,  Ky. 

3131.  Mary  Jane  Campbell;  b.  June  3,  1822;  m.  Dr.  Thomas 

Pitt  Montgomery.    5  children  +. 

3132.  Elizabeth  Campbell;  m.  Dessaix  Eeddick,  then  Jesse  Fitz- 

gerald.   6  children  +. 

3133.  John  Allen  Campbell;  m.  Margareta  Eice.    6  children  +. 

3134.  Susan  G.  Campbell;  b.  Sept.  13,  1831 ;  m.  Dr.  J.  T.  Neal. 

3  children  +. 

3135.  Margaret  Campbell;  m.  Wesley  Jones.    She  d.  on  Camp 

Creek  in  1852.   No  children. 

3136.  Cynthia  Campbell;  d.  at  Clary's  Grove,  Sangamon  Coun- 

ty, 111. 

3137.  Cyrus  Campbell;  m.  Sarah  Greenfield.   7  children  +. 

3138.  James  Campbell ;  d.  young. 

3139.  Andrew  Campbell ;  d.  young. 


390 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


MARY  JANE  Campbell5  (3131)  (Cynthia4,  Alexander3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  June  3,  1822,  in  Adair  County,  Ky.  In  1830 
she  came  with  her  parents  from  Kentucky  to  Illinois.  They  went 
first  to  Sangamon  County,  and  in  1831  removed  to  McDonough 
County.  She  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Methodist  Church, 
and  lived  a  consistent  Christian  life;  was  m.  to  Dr.  Thomas  Pitt 
Montgomery  May  16,  1843.  He  was  b.  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  April 
28,  1821.  He  was  the  son  of  Pitt  Montgomery  and  his  wife,  Louisa 
Wakefield.  Pitt  Montgomery's  sister,  Cynthia,  m.  Judge  Ben  Mon- 
roe, and  another  sister,  Flora  Montgomery,  m.  Cyrus  Walker.  After 
his  parents  d.  he  was  cared  for  by  Cyrus  Walker  and  his  wife,  who 
assisted  him  to  obtain  an  education;  graduated  from  the  St.  Louis 
Medical  College  and  began  the  practice  of  medicine  in  Plymouth, 
111.,  afterwards  removing  to  California ;  d.  in  Downey,  Cal.,  Feb.  27, 
1873;  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  She  d.  while  on  a 
visit  to  her  father  in  McDonough  County,  Sept.  28,  1855,  and  was 
buried  in  Camp  Creek  Cemetery.  After  Mary  Jane's  death,  on  April 
24,  1856,  Mr.  Montgomery  m.  Mrs.  M.  J.  Westfall.   5  children,  viz: 

3140.  Sanders  Pitt  Montgomery;  b.  Feb.  11,  1845;  lived  with 

his  grandfather  in  Kansas;  m.  Ellen  Craig  first,  then 
Miss  Coffee. 

3141.  Cynthia  Ann  Montgomery;  b.  Oct.  20,  1847  +. 

3142.  Mary  Eliza  Montgomery;  b.  Sept.  9,  1850;  d.  Feb.  15, 

1861. 

3143.  Thomas  Andrus  Montgomery;  b.  March  2,  1853 ;  single  in 

1899. 

3144.  John  Cyrus  Montgomery;  b.  Dec.  30,  1850;  d.  March  4, 

1860. 

CYNTHIA  ANN  Montgomery6  (3141)  (Mary  Jane5,  Cynthia4, 
Alexander3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  John  Bell  Monroe  at  her  fath- 
er's home  in  LTkiah,  Cal.,  May  26,  1869.  He  is  a  son  of  Andrew 
Monroe  (b.  in  Westmoreland  County,  Va.)  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth 
Wood  Bell  (b.  in  Kentucky).  He  was  b.  Feb.  2,  1834,  in  Barren 
County,  Ky. ;  reside  at  Norwalk,  Cal.   They  have  2  children,  viz : 

3145.  Wm.  Montgomery  Monroe;  b.  May  23,  1871;  not  married. 

3146.  Thomas  Andrew  Monroe;  b.  May  22,  1873 ;  not  married. 


ELIZABETH  Campbell5  (3132)  (Cynthia4,  Alexander3,  Alex- 


JOHN"  WALKER. 


391 


ander2,  John1)  ;  m.  (1)  Dessaix  Eeddick,  and  moved  to  Bourbon 
Count}r,  Kansas.    6  children,  viz : 

3147.  Millard  Eeddick. 

3148.  Jane  Eeddick. 

3149.  Ann  Eeddick;  m.  James  Courtney. 

3150.  Mary  Eeddick;  m.  Nelson  Carmine. 

After  the  death  of  her  husband,  Dessaix  Eeddick,  in  1860,  Eliza- 
beth Eeddick  m.  J  esse  Fitzgerald.    They  had  2  children,  viz : 

3151.  Ellen  Fitzgerald;  m.  Mr.  Parkison. 

3152.  Elizabeth  Fitzgerald;  m.  H.  Carmine. 

JOHN  ALLEN"  Campbell5  (3133)  (Cynthia4,  Alexander3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1) ;  m.  in  Kansas  to  Margareta  Eice.  He  removed  to 
Buena  Park,  Cal.,  in  1874.    6  children,  viz : 

3153.  Charles  Wesley  Campbell;  m.  Electa  Sherwood. 

3154.  Eose  B.  Campbell;  m.  Elbert  Wright  in  Central  America 

in  1884.   She  d.  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  in  1885. 

3155.  Laura  Jane  Campbell. 

3156.  Cyrus  Neal  Campbell;  m.  Aida  Bollus  in  Ohio  in  1886. 

He  is  a  merchant  in  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

3157.  Lida  May  Campbell;  m.  S.  Haslem  at  Winchester,  Cal.,  in 

1891.   4  children  +. 

3158.  Perry  Allen  Campbell;  the  youngest  son;  was  killed  by  a 

mule  in  San  Diego  County,  Cal.,  on  April  7,  1885. 

LIDA  MAY  Campbell  (3157)  ;  m.  S.  Haslem.   4  children,  viz: 

3159.  Eaymond  Haslem. 

3160.  Stuart  Haslem. 

3161.  Laura  Fern  Haslem. 

3162.  Aida  Margaret  Haslem. 

SUSAN  G.  Campbell5  (3134)  (Cynthia4,  Alexander3,  Alexan- 
der2, John1) ;  b.  in  Sangamon  County,  111.,  Sept.  13,  1831;  m.  Dr. 
J.  T.  Neal,  and  moved  to  Kansas  from  Illinois  in  1857;  settled  in 
Bourbon  County.  He  was  appointed  U.  S.  Consul  to  Jamaica  in 
1861,  his  wife  accompanying  him  there,  where  he  d.  in  1863.  She 
had  returned  to  Kansas  some  time  previous  to  her  husband's  death. 
After  his  death  she  m.  in  1883,  William  Baker.   He  d.  at  Mapleton, 


392 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Kas.,  in  1886.  She  then  m.  Samuel  G.  Cady  in  1894;  resides  at 
Clear  Lake,  Washington.  Her  mother  was  a  helpless  invalid  for  8 
years  previous  to  the  time  of  her  death,  which  occurred  when  she  was 
over  90  years  old.  She  lived  with  and  was  cared  for  by  her  daugh- 
ter, Susan,  for  about  15  years  previous  to  the  time  of  her  death.  3 
children,  viz : 

3163.  Mary  E.  Neal;  b.  Aug.  7,  1851;  d.  Aug.  22,  1852. 

3164.  John  A.  Neal;  b.  July  18,  1853 ;  d.  Oct.  10,  1855. 

3165.  Sanders  F.  Neal;  b.  Dec.  3,  1856;  m.  April  7,  1878,  to 

Eose  Tippy.    1  child,  viz : 
3166.    Nellie  Neal. 

CYRUS  Campbell5  (3137)  (Cynthia4,  Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1);  lived  in  Kansas;  m.  Sarah  Greenfield  at  Mapleton,  Kas. 
He  served  in  the  war  in  General  Lane's  division,  and  took  an  active 
part  in  defending  his  state  against  invasion;  moved  to  Colorado  in 
1874.   Their  7  children  were  : 

3167.  Mildred  Campbell;  m.  William  Mallet. 

3168.  Cora  Campbell;  m.  Mr.  Thomas. 

3169.  Roy  Campbell. 

3170.  Josephine  Campbell. 

3171.  Walter  Campbell. 

3172.  Maud  Campbell. 

3173.  Nelly  Campbell. 

MARGARET  Walker4  (2962)  (Alexander3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ; 
b.  Jan.  7,  1800;  m.  John  Calhoun  in  1824.  She  d.  in  Columbia, 
Adair  County,  Ky.,  Jan.  4,  1828.  He  d.  April,  1834.  3  children, 
viz : 

3174.  Mary  Magdaline  Calhoun;  d.  near  Montpelier,  Adair 
County,  Ky.,  Jan.  4,  1827. 

3175.  Esther  Calhoun;  d.  in  infancy. 

3176.  Flora  Calhoun;  d.  in  infancy. 

ALLEN  H.  Walker4  (2963)  (Alexander3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ; 
b.  Jan.  2,  1802 ;  m.  Maxamelia  Rice  at  her  mother's  home  in  Green 
County,  Ky.,  Jan.  18,  1825,  Rev.  Robinson  officiating.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  Benjamin  Rice,  who  married  a  dau.  of  Win.  Walker,  and 
a  granddaughter  of  Rev.  David  Rice,  commonly  called  "Father 


JOHN  WALKER. 


393 


Eice/"  who  was  one  of  the  early  Presbyterians  of  Kentucky.  She  d. 
Feb.  7,  1866,  at  Camp  Creek.  He  d.  at  the  same  place  Aug.  30, 
1858.  They  began  housekeeping  in  a  small  log  house,  but  after  a  few 
years  built  a  comfortable  home  near  that  of  his  father's.  Xear  the 
old  log  house  where  the  oldest  two  children  were  born  was  a  beautiful 
spring,  nestling  among  the  grove  of  sugar  trees,  and  near  by  was  one 
of  those  singular  blowing  caves,  the  opening  of  which  was  in  the  side 
of  a  steep  cliff:  the  current  of  air  was  very  strong,  and  so  cool  that 
milk  set  upon  the  shelving  rock  kept  cool  for  hours  in  the  heat  of 
summer.  Allen's  father  moved  to  Illinois,  and  bought  the  old  farm 
and  moved  his  family  there.  The  house  was  of  brick,  built  in  the 
old  English  style,  with  basement  and  back  cellars  in  abundance.  The 
family  attended  the  Shiloh  Church,  which  was  about  a  mile  distant 
from  their  home.  About  1835  he  gave  his  two  slaves  their  liberty, 
settled  up  his  affairs  in  Kentucky  and  removed  to  Illinois.  His  cou- 
sin, Joseph  Walker,  and  family  accompanying  them ;  the  journey  was 
made  in  covered  wagons.  Allen  Walker  purchased  320  acres  of  land 
and  built  a  house  on  the  X.  W.  quarter  of  section  35.  An  incident 
which  happened  prior  to  his  leaving  Kentucky  deserves  mention  here. 
Allen  Walker  was  sheriff  and  it  was  his  duty  to  go  after  and,  if  cap- 
tured, return  to  their  owners  runaway  slaves.  On  one  occasion  the 
fugitive  was  a  bright  little  boy,  who  had  been  mysteriously  carried 
away  by  his  mother.  The  boy  was  found  and  returned  to  the  slave 
buyer,  but  at  the  same  time  Allen  Walker  as  sheriff  delivered  the 
boy,  he  handed  over  his  commission  as  sheriff,  saying  he  never  would 
hold  an  office  that  made  it  a  man's  duty  to  rob  mothers  of  their  chil- 
dren. The  first  Presbyterian  Church  on  Camp  Creek  was  organized 
in  1839  at  Joseph  ALcCrosky's  barn,  most  of  its  members  having 
come  from  the  church  at  Shiloh,  Ky.  The  building  was  not  erected 
until  1843.  the  Schuvler  Presbvterv  meeting  there  the  same  vear. 

Kxow  All  Men  by  These  Presents,  That  I,  Allen  Walker,  of 
Adair  County,  being  the  owner  of  a  certain  negro  man  slave,  named 
David,  and  a  negro  woman  slave,  named  Celah,  and  being  desirous 
that  said  David  and  Celah  should  enjoy  their  natural  liberty  without 
molestation,  and  for  the  purpose  of  evidencing  that  desire,  and  con- 
ferring that  privilege  on  said  negroes,  I  do  hereby  emancipate  and 
forever  set  free,  the  said  David  and  Celah.  Given  under  my  hand 
and  seal  this  fifth  day  of  January,  1835. 

Alien  Walker  (Seal). 


394 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Kentucky,  Adair  County  : 

I,  William  Caldwell,  Clerk  of  the  County  Court  for  the  County 
aforesaid,  do  hereby  certify  that  at  a  County  Court  began  and  held 
for  said  County  on  Monday,  the  5th  day  of  January,  1835,  this  deed 
of  emancipation  from  Allen  Walker  to  his  slaves,  David  and  Celah, 
was  exhibited  in  open  court  and  acknowledged  by  said  Walker  to  be 
his  act  and  deed  and  ordered  to  be  recorded.  Whereupon  I  have  re- 
corded the  said  deed  of  emancipation  together  with  this  certificate 
in  my  office. 

Witness  my  hand  this  date  aforesaid. 

William  Caldwell,  C.  A.  C.  C. 

The  above  is  recorded  in  Book  I.,  Page  18. 

Examined.    Test.    Wm.  Caldwell,  C.  A.  C.  C. 

Allen  Walker  and  his  wife,  Maxamelia  Eice  Walker,  were  the  par- 
ents of  the  following  ten  children: 

3177.  Lucille  Stanley  Walker  +. 

3178.  Benjamin  Walker;  b.  in  Kentucky,  and  d.  on  Camp  Creek, 

aged  about  13  years. 

3179.  Mary  A.  Walker;  m.  Eobert  F.  Anderson.    9  children  +. 

3180.  Margaret  Walker;  b.  in  Kentucky,  and  d.  on  Camp  Creek, 

aged  about  17  years. 

3181.  Nancy  Jane  Walker;  b.  in  Kentucky,  and  d.  in  Illinois, 

1866. 

3182.  Allen  Alexander  Walker;  m.  Mary  L.  Savage.    2  chil- 

dren +. 

3183.  Sarah  Eliza  Walker;  b.  about  1839;  d.  young. 

3184.  Amelia  C.  Walker;  m.  J.  G.  McGaughy.   6  children  +. 

3185.  Theophilus  Gilmer  Walker;  m.  Emma  C.  Thompson.  3 

children  +. 

3186.  Joseph  A.  Walker;  m.  Josephine  Marshall.   3  children  +. 

LUCILLE  STANLEY  Walker5  (3177)  (Allen4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Jan.  30,  1826.  She  joined  the  Presbyterian 
Church  when  quite  young ;  m.  June,  1848,  to  Thomas  J.  Msbit  of 
Cass  County.  He  was  a  farmer.  He  d.  in  Virginia,  111.,  Jan.,  1891. 
She  d.  March,  1889 ;  members  of  Presbyterian  Church.  5  children, 
viz: 


JOHN  "WALKER. 


395 


John  Msbit;  d.  in  infancy. 
Benjamin  Msbit ;  d.  in  infancy. 
Amelia  Rice  Msbit;  b.  1852;  d.,  aged  25  years. 
Elizabeth  Denny  Msbit;  b.  1855;  d.  at  the  age  of  17 
years;  m.  George  W.  Matthews  of  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Thomas  Walker  Msbit;  b.  1863.  He  graduated  from 
Jacksonville,  111.,  College;  was  for  some  time  connected 
with  the  Farmers'  National  Bank  of  Virginia,  111.,  but 
on  account  of  poor  health  moved  on  to  a  farm.  He  is  an 
elder  in  the  Providence  Church;  m.  Oct.  30,  1890,  to 
Clara  McHenry,  dau.  of  John  McHenry.  3  children, 
viz : 

3192.  Thomas  Walker  Msbit,  Jr.;  b.  Aug.  25,  1891. 

3193.  John  McHenry  Msbit;  b.  April  6,  1894. 

3194.  Eugene  Goodspeed  Msbit;  b.  Oct.  23,  1896. 

MAEY  A.  Walker5  (3179)  (Allen4,  Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  b.  near  Columbia,  Ky.,  Nov.  14,  1829.  Her  father  moved 
to  Illinois  when  she  was  six  }^ears  old;  joined  the  Presbyterian 
Church  when  quite  young.  While  attending  school  in  Macomb  she 
met  Robert  F.  Anderson,  whom  she  m.  April  6,  1848.  He  was  also 
from  Kentucky.  They  went  West  and  located  near  Kansas  City,  but 
later  went  to  Paola,  and  then  to  Sedgwick  County,  Kas.  They  were 
members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Here  they  were  in- 
strumental in  establishing  a  church  and  Sabbath-School.  He  d. 
Mw.  2,  1880;  was  thrown  from  a  conveyance  and  received  injuries 
from  which  he  died  in  a  few  days ;  was  a  member  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church.   Their  nine  children  were : 

3195.  Edward  Leondon  Anderson;  b.  Oct.  5,  1849;  d.  of  con- 

sumption May  15,  1872;  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church. 

3196.  Mary  Isabel  Anderson;  b.  May  21,  1852;  m.  a  stockman, 

J.  M.  Hall,  July  16,  1873 ;  members  of  Baptist  Church. 
1  child  +. 

3197.  Cora  Anna  Anderson;  b.  Nov.  8,  1853;  m.  Oct.  2,  1872, 

Harry  Nye.    5  children  +. 

3198.  Lucilla  Jane  Anderson;  m.  H.  S.  Hall.   10  children  +. 

3199.  Robert  Henry  Anderson;  b.  Jan.  8,  1858. 


3187. 
3188. 
3189. 
3190. 

3191. 


396 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


3200.  Allen  Walker  Anderson;  b.  Oct.  24,  1860;  is  with  his 

brother,  Eobert  H.,  in  Earlboro,  Okla.;  m.  Mattie  Tol- 
man  of  Wichita,  Kas.,  in  1894. 

3201.  Sarah  E.  Anderson;  b.  April  9,  1863;  member  of  the 

Presbyterian  Church ;  is  a  successful  music  teacher ;  lives 
with  her  mother  in  Shawnee,  Okla. 

3202.  Amelia  Eice  Anderson;  b.  March  28,  1865;  m.  Dec.  23, 

1883,  J.  EL  Ogan.   4  children  +. 

3203.  Nellie  May  Anderson;  b.  July  1,  1870.    She  received  a 

fine  musical  education  and  is  engaged  in  teaching  music. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  She  and 
her  sister,  Sarah,  live  with  their  mother  in  Shawnee, 
Okla.,  near  the  sons.  The  mother,  after  undergoing  the 
cares  of  raising  a  large  family,  and  the  privations  inci- 
dent to  all  who  go  as  pioneers  to  the  great  West,  appears 
bright  and  cheerful,  and  is  withal  a  lovely  Christian 
character. 

MARY  ISABEL  Anderson  (3196)  ;  m.  J.  M.  Hall.   1  child,  viz : 

3204.  Ina  May  Hall;  graduated  from  Ottawa  University  in 

1897. 

COEA  ANNA  Anderson6  (3197)  (Mary  A.5,  Allen4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1).  She  m.  Oct.  2,  1872,  Harry  Nye,  a  cabinet 
maker.  They  reside  in  Paola,  Kas.,  and  with  two  of  their  children, 
are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.    5  children,  viz : 

3205.  Leon  Nye ;  m.  Ida  George  of  Paola,  Kas.   1  child,  d.  young 

3206.  Allen  Nye. 

3207.  Ethel  Nye. 

3208.  Belle  Nye. 

3209.  Alice  Nye. 

LUCILLA  JANE  Anderson6  (3198)  (Mary  A.5,  Allen4,  Alex- 
ander3, Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Jan.  1,  1856;  m.  Nov.  19,  1874,  to 
H.  S.  Hall,  a  brother  of  J.  M.  Hall,  who  m.  Mary  Isabel  Anderson. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church.  Their  home  is  near 
Sedgwick  City,  Kas.    They  are  the  parents  of  ten  children,  viz : 

3210.  Robert  S.  Hall;  m.  Carrie  E.  McGinnis  Dec.  1,  1897. 

3211.  Eva  J.  Hall.    She  is  a  graduate  of  Ottawa  University. 


JOHX  WALKER. 


397 


3212.  Helen  Hall. 

3213.  Erniina  Hall. 

3214.  Hugh  S.  Hall;  d.  aged  two  years. 

3215.  Paul  J.  Hall. 

3216.  Mary  E  .Hall. 

3217.  Kenneth  C.  Hall. 

3218.  Lucilla  Hall. 

3219.  Died  unnamed. 

AMELIA  EICE  Anderson6  (3202)  (Mary  A.5,  Allen4,  Alexan- 
der3, Alexander2,  John1);  b.  March  28,  1865;  m.  Dec.  23,  1883, 
J.  H.  Ogan  of  Sedgwick  City.  He  is  in  the  livery  business.  Mr. 
Ogan  and  wife  are  members  of  the  Christian  Church.  4  children, 
viz : 

3220.  Roy  B.  Ogan. 

3221.  Walter  A.  Ogam 

3222.  Marie  Ogan. 

3223.  James  H.  Ogan. 

ALLEN  ALEXAXDEK  Walker5  (3182)  (Allen4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Xov.  16,  1836,  on  Camp  Creek,  Scotland 
Township,  111. ;  attended  the  Academy  at  Prairie  City,  111. ;  was  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church;  m.  Sept.,  1863,  to  Mary  L. 
Savage  of  Cass  County;  lived  at  Good  Hope,  111.,  until  1886,  when 
he  went  to  Macomb  to  live.  He  is  an  Elder  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Good  Hope,  111.    Their  2  children  were : 

3224.  Spencer  Allen  Walker ;  b.  Aug.  31,  1864 ;  m.  Nellie  Adams 

Xov.  11,  1886.    1  child  +. 

3225.  Elmer  Theophilus  Walker;  b.  March  24,  1867;  is  cashier 

of  The  Citizens'  Bank  of  Macomb,  111.,  also  a  stock- 
holder; joined  the  Presbyterian  Church  while  quite 
young  ;  m.  Mildred  D.  Hainline  Sept.  16,  1891,  dau.  of 
the  editor  of  the  Macomb  Journal.    1  child,  viz : 
3226.    Caroline  Victoria  Walker;  b.  Dec.  22,  1893. 

SPENCER  ALLEX  Walker  (3224)  ;  m.  Xellie  Adams.  1  child, 
viz : 

3227.    Ina  Lucille  Walker;  b.  June  7.  1889. 


398 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


AMELIA  C.  Walker5  (3184)  (Allen4,  Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  b.  about  1841;  m.  J.  G.  McGaughy  in  the  spring  of  186,2. 
She  was  a  devoted  Christian  mother  to  their  6  children.  She  d.  May 
31,  1873.    6  children,  viz: 

3228.  Nellie  McGaughy;  b.  April  8,  1863;  d.  1875. 

3229.  Sarah  Lucille  McGaughy;  b.  July  3,  1864.    She  gradu- 

ated from  Macomb  Normal  College;  taught  school  for 
awhile;  finished  the  course  of  study  in  the  Bible  Insti- 
tute of  Chicago;  was  chosen  Church  Missionary  of  the 
Second  Presbyterian  Church  of  Scranton,  Pa.,  which 
position  she  is  now  filling. 

3230.  Amelia  Marie  McGaughy ;  b.  Oct.  6,  1865.   She  graduated 

from  Macomb  Normal  College;  taught  school  for  several 
years;  finished  a  course  of  study  at  the  Bible  Institute 
of  Chicago.  She  m.  Sept.  9,  1895,  Eev.  S.  A.  Blair. 
They  reside  at  Lake  View,  Minn. ;  have  one  child  +. 

3231.  Thomas  Walker  McGaughy;  b.  March  1,  1867.    He  was 

educated  by  Mrs.  Jane  Vorhees  of  Macomb;  graduated 
from  Macomb  Normal;  took  the  degree  of  M.  D.  from 
the  Northwestern  University  Medical  College  April, 
1892;  practices  in  Pennington,  111.;  m.  Aug.  28,  1895, 
Bessie  Harlan.   They  have  2  children. 

3232.  John  Allen  McGaughy;  b.  Oct.  10,  1868;  was  educated  at 

Lake  Forest  and  Monmouth  Colleges;  graduated  from 
the  McCormick  Theological  College,  and  was  ordained 
and  installed  as  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  at 
Bushnell  in  1897;  m.  Jessie  Givler  Aug.  12,  1897;  was 
still  pastor  at  Bushnell,  111.,  in  1899. 

3233.  Hester  McGaughy;  b.  Feb.  19,  1870.    She  received  in- 

struction from  Mrs.  Vorhees  of  Macomb;  received  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  from  the  Monmouth  College  in  the  sum- 
mer of  1895 ;  completed  the  course  of  study  at  the  Bible 
Institute,  Chicago,  in  1898;  sent  her  name  as  a  candi- 
date for  the  foreign  field  of  Missions  to  the  Presbyterian 
Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  and  was  accepted  in  less  than 
two  weeks.  She  sailed  for  her  new  field  of  labor  in  Alla- 
habad, India,  Sept.  11,  1898,  and  is  there  at  the  present 
time  (1899).  All  of  the  above  family  are  members  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church. 


JOIiX  WALKEE. 


399 


AMELIA  MARIE  MeGaughy  (3230)  :  m.  Rev.  S.  A.  Blair.  1 
child,  yiz : 

3230a.    Bertha  Blair:  b.  July,  1896. 

THEOPHILUS  GILMER  Walker5  (31S5)  (Allen4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  at  Camp  Creek  May  5,  1843.  He  united 
with  ihe  Presbyterian  Church  when  about  20  years  of  age:  m.  Dee. 

II.  1873,  Emma  C.  Thomson,  daughter  of  Rev,  P.  W.  Thomson. 
They  lived  on  a  farm  until  189 5,  when  he  bought  a  comfortable  home 
in  Macomb,  where  they  still  reside:  has  been  a  ruling  elder  in  the 
church  for  a  number  of  years :  was  a  member  of  the  General  Assem- 
bly held  at  Saratoga,  X.  Y.,  in  1891:  had  3  children  living  in  1899. 
3  children,  viz : 

3234.  Wallace  Allen  Walker:  b.  Dec.  8,  1876:  educated  at  Mary- 

ville  College,  Tenn.,  and  Lake  Forest  College,  111. 

3235.  Bertha  Walker:  b.  Sept.  29,  1879, 

3236.  Alta  Walker:  b.  Aug.  24,  1881. 

JOSEPH  A.  Walker5  (3186)  (Allen4,  Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  :  resides  in  Scotland  Township,  McDonough  County,  111.,  on 
a  part  of  the  old  Allen  Walker  farm:  b.  June  25,  1816:  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church:  m.  Josephine  Marshall  of  Cass  County, 

III.  They  have  3  children,  viz : 

3237.  Lillian  A.  Walker:  b.  1873. 

3238.  Minnie  M.  Walker:  b.  1876. 

3239.  A.  Eice  Walker:  b.  1878. 

ALEXANDER  Walker4  (2964)  (Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  :  b.  Dec.  19,  1803,  and  d.  near  Hopkinsville,  Christian  Coun- 
ty, Ky.,  Aug.  IT,  1807 ;  studied  medicine;  never  married. 

JAXE  Walker4  (2965)  (Alexander3,  Alexander2,  John1)  :  b.  July 
4,  1805.  She  m.  her  cousin,  John  Walker  (Xo.  2264).  He  was  i 
son  of  William  Walker,  and  grandson  of  Alexander  Walker.  John 
was  b.  in  Rockbridge  County,  Ya.,  1790.  He  d.  Xov.  8,  1870,  near 
Macomb,  111.  He  removed  from  Adair  County,  Ky..  to  Clark  Coun- 
ty, 111.,  about  1831,  thence  to  McDonough  Count}',  111.,  in  1833.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  was  in  the  battle  of  Tippecanoe. 
She  d.  a  number  of  years  previous  to  the  time  of  her  husband's  death, 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


and  was  buried  in  the  Camp  Creek  Cemetery.  She  was  a  Presbyter- 
ian.  Their  8  children  were : 

3240.  Berilla  Walker;  b.  May  3,  1826;  m.  James  Tilford.  1 

child  +. 

3241.  Melissa  Walker;  b.  June  3,  1828;  m.  Dr.  Matthew  Faivre 

March  3,  1855.    4  children  +. 

3242.  Orion  Fowler  Walker;  m.  Jane  Beaty.    8  children  +. 

3243.  Louisiana  Walker;  m.  William  Brooking.    6  children  +.. 

3244.  Joseph  T.  Walker;  m.  Mary  Alters.   5  children  +. 

3245.  Newton  A.  Walker;  m.  Fannie  Garner.    5  children  +. 

3246.  William  H.  Walker;  m.  Mary  Carr.   10  children  +. 

3247.  John  L.  Walker;  b.  April  23,  1843,  and  d.  in  infancy. 

BEEILLA  Walker  (3240)  ;  m.  James  Tilford.    1  child,  viz: 
3240a.    Lucinda  Tilford. 

MELISSA  Walker5  (3241)  (Jane4,  Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  b.  June  3,  1828;  m.  Dr.  Matthew  Faivre  March  3,  1855.  4 
children,  viz: 

3248.  Ada  Faivre ;  d.  in  infancy. 

3249.  Jennie  Faivre;  m.  Albert  Munsell. 

3250.  Susie  Faivre;  m.  Dr.  Bussy. 

3251.  Mary  Faivre;  m.  Eev.  H.  Kleinfelter. 

ORION  FOWLER  Walker5  (3242)  (Jane4,  Alexander3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  March  18,  1830;  farmer;  m.  Sept.  22,  1858,  to 
Jane  Beaty.   Their  8  children  are  as  follows : 

3252.  G.  F.  Walker;  b.  June  23,  1859;  in.  Ann  Potts.    3  chil- 

dren +. 

3253.  Everly  Walker;  b.  Dec.  17,  1860. 

3254.  Lydia  Walker;  b.  Dec.  3,  1862;  m.  Orren  Chatterton.  4 

children  +. 

3255.  John  Walker;  b.  May  8,  1865. 

3256.  Newton  Elmer  Walker;  b.  Dec.  14,  1867;  d.  in  infancy. 

3257.  Francis  Melissa  Walker;  b.  Dec.  3,  1870;  m.  Elmer  Green- 

up March  27,  1895. 

3258.  Ernest  Walker;  b.  April  2,  1873;  m.  Luella  Oakman.  % 

children  ~h 

3259.  Maud  R.  Walker;  b.  Nov.  16,  1880. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


401 


G.  F.  Walker6  (3252)  (Orion  F.3,  Jane4,  Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  b.  June  23,  1859:  m.  Ann  Potts  Nov.  11,  1891.  He  is  a 
practicing  physician  in  Loomis,  Neb.    3  children,  viz : 

3260.  Lona  Walker. 

3261.  Lowell  Walker. 

3262.  Harold  Walker. 

LYDIA  Walker6  (3254)  (Orion  F.5,  Jane4,  Alexander3,  Alexan- 
der2, John1)  ;  b.  Dec.  3,  1862:  m.  Feb.  15,  1883,  to  Orren  Chatter- 
ton.    4  children,  viz : 

3263.  Walter  Chatterton ;  d.  young. 

3264.  Willie  Chatterton  :  d.  young. 

3265.  Lucian  Chatterton  :  d.  young. 

3266.  Charles  Chatterton. 

ERXEST  Walker6  (3258)  (Orion  F.3,  Jane4,  Alexander3.  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  :  b.  April  2,  1873;  m.  Luella  Oaknian  Oct.  14,  1896. 
2  children,  viz : 

3267.  Goldie  Walker. 

3268.  Son:  name  not  given. 

LOUISIANA  Walker3  (3243)  (Jane4,  Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  :  b.  July  2,  1832  :  m.  William  Brooking,  a  farmer.  6  chil- 
dren, viz: 

3269.  John  Alexander  Brooking:  b.  Sept.  20,  1851:  d.  young. 

3270.  William  A.  Brooking:  b.  July  10,  1855. 

3271.  Lucian  T.  Brooking;  b.  Jan.  4,  1858;  m.  Jennie  Munsell 

March  11,  1879.  He  is  a  grain  merchant  in  Nebraska. 
3  children  +. 

3272.  Frederick  Brooking;  b.  Dec.  20,  1859  ;  d.  young. 

3273.  Louie  Brooking;  b.  Jan.  2,  1864;  d.  Jan.  30,  1877. 

3274.  Dollie  Brooking;  b.  June  15.  1869;  m.  Walter  Winslow 

May  6,  1891. 

LUCIAN  T.  Brooking  (3271)  :  m.  Jennie  Munsell.  3  children, 
viz : 

3275.  Albert  Brooking. 

3276.  William  Brooking. 

3277.  Earl  Brooking. 

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402 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


JOSEPH  T.  Walker5  (3244)  (Jane4,  Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  farmer;  lives  in  Iowa;  b.  May  24,  1835.  Joseph  T.  Walker 
served  3  years  in  the  Civil  War ;  was  at  the  Battle  of  Shiloh  and  other 
engagements;  was  a  leading  Methodist;  m.  Mary  Alters,  1867. 
Their  5  children  were: 

3278.  Julian  Walker;  d.  . 

3279.  Perry  Walker. 

3280.  Andrew  Walker. 

3281.  Martha  Walker. 

3282.  Milo  Walker. 

NEWTON  A.  Walker5  (3245)  (Jane4,  Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  b.  Dec.  27,  1837;  m.  Oct.  2,  1862,  Fannie  Garner.  He  was 
a  minister  in  the  Methodist  Church  from  1860  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  1897;  was  Presiding  Elder  for  12  years, 
and  was  a  delegate  to  four  successive  General  Conferences ;  was  con- 
sidered very  successful  as  a  revivalist.  He  d.  in  Kansas.  6  children, 
viz : 

3283.  William  Walker. 

3284.  Sherman  Walker. 

3285.  John  Walker. 

3286.  Lora  Walker  (dead). 

3287.  Ethel  Walker. 

WILLIAM  H.  Walker5  (3246)  (Jane4,  Alexander3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  b.  July  10,  1840.  He  served  3  years  in  the  Civil  War,  in 
the  16th  Illinois  Volunteers.    He  m.  Mary  Carr  in  1867.    10  chil- 


dren,  viz 

3288. 

Alma  Walker. 

3289. 

Elmer  E,  Walker. 

3290. 

Nellie  Walker. 

3291. 

Fred  Walker. 

3292. 

Louisiana  Walker. 

3293. 

Birdie  Walker. 

3294. 

Walter  Walker. 

3295. 

Roy  Walker. 

3296. 

Harlan  Walker. 

3297. 

Lena  Walker. 

JOHN  WALKER. 


403 


ANDREW  HAMMOND  Walker4  (2966)  (Alexander8,  Alexan- 
der2, John1) ;  b.  Aug.  16,  1808,  in  Adair  County,  Ky.  He  attended 
school  near  home,  studying  Greek  and  Latin  evenings  at  home  by  the 
light  of  pine  knots,  old  fashioned  fireplaces  being  commonly  used 
then,  and  material  for  lights  scarce.  He  attended  a  law  school  at 
Columbia,  Ky.,  graduating  in  1828,  but  never  practiced.  His  father 
dying  about  this  time,  he,  with  his  stepmother,  brothers  and  sisters, 
moved  to  Illinois,  settling  in  1830  near  Clara's  Grove,  Morgan  Coun- 
ty. He  taught  school  for  awhile,  but  a  deep  fall  of  snow  prevented 
the  children  from  attending,  and  the  school  had  to  be  abandoned. 
The  family  moved  in  1831  to  Camp  Creek,  McDonough  County.  He 
m.  March  20,  1834,  Jane  Campbell,  making  their  home  in  Walnut 
Grove  Township.  The  nearest  church  organization,  which  the  fam- 
ily often  attended  was  10  miles  northeast  of  Macomb,  they  having  to 
travel  all  this  distance  on  horseback.  He  was  at  one  time  County 
Superintendent  of  Schools,  being  well  fitted  for  the  position.  His 
wife  was  b.  May  8,  1812,  and  d.  Oct.  29,  1845.  After  his  first  wife 
died  he  m.  Jan.  31,  1850,  Mrs.  Mary  Noel  (her  maiden  name  being 
Hogsett).  His  second  wife  moved  to  California  with  her  son,  Cyrus 
Abner,  in  1892,  and  they  now  live  at  Mt.  Sterling,  Cal.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  Cyrus  being  a  Methodist.  An- 
drew Walker  d.  Jan.  6,  1885.  He  visited  his  cousin,  Joel  Walker 
(No.  1828),  in  1856,  and  made  a  copy  of  the  original  Walker  Rec- 
ord compiled  by  Joel  Walker. 

Children  by  the  first  marriage  were : 

3298.  Margaret  Alexander  Walker;  m.  Isaac  G.  L.  Michaels, 

10  children  +. 

3299.  Alexander  Campbell  Walker;  m.  Susanna  Maxwell,  (2) 

Sarah  J.  Nicholson.    2  children  +. 

3300.  Joseph  Gilmer  Walker;  m.  Deborah  E.  Cowden,  (2)  Mrs. 

Annabell  Morsgrove.    8  children  +. 

3301.  Mary  Isabella  Walker;  m.  Robert  G.  Scott.   6  children  +. 

3302.  Cynthia  Ann  Walker ;  m.  Albert  C.  Axtell.   5  children  +. 

By  second  marriage : 

3303.  William  Andrew  Walker;  m.  Edna  Elvira  Wooley.   7  chil- 

dren +. 

3304.  Cyrus  Abner  Walker;  m.  Elizabeth  L.  Hill  of  Brown 

County,  111.  +. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


3305.  Montgomery  Allen  Walker;  m.  Alice  J.  Morse.    1  child, 

who  d.  in  infancy  +. 

3306.  Martha  Jane  Walker;  b.  June  11,  1857;  d.  of  diphtheria, 

1858. 

3307.  Marian  Alice  Walker;  b.  April  15,  1859;  d.  1864. 

3308.  Ellen  Mahala  Walker;  b.  Feb.  22,  1862;  d.  Feb.,  1865, 

from  scalding. 

MARGARET  A.  Walker5  (3298)  (Andrew4,  Alexander3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  April  22,  1835;  m.  Oct.  27,  1853,  to  Isaac  G.  L. 
Michaels.  She  moved  to  Chariton  County,  Mo.,  about  1880,  where 
she  d.  July  10,  1882.    They  had  10  children,  viz : 

3309.  Samuel  Andrew  Michaels;  b.  Sept.  23,  1854,  in  Hender- 

son County,  111.;  m.  Josephine  Shirley.    4  children  +. 

3310.  Isaac  Alexander  Michaels;  b.  Feb.  25,  1856;  d.  Oct.  8, 

1856,  in  Henderson  County,  111. 

3311.  Wesley  Gilmer  Michaels;  b.  Sept.  11,  1857;  m.  Henrietta 

Lair.   8  children  +. 

3312.  Eobert  Frederick  Michaels;  b.  Aug.  16,  1859,  in  McDon- 

ough  County,  111. ;  m.  Lucy  White.   5  children  +. 

3313.  Anna  Adelia  Michaels;  b.  April  18,  1862,  in  McDonough 

County;  m.  Thomas  Cowden.    2  children  +. 

3314.  Margaret  Ellen  Michaels;  b.  Aug.  25,  1864,  in  Franklin 

County,  la. ;  m.  Benjamin  Lair.    5  children  +. 

3315.  Wm.  Trumbull  Michaels ;  b.  Jan.  15,  1867,  in  McDonough 

County;  d.  Feb.  2,  1867. 

3316.  Fannie  Clarissa  Michaels;  b.  March  15,  1868,  in  Knox 

County,  111. ;  m.  John  Stantref .    2  children  +. 

3317.  Mary  Bell  Michaels;  b.  April  22,  1871,  in  McDonough 

County,  111. ;  d.  Aug.  19,  1872. 

3318.  Effie  Jane  Michaels;  b.  Aug.  24,  1874,  in  McDonough 

County,  111.;  m.  Elmer  Hurlbut  Jan.  1,  1893;  resides 
near  Galva,  111.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Church.    3  children,  viz: 

3319.  Earl  Elmer  Hurlbut;  b.  Jan.  30,  1894. 

3320.  Martin  Effie  Hurlbut;  b.  June  14,  1896. 

3321.  Edna  Caroline  Hurlbut;  b.  Dec.  23,  1898. 


SAMUEL  ANDREW  Michaels6  (3309)   (Margaret5,  Andrew4, 


JOHN  WALKER. 


405 


Alexander3,  Alexander2,  John1);  m.  Josephine  Shirley  April  14, 
1886.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  near  Moberly,  Mo.  They  have  4 
children,  viz : 

3322.  Eay  Michaels;  b.  Dec.  29,  1887. 

3323.  Frank  Michaels;  b.  June  30,  1891. 

3324.  Paul  Michaels;  b.  May  9,  1895. 

3325.  Lee  Michaels;  b.  March  5,  1897. 

WESLEY  G.  Michaels6  (3311)  (Margaret5,  Andrew4,  Alexan- 
der3, Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  Henrietta  Lair  Oct.  25,  1882.  He  is 
a  farmer  and  resides  near  Moberfy,  Mo.   They  have  8  children,  viz : 

3326.  Margaret  Catherine  Michaels;  b.  July  5,  1883. 

3327.  Walter  Allen  Michaels;  b.  Nov.  18,  1884. 

3328.  Edith  Myrtle  Michaels;  b.  Dec.  25,  1885. 

3329.  Frederick  Gilmer  Michaels;  b.  May  6,  1887. 

3330.  Wm.  Russell  Michaels;  b.  Aug.  24,  1889. 

3331.  Homer  Glen  Michaels;  b.  Jan.  15,  1891. 

3332.  Ola  Belle  Michaels;  b.  June  1,  1892. 

3333.  Eicharcl  Darwin  Michaels;  b.  Nov.  8,  1896. 

ROBERT  F.  Michaels6  (3312)  (Margaret5,  Andrew4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  Lucy  White  Nov.  8,  1881;  live  near  Mober- 
ly,  Mo.    5  children,  viz : 

3334.  Linnie  Belle  Michaels;  b.  Aug.  10,  1882. 

3335.  Finis  Chester  Michaels;  b.  Dec.  27,  1885. 

3336.  Grace  Michaels;  b.  Feb.  12,  1889;  d.  Feb.  23,  1889. 

3337.  Glen  White  Michaels;  b.  June  10,  1893. 

3338.  Vernon  Michaels;  b.  Sept.  25,  1895. 

ANNA  ADELIA  Michaels6  (3313)  (Margaret5,  Andrew4,  Alex- 
ander3, Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  Thomas  Cow  den  Dec.  25,  1882,  near 
Moberly,  Mo.  She  belongs  to  the  Methodist  Church.  They  live  near 
Galva,  Henry  County,  111.    2  children,  viz: 

3339.  Lawrence  Cowden;  b.  June  23,  1885. 

3340.  Flossie  Cowden  ;  b.  Dec.  14,  1892. 

MARGARET  ELLEN  Michaels6  (3314)  (Margaret5,  Andrew4, 
Alexander3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  Benjamin  Lair  Dec.  24,  1885. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


He  is  a  farmer.  They  reside  near  Moberly,  Mo.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Church.    5  children,  viz : 

3341.  Eachel  Anne  Lair;  b.  Feb.  6,  1887. 

3342.  Benjamin  Carl  Lair;  b.  July  7,  1891 ;  d.  July  20,  1891. 

3343.  Andrew  Darwin  Lair;  b.  Oct.  25,  1893. 

3344.  Eay  Lair  (twin)  ;  b.  Oct.  30,  1898. 

3345.  Eoss  Lair  (twin)  ;  b.  Oct.  30,  1898. 

FANNY  CLAEISSA  Michaels6  (3316)  (Margaret5,  Andrew4, 
Alexander3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  m.  John  Stantref  Feb.  26,  1884, 
near  Salisbury,  Chariton  County,  Mo. ;  live  near  Moberly,  Mo.  2 
children,  viz : 

3346.  Ethel  Daisie  Stantref;  b.  March  15,  1885. 

3347.  Earnest  Edgar  Stantref;  b.  June  7,  1890. 

ALEXANDEE  C.  Walker5  (3299)  (Andrew4,  Alexander3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  on  Camp  Creek  Jan.  23,  1837.  He  m.  Susanah 
Maxwell  Oct.  28,  1858.  They  were  m.  in  McDonough  County.  She 
d.  June  11,  1859,  leaving  a  young  daughter,  who  d.  two  months  later. 
About  four  years  afterwards  he  m.  Sarah  J.  Nixon  of  Hampton,  la. 
He  moved  to  Little  Eiver,  Kas.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church ;  is  a  farmer.   They  had  2  children,  viz : 

3348.  Charles  C.  Walker;  b.  Sept.  1,  1864;  m.  Leona  Brown 

Aug.  1,  1884.  He  is  employed  as  ticket  agent  at  Mc- 
Pherson,  Kas.    3  children  +. 

3349.  Olive  May  Walker;  b.  June  22,  1869;  m.  George  Weld 

Jan.  9,  1890.   He  is  a  merchant  in  Little  Eiver,  Kas. 

CHAELES  C.  Walker  (3348)  ;  m.  Leona  Brown.  3  children, 
viz : 

3350.  Harry  ¥7alker;  b.  Aug.  8,  1885. 

3351.  Henry  Walker;  b.  Sept.  6,  1887. 

3352.  Guy  Walker;  b.  Jan.  6,  1890. 

JOSEPH  GILMEE  Walker5  (3300)  (Andrew4,  Alexander5, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  Walnut  Grove  Township  Feb.  26,  1839; 
m.  Deborah  E.  Cowden  of  Burns,  Henry  County,  111.  She  d.  May 
31,  1890.   He  then  m.  Mrs.  Annabell  Morsgrove  of  Kewanee,  111.,  in 


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1892.  They  are  members  of  the  Congregational  Church;  live  in 
Salsbury  (name  of  state  not  given).   Their  8  children  were: 

3353.  Wm.  Andrew  Walker;  b.  Feb.  15,  1863;  m.  Bertie  Jacks. 

2  children  +. 

3354.  Nora  Rebecca  Walker;  b.  at  Hampton,  la.;  d.  young. 

3355.  Sylbert  Alexander  Walker;  b.  Dec.  2,  1867;  m.  Nannie 

Jones.   3  children  +. 

3356.  Lilly  Marion  Walker;  m.  Robert  E.  Davis.   5  children  +. 

3357.  Mary  Elizabeth  Walker;  m.  James  H.  Davis.    2  chil- 

dren +. 

3358.  David  Estalie  Walker;  b.  in  Henry  County,  111.;  d.  in 

1874. 

3359.  Margaret  Ellen  Walker;  b.  Oct.  24,  1880. 

3360.  Anna  Belle  Walker;  b.  July,  1884;  d.  Aug.,  1884. 

WILLIAM  ANDREW  Walker6  (3353)  (Joseph5,  Andrew4,  Alex- 
ander3, Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Feb.  15,  1863,  at  Hampton,  la.  He 
is  a  Presbyterian,  and  lives  near  Okarche,  Okla. ;  m.  Bertie  Jacks  of 
Salisbury,  Mo.,  Oct.  20,  1885.    She  d.  in  1894.    2  children,  viz : 

3361.  William  R.  Walker;  b.  June  21,  1886. 

3362.  Child,  who  d.  young. 

SYLBERT  ALEXANDER  Walker6  (3355)  (Joseph5,  Andrew4, 
Alexander8,  Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Dec.  2,  1867;  m.  Nannie  Jones 
of  Jacksonville,  Mo.,  Aug.,  1889;  is  a  Presbyterian,  and  lives  near 
Okarche,  Okla.    3  children,  viz: 

3363.  Oval  G.  Walker;  b.  July  14,  1890. 

3364.  Eliza  C.  Walker;  b.  Aug.  21,  1894. 

3365.  William  L.  Walker;  b.  Sept.,  1897. 

LILLY  MARION  Walker6  (3356)  (Joseph5,  Andrew4,  Alexan- 
der3, Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Aug.  11,  1870,  in  Henry  County,  111.; 
m.  Robert  E.  Davis  May  30,  1887,  at  Salisbury,  Mo.  5  children.  3 
d.  in  infancy: 

3366.  Eva  May  Davis;  b.  Oct.  13,  1888. 

3367.  Edgar  L.  Davis;  b.  March  12,  1896. 

MARY  ELIZABETH  Walker6  (3357)  (Joseph5,  Andrew4,  Alex- 
ander3, Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  July  31,  1876;  m.  James  H.  Davis 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


Oct.  4,  1894.  Their  home  is  in  Salisbury,  Mo.  She  is  a  Presbyter- 
ian.  2  children,  one  d.  in  infancy : 

3368.  Mabel  A.  Davis;  b.  May  1,  1898. 

3369.  ;  name  not  given. 

MARY  ISABELLA  Walker5  (3301)  (Andrew4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1;  b.  in  Walnut  Grove  Township  Sept.  25,  1841; 
m.  Robert  G.  Scott  Dec.  24,  1857,  in  Walnut  Grove  Township.  He 
was  a  ruling  elder  in  Shiloh  Church,  and  d.  Feb.  29,  1876,  in  Mc- 
Donough  County,  111.   8  children,  viz : 

3370.  Alice  Jane  Scott;  m.  Edwin  W.  Fox.    6  children  +. 

3371.  William  Preston  Scott;  b.  Jan.  24,  1861,  in  Warren  Coun- 

ty, 111.;  m.  Dec.  30,  1897,  Luly  Edith  Biddle  of  Axtell, 
Kas.  He  is  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church 
of  Good  Hope,  111. 

3372.  Florence  Mabel  Scott;  m.  Fulton  Walters.    2  children  +. 

3373.  Cynthia  Rebecca  Scott;  m.  David  Pennell.   4  children  +. 

3374.  Leila  Ada  Scott;  m.  Zalmon  Hudson.   4  children  +. 

3375.  Robert  Scott ;  b.  Nov.  24,  1869 ;  d.  young. 

3376.  Andrew  Walker  Scott;  b.  Sept.  15,  1871,  in  McDonough 

County,  111. 

3377.  Maggie  Scott;  b.  April  15,  1876;  d.  April  28,  1876. 

ALICE  JANE  Scott6  (3370)  (Mary  I.5,  Andrew4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  March  14,  1859,  in  Warren  County,  111. ;  m. 
.Edwin  W.  Fox  March  19,  1879,  and  lives  at  Good  Hope,  111.  They 
are  Presbyterians.   He  is  a  farmer.    6  children,  viz : 

3378.  Edwin  Robert  Fox;  b.  Jan.  11,  1880. 

3379.  Walter  Preston  Fox;  b.  Jan.  19,  1883. 

3380.  Ross  Emerson  Fox;  b.  Nov.  26,  1884;  d.  Jan.  31,  1885. 

3381.  George  Harold  Fox;  b.  Nov.  10,  1885. 

3382.  Bertha  Isabella  Fox;  b.  July  9,  1888. 

3383.  Anna  Albertina  Fox;  b.  Dec.  16,  1892. 

FLORENCE  MABEL  Scott6  (3372)  (Mary  I.5,  Andrew4,  Alex- 
ander3, Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Sept.  27,  1863,  in  Warren  County, 
111.;  m.  Fulton  Walters  in  Walnut  Grove  Township  Dec.  24,  1883. 
They  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  reside  in  Good 
Hope,  111.   2  children,  viz: 


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3384.  Fanny  Belle  Walters ;  b.  Oct.  22,  1884,  near  Salisbury,  Mo. 

3385.  Pearl  Beatrice  Walters;  b.  Nov.  3,  1886,  in  Axtell,  Kas.; 

d.  May  20,  1893. 

CYNTHIA  REBECCA  Scott6  (3373)  (Mary  I.5,  Andrew4,  Alex- 
ander3, Alexander2,  John1) ;  b.  Nov.  29,  1865,  in  McDonough  Coun- 
ty; m.  David  Pennell  Jan.  5,  1888.  She  belongs  to  the  United 
Brethren  Church.  They  reside  near  Good  Hope,  111.  4  children,  viz : 

3386.  Effie  May  Pennell ;  b.  April  15,  1889. 

3387.  Robert  Pennell;  b.  May  16,  1891;  d.  May  25,  1891. 

3388.  Cora  Ada  Pennell  ;  b.  Oct.  30,  1895;  d.  March  10,  1897. 

3389.  William  Pennell;  b.  April  4,  1898. 

LEILA  ADA  Scott6  (3374)  (Mary  I.5,  Andrew4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Aug.  2,  1868,  in  McDonough  County,  111.; 
m.  Zalmon  Hudson  Sept.  29,  1887,  in  Macomb,  111.  She  belongs  to 
the  United  Brethren  Church.  He  d.  April  4,  1896,  from  the  effects 
of  a  dose  of  poison  taken  by  mistake  six  years  before.   4  children,  viz  : 

3390.  Frank  Ross  Hudson;  b.  Oct.  16,  1888. 

3391.  Wm.  Ellsworth  Hudson;  b.  Nov.  13,  1890;  d.  April  5, 

1893. 

3392.  Preston  Zalmon  Hudson;  b.  Aug.  5,  1892, 

3393.  James  Orval  Hudson;  b.  March  8,  1896. 

CYNTHIA  ANN  Walker5  (3302)  (Andrew4,  Alexander3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1);  b.  Oct.  14,  1843,  in  Walnut  Grove  Township;  m. 
Albert  C.  Axtell,  son  of  Joseph  and  Eliza  Candidd  Axtell,  Dee.  23, 
1869,  near  Good  Hope,  111.  They  are  Presbyterians,  and  reside  at 
Topeka,  Kas.    5  children,  viz: 

3394.  Myron  Walker  Axtell;  b.  Feb.  2,  1870.   In  1898  he  was  in 

Chicago  taking  a  medical  course  preparatory  to  going 
as  a  missionary;  graduated  from  Washburn  College, 
Topeka,  Kas. ;  m.  Irene  True ;  sailed  for  Africa  July  5, 
1899. 

3395.  Maggie  Belle  Axtell;  b.  July  10,  1871.    She  graduated 

from  Washburn  College,  and  intends  to  spend  her  life 
as  a  missionary;  is  doing  good  work  near  Lone  Moun- 
tain,  Vardy,  Hancock  County,  Term. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


3396.  Lolo  May  Axtell;  b.  Nov.,  1873. 

3397.  Mary  Lelia  Axtell;  b.  Oct.  8,  1881. 

3398.  Walter  Eobert  Axtell;  b.  Nov.,  1876. 

WILLIAM  ANDREW  Walker5  (3303)  (Andrew4,  Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1) ;  first  child  of  Andrew  by  2nd  wife.  He  was  b. 
March  8,  1851 ;  m.  at  Bushnell,  111.,  to  Edna  Elvira  Woolley  March 
21,  1872;  lived  at  Good  Hope,  111.,  then  in  Kansas,  and  then  moved 
to  Monrovia,  Cal ;  is  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church ;  is  in 
the  mercantile  business.    7  children,  viz : 

3399.  Guthrie  Pardee  H.  Walker;  b.  April  22,  1873;  d.  Aug.  9, 

1873. 

3400.  Mary  Edna  Walker ;  b.  Nov.  9,  1874 ;  graduate  of  Emporia 

State  Normal  School.   She  is  a  teacher. 

3401.  Addie  Lavinia  Walker;  b.  May  13,  1878 ;  d.  May  26,  1879. 

3402.  Wm.  Lester  Walker;  b.  Feb.  18,  1881. 

3403.  Andrew  H.  Walker;  b.  Dec.  24,  1884. 

3404.  Charles  Glen  Walker;  b.  June  25,  1888. 

3405.  Gladys  Lucile  Walker;  b.  Nov.  1,  1894. 

MONTGOMERY  ALLEN  Walker5  (3305)  (Andrew4,  Alexan- 
der3, Alexander2,  John1);  b.  Nov.  11,  1855;  was  m.  to  Alice  J. 
Morse  in  California,  near  San  Jacinto,  San  Diego  County;  had  one 
son,  who  d.  in  infancy;  moved  back  to  Mt.  Sterling,  111.,  in  1898. 

Children  of  Alexander  Walker  by  his  second  wife,  Peggie  Coombs, 
of  Jessamin  County,  Ky. 

QUINTUS  Walker4  (2968)  (Alexander3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ; 
b.  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  May  20,  1814.  His  father  died  when  he 
was  nine  years  old.  The  mother  and  three  children  then  went  to 
Sangamon  County,  111.;  this  was  in  1830.  In  1831  they  went  to 
McDonough  County,  111.  He  married  Aug.  1,  1833,  Mahala  Camp- 
bell, who  was  born  May  31,  1814.  They  lived  far  from  neighbors, 
often  sharing  the  comforts  of  their  home  with  the  weary  traveler. 
Game  was  plenty,  and  Quintus  became  quite  an  expert  hunter.  In 
the  year  1838  he  adopted  an  orphan  boy  8  years  old  by  the  name  of 
Robert  Pollock. 

With  a  view  to  making  a  park,  Quintus  planted  out  fifteen  or 
twenty  acres  of  timber,  of  several  varieties.   He  caught  and  raised  a 


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good  many  young  deer.  Tame  squirrels,  goats,  a  wolf,  and  many 
varieties  of  fowl  were  found  in  his  park.  He  was  also  much  inter- 
ested in  religious  matters;  helped  to  organize  Sabbath  Schools  in 
isolated  neighborhoods;  assisted  in  revival  services,  etc.,  and  was 
long  a  ruling  elder  in  Shiloh  Church.  His  house  was  the  stopping 
place  for  the  itinerant  ministers.  After  his  brother,  Gilmore,  died, 
three  of  his  children  found  a  home  with  him.  He  also  cared  for  an 
infant  daughter  left  by  his  sister,  and  his  mother  was  also  cared  for 
by  him  for  several  years  previous  to  the  time  of  her  death.  The  place 
is  known  as  "Deer  Park."  He  and  his  wife,  Mahala,  celebrated  their 
sixty-fifth  wedding  anniversary  Aug.  1,  1898,  when  a  company  of 
friends  and  relatives  assembled  beneath  the  shade  of  the  trees  planted 
by  the  hand  of  the  then  aged  patriarch. 

Quintus  Walker,  the  first  settler  of  Walnut  Grove  Township,  died 
Jan.  13,  1902,  the  last  of  his  fathers  family. 

The  only  child  of  Quintus  and  Mahala  Walker  was : 

3406.  Mary  Walker.  She  was  born  June  27,  1834.  She  m. 
Eobert  Pollock,  the  adopted  son  of  her  parents,  March  8,  1855.  They 
are  both  members  of  the  Good  Hope  Presb}^terian  Church,  he  being 
an  elder  in  the  church.  They  reside  on  a  farm  adjoining  the  "Deer 
Park"  farm.    Their  7  children  are: 

3407.  Quintus  A.  Pollock;  b.  Feb.  29,  1856;  d.  Xov.  22,  1857. 

3408.  William  L.  Pollock;  b.  Aug.  30,  1858;  d.  Feb.  24,  1859. 

3409.  Mahala  L.  Pollock;  b.  Feb.  12,  1861;  d.  March  28,  1861. 

3410.  Eobert  L.  Pollock;  b.  March  23,  1865;  d.  Feb.  8,  1867. 

3411.  Nelson  C.  Pollock;  b.  April  26,  1862,    He  is  a  farmer, 

and  an  elder  in  the  church.  He  m.  Dec.  25,  1890,  Mary 
I.  Butler;  have  3  children  +. 

3412.  Elmer  Walker  Pollock;  b.  March  21,  1868;  is  a  member 

of  the  Congregational  Church;  lives  in  Chicago,  and  is 
engaged  in  the  insurance  business ;  m.  Elizabeth  Archer, 
March  19,  1891.    2  children  +. 

3413.  Mary  E.  Pollock;  b.  Jan.  16,  1872;  m.  Jan.  18,  1893,  to 

Charles  Self  ridge  of  Good  Hope;  both  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church.    1  child  +. 

NELSOX  C.  Pollock6  (3411)  (Mary5,  Quintus4,  Alexander5, 
Alexander2,  John1)  •  m.  Mary  I.  Butler  Dec.  25,  1890.  3  children, 
viz : 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


3414.  Hally  Kill  Pollock  ;  b.  Sept.  4,  1891. 

3415.  Lucile  Pollock;  b.  April  12,  1892. 

3416.  Eobert  Pollock;  b.  April  12,  1892. 

ELMER  W.  Pollock6  (3412)  (Mary5,  Quintus4,  Alexander3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1) ;  m.  Elizabeth  Archer  March  19,  1891.  2  children, 
viz : 

3417.  Helen  Glenrose  Pollock;  b.  Sept.  21,  1893. 

3418.  Dorothy  Eleanor  Pollock;  b.  June  21,  1897. 

MARY  E.  Pollock6  (3413)  (Mary5,  Quintus4,  Alexander3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  m.  Chas.  Selfridge  Jan.  18,  1893.    1  child,  viz: 

3419.  Lucy  May  Selfridge;  b.  Oct.  18,  1893. 

MARTHA  M.  MAGDALENE  Walker4  (2969)  (Alexander3, 
Alexander2,  John1).  She  was  the  second  child  of  Alexander  by  his 
second  wife;  b.  'Nov.  28,  1816;  d.  on  Grindstone  Creek,  McDonough 
County,  111.,  Nov.  22,  1844.  She  m.  Rev.  Aradatha  H.  Berry  Feb. 
15,  1838.  They  lived  in  Kansas.  One  daughter  dead  and  two  mar- 
ried and  living  in  Tennessee.   Their  5  children  were : 

3420.  Mary  Berry. 

3421.  Isabella  Berry. 

3422.  Margaret  Berry. 

3423.  Louise  Berry. 

3424.  Cynthia  Ann  Berry. 

THOMAS  MONTGOMERY  Walker4  (2970)  (Alexander3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  Feb.  26,  1819,  in  Adair  County,  Ky. ;  came  with 
his  family  to  Illinois  in  1830;  graduated  from  the  New  Albany 
Theological  Seminary  in  1845;  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  by 
Schuyler  Presbytery,  1846.  His  first  charge  was  Willow  Creek. 
Winnebago  County,  where  he  served  three  years;  then  three  years 
at  Walnut  Grove.  In  1852  he  became  pastor  of  the  Fountain  Green 
Church,  where  he  remained  until  1884.  During  the  Civil  War  he 
was  chaplain  of  the  118th  Illinois  Infantry,  and  afterwards  chaplain 
of  the  50th  Illinois  Volunteers,  where  he  served  until  the  close  of  the 
war.  In  1884  he  removed  to  Elk  City,  Kas.,  where  he  labored  in  the 
ministry  until  1888,  when  he  returned  to  Carthage,  making  that  his 
home,  but  temporarily  filling  the  pulpit  at  Fountain  Green.    He  d. 


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Nov.  18,  1888.  He  m.  Mary  W.  Montgomery  Dec.  24,  1846.  She 
survives  him  and  resides  at  Eock  Island,  111.    6  children,  viz : 

3425.  William  Montgomery  Walker;  b.  Dec.  19,  1847;  d.  Aug. 

20,  1870. 

3426.  Alexander  D.  Walker;  b.  Nov.  8,  1849. 

3427.  James  M.  Walker;  b.  April  21,  1854;  d.  Jan.  25,  1884. 

3428.  Margaret  F.  Walker;  b.  Nov.  20,  1857.    She  is  a  graduate 

of  Knox  College  and  is  employed  in  teaching. 

3429.  Thomas  M.  Walker;  b.  April  21,  1866 ;  d.  Aug.  22,  1876. 

3430.  Charles  A.  Walker;  b.  March  5,  1870. 

JANE  Walker3  (1949)  (Alexander2,  John1)  ;  was  b.  Jan.  6,  1768. 
She  m.  Andrew  McMahan,  and  she  with  her  husband  and  children 
moved  from  Virginia  to  Green  County,  Ky.  He  d.  there  in  1821  or 
1822,  and  she  d.  in  the  same  place  some  years  later.  Their  6  chil- 
dren were: 

3431.  Alexander  McMahan;  who  m.  Ellen  Moore. 

3432.  Samuel  McMahan;  who  m.  Betsey  Williams. 

3433.  Jane  McMahan. 

3434.  Margaret  McMahan  (Peggy)  ;  who  m.  David  Paxton. 

3435.  Andrew  McMahan;  who  m.  Miss  Black. 

3436.  Ann  McMahan;  who  m.  Moore  Paxton. 

JOSEPH  Walker3  (1950)  (Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  March  14, 
1771;  m.  Katherine  Kelso  in  April,  1794.  He  with  his  brothers, 
James  and  David,  moved  from  Eockbridge  County,  Ya.,  Sept.  25, 
1795,  and  came  to  Adair  County,  Ky.,  where  they  settled  on  Pettit's 
Fork,  where  he  d.  March  30,  1839,  and  she  d.  in  the  same  place 
Nov.  14,  1838.  He  made  sixteen  trips  back  to  Virginia  on  horseback 
to  visit  his  relatives.    9  children,  as  follows : 

3437.  Sophia  Walker;  b.  April  17,  1795;  d.  July  22,  1844. 

3438.  John  Walker;  b.  June  21,  1797;  killed  by  the  falling  of 

a  tree  March  16,  1805. 

3439.  Hugh  Kelso  Walker;  b.  Nov.  7,  1799;  m.  Mary  Scott.  7 

children  +. 

3440.  Mary  (Polly)  Walker;  b.  Aug.  31,  1801;  m.  Alban  Brad- 

shaw.    1  child  +. 

3441.  Jean  Walker;  b.  April  22,  1805;  d.  April  15,  1875. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


3442.  Morean  Walker;  b.  Sept.  23,  1807;  m.  Tusha  Bradshaw. 

His  children  live  in  Columbia,  Adair  County,  Ky.  5 
children  +. 

3443.  Tunstal  Quarles  Walker;  b.  April  24,  1810;  m.  Elizabeth 

P.  Lisle,  then  Louisa  Peebles.    10  children  +. 

3444.  Analisa  Walker;  b.  Feb.  13,  1812;  d.  Jan.  1,  1874.  Her 

death  occurring  the  same  day  and  only  three  hours  before 
that  of  her  brother,  Dr.  Tunstal  Q.  She  was  a  lovely, 
Christian  woman. 

3445.  Lysander  Walker;  b.  June  24,  1816;  m.  Sally  Hudson 

Flowers  Feb.  27,  1845.    10  children  +. 

HUGH  KELSO  Walker4  (3439)  (Joseph3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ; 
b.  Nov.  7,  1799;  m.  Mary  Scott,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Martha  Scott, 
March  7,  1826.  She  d.  Oct.  26,  1841.  He  then  m.  Mary  Workman 
Dec.  8,  1842.  She  d.  April  30,  1845.  He  then  m.  Cynthia  Blake- 
man  Jan.  13,  1846.  She  was  b.  Sept.  9,  1810,  and  d.  Sept.  4,  1877. 
7  children,  viz: 

3446.  Martha  (Patsy)  Ann  Walker;  b.  Jan.  6,  1827;  d.  March 

13,  1830,  in  Adair  County,  Ky. 

3447.  Joseph  Norman  Walker;  b.  Aug.  22,  1828;  m.  Elizabeth 

Onstatt  Nov.  18,  1869.   4  children  +. 

3448.  Samuel  Theophilus  Walker;  b.  Jan.  30,  1830;  m.  Julia 

A.  Foskett.    5  children  +. 

3449.  John  (Jack)  Walker;  b.  Nov.  1,  1831;  d.  May  24,  1860. 

3450.  Elizabeth  Walker;  b.  Oct.  1,  1833;  m.  Feb.  8,  1866,  John 

Nathan  Murrell.    1  child  +. 

3451.  Sophia  Jane  Walker;  b.  Dec.  10,  1835;  d.  Jan.  20,  183S. 

3452.  Henry  Clay  Walker;  b.  April  9,  1838;  m.  Harriet  Dohon- 

ey  Oct.  5,  1865.   2  children  +. 

JOSEPH  NOEMAN  Walker5  (3447)  (Hugh  K.4,  Joseph3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1) ;  second  son  of  Hugh  K. ;  was  b.  Aug.  22,  1828;  lives 
at  Forest  City,  111. ;  m.  Elizabeth  Onstatt  Nov.  18,  1869,  in  Peoria, 
111.   4  children  as  follows,  all  b.  in  Forest  City: 

3453.  Minnie  Walker;  b.  Sept.  24,  1870;  d.  Aug.  19,  1873. 

3454.  Cora  Walker;  b.  May  23,  1873;  m.  Frank  E.  Eingland 

June  7,  1894.    1  child  +. 

3455.  Mary  Emma  Walker;  b.  Feb.  24,  1876. 

3456.  Joseph  Norman  Walker,  Jr.;  b.  Sept.  16,  1898. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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COEA  Walker  (3454)  :  m.  Frank  E.  Eingiand.    1  child,  viz: 
3454a.    Kenneth  W.  Eingiand;  b.  Nov.  23,  1897. 

SAMUEL  THEOPHILUS  Walker5  (3448)  (Hugh4,  Joseph3, 
Alexander2,  John1);  was  b.  Jan.  30,  1830,  in  Adair  County,  Ky. 
He  left  Kentucky  and  came  to  Mason  County,  111.  In  1858  he,  with 
his  brothers  and  three  others,  made  a  trip  to  Pike's  Peak.  He  m. 
Julia  A.  Foskett  April  12,  1863.  He  was  clerk  of  Forest  Township 
for  twelve  years  and  was  elected  supervisor  in  1878.  They  had  the 
following  5  children : 

3457.  Esther  E.  Walker:  m.  Edgar  Thomas.    5  children  +. 

3458.  Polly  Scott  Walker;  b.  April  1,  1874. 

3459.  Patsy  Yaw  Walker;  b.  April  1,  1878. 

3460.  Susie  C.  Walker;  b.  Jan.  20,  1880. 

3461.  William  Kelso  Walker;  b.  March  8,  1882. 

ESTHEE  E.  Walker6  (3457)  (Samuel5,  Hugh4,  Joseph3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  Sept.  21,  1864;  m.  Edgar  Thomas  in  Xov.,  1882. 
5  children,  viz : 

3462.  Sophie  Thomas ;  d.  aged  nine  years. 

3463.  Susie  Thomas;  m.  E.  L.  Langston  Sept.  8,  1898. 

3464.  Otho  Thomas. 

3465.  Charles  Thomas. 

3466.  Leslie  Thomas. 

ELIZABETH  Walker5  (3450)  (Hugh  K.4,  Joseph3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  b.  Oct.  1,  1833;  m.  Feb.  8,  1866,  John  Nathan  Murrell; 
lived  near  Columbia,  Ky.  She  d.  Feb.  19,  1898.  They  had  one 
child,  viz : 

3467.  MAEGAEET  SCOTT  Murrell;  b.  Oct.  9,  1870.  She  m. 
Charles  Snow  Harris  Sept.  13,  1888.   Their  5  children  are : 

3468.  John  Albert  Harris;  b.  Dec.  18,  1889. 

3469.  William  Ernest  Harris;  b.  Feb.  20,  1892. 

3470.  Joe  Maynor  Harris  ;  b.  Dec.  21,  1894. 

3471.  Charles^Edgar  Harris;  b.  Oct.  11,  1896. 

3472.  Fred  Walker  Harris;  b.  April  4,  1899. 

HE^EY  CLAY  Walker5  (3452)  (Hugh  K.4,  Joseph3,  Alexan- 
der2, John1)  ;  b.  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  April  9,  1838;  lived  there 


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until  he  was  23  years  old.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War  he 
enlisted  on  the  Union  side,  in  Company  B,  of  the  13th  Kentucky 
Volunteer  Infantry,  Colonel  Hobson's  Kegiment.  This  was  Oct. 
2,  1861,  at  Greensburg,  Ky. ;  was  mustered  into  regular  U.  S.  service 
Dec.  31,  1861,  at  Camp  Hobson,  Taylor  County,  Ky.  With  the  ex- 
ception of  a  few  weeks  spent  in  the  hospital  while  in  the  South,  he 
was  with  the  army  until  Jan.,  1865,  having  spent  over  three  years  in 
the  service  of  his  country.  He  was  at  Shiloh  on  April  7,  and  was  on 
skirmish  duty;  also  at  the  siege  of  Corinth;  did  much  hard  march- 
ing through  Mississippi,  Alabama  and  Tennessee;  spent  six  weeks 
at  Battle  Creek,  Tenn. ;  returned  to  Kentucky  by  way  of  Nashville 
to  assist  in  driving  General  Bragg  from  Kentucky.  The  enemy 
having  escaped  they  were  ordered  back  to  Nashville.  Soon  after  his 
return  from  the  army  he  emigrated  to  Forest  City,  Mason  County, 
111.;  was  engaged  in  business  with  A.  Cross  &  Co.,  dealers  in  dry 
goods  and  grain.  He  was  a  Christian  man  of  the  highest  type,  strict- 
ly honest  in  all  his  dealings.  He  d.  in  Forest  City  Dec.  7,  187.3. 
He  m.  Harriet  A.  Dohoney,  dau.  of  Peyton  and  Polly  Hindman  Do- 
honey,  of  Adair  County,  Ky.,  Oct,  5,  1865. 

Chicago,  III.,  March  3,  1899. 

Mrs.  Emma  White: 

Dear  Cousin  : — Your  letter  to  hand  some  time  ago.  I  have  often 
heard  my  mother  speak  of  your  grandfather,  Samuel  Scott  Walker, 
and  I  knew  all  of  the  Walkers  of  Adair  County,  Ky.  Yes,  I  know 
James  Hindman — he  is  my  first  cousin ;  we  were  raised  within  one 
mile  of  each  other,  and  the  two  families  of  children  were  like  broth- 
ers and  sisters.  Alexander  Hindman  was  my  mother's  brother,  their 
mother  was  a  McEvain,  and  grandmother  Hindman  was  a  Miss 
White  of  Pennsylvania.  My  mother,  Polly  Hindman  Dohoney,  died 
one  year  ago  last  February  (26).  She  was  buried  on  her  86th  birth- 
day. She  was  the  last  of  her  family,  and  Aunt  Peggy  Hindman  has 
since  died — the  old  landmarks  are  falling  out  by  the  way,  and  the 
younger  generation  are  the  old  people  now.  We  do  not  know  a  great 
deal  about  the  Dohoney  family.  My  mother's  grandfather  came 
originally  from  Virginia  to  Kentucky  in  the  early  settlement  of  the 
state.  One  son,  Ehodes  Dohoney,  my  father's  brother,  settled  at 
Milltown  in  Adair  County,  on  Eussell's  Creek.  My  father,  Peyton 
Dohoney,  the  youngest  child  but  one,  is  the  last  of  the  family  left. 


J0HN  WALKER. 


417 


He  is  93  years  old  and  well  preserved  for  a  man  of  his  age.  After 
marriage  he  settled  and  lived  until  25  years  ago  within  one  mile  of 
his  old  home.  A  farmer,  quiet  and  unassuming,  he  raised  a  large 
family  of  children.  There  were  three  sons,  all  of  whom  chose  law 
as  a  profession.  The  eldest,  E.  L.  Dohoney,  resides  at  Paris,  Texas ; 
was  for  many  }rears  a  lawyer.  He  served  his  Senatorial  District  for 
two  terms  in  the  State  Senate;  has  been  aggressive  and  progressive 
in  political  and  reform  works  all  his  life.  Judge  E.  B.  Dohoney  is 
a  practicing  lawyer  at  Glasgow,  Ky. ;  and  the  youngest,  Henry  H. 
Dohoney,  a  bright  promising  young  lawyer,  died  early  in  life.  I  am 
the  oldest  daughter  living;  was  born  Feb.  26,  1841;  married  Henry 
Clay  Walker,  whom  I  had  known  from  childhood,  Oct.  5,  1865; 
came  immediately  to  Illinois,  where  I  have  resided  ever  since. 

With  many  wishes  for  the  success  of  the  work  you  have  under- 
taken, I  am,  your  cousin, 

Harriet  A.  Walker. 

Of  their  children  two  survive,  viz : 

3473.  Edwin  Kelso  Walker;  b.  June  28,  1866;  a  practicing  at- 

torney of  Chicago,  111.,  of  the  firm  of  Brickwood  & 
Walker;  unmarried  in  1899. 

3474.  John  Peyton  Walker;  b.  May  25,  1868;  graduate  of  Chi- 

cago College  of  Law;  is  employed  with  the  Lake  Shore 
&  Michigan  E.  E.  Co.  at  Chicago;  unmarried  in  1899. 

MAEY  (POLLY)  Walker4  (3440)  (Joseph3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  b.  Aug.  31,  1801;  m.  Alban  Bradshaw.  They  had  1  child, 
viz : 

3475.  HELENA  Bradshaw;  b.  Oct.  14,  1844.  She  m.  Jan.  15, 
1869,  Nicholas  Williams;  live  at  Montpelier,  Ky.   8  children,  viz: 

3476.  Virtis  Williams;  b.  Nov.  4,  1869. 

3477.  Morander  Williams;  b.  Nov.  26,  1871. 

3478.  Mattie  Williams;  b.  Sept.  16,  1873. 

3479.  Mollie  Williams;  b.  June  13,  1875. 

3480.  Sophia  Williams;  b.  Dec.  19,  1876. 

3481.  Albert  Williams;  b.  Jan.  21,  1879. 

3482.  Veloria  Williams;  b.  Jan.  4,  1881. 

3483.  Thetis  Williams;  b.  June  29,  1884. 

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DESCENDANTS  OF 


MO  RE  AX  Walker4  (3442)  (Joseph3,  Alexander2,  John1);  b. 
Sept.  23,  1807 ;  d.  of  cancer  of  the  face  Oct  7,  1857;  m.  Tusa  Brad- 
shaw.  She  d.  July  1,  1876.  Their  children  live  in  Columbia,  Adair 
Connty,  Ky.    5  children,  viz: 

3484.  Mary  Charlotte  Walker;  b.  Oct.  7,  1841;  m.  (1)  Levi 

Conover  and  m.  (2)  Henry  Logan.    Children  +. 

3485.  William  J.  Walker;  b.  Jnly  6,  1846;  d.  Nov.  8,  1848. 

3486.  Martha  Catherine  Walker;  b.  July  11,  1849;  d.  Nov.  8, 

1849. 

3487.  Tusa  Helen  Walker;  b.  April  23,  1835;  m.  and  had  two 

children  +. 

3488.  Arthur  William  Walker;  b.  April  15,  1855;  m.  and  had 

4  children  +. 

MARY  CHARLOTTE  Walker  (3484) ;  b.  Oct.  7,  1841.  She  m. 
Levi  Conover  Jan.  23,  1867.  He  d.  July  11,  1871.  She  then  m. 
Henry  Logan  Aug.  19,  1873.   He  d.  Jan.  16,  1898.   2  children,  viz: 

3489.  William  Joseph  Conover;  b.  1868. 

3490.  John  Morean  Conover;  b.  April  4,  1870.    He  m.  Nannie 

Lee  Montgomery  Nov.  4,  1896. 

TUSA  HELEN  Walker5  (3487)  (Morean4,  Joseph3,  Alexander2, 
John1) ;  b.  April  23,  1853.  She  m.  George  Waggener  in  1877. 
Their  home  is  in  Missouri.    2  children,  viz : 

3491.  William  Finis  Waggener;  b.  Oct.,  1879. 

3492.  Marvin  Waggener;  b.  Oct.  or  Nov.,  1887. 

ARTHUR  WILLIAM  Walker5  (3488)  (Morean4,  Joseph3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  April  15,  1855;  m.  Laura  Anna  Logan  March  2, 
1879.   4  children,  viz : 

3493.  Horace  T.  Walker;  b.  Jan.  7,  1880. 

3494.  Marvin  Logan  Walker;  b.  July  25,  1882. 

3495.  Carrie  Gulnri  Walker;  b.  March  6,  1885. 

3496.  Henry  Morean  Walker;  b.  March  10,  1888. 

TUNSTAL  QUARLES  Walker4  (3443)  (Joseph3,  Alexander2, 
John1)  ;  was  b.  April  24,  1810,  in  Adair  County,  Ky.,  and  d.  in  Col- 
umbia Jan.  1,  1874.  He  was  the  sixth  child  and  third  son  in  a 
family  of  eight  children  of  Joseph  and  Catherine  Walker,  who  came 


Tuxstal  Q.  Walker. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


419 


from  Rockbridge  County,  Va.,  to  Kentucky  in  1804.  He  was  a 
practicing  physician  for  more  than  forty  years,  from  about  1831  to 
the  close  of  his  life.  About  1838  we  find  he  was  practicing  medicine 
in  Burksville,  but  after  a  year  or  two  he  removed  to  Green  County. 
From  1857-59  he  lived  in  McComb,  111.,  after  which  he  returned  to 
Columbia,  Ky.,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Union  Army;  was  in  the  5th  Kentucky  Cavalry,  but 
resigned  shortly  after  the  death  of  his  first  wife.  While  residing  in 
Green  County  he  was  made  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Ebenezer  Presbyter- 
ian Church.  He  married  Elizabeth  Pendleton  Lisle  of  Green  Coun- 
ty April  16,  1836.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Dorothy  (Mil- 
ler) Lisle.  This  estimable  lady  died  Dec.  4,  1862,  leaving  nine  chil- 
dren. He  then  married  Oct.  31,  1867,  Louisa  Peebles.  She  died 
May,  1898.  Dr.  Walker  was  devoted  to  his  profession,  won  a  high 
reputation  as  a  physician,  and  through  most  of  his  public  life  had 
an  extensive  practice.  During  three  epidemics,  that  of  cholera  in 
1835,  and  again  a  few  months  ago,  he  served  the  people  with  untiring 
devotion.  Being  somewhat  advanced  in  years  and  with  a  constitu- 
tion naturally  feeble,  himself  having  just  recovered  from  an  illness 
which  prostrated  him  for  months,  he  passed,  calm  and  serene  at  all 
hours  of  the  night  and  day,  from  one  scene  of  suffering  and  death  to 
another,  until  the  pestilence  had  subsided — a  noble,  grand  old  hero, 
who  deserves  more  than  a  monument  of  marble.  Eeligion  held  the 
highest  place  in  his  esteem,  and  was  the  controlling  principle  of  his 
life.  The  death  of  his  sister,  Analisa,  occurred  about  three  hours 
before  he  passed  away.  The  ten  children  of  Tunstal  Q.  and  Eliza- 
beth Walker  were  as  follows  : 

3497.  Dorothy  Catherine  Walker  +. 

3498.  Mary  Louisa  Walker;  b.  Feb.  16,  1841;  d.  June,  1866. 

3499.  Joseph  Calvin  Walker;  b.  Dec.  28,  1842.    He  was  in  the 

Battle  of  Shiloh  under  General  Hobson;  d.  July  21, 
1862,  from  the  effects  of  sickness  contracted  in  the  army. 

3500.  Daniel  Lisle  Walker;  b.  April  26,  1844. 

3501.  Sophia  Walker;  b.  Dec.  3,  1845;  d.  Aug.,  1868. 

3502.  Thomas  Walker;  b.  June  24,  1847. 

3503.  Robert  Tate  Walker  +. 

3504.  Edwin  Quarles  Walker  +. 

3505.  Chalmers  Walker;  b.  July  12,  1853.    He  lived  in  Adair 

County,  Ky.,  until  about  1886,  where  he  practiced  medi- 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


cine.  In  that  year  he  received  an  injury  which  crippled 
him  so  badly  that  he  is  unable  to  walk.  He  is  a  cultured, 
refined,  Christian  gentleman ;  is  never  heard  to  complain, 
but  is  always  cheerful  and  entertaining.  Being  well 
versed  in  the  family  history,  he  is  always  willing  to  give 
information.  He  personally  knew  Samuel  Scott  Walker 
and  his  brothers  and  sisters  in  Kentucky.  He  lives  with 
his  sister,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Catherine  Bailey  in  Macomb, 
Illinois. 

3506.  Nannie  Miller  Walker;  b.  March  10,  1855;  lives  with  her 

sister,  Mrs.  Bailey,  in  Macomb,  111. 

DOROTHY  CATHERINE  Walker5  (3497)  (Tunstal4,  Joseph3, 
Alexander2,  John1);  b.  May  14,  1838;  m.  William  Sutherland 
Bailey  (No,  3987)  Jan.  7,  1858.  They  live  at  Macomb,  111.  He  is 
a  descendant  of  John  Walker,  the  emigrant,  through  his  son,  J oseph. 
Their  3  children  are  as  follows : 

3507.  Joseph  Bailey;  b.  Oct.  20,  1858;  d.  Dec.  21,  1862. 

3508.  William  Everett  Bailey;  b.  Feb.  19,  1864;  d.  Sept.  21, 

1864. 

3509.  Elizabeth  Lisle  Bailey;  b.  Oct.  25,  1865.    She  m.  Joseph 

Barnes  Bacon  Sept.  12,  1888.  He  is  a  practicing  physi- 
cian in  Chicago,  111.    2  children,  viz: 

3510.  William  Sutherland  Bacon;  b.  Feb.  23,  1891. 

3511.  Dorothy  Lisle  Bacon. 

ROBERT  TATE  Walker  (3503);  b.  Sept.  26,  1849;  m.  Amy 
Phelps  Dec.  27,  1881 ;  live  at  Barron,  Wis.    3  children,  viz : 

3512.  Nannie  Walker;  b.  April  13,  1885. 

3513.  Waller  Walker;  b.  Oct.  21,  1890. 

3514.  John  Walker;  b.  Aug.  8,  1895. 

EDWIN  QUARLES  Walker5  (3504)  (Tunstal4,  Joseph3,  Alex- 
ander2, John1)  ;  b.  Nov.  17,  1851;  m.  Ellen  Hart  Feb.  21,  1894;  live 
in  Macomb,  111.   They  are  the  parents  of  2  children,  viz : 

3515.  Dorothy  Walker;  b.  Jan  15,  1895;  d.  Feb.  1,  1895. 

3516.  Wayne  Wellington  Walker;  b.  Aug.  2,  1896. 


LYSANDER  Walker4  (3445)  (Joseph3,  Alexander2,  John1) ;  b. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


421 


June  24,  1816;  m.  Sally  Hudson  Flowers  on  Feb.  27,  1845.  None 
of  his  children  ever  married.    10  children,  viz: 

3517.  Joseph  Thomas  Walker;  b.  May  31,  1846;  d.  Feb.  23, 

1848. 

3518.  Hugh  K.  Walker;  b.  March  12,  1848. 

3519.  John  Henry  Walker;  b.  Dec.  11,  1849;  d.  Jan.  10,  1850. 

3520.  James  Samuel  Walker;  b.  Nov.  8,  1850;  d.  May  28,  1858. 

3521.  William  Tunstal  Walker;  b.  Sept.  5,  1853. 

3522.  Catherine  Walker;  b.  Oct.  19,  1855;  d.  Aug.  18,  1862. 

3523.  Sophia  Walker;  b.  April  25,  1858. 

3524.  Martha  Ellen  Walker;  b.  Feb.  18,  1862, 

3525.  Josephine  Walker;  b.  Sept.  6,  1864. 

3526.  Mary  Juriah  Walker;  b.  Feb.  23,  1868;  d.  July  6,  1868. 

CATHERINE  Walker3  (1951)  (Alexander2,  John1)  ;  b.  Feb.  4, 
1775 ;  m.  Samuel  Taylor  Oct.  23,  1793.  They  moved  from  Rock- 
bridge  County,  Ya.,  to  Green  County,  Ky.,  where  they  settled  on 
the  East  Fork  of  the  Little  Barren  River,  afterward  removing  to 
Adair  County,  Ky.,  where  Catherine  died  of  consumption  Nov.  8, 
1822.  She  was  an  excellent  Christian  woman.  Her  husband  d.  at 
the  same  place  Feb.  12,  1849.    3  children,  viz : 

3527.  James  Taylor;  m.  (1)  Esther  Stotts,  and  (2)  Martha 

Morrison.    1  child  ~h 

3528.  John  Howe  Taylor;  m.  .    2  children  +. 

3529.  Hawkins  Taylor;  m.  Melinda  Walker,  dan.  of  David. 

For  their  children,  see  No.  2765  +. 

JAMES  Taylor4  (3527)  (Catherine3,  Alexander2,  John1);  b. 
Aug.  4,  1804.  He  m.  (1)  Esther  Stotts,  and  (2)  Martha  Morrison 
in  1883,  and  d.  in  1884,  leaving  one  child,  viz : 

3530.  Catherine  Rebecca  Taylor;  m.  James  Re}Tiolds  in  1860, 

and  d.  leaving  two  sons,  who  reside  in  Des  Moines,  la., 
names  not  known. 

JOHN  HOWE  Taylor4  (3528)  (Catherine3,  Alexander2,  John1)  ; 
b.  in  Barren  County,  Ky.,  in  May,  1807,  and  d.  Feb.  12,  1849,  leav- 
ing a  son  and  a  daughter.  He  was  a  fine  scholar ;  a  teacher ;  member 
of  the  Legislature,  and  a  Justice  of  the  Peace.   He  was  a  member  of 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


the  County  Court  for  many  years,  and  d.  in  the  home  where  he  was 
born.    2  children,  viz : 

3531.   Taylor;  b.  in  1842. 

3532.    Taylor;  b.  May  6,  1846;  m.  Gep.  Welch.    She  d. 

June  3,  1889,  in  Vernon  County,  Mo.,  leaving  7  chil- 
dren, names  unknown. 

HAWKINS  Taylor4  (3529)  (Catherine3,  Alexander2,  John1); 
b.  Nov.  15,  1888,  in  Barren  County,  Ky. ;  m.  his  cousin,  Melinda 
Walker  (dau.  of  David).  He  was  a  member  of  the  first  Iowa  Terri- 
torial Legislature  from  Lee  County  (as  was  also  Colonel  William 
Patterson),  which  met  Nov.  12,  1838,  and  adjourned  Jan.  25,  1839. 
Fifty  years  afterwards  he  was  presented  with  a  gold-headed  cane  by 
the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Iowa.  He  was  sheriff  of  Lee  County 
in  1842;  mayor  of  Keokuk  in  1857;  was  a  delegate  from  Iowa  to  the 
Convention  held  at  Chicago  which  nominated  Mr.  Lincoln  for  the 
Presidency.  He  was  Postoffice  Inspector  for  Kansas  from  1863  to 
1865,  and  served  on  a  commission  to  adjust  war  claims  in  1863.  He 
contributed  to  the  Annals  of  Iowa,  and  assisted  in  the  writing  of  the 
History  of  Iowa.  He  also  served  as  a  government  detective  for  some 
time.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife  he  m.  Elizabeth  Delamater 
Johnson  of  Cleveland,  Ohio  July  26,  1863.  He  d.  in  Washington, 
D.  C,  Nov.  7,  1893.  For  children,  see  Melinda  Walker  No.  2765. 
He  is  the  author  of  the  Reminiscences  which  follow. 


EARLY  EEMINISCENCES. 

BY  HON".  HAWKINS  TAYLOR. 

By  permission  of  The  Peoria,  III.,  Weekly  Journal,  in  which  these 
letters  appeared  in  1895. 

I  propose  to  tell  what  I  have  seen  and  done,  and  what  I  have 
known  of  what  others  have  done,  so  far  as  it  would  be  interesting  to 
the  reader. 

I  am  as  fully  an  Irishman  as  a  man  can  be  that  was  not  born  in 
Ireland.  My  father  came  to  this  country  in  the  first  vessel  that 
brought  immigrants  after  the  Revolution.  He  was  born  and  reared 
in  the  County  of  Antrim  and  came  to  this  country  when  seventeen 
years  of  age,  expecting  to  live  with  and  get  the  estate  of  a  rich  bache- 
lor uncle  in  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania.  He  landed  in  New  York 
City  and  walked  from  that  city  to  his  uncle's.   He  was  a  raw,  broth 


Hox.  Hawkins  Taylor. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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of  an  Irish  boy  ;  he  had  received  ranch  good  instruction  from  his 
pious  Scotch-Irish  father  and  mother  before  leaving  home  to  go  into 
the  ontside  world,  as  America  was  then  supposed  to  be.  all  of  which 
my  father  treasured  up  and  followed  through  his  long  life. 

My  father  had,  before  leaving  Ireland,  heard  extravagant  stories 
about  the  savage  character  of  the  American  Indian  and  the  ferocity 
of  the  wild  beasts  of  the  great  winderness,  but  fortunately  he  neither 
met  Indians  nor  savage  wild  beasts  on  his  trip  from  Xew  York  to 
his  uncle's  home  in  Pennsylvania.  Amongst  other  damaging  stories 
against  the  American  character  of  the  wild  animals  the  skunk  had 
been  unfavorably  spoken  of,  and  my  father  was  fully  resolved  to  give 
the  skunk  wide  berth  and  not  allow  himself  to  be  deceived  by  the  re- 
ported beauty  of  the  animal.  The  first  squirrel  that  he  saw  on  the 
trip  ran  up  a  tree  ahead  of  him  on  the  road  side.  This  must  be  a 
skunk  preparing  for  battle,  and  my  father  made  a  wide  circle  around 
that  tree,  and  was  happy  when  he  got  safely  in  the  road  again  un- 
harmed. 

My  father  remained  one  year  with  his  uncle  working  hard  on  the 
farm  and  all  that  he  got  for  the  year's  work  was  a  wool  hat.  He  made 
no  complaint  to  the  uncle,  but  did  as  millions  of  others  have  done, 
followed  his  "spunk"  and  did  what  he  ought  not  to  have  done,  left  in 
the  night  without  a  word  of  complaint  or  thanks,  and  never  inquired 
after  or  heard  from  or  what  became  of  the  estate  of  his  uncle  after 
he  left.  After  leaving  his  uncle  he  went  to  Rockbridge  County,  Vir- 
ginia, where  there  was  a  large  settlement  of  people  from  the  same 
section  of  Ireland  that  my  father  came  from.  x^.nd  there  he  served 
an  apprenticeship  to  the  wagon-making  trade,  and  there  he  married 
my  mother,  Catharine  Walker,  whose  father  and  mother  came  from 
Ireland.  My  mother  was  the  youngest  of  seven  children ;  her  father 
was  a  gunsmith,  and  he  and  two  of  his  sons  made  guns  for  the  army 
during  the  entire  war  of  the  Revolution,  while  the  other  four  sons 
worked  on  the  farm  and  served  in  the  army  by  turns  during  the  nine 
3'ears'  war.  In  1792  my  father  and  mother  moved  to  Kentucky,  then 
the  "bloody  ground"  wilderness,  settling  in  the  Green  River  country, 
where  neighbors  had  to  go  ten  and  fifteen  miles  to  help  each  other  to 
roll  logs  and  build  houses.  I  was  the  youngest  of  three  children,  all 
boys,  and  was  born  November  15,  1811. 

There  were  no  newspapers,  books  or  schools  in  that  section,  except 
the  Bible  and  two  or  three  religious  books  of  the  different  religious 
denominations.  My  mother  had  by  heart  the  Bible,  "Baxter's  Saints 
Rest/'  and  the  few  other  religious  books.  She  was  then  a  saint  on 
earth,  and  is  now  a  saint  in  Heaven.  She  was  intensely  anti-slavery, 
holding  the  selling  of  human  beings  with  a  soul  the  greatest  of  all 
crimes. 

Three  of  my  mother's  brothers  followed  my  father  and  settled  in 
Adair  County.  The  Walker  relations  were  numerous  and  a  good 
many  of  them  were  lawyers  and  preachers  and  all  opposed  to  slavery, 


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at  that  day.  My  father  was  a  stern  man  of  few  words ;  he  never  had 
a  law-suit  in  his  life,  and  he  never  had  trouble  with  any  person,  and 
never  wanted,  or  held  office.  His  home  was  always  open  to  the  way- 
farer, and  he  never  took  a  cent  from  any  person  that  ate  at  the  fam- 
ily table  or  tarried  over  night. 

My  name,  like  my  life,  seems  a  sort  of  accidental  mystery,  no 
other  man  in  the  United  States  having  the  same  name — Hawkins 
Taylor.  A  man  by  the  name  of  Hawkins,  on  his  way  home  from 
Lexington,  Ky.,  to  his  home  in  Tennessee,  was  taken  sick  on  the  road 
and  was  taken  to  onr  home,  where  he  had  a  long  spell  of  fever,  and 
my  father,  becoming  greatly  attached  to  him,  gave  me  his  name. 
Father  and  mother  would  not  take  a  cent  of  pay  for  the  trouble. 
The  son  of  this  man,  for  whom  I  was  named,  has  since  been  Governor 
of  Tennessee. 

My  father  was  always  kind  to  the  needy,  and  caught  a  cold  that 
terminated  his  life  by  going  a  mile,  when  85  years  old,  to  see  a  poor, 
sick  boy  that  he  felt  an  interest  in.  My  mother  was  always  kind  and 
gentle  to  all,  especially  to,  and  with,  her  children.  All  that  has  been 
good  in  me  I  owe  to  her  love  and  goodness,  and  nothing  has  ever 
given  me  so  much  happiness  as  the  consciousness  that  in  her  ten 
years  of  life  after  my  birth,  I  never  gave  her  cause  of  grief  so  far  as 
I  know.  I  was  the  youngest  and  from  my  birth  my  mother  was  an 
invalid  and  my  associate,  my  greatest  desire  was  to  save  her  trouble. 

There  was  a  settlement  of  about  twenty  families,  all  from  the 
north  of  Ireland,  and  nearly  all  but  my  father's  family  related  by 
blood  or  marriage  to  each  other.  This  Irish  settlement  constituted 
a  sort  of  society  of  its  own.  Nearby  there  was  a  large  settlement  of 
out-at-the-elbow  Virginians,  all  claiming  to  be  related  to  King 
George,  and  of  the  "first  families  of  Virginia."  They  followed  the 
English  rule  of  educating  the  oldest  son,  and  would  send  off  their 
oldest  sons  to  be  educated  in  Virginia,  and  the  other  sons  went  with- 
out education.  These  Virginia  "Tuckahoes"  looked  upon  their  Irish 
neighbors  as  "poor  whites,"  while  the  Irish  community  held  in  the 
greatest  disgust  these  "Tuckahoes." 

From  my  earliest  recollections  I  was  intended  for  a  lawyer.  I  was 
a  great  pet  of  my  uncle  Alexander  Walker,  who  came  to  Kentucky 
from  Virginia  with  Green  Clay,  and  he  always  insisted  that  Green 
Clay  was  an  abler  man  than  his  cousin,  Henry  Clay.  I  was  to  study 
law  with  my  cousin,  Cyrus  Walker,  one  of  the  ablest  lawyers  this 
country  has  produced. 

George  H.  Williams,  who  was  several  years  Judge  of  the  Burling- 
ton District,  and  afterwards  Judge  in  Oregon,  then  in  the  United 
States  Senate,  and  then  Attorney  General  of  the  United  States,  has 
frequently,  in  talking  of  Walker,  said  that  he  was  the  ablest  lawyer, 
especially  as  a  criminal  lawyer,  that  he  had  ever  met.  Unfortunate- 
ly at  the  time  that  I  was  a  boy  the  loud  declaimer  was  held  to  be  the 
best  lawyer.    I  did  not  believe  that  I  could  ever  be  a  good  public 


JOHN  WALKEB. 


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speaker  and  I  learned  to  be  a  tanner  in  place  of  being  a  lawyer.  I 
made  a  mistake  as  I  now  think.  I  am  snre  I  would  have  made  a  good 
lawyer,  and  there  is  no  calling  more  honorable  than  that  of  the  law, 
if  the  man  is  honest  and  honorable.  The  honest  lawyer  and  honest 
doctor  do  more  for  humanity  than  almost  any  other  class  of  men.  I 
regret  that  I  did  not  study  law,  and  yet  my  long  life  of  observation 
satisfies  me  that  more  than  four-fifths  of  the  young  men  now  study- 
ing law  had  far  better  learn  some  trade. 

When  19  years  of  age  I  had  only  seen  three  newspapers.  One  was 
Pat  Darby's  Spirit  of  1776,  the  "Old  Court"  organ;  another  was  the 
Argus,  edited  by  Francis  P.  Blair,  Sr.,  and  Amos  Kendall,  as  the 
organ  of  the  "Xew  Court"  party,  in  the  great  contest  between  the  old 
and  new  court  parties  in  Kentucky,  lasting  some  six  or  eight  years, 
and  during  several  years  of  which  time  there  were  two  Courts  of  Ap- 
peals in  the  state  deciding  cases :  the  Circuit  Judges  of  the  Districts 
sending  cases  to  the  old  or  new  Court  of  Appeals,  as  the  Judge  that 
tried  the  case  chose  to  send  them.  The  other  paper  that  I  had  seen 
was  a  stray  copy  of  a  paper  started  in  Louisville  by  George  D.  Pren- 
tice, before  he  was  connected  with  the  Louisville  Journal.  That  pa- 
per had  a  part  or  all  of  "Japhet  in  search  of  a  father."'  The  paper 
was  well  worn  before  I  saw  it.  The  story  created  great  excitement  in 
the  neighborhood,  and  the  loan  of  it  was  highly  prized.  I  have  never 
heard  of  Japhet  since,  and  have  no  authority  to  state  that  he  ever 
found  his  father.  I  hope  that  he  did.  The  old  and  new  court  contest 
in  Kentucky  was  the  most  remarkable  financial  contest,  on  account 
of  the  length  and  bitterness  of  it,  that  has  ever  taken  place  in  any  of 
the  states. 

During  the  last  years  of  the  war  of  1812,  and  up  to  about  1820 
money  was  plenty,  and  there  was  a  boom  in  the  value  of  real  estate  in 
Kentucky,  and  a  great  many  farmers  sold  their  farms  and  moved  to 
Ohio,  Indiana,  Illinois  and  Missouri.  They  sold  largely  on  credit, 
and  made  their  payments  in  the  purchase  of  lands  in  their  new 
homes  to  meet  their  payments  due  them  for  their  old  Kentucky 
homes.  There  was  a  money  panic  in  Kentucky7,  and  lands  and  other 
property  fell  greatly  in  value,  and  went  without  purchasers  at  any 
price.  The  Legislature,  when  it  met  in  the  winter  of  1823-4,  char- 
tered a  state  bank  with  branches  founded  alone  on  the  credit  of  the 
state.  All  salaries  and  indebtedness  of  the  state  were  made  payable 
in  the  bills  of  this  commonwealth's  bank,  and  all  taxes  and  indebted- 
ness due  the  state  was  made  receivable  in  this  paper,  and  a  law  was 
passed  providing  that  the  refusal  of  creditors  to  accept  this  paper  in 
payment  of  debts  gave  the  debtors  a  stay  of  two  years.  This  law  was 
ruin  to  the  men  who  had  sold  their  farms  in  Kentucky  and  bought 
others  in  new  homes.  The  commonwealth's  paper  soon  dropped  down 
in  value  to  half  its  face,  and  the  creditors  had  to  lose  one-half  of  their 
debt,  or  wait  two  years  for  their  money.  Commissioners  were  ap- 
pointed in  each  county  in  the  state,  whose  business  it  was  to  value  the 


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DESCENDANTS  OP 


land  of  anyone  who  wanted  to  borrow  money  of  the  bank,  and  the 
owner  of  the  land  could  get  from  the  bank  two-thirds  of  the  com- 
missioners' valuation  of  his  land. 

The  Supreme  Court,  or  Court  of  Appeals,  decided  that  this  law 
was  unconstitutional,  and  the  next  Legislature  legislated  the  Court 
of  Appeals  out  of  office,  and  created  a  new  Court  of  Appeals.  The 
old  court  decided  the  law  repealing  them  out  of  office  unconstitutional, 
and  the  issue  in  the  election  of  the  Legislature  of  1826  was  "The  old 
and  the  new  Court."  National  politics  was  not  in  the  contest,  and 
there  never  has  been  such  a  contest  in  the  state  since. 

There  was  then  three  days  of  voting  and  no  ballots.  Each  voter 
named  the  man  he  voted  for,  and  the  name  and  vote  was  recorded  in 
the  poll-book.  The  state  of  the  polls  was  known  at  all  hours  of  the 
day.  John  Stotts  was  for  many  years  the  first  voter  in  the  district 
in  which  I  was  raised.  He  was  the  leader  of  the  hill  voters,  and  a 
great  many  voters  who  could  not  read  or  write  or  recollect  names 
would  vote  as  J ohn  Stotts  voted,  and  the  judge  would  so  record  their 
votes. 

There  was  no  telegraph  and  but  a  tri-weekly  mail  to  the  county 
seat,  but  each  party  had  runners  at  each  polling  place,  well  mounted, 
who  took  to  the  county  seat  the  result  of  the  day's  voting,  with  a  list 
of  the  absent  voters  in  each  district.  The  result  was  there  was  scarce- 
ly a  voter  in  the  state  able  to  be  hauled  to  the  polls  who  did  not  vote. 

On  the  11th  day  of  April,  1831,  when  a  little  over  nineteen  years 
of  age,  I  left  my  father's  home  for  Missouri.  I  knew  nothing  of  the 
ways  of  the  world.  I  had  scarcely  any  education.  I  had  seen  but 
three  newspapers  in  my  life  and  but  a  few  irregular  copies  of  those. 
I  had  never  been  the  owner  of  half  a  dozen  dollars'  worth  of  store 
clothes  in  my  life,  and  I  went  forty  miles  before  I  ever  saw  a  stage 
coach.  But  I  had  at  that  time  a  large  capital  that  has  never  been  ex- 
hausted, and  it  has  been  worth  far  more  than  any  money  capital  is  of 
itself.  I  felt  that  I  was  in  manhood  the  equal  of  any  man,  and  no 
better  than  the  poorest  in  birth,  education  or  in  the  world's  goods, 
provided  they  were  honest,  industrious  and  faithful  to  what  was 
right.  I  believed  then,  and  have  believed  ever  since,  that  it  was  hon- 
est principles  and  manhood,  and  not  dress  or  wealth,  that  made  the 
true  and  worthy  man.  I  then  and  at  all  times  since  have  had  opin- 
ions of  my  own  on  all  subjects  that  presented  themselves,  and  I  never 
waited  to  have  the  opinion  of  some  one  else  before  expressing  my  own. 
I  think  that  most  politicians  will  say  that  I  deserved  failure. 

To  me  it  has  been  a  life's  enjoyment  to  have  my  say  as  I  thought. 
It  is  the  independent  man  who  makes  public  sentiment  and  the  Ma- 
cawbers  who  generally  reap  the  honors.  I  have  always  thought  the 
independent  man  who  created  public  sentiment  the  most  useful  and 
best. 

Why  I  left  a  comfortable  home  to  go  five  or  six  hundred  miles  into 
what  was  then  a  very  new  county  I  never  knew.   I  had  no  relatives 


JOHN  WALKER. 


427 


to  go  to.  When  I  started  my  father  gave  me  a  fine  horse  and  twenty- 
nine  dollars  in  money.  All  the  clothes  I  had  were  home-made  and 
I  carried  them  in  a  pair  of  saddle  bags.  I  crossed  the  Ohio  Elver  at 
Ford's  ferry,  below  Shawneetown.  The  river  was  very  high.  I  stay- 
ed over  night  at  Ford's.  I  found  a  good  many  men  about  the  house 
who  were  not  travelers,  and  there  were  twenty  or  thirty  guns  in  the 
hall  and  sitting  room.  My  father  had  never  been  without  a  rifle,  and 
few  men  where  I  was  raised  were  without  a  gun,  but  I  had  never  seen 
such  an  arsenal  as  at  Ford's,  and  I  inquired  about  it  but  got  no  infor- 
mation on  the  subject,  but  I  afterwards  learned  the  cause. 

On  the  opposite  Illinois  side  of  the  river  a  cave,  known  by  the 
steamboat  men  as  the  "Cave  in  the  Eock,"  for  years  was  the  head- 
quarters of  counterfeiters,  burglars  and  horsethieves.  The  Fords 
were  of  the  part}7,  and  a  vigilance  committee  was  organized  to  extir- 
minate  the  depredators  in  the  counties  of  Pope  and  Saline,  in  Illinois. 
The  attack  was  made  the  night  after  I  crossed  the  river  and  one  or 
two  of  the  Ford  gang  were  killed  and  the  counterfeiting  crowd  par- 
tially broken  up.    I  narrowly  escaped  being  in  the  fight. 

I  reached  St.  Louis  about  2  o'clock  p.  m.  I  had  a  cousin  there 
whom  I  had  never  seen,  and  who  had  never  seen  or  heard  of  me. 
(This  was  John  Kelso  Walker,  jSTo.  1957.)  He  went  to  St.  Louis 
from  Rockbridge  County,  Virginia,  and  was  sheriff  of  St.  Louis 
County  for  sixteen  ye&Ts,  and  county  treasurer  eight  years.  By  the 
law  of  the  state  the  sheriff  was  not  eligible  for  more  than  four  years 
at  a  time.  Mr.  Walker  would  serve  four  years  as  sheriff,  and  then  a 
term  of  two  years  as  county  treasurer,  and  in  this  way  putting  in 
twenty-four  years,  and  was  then  elected  county  judge,  and  held  that 
office  until  his  death. 

The  sheriff,  by  law,  lived  in  the  jail.  I  rode  up  to  the  gate  and  my 
cousin  came  out,  and  I  told  him  who  I  was.  I  probably  presented 
about  as  discouraging  an  appearance  as  could  be  presented.  My  cou- 
sin inquired  about  the  Kentucky  relatives,  and  satisfied  himself  that  I 
was  not  an  imposter,  and  then  ordered  my  horse  put  up.  By  that  time 
I  was  pretty  mad  all  over,  and  he  had  hard  work  to  have  me  stop.  I 
had  not  been  received  as  my  relatives  back  at  home  received  me,  when 
I  went  to  their  houses.  I  remained  with  him  for  three  or  four  days, 
and  he  wanted  me  to  remain  with  him.  and  his  wife,  a  lovely  woman, 
then  in  bad  health,  tried  to  have  me  stay.  She  understood  the  ways 
of  the  world,  and  doubtless  felt  that  I  needed  a  home.  St.  Louis  had 
then  less  than  six  thousand  people,  but  I  thought  that  it  was  too  large 
a  city  for  me  to  stop  in. 

It  was  Sunday  when  I  reached  St.  Louis,  and  the  day  before  I  got 
there  the  square  where  the  Planters'  House  now  stands,  with  a  little 
two-roomed  house  with  clapboard  weatherboarding,  had  been  sold  for 
one  thousand  dollars,  and  Thomas  McKnight,  who  died  in  Dubuque 
some  years  since,  and  was  at  one  time  a  candidate  for  Congress  in 
Iowa,  on  the  same  day  sold  a  square  or  block  from  Main  Street  to  the 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


river,  opposite  to  where  the  old  Missouri  Hotel  was  forty  years  ago, 
for  one  thousand  dollars.  The  city  was  then  a  rock  bluff  above  Mar- 
ket Street,  with  one  or  two  solitary  whisky  shops  on  the  river  under 
the  cliffs.  One  of  these  shops  stood  there  for  many  years  after  the 
levee  was  a  solid  block  of  stone  groceries  and  commission  houses, 
standing  solitary  and  alone  between  two  such  commission  houses. 
John  Eice,  the  proprietor,  at  his  death  left  half  a  million  of  dollars 
to  his  heirs,  that  he  made  in  this  little  house  selling  whisky  and  pies. 
It  took  Eice  about  thirty  years  to  make  the  fortune,  but  his  heirs 
spent  it  in  less  than  a  sixth  of  that  time.  Whisky  money  belongs  to 
the  Black  One,  and  he  always  gets  it  in  the  third  generation,  gener- 
ally in  the  second.  To  fit  a  man  to  make  or  sell  whisky,  he  has  to  blot 
out  his  conscience,  if  he  has  one,  give  up  all  love  for  mankind,  curse 
God  and  take  the  Devil  as  his  guide  and  counselor,  and  make  up  his 
mind  to  associate  in  the  other  world  with  his  victims  of  this,  without 
a  good  deal  of  repentance  before  he  leaves  this  world — that  seldom 
happens. 

When  I  left  St.  Louis  I  went  up  the  river  one  hundred  and  fifty 
miles  to  Hannibal,  on  the  Mississippi,  then  a  little  place  of  about  one 
hundred  and  fifty  people.  I  divided  my  time  that  fall  between  hav- 
ing the  ague  and  working  in  a  brick  yard,  and  spent  that  winter  at 
the  house  of  Colonel  William  Patterson,  then  living  in  Marion  Coun- 
ty, Missouri,  and  now  in  the  city  of  Keokuk,  and  at  all  times  a  useful 
and  good  citizen. 

Galena  was  running  over  with  miners  of  the  rougher  order,  and  as 
I  could  do  nothing,  I  returned  down  the  river  to  Hannibal,  and  from 
there  I  went  to  Sangamon  County,  Illinois,  with  Colonel  William 
Patterson  and  John  E.  Johnson,  where  I  had  a  great  many  relatives, 
intending  to  return  to  the  lead  mines  in  the  spring  and  look  after- my 
claims  there,  supposed  to  be  valuable,  and  which  proved  to  be  to 
others,  who  got  them  by  my  failure  to  return  and  work  them. 

During  the  winter  of  1832-3  I  determined  to  make  a  farm  and 
settle  near  Irish  Grove,  then  in  Sangamon  County,  and  now  in  Logan 
County.  None  of  the  farmers  in  that  part  of  the  country  had  entered 
their  farms  and  no  one  was  then  expecting  to  ever  see  a  railroad  in 
that  section.  The  use  of  coal  for  household  purposes  was  not  thought 
of.  The  timber  was  entered,  and  there  was  very  little  of  it,  and  it 
was  not  thought  that  the  prairie  would  ever  have  to  be  entered.  The 
only  pine  lumber  used  in  that  section,  in  any  of  the  towns,  was 
brought  from  Pittsburg  by  water,  down  the  Ohio  to  Cairo,  and  then 
up  the  Mississippi  to  St.  Louis,  up  the  Illinois  to  some  point  on  that 
river,  and  then  hauled  to  where  it  was  used.  I  had  no  money,  but  I 
wanted  to  enter  forty  acres  of  timber,  and  I  went  to  Springfield  to 
Dr.  Jayne,  who  was  afterwards  the  father-in-law  of  Lyman  Trum- 
bull, and  told  him  that  I  wanted  to  borrow  $50.  I  had  never  seen  the 
Doctor  before,  and  he  had  never  seen  or  heard  of  me.  I  went  to  town 
on  horseback  and  rode  up  to  the  Doctor's  house  in  the  town  and  call- 


JOHN  WALKER. 


429 


ed  him  out.  I  did  not  go  into  the  house  except  to  give  my  note  and 
get  the  money.  The  Doctor  charged  me  thirty-seven  and  a  half  per 
cent,  interest,  but  asked  no  security  of  me,  and  since  I  have  known 
more  of  the  world  I  have  always  felt  proud  that  my  face  was  so  good 
security,  for  the  Doctor  was  a  careful  business  man. 

The  interest  was  enormous,  but  there  was  very  little  money  in  cir- 
culation in  that  section  of  the  country.  I  paid  the  interest  in  drib- 
blets as  I  had  it,  and  three  years  later  the  principal.  I  made  rails 
that  winter  and  fenced  forty  acres  of  prairie  land  in  the  spring,  and 
had  thirty  acres  of  the  prairie  broken  and  partly  planted  in  sod  corn. 
In  1833  I  made  a  kiln  of  brick  in  Irish  Grove  to  some  profit.  My 
brother  from  Kentucky  visited  me  during  the  summer,  and  in  the 
early  fall,  with  my  brother,  I  went  to  Kentucky  to  visit  my  father. 

It  was  a  long  hard  journey  of  five  hundred  miles,  over  bad  roads, 
taking  six  weeks  of  time,  four  weeks  on  the  road  and  two  weeks  with 
my  father.  I  made  half  a  dozen  of  these  visits  from  1831  to  my 
father's  and  brother's  death  in  February,  1849.  I  sometimes  went 
on  horseback,  and  sometimes  by  water,  going  down  the  Mississippi 
River  to  Cairo,  and  then  up  the  Ohio  River  to  Louisville,  and  then 
by  land  one  hundred  miles  to  my  old  home.  Sometimes  I  hired  a 
horse  in  Louisville,  and  rode  home  and  sometimes  I  walked  the  one 
hundred  miles.  During  this  whole  time  the  money  that  it  cost  to 
make  these  visits  was  earned  by  hard  work  at  low  wages,  and  at  all 
times  a  scarce  article  with  me,  but  these  visits  to  my  father  have  been 
the  green  spots  of  my  life,  that  have  added  greatly  to  my  own  self- 
respect — my  life  companion  and  the  friend,  of  all  others,  that  one 
should  always  be  on  good  terms  with. 

On  the  return  trip,  in  the  fall  of  1833,  a  young  friend  joined  me, 
and  we  had  some  forty  head  of  cattle  that  we  drove  back.  We  had  a 
horse  and  wagon  and  an  ox  team  on  the  trip,  occupying  just  one 
month  on  the  road,  and  it  was  the  month  of  my  life  that  I  enjoyed 
above  all  others.  It  was  the  month  of  October.  We  slept  at  night  in 
the  wagon,  and  before  we  left  home  my  step-mother  baked  a  large 
supply  of  bread — baked  in  large  ovens,  with  a  lid  and  fire  above  and 
below — and  my  father  gave  me  a  full  supply  of  well-cured  and  smok- 
ed sides  of  bacon,  and  we  had  a  cow  that  we  milked,  and  my  mother 
put  in  a  large  jar  of  butter.  Our  meals  in  the  morning  before  start- 
ing, and  at  night,  after  camping,  were  coffee  and  milk,  light  bread 
and  butter  and  bacon  broiled  on  the  coals,  and  nothing  could  have 
been  more  delicious;  we  fattened  on  the  diet  all  the  time  and  had 
much  jolly  fun. 

My  partner  on  this  trip  was  James  Stotts,  one  of  the  noblest  men 
that  I  ever  met,  and  is  now  where  all  good  people  go  when  they  leave 
this  world. 

I  married  in  the  spring  of  1834,  built  me  a  log  home,  and  com- 
menced housekeeping.  I  had  a  prairie  team  and  broke  prairie  and 
farmed  my  land  by  turns.   The  election  of  Illinois  at  that  time  was 


430 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


on  the  first  Monday  in  August.  I  lived  near  Salem  where  Mr.  Lin- 
coln lived  and  was  greatly  attached  to  him,  and  on  the  morning  of 
the  election  I  started  at  sunrise  for  the  election  precinct  on  Lake 
Fork;  eighteen  miles  distant.  The  road  was  a  mere  bridle  path  most 
of  the  way,  up  the  bottom  of  Salt  Creek.  The  prairie  grass  was 
higher  than  I  was  on  my  pony,  and  the  result  was  that  I  was  wet  to 
the  skin  most  of  the  way.  The  whole  people  in  that  part  of  Illinois 
were  for  Jackson.  It  was  before  Canada  Peck  and  Stephen  A.  Doug- 
las had  inaugurated  the  caucus  system  in  the  state.  Candidates  ran 
on  their  own  personal  popularity.  Sangamon  County  embraced  the 
present  counties  of  Logan,  Menard,  Christian  and  a  large  part  of 
Dewitt  and  Cass.  The  county  was  entitled  to  four  members  in  the 
Legislature,  and  there  were  over  twenty  candidates  in  the  field  want- 
ing the  office,  all  running  independent  of  party.  There  was  a  little 
junta  in  Springfield  that  assumed  to  run  the  Jackson  party  in  the 
county. 

The  junta  had  sent  out,  to  every  precinct  in  the  county,  tickets 
having  four  names  on  them  as  the  true  representatives  of  Jacksonism. 
These  tickets  were  sent  to  Lake  Fork  precinct,  but  they  disappeared 
before  the  polls  were  opened,  and,  while  all  the  voters  were  strangers 
to  me,  I  soon  made  myself  known  and  useful.  There  was  a  supply  of 
blank  tickets,  and  I  filled  up  one  hundred  and  eight  of  the  one  hun- 
dred and  eleven  votes  polled,  and  I  got  Mr.  Lincoln's  name  on  each 
ticket  that  I  filled  up.  Not  one  of  the  voters  had  ever  seen  Mr.  Lin- 
coln, and  few  of  them  had  ever  heard  of  him.  I  let  each  man  name 
whom  he  pleased  for  Governor  and  the  other  state  officers,  but  not  one 
of  them  could  name  four  members  for  the  Legislature,  and  then  I 
would  get  in  Mr.  Lincoln's  name.  Mr.  Lincoln  had  made  no  canvass 
of  the  county,  as  he  had  no  horse  to  ride  and  no  money,  but  he  had 
in  almost  all  the  precincts  of  the  county,  friends  that  he  had  made 
as  a  soldier  in  the  Black  Hawk  war  of  1832,  who  took  an  interest  in 
him  at  the  polls,  and  the  result  was  that  he  led  the  ticket  in  the  coun- 
ty by  several  hundred  votes.   This  was  his  first  election  to  office. 

*  Messrs.  Walker  and  Casey,  on  Monday  morning,  located  a  claim 
each  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  on  Lee  County  Eoad,  and  had 
ten  acres  of  ground  broken  to  hold  their  claims ;  but  they  were  con- 
sidered so  far  out  on  the  prairie  and  from  any  settlements,  that  they 
virtually  abandoned  them,  and  they  were  afterward  taken  up  by 
J.  L.  and  Elijah  T.  Estes,  who  sowed  locust  seed  on  the  broken  ground 
and  since  that  time  the  place  has  been  known  as  the  "Locust  Grove." 

Colonel  Patterson  and  myself  went  on  to  West  Point,  stopping  for 
dinner  with  Louis  Pittman,  who  was  the  first  settler  in  all  that  sec- 
tion. He  was  a  Kentuckian,  a  most  worthy  citizen,  and  a  good  Meth- 
odist. His  wife  was  everything  a  wife  and  mother  should  be,  and 
that  included  being  a  first  rate  cook.  I  am  sure  it  is  safe  to  say  she 
has  had  more  chickens  cooked  for  Methodist  preachers  in  her  house 

♦This  was  about  the  middle  of  April,  1835. 


JOHX  WALKEB. 


than  any  other  person  in  the  state  ever  had  or  ever  will  have.  They 
lived  on  the  great  thoronghfare  from  either  Port  Madison  or  Bur- 
lington, going  west,  had  a  fine  farm,  the  first  orchard  in  the  county, 
plenty  of  everything,  and  the  latch  string  was  known  to  be  always  ont 
for  all  preachers,  and.  in  fact,  for  everybody  that  wanted  to  come  to 
the  country  and  settle.  The  old  man  lived  to  an  advanced  age.  sur- 
rounded with  all  the  comforts  of  life,  and  raised  a  large  and  worthy 
family. 

That  day  we  bought  the  town  of  West  Point,  Walker  and  Casey 
joining  us  in  the  purchase.  There  were  but  three  or  four  large  shan- 
ties on  the  plat.  John  Cotton  had  the  only  store.  The  house  was 
about  12x16.  made  of  peeled  hickory  logs,  split  inside,  rough  boards 
nailed  over  the  cracks,  no  ceiling,  and  the  roof  steep  enough  to  please 
any  Hollander.  The  stock  in  trade  was  one  barrel  red-eye,  said  to  be 
of  approved  quality,  about  a  dozen  pieces  of  calico  and  as  many  more 
pieces  of  domestics,  some  fancy  articles,  sugar,  tea,  coffee  and  tobacco, 
all  amounting  in  value  to  a  couple  of  hundred  dollars.  There  were 
not  twenty  acres  of  ground  fenced  in  sight  of  West  Point :  a  good  deal 
more  was  broken  up  and  planted;  but  the  first  object  of  the  settlers 
was  to  get  in  their  corn  and  then  fence  their  ground. 

Within  a  few  days  after  our  purchase  my  associates  returned  to 
Illinois,  leaving  me  to  put  up  a  frame  house  for  each  of  us,  18x32 
feet,  one  story  high.  I  had  not  a  foot  of  plank  to  use  in  any  of  them; 
the  studding  was  rails  straightened  :  siding,  split  boards,  and  the 
floors,  puncheons.  The  front  doors  and  window  sash  were  brought 
around  from  Pittsburg  and  bought  at  Fort  Madison.  At  that  day 
the  only  lumber  used  on  the  Mississippi  was  brought  from  Pittsburg. 
These  houses  are  still  standing,  I  believe,  and  occupied. 

On  the  9th  of  August  I  had  an  attack  of  bilious  fever,  and  for  days 
my  life  was  given  up  by  my  friends,  but  I  finally  recovered,  but  was 
confined  to  my  bed  two  months,  and  from  that  time  up  to  the  end  of 
the  year  I  had  chills  and  night  sweats.  I  was  living  on  Salt  Creek, 
about  two  miles  from  Irish  Grove,  in  the  open  prairie,  and  about  the 
last  of  October  I  was  awakened  by  the  roaring  of  a  prairie  fire.  It 
was  as  light  as  day  in  the  house,  as  the  cracks  between  the  logs  had 
not  been  pointed  up.  I  was  wet  with  sweat  but  put  on  my  clothes  to 
make  ready  for  defense.  The  fire  was  about  twelve  miles  down  Salt 
Creek  and  seemed  to  be  about  one  hundred  feet  high.  The  grass  was 
perfectly  dry,  and  was  from  two  to  eight  feet  high,  and  the  low  bot- 
tom unsettled  was  about  six  miles  wide,  .gradually  narrowing  until 
it  was  about  three  miles  wide  where  I  lived.  A  strong  wind  was  driv- 
ing the  fire  at  race-horse  speed. 

It  was  the  most  terrific  and  grandest  sight  that  I  ever  saw.  The 
fire  moved  along  like  waves  of  the  ocean,  sometimes  forty  to  sixty  feet 
high,  and  then  sinking  down  to  less  than  half  that  height.  I  saw  at 
once  that  nothing  could  prevent  the  burning  of  my  house  and  other 
buildings  but  to  fire  against  the  fire,  and  at  once  I  commenced  firing 


432 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


along  the  path  leading  up  to  Irish  Grove.  Two  neighbors  at  Irish 
Grove  were  awakened  by  the  roaring  of  the  fire,  and  seeing  my  dan- 
ger commenced  firing  along  the  path  from  the  Grove.  They  met  me 
just  in  time  to  stop  the  great  fire. 

In  the  spring  of  1835  a  man  by  the  name  of  Wright  came  out  from 
New  Jersey  and  bought  me  out,  paying  me  four  hundred  dollars  for 
my  forty  acres  of  timber  and  my  claim  and  farm. 

I  then  bought  land  adjoining  Irish  Grove,  but  I  had  not  recovered 
my  health.  It  was  then  as  common  in  Illinois  to  prepare  for  the  sick- 
ly season,  commencing  the  latter  part  of  July  and  continuing  through 
August  and  September,  as  it  was  to  prepare  for  winter. 

In  the  winter  of  1835-6  several  friends  agreed  with  me  to  gc  to 
Iowa  on  a  prospecting  tour  in  the  coming  spring,  and  try  to  find  a 
healthier  country  to  live  in. 

On  the  fourth  of  July,  1836,  I  attended  the  first  sale  of  lots,  in 
Salem,  now  in  Henry  County.  There  was  then  not  a  shanty  on  the 
town  plat.  Father  Aaron  Street,  one  of  the  most  intelligent,  worthy 
men  that  I  ever  met,  the  proprietor  of  the  town,  lived  in  the  edge  of 
the  timber  southwest  from  the  proposed  town. 

From  there  I  went  that  afternoon  to  "Bound  Prairie,"  now  in  Jef- 
ferson County.  Scott  Walker  and  one  or  two  other  families  had 
moved  there  in  the  spring,  but  the  trail  they  made  had  grown  up.  I, 
however,  found  my  way  to  Walker's.  There  were  two  or  three  fami- 
lies then  in  Round  Prairie:  James  Gilmer,  S.  C.  Walker  and  prob- 
ably Hardin  and  Butler  and  Tilford  and  their  families.  That  was 
the  western  settlement  then. 

On  the  10th  of  September,  1836,  the  proprietors  made  a  sale  of 
lots  after  pretty  full  advertisement.  The  proprietors  were  all  tem- 
perance men,  and  one  or  two  of  them  eiders  in  the  old  blue  stocking 
Presbyterian  church,  and  they  had  set  apart  a  liberal  plat  of  ground 
to  their  late  minister,  as  he  was  coming  to  settle  there,  and  they  had 
arranged  to  build  a  meeting  house  and  organize  a  church.  To  be  a 
"hard  shell"  Baptist  was  then  respectable  with  the  settlers ;  to  be  a 
Campbellite  was  passable,  and  to  be  a  Methodist  could  be  tolerated  ; 
but  they  felt  that  it  was  asking  rather  too  much  to  come  among  them 
and  propagate  temperance  and  blue  stocking  Presbyterianism.  It 
was  strongly  whispered  that  this  was  a  bad  step  to  settle  in  a  new 
country — in  fact,  it  was  whispered  pretty  loudly.  The  proprietors 
were  very  anxious  to  have  their  sales  a  success.  They  were  all  Ken- 
tuckians  and  had  seen  but  few  Yankees;  still  they  had  picked  up 
some  Yankee  ideas,  and  as  nearly  all  the  settlers  were  from  the  South, 
they  concluded  to  make,  on  the  day  of  sale,  a  regular  old-fashioned 
barbecue.  No  sooner  was  this  known,  than  the  hard  shells  themselves 
softened,  and  offers  from  all  quarters  were  made  to  take  charge  of  the 
roasting  department  of  the  barbecue,  and  the  worst  of  enemies  became 
the  best  of  friends.  Both  the  sale  and  the  barbecue  were  a  grand  suc- 
cess, plenty  to  eat  for  all  and  well  cooked,  no  one  intoxicated,  and 


JOHN  WALKER.  433 

everything  cheerful  and  pleasant.   The  sale  amounted  to  about  $2300. 

Now,  reader,  do  not  say  "that  is  no  sum  at  all."  You  must  recol- 
lect that  this  was  before  most  of  you  were  born,  and  long  before  the 
days  of  army  sutlers,  commissaries  and  shoddy  contractors  during  a 
great  war. 

There  were  about  two  hundred  people  at  the  sale:  many  brought 
their  families.  Among  others,  there  were  a  dozen  or  so  candidates 
for  the  Legislature.  The  territory  of  Wisconsin  had  just  been  or- 
ganized and  an  election  for  the  Legislature  ordered.  There  were  but 
two  counties  in  the  territory,  west  of  the  Mississippi — Des  Moines 
and  Dubuque — Pine  Kiver,  between  Bloomington  (now  Muscatine) 
and  Davenport,  being  the  dividing  line  on  the  river.  Des  Moines 
County  was  entitled  to  three  members  of  the  Council  and  six  mem- 
bers in  the  House.  The  main  question  at  that  election  was  in  regard 
to  county  lines.  Almost  everybody  had  a  town  and  they  wanted  new 
counties  made  to  suit  their  towns  as  county  seats.  Ail  the  candidates 
at  this  sale  were  of  course  in  favor  of  making  a  county  that  would 
make  "West  Point  the  count}'  seat ;  but  I  suspect  the  promise  was  for- 
gotten, much  after  the  fashion  of  the  present  day. 

There  was  great  immigration  to  the  territory  in  that  year,  and 
scarcely  any  grain  raised.  The  result  was.  short  rations :  and  to  add 
to  this,  it  was  an  early  winter,  closing  the  river  with  ice  and  cutting 
off  supplies  from  that  quarter.  The  town  of  Denmark  had  been  lo- 
cated that  season  by  an  enterprising  company  of  Yankees,  headed  by 
Fox.  Epps  and  Shed.  Taking  precautionary  measures,  they  had  gone 
into  Illinois  and  bought  a  small  drove  of  hogs  to  drive  on  foot,  ex- 
pecting to  get  back  before  the  river  closed:  but  when  they  got  to  the 
river  it  was  full  of  floating  ice,  so  that  the  ferry  could  not  run;  but 
fortune  favored  them,  by  blocking  the  ice  so  that  they  drove  their 
hogs  over  on  the  ice  the  next  day.  Tins  pork  almost  literally  kept 
the  people  from  starving  until  other  supplies  from  Illinois  came  in. 
The  winter  was  long,  cold,  and  dreary,  and  almost  all  the  supplies  of 
every  kind  had  to  come  from  Illinois,  and  be  hauled  more  than  one 
hundred  miles,  and  were  sold  at  enormous  prices. 

But  during  the  whole  long,  dreary  winter,  a  Methodist  preacher 
named  Cartwright,  living  a  few  miles  west  of  Burlington,  traveled 
the  circuit  of  what  is  now  Des  Moines,  Lee  and  Tan  Buren  Counties, 
never  missing  an  appointment.  Fron  West  Point  to  Keosauqua  there 
was  nothing  but  a  trail,  and  that  covered  with  snow  and  ice.  and  few 
settlers :  yet,  rain  or  snow,  he  was  always  on  time.  I  fear  that  there 
are  few  preachers,  Methodist  or  otherwise,  now  in  that  circuit,  who 
would  be  willing  to  go  through  such  trials,  with  the  same  fare  and 
same  pay.  If  alive,  I  hope  this  noble  man  has  an  easy  place  now :  if 
dead,  he  has  Ins  reward. 

( Here  follows  an  interesting  account  of  the  war  between  the  Terri- 
tory of  Iowa  and  State  of  Missouri,  extracts  of  which  we  give :  Ed.) 

-30 


434 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Colonel  Patterson  remained  at  Burlington  nntil  Sunday  the  10th, 
hoping  that  some  compromise  could  be  effected,  but  losing  hope  and 
fearing  that  the  Governor  would  order  him  before  a  court-martial  for 
disobedience  of  orders,  he  went  home  to  West  Point.  Just  after  I 
had  gone  to  bed,  a  son  of  the  Colonel's  came  to  my  home,  saying  that 
his  father  wanted  me  to  come  up  to  his  house.  I  at  once  dressed  and 
went.  It  was  a  clear,  bitter  cold  night.  I  had  known  the  Colonel 
from  my  earliest  recollection,  but  I  had  never  seen  him  so  excited 
and  so  distressed  as  he  was  that  night.  He  said :  "The  snow  all  over 
the  Territory  is  now  more  than  two  feet  deep,  and  the  weather  in- 
tensely cold.  Scarcely  a  single  settler  has  gathered  his  corn,  or  has 
any  shelter  for  his  stock,  or  a  supply  of  wood  to  keep  his  family  warm. 
The  snow  and  cold  came  on  so  early  they  had  no  time  to  prepare  for 
the  winter,  and  now  to  take  those  people  from  their  homes  at  this 
time,  would  entail  so  much  suffering,  starvation  and  death  on  their 
families,  left  without  help  or  protection,  seems  to  me  to  be  a  great 
crime,  and  one  that  I  do  not  want  to  have  a  part  in."  In  answer  to  a 
question  from  me  he  said  that  the  effort  to  compromise  had  been  made 
by  the  members  of  the  Legislature,  but  the  influence  of  the  Governor 
had  defeated  all  hope  of  any  compromise.  I  said  it  seemed  impossi- 
ble that  two  such  Governors  as  Boggs,  of  Missouri,  and  Lucas,  of 
Iowa,  should  be  allowed  to  precipitate  a  border  war  at  such  a  time, 
and  that  I  would  go  with  him  to  Burlington  the  next  day  and  see 
what  could  be  done.  The  Colonel  protested  at  first  against  going, 
on  account  of  the  peremptory  military  orders  that  he  had  received 
from  the  Governor,  but  he  finally  agreed  to  go.  I  was  at  his  place 
the  next  morning  at  daybreak. 

After  breakfast  we  went  to  Burlington,  getting  there  a  few  minutes 
after  9  o'clock  a.  m. — just  as  the  House  had  convened.  Shepherd 
Leffler  was  a  member  of  the  House  from  Des  Moines  County,  one  of 
the  brightest  young  men  in  the  Territory,  and  afterward  a  member 
of  Congress.  It  was  at  a  time  when  Burlington  and  all  the  towns  in 
the  Territory  had  bright  and  able  young  men,  and  who  were  the  real 
foundation  of  Iowa's  present  proud  position  in  the  sitserhood  of  the 
states.  The  Colonel  and  I  agreed  on  the  cast  of  a  resolution  that  we 
wanted  the  Legislature  to  pass.  We  at  once  went  to  Leffler's  seat  and 
told  him  what  we  wanted,  and  he  heartily  indorsed  our  view,  and  at 
once  went  to  his  committee  room  and  drafted  the  resolutions,  after 
the  reading  of  which  followed  some  spirited  debating  which  resulted 
in  a  cessation  of  hostilities. 

[It  is  a  matter  of  history  that  to  Colonel  William  Patterson,  Hon. 
Hawkins  Taylor  and  others  of  their  type  is  given  the  credit  of  termin- 
ating what  at  the  start  bid  fair  to  be  a  serious  war. — Ed.] 

In  1839,  on  the  9th  of  August,  I  commenced  making  a  farm  on 
320  acres  of  land  that  I  owned,  one  mile  west  of  West  Point.  I  had 
one  hired  man  and  between  the  9th  of  August,  1839,  and  the  1st  of 


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435 


June,  1840,  I  built  a  frame  house  16x32  with  two  shed  rooms  back, 
a  cellar  walled  up  with  stone,  brick  and  chimney  in  the  center,  built 
a  log  barn  thirty  feet  square,  stable  on  one  side  and  corncrib  on  the 
other;  dug  a  well  thirty-six  feet  deep,  walled  up  with  stone,  built  a 
smoke  house  twelve  feet  square,  with  projection  over  the  well,  fenced 
in  with  stake  and  rider  fence  170  acres  of  land;  and  the  only  part  of 
the  work  I  hired  or  bought  was  the  brick  for  the  chimney,  the  nails 
and  doors  for  the  house  (all  other  doors  were  clap-board  doors),  the 
floors,  plastering,  a  man  to  dig  and  wall  up  the  well.  I  framed  the 
house  and  my  man  quarried  and  laid  the  stone  for  the  cellar.  We 
made  the  shingles  for  the  roof  of  the  house,  and  shaved  the  boards  for 
the  weather-boarding — had  my  neighbors  help  to  raise  the  frame 
and  the  barn.  The  hauling  was  all  done  with  a  two-horse  team,  and 
all  of  the  timber  for  the  house,  and  all  the  rails  were  hauled  two  and 
one-half  miles.  It  was  a  very  cold  winter,  and  there  was  a  deep  snow 
on  the  ground  all  the  time,  and  I  and  my  man,  John  Morrison,  would 
get  up  before  day,  and  while  he  fed  and  harnessed  the  team,  my  wife, 
with  my  assistance,  would  get  breakfast,  and  we  would  drive  to  the 
timber  by  daylight,  and  one  would  cut  the  logs  for  rails,  and  the  other 
would  haul  them  to  the  road  until  sundown,  when  we  would  put  on 
enough  logs  to  make  about  one  hundred  rails,  and  go  home,  dropping 
the  logs  around  where  the  fence  was  to  be,  getting  to  the  house  about 
7  o'clock,  when  we  would  have  a  good  appetite  for  supper  or  dinner, 
as  you  please  to  call  it.  This  work  we  continued  day  by  day  as  long 
as  the  snow  lasted,  and  we  then  made  the  logs  into  rails  and  hauled 
them  out  and  built  the  fence. 

In  August  of  that  year  I  was  elected  sheriff  of  Lee  County,  and 
removed  to  Fort  Madison,  the  county  seat,  in  the  fall.  In  the  mean- 
time, the  Mormons  had  been  driven  from  Missouri  and  settled  at 
Commerce,  in  Illinois,  at  the  head  of  the  rapids,  opposite  Montrose, 
in  Lee  County,  and  at  that  time  there  was  standing  in  Montrose,  all 
the  soldiers'  barracks  that  housed  a  regiment  of  dragoons,  and  the 
Mormons  filled  these  barracks.  They  were  all  log  huts,  and  worthless 
to  the  Government,  but  useful  to  the  Mormons. 

[Mr.  Taylor  was  a  warm  friend  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  We  make  a 
few  extracts  from  the  account  of  the  part  he  played  in  getting  Lin- 
coln's name  before  the  public  in  1834. — Ed.] 

In  1834,  the  first  time  that  Mr.  Lincoln  was  elected  to  the  Legis- 
lature, he  got  even-  vote  at  the  Salem  precinct,  where  the  whole 
population  were  Jackson  Democrats,  while  Lincoln  was  a  Whig.  At 
that  election  the  party  lines  were  not  drawn,  but  he  always  got  a 
large  Democratic  vote  at  Salem  in  after  elections.  At  the  first 
election  Sangamon  County  embraced  what  is  now  Mason,  Menard, 
Logan,  DeWitt,  Christian  and  most  of  Cass  Counties.  Mr.  Lincoln 
made  no  canvass,  he  did  not  own  a  horse  and  was  not  known  as  a 
public  speaker,  yet  he  got  several  hundred  more  votes  than  any  other 


436 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


candidate.  Lincoln  commanded  a  company  in  Colonel  Henry's  regi- 
ment in  the  Black  Hawk  war  in  1832,  and  in  that  time  formed  the 
acquaintance  of  young  men  from  all  parts  of  the  country,  who  to  a 
man,  not  only  voted  for  him  but  worked  for  him  at  the  polls.  The 
writer  of  this  article  rode  eighteen  miles  to  the  Lake  Fork  precinct, 
near  where  the  town  of  Lincoln  is  now  situated,  and  filled  up  blank 
tickets  and  secured  him  108  votes  out  of  111  voted,  when  not  a  voter, 
with  one  exception  at  the  precinct,  except  myself,  had  ever  seen  him. 
Many  incidents  of  his  life  seem  to  have  been  ordered  by  a  higher 
power  than  human. 

Your  late  article  on  Mrs.  Lincoln  is  incorrect  in  saying  that  Mrs. 
Lincoln  would  not  allow  him  to  run  for  the  Legislature  in  1854. 
Lincoln  was  off  attending  court,  and  his  friends  put  him  up  for  the 
Legislature  and  elected  him.  Mrs.  Lincoln  tried  to  prevent  it,  hold- 
ing that  it  disgraced  him  after  being  a  member  of  Congress  to  be 
elected  to  the  Legislature.  After  the  election  it  was  found  that  the 
Whigs  and  anti-Nebraska  men  had  a  majority  in  the  Legislature, 
and  as  no  one  was  thought  of  for  Senator  by  the  Whigs  but  Lincoln, 
he  failed  to  qualify  rather  than  vote  for  himself.  At  the  special 
election  to  fill  this  vacancy  a  Democrat  was  elected.  Five  anti- 
Nebraska  Democrats  held  the  balance  of  power  in  the  Legislature, 
and  they  would  vote  for  no  man  but  Trumbull  for  Senator;  Mr. 
Lincoln  with  the  utmost  difficulty  got  his  friends  to  vote  for  and 
elect  Trumbull.  The  vote  on  the  last  ballot  being  for  Trumbull  51, 
Mattison  47,  blank  1.   Three  were  absent. 

At  the  special  election  above  mentioned  the  Whigs  nominated  a 
popular  young  man,  and  the  Democrats  made  no  nomination,  claim- 
ing that  they  could  not  elect,  but  secretly  got  tickets  printed  and  on 
Sunday  night  they  sent  messengers  all  over  the  country  and  brought 
out  a  large  Democratic  vote  and  elected  their  candidate.  If  Mr. 
Lincoln  had  been  elected  Senator  at  that  time  there  is  no  probability 
that  he  would  ever  have  been  President.  Then  again  in  1858  when  he 
made  the  canvass  for  Senator  against  Douglas,  if  he  had  succeeded 
he  would  not  have  been  the  Republican  candidate  in  1860  for  Presi- 
dent. These  two  defeats  and  his  masterly  speeches  in  his  joint 
debate  with  Douglas  gave  him  a  national  reputation  as  one  of  the 
master  minds  of  the  Nation,  honest,  without  guile  and  devoted  to 
man's  freedom. 

Mr.  Lincoln  took  a  front  place  at  the  bar  when  first  admitted. 
There  were  no  railroads  then  and  the  lawyers  traveled  on  horseback 
to  the  courts ;  they  were  as  rollicking  a  set  as  ever  met.  Mr.  Lincoln 
was  always  head  and  front  of  the  party,  full  of  humor  and  anece- 
dotes,  but  never  touched  liquor  nor  cards,  nor  engaged  in  other  vices. 

In  1860  the  Iowa  convention  for  the  election  of  delegates  for  the 
Chicago  convention  was  called  to  meet  at  Des  Moines  during  the 
session  of  the  Legislature.  John  A.  Kasson  was  chairman  of  the 
Republican  State  Committee.    He  was  a  Seward  man,  and  there 


JOHN  WALKER. 


437 


had  been  worked  up  a  sort  of  Seward  craze  in  the  fashion  of  the 
Blaine  craze  in  1880.  Iowa  was  entitled  to  eight  delegates,  and  if 
that  delegation  had  been  united  for  Seward,  he  would  doubtless  have 
been  nominated  at  Chicago.  The  friends  of  Seward  had  arranged 
their  delegates,  and  they  were  defeated  by  the  friends  of  Lincoln 
by  organizing  the  outsiders  in  favor  of  a  delegation  of  thirty-two. 
This  united  the  boys  who  were  not  of  the  selected  number,  and  who 
had  a  chance  to  be  delegates  if  the  larger  number  was  adopted.  The 
result  was  that  Seward  had  but  two  and  a  half  votes  from  Iowa  in 
the  convention.  Alvin  Saunders,  an  old  neighbor  of  Lincoln's,  then 
Senator  from  Henry  County,  and  later  United  States  Senator  from 
Xebraska,  and  the  writer,  contributed  largely  to  this  result. 

The  night  after  the  convention,  I  wrote  Lincoln  that  he  would  get 
a  larger  part  of  the  delegates  for  President  if  put  in  nomination,  or 
all  of  them  for  Vice-President.  It  happened  that  the  evening  after 
getting  that  letter,  Dr.  Eitchie,  an  old  resident  of  Lee  County,  and 
then  a  citizen  of  Hamilton,  111.,  across  the  river  from  Keokuk,  called 
on  Mr.  Lincoln  at  his  home  in  Springfield.  The  doctor  was  an  en- 
thusiastic friend  of  Lincoln  for  President,  and  when  he  told  Mr. 
Lincoln  where  he  lived,  Lincoln  said  he  had  that  day  received  a  letter 
from  an  old  friend  telling  him  that  at  least  a  part  of  the  Iowa  dele- 
gation would  support  him  for  President  if  a  candidate,  and  all  of 
them  for  Vice-President  if  not  a  candidate  for  President,  when  Mrs. 
Lincoln  spoke  up  in  a  hard,  bitter  manner  and  said:  "If  you  can 
not  have  the  first  place,  you  shall  not  have  the  second." 

This  was  in  keeping  with  Mrs.  Lincoln's  determination  to  make 
her  husband  President  of  the  United  States.  Poor,  noble,  ambitious 
Mrs.  Lincoln.  Few  women  have  been  more  unjustly  accused  than 
she  has  been.  I  once  saw  her  stop  her  carriage  when  leaving  the  Xew 
York  Avenue  Presbyterian  Church  and  take  up  and  send  home  in 
her  carriage  Mrs.  Xewton.  an  old  Quaker  lady,  but  poor  and  not  in 
societv,  who  was  on  foot  when  there  was  a  drizzling  rain.  She  was 
a  kind-hearted,  generous,  though  foolishly  proud  woman. 

During  the  Eebellion,  for  the  first  two  years  or  more,  there  was 
not  a  day  that  there  was  not  some  self-constituted  committee  or  dele- 
gation from  the  Xorth  or  South  urging  the  protection  or  destruc- 
tion of  slavery,  each  party  asserting  that  the  adoption  of  their  policy 
was  the  only  policy  that  would  save  the  Union. 

At  no  time  during  Mr.  Lincoln's  Presidency  did  he  appoint  to,  or 
remove  from  office,  any  man  because  of  his  personal  friendship  or 
dislike  when  it  offended  other  friends.  He  believed  in  the  principles 
of  his  party,  and  his  whole  object  was  to  hold  his  country  together 
and  make  his  country  free  and  prosperous.  Mr.  Lincoln  had  earnest 
and  settled  opinions  and  convictions,  but  he  had  no  personal  pride 
in  his  opinions.  His  whole  object  during  his  administration  was  to 
put  down  the  Eebellion,  destroy  slavery,  and  then  have  a  united, 
harmonious  and  prosperous  country,  Xorth  and  South,  and  no  man 


438 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


would  have  done  more  than  he  to  that  end  had  his  life  been  spared. 
He  had  no  bitterness  against  any  man  in  the  Southern  army  for 
simply  fighting  for  the  Confederacy;  but  God  alone  knows  what 
would  have  been  the  result  if  he  had  not  been  assassinated.  That 
he  would  have  been  the  friend  of  the  people  of  the  South  no  one 
doubts;  but  no  one  can  guess  what  the  policy  toward  them  would 
have  been,  and  it  is  useless  to  speculate.  He  would  have  borne  much 
and  long.  The  following  incident  illustrates  his  simple,  loving  char- 
acter : 

At  about  the  darkest  days  of  the  Kebellion,  when  the  earnest  men 
of  the  North  were  exceedingly  impatient  at  the  apparent  want  of 
energy  and  earnestness  on  the  part  of  the  Generals  in  the  field,  Sena- 
tor Sumner  went  to  the  White  House,  finding  with  Mr.  Lincoln  John 
W.  Forney,  then  the  Secretary  of  the  Senate  and  also  proprietor  and 
editor  of  the  Philadelphia  Press  and  the  Washington  Chronicle. 

The  Senator  told  Mr.  Lincoln  that  he  came  to  induce  him  at  once 
to  issue  an  emancipation  proclamation,  freeing  the  slaves  within  a 
short  time,  if  the  rebels  did  not  lay  down  their  arms.  Mr.  Lincoln 
objected  to  the  issuing  of  such  a  proclamation  at  that  time,  and  took 
great  pains  to  convince  Sumner  that  it  should  not  be  done.  Sumner 
was  imperious  and  rather  offensively  earnest,  Mr.  Lincoln  bore  it 
a  long  time,  and  Sumner,  getting  more  offensive  in  his  manner,  Mr. 
Lincoln  stretched  out  his  long  arm,  and,  in  loud,  earnest  tones,  said : 
"Mr.  Sumner,  I  will  not  issue  a  proclamation  freeing  the  slaves  now." 
Mr.  Sumner  at  once  sprang  to  his  feet  and,  without  a  word,  rushed 
out,  slamming  the  door  after  him  and  left. 

Forney  left  the  White  House  in  the  deepest  despair.  He  knew 
Sumner's  imperious  nature,  and  he  had  never  seen  Mr.  Lincoln  any- 
thing like  mad  before,  and  it  was  at  a  time  in  the  Kebellion  that  he 
feared  all  was  lost  if  a  rupture  occurred  between  the  President  and 
Mr.  Sumner.  He  left  and  went  to  his  room  without  speaking  to 
anyone,  and  spent  several  exceedingly  unhappy  hours.  About  4 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon  a  messenger  from  the  White  House  found 
him  at  his  room  and  handed  him  an  invitation  to  dine  that  evening 
at  the  White  House  with  the  President  and  Mr.  Sumner. 

Mr.  Lincoln,  after  giving  Sumner  time  to  cool  off,  had  called  on 
him  at  his  room.  What  took  place  there  Forney  never  knew,  but  he 
said  he  never  saw  Sumner  in  such  high  good  spirits  as  he  was  that 
evening  at  dinner.  As  Forney  expressed  it,  "It  was  the  happiest 
dinner  that  three  men  ever  enjoyed/7  The  emancipation  proclama- 
tion was  not  then  issued  (but  was  at  a  later  period),  and  from  the 
reconciliatory  dinner  until  his  death,  Mr.  Lincoln  had  no  more  earn- 
est friend  than  Senator  Sumner. 

I  went  to  Washington  in  February  with  Governor  Kirkwood,  and 
it  happened  that  we  reached  Harrisburg  from  the  West  the  same 
morning  that  Mr.  Lincoln  and  his  party  arrived  there  from  Phila- 
delphia.  We  concluded  to  remain  over  for  the  day.    We  stopped  at 


JOHN  WALKER. 


439 


the  same  hotel  with  Mr.  Lincoln  and  his  party,  and  Governor  Kirk- 
wood  was  recognized  and  feted  as  of  the  President's  party.  Governor 
Curtin  says  that  Mr.  Lincoln  went  to  his  room  under  pretense  of 
spending  the  night  there.    That  is  probably  true,  but  it  was  given 
out  at  the  hotel  that  Mr.  Lincoln  was  worn  out  and  that  he  had  gone 
to  bed  to  get  needed  rest,  and  the  most  of  his  party  so  believed.  Mr. 
Lincoln  and  his  party  had  a  special  train  and  was  to  leave  Harris- 
burg  in  the  morning,  while  the  regular  train  for  Washington  passed 
Harrisburg  at  1  o'clock  in  the  night.   Governor  Kirkwood  and  I  took 
that  train  without  any  suspicion  that  Mr.  Lincoln  had  left  on  a 
train  for  Philadelphia. 

We  stopped  at  Gilmore's  Hotel  in  Baltimore  and  I  there  met  a 
party  of  thirty,  organized  as  they  told  me  to  start  the  next  morning 
for  Montgomery,  Ala.,  the  Confederate  seat  of  government.  Six  of 
this  party  were  from  Keokuk,  townsmen  and  friends  of  mine  for 
several  years.  Of  this  number  was  Winder,  who,  with  his  uncle,  was 
afterwards  the  keeper  of  Andersonville  prison,  Medcalf,  who  cap- 
tured the  arsenal  at  Baton  Rouge  afterwards,  Wooten,  who  was  killed 
at  Fredericksburg.  I  never  heard  of  the  other  three  afterwards — 
they  were  full  of  liquor.  They  had  just  made  a  night  of  it  before 
leaving,  they  told  me.  There  were  three  or  four  times  as  many  of 
the  Montgomery  party  proper,  that  seemed  to  form  a  party  of  their 
own,  sort  of  chivalric  cut-threats  of  the  pro-slavery  element  of  that 
day.  The  Keokuk  party  kindly  wanted  me  to  go  with  them  to  Mont- 
gomery, pledging  me  a  good  office,  if  I  would  go.  They  said  they 
would  soon  return  to  Washington  where  I  might  rely  on  being  pro- 
tected for  old  friendship  sake.  They  said  they  were  stopping  for  a 
day  to  see  Mr.  Lincoln  pass  through  the  city. 

Some  time  before  the  time  of  the  train  on  which  Mr.  Lincoln's 
party  was  due,  the  Governor  and  I  started  to  the  depot,  but  every 
approach  was  blocked  for  several  squares.  We  worked  our  way  to 
within  a  square  of  the  depot  when  we  heard  the  rumor  that  Mr.  Lin- 
coln was  then  in  Washington.  The  crowd  in  the  street  became  furi- 
ous, denouncing  Mr.  Lincoln  as  a  coward  and  everything  discredita- 
ble. The  Governor  said  to  me  that  I  had  better  go  back  to  the  tele- 
graph office  and  learn  the  fact  whether  Mr.  Lincoln  was  really  in 
Washington.  I  worked  my  way  back  through  the  crowd  for  a  block, 
and  from  there  to  the  telegraph  office  in  the  center  of  the  city.  I 
did  not  see  a  single  person  on  the  street,  and  in  the  office  the  operator 
was  alone.  I  wrote  a  dispatch  to  Senator  Harland  asking  him  if  Mr. 
Lincoln  was  then  in  Washington.  The  operator  was  from  the  East. 
He  watched  me  closely,  inquired  where  I  was  from,  and  satisfying 
himself  that  I  was  safe,  said:  "You  need  not  send  that  dispatch; 
Mr.  Lincoln  is  in  Washington  safe,  and  the  happiest  dispatch  of 
my  life  was  the  one  that  told  me  he  was  there.  If  he  had  attempted 
to  come  through  Baltimore  as  he  expected,  he  would  have  been  torn 
to  pieces." 


440 


DESCENDANTS  OP 


I  went  back  to  the  Governor,  and  in  a  few  minutes  the  train  ar- 
rived with  the  Lincoln  party.  With  difficulty  they  got  carriages  to 
take  them  across  the  city  to  the  Camden  depot,  and  as  the  party  mov- 
ed through  the  blocked  streets  all  kinds  of  epithets  were  heaped  upon 
them  and  Mr.  Lincoln.  One  blackguard  near  me  called  across  the 
street  as  Mrs.  Lincoln  passed,  to  one  of  his  set :  "Did  you  see  Bob  ?" 
"Yes,  I  saw  him,  he  was  gnawing  at  a  piece  of  bologna  sausage."  As 
soon  as  the  party  got  out  of  the  mob  they  drove  rapidly  across  the 
city  and  got  into  a  car  where  they  remained  several  hours  before  the 
train  left.  Policemen  were  stationed  at  each  end  of  the  car  for  their 
protection,  but  the  police  professed  to  be  greatly  outraged  that  Mr. 
Lincoln  had  feared  to  pass  through  the  city  openly.  Kane,  the  most 
rabid  secessionist,  was  then  chief  of  police. 

There  is  not  a  single  doubt  that  if  Mr.  Lincoln  had  gone  through 
Baltimore  as  intended,  he  literally  would  have  been  torn  to  pieces; 
and  I  have  no  doubt  but  that  the  party  stopping  over  to  see  him  be- 
fore going  to  Montgomery,  including  the  Keokuk  party,  remained 
over  to  take  the  news  to  Jeff  Davis  that  they  had  seen  the  dead  Lin- 
coln before  leaving  Baltimore.  I  am  satisfied  that  Governor  Curtin 
is  not  mistaken  in  his  fear  that  the  murder  of  Mr.  Lincoln  at  that 
time  would  have  been  the  success  of  the  rebel  cause.  But  Curtin 
entirely  underrates  Mr.  Lincoln's  ability  up  to  the  time  of  his  being- 
elected  President.  Mr.  Lincoln  was  always  a  leader  in  state  conven- 
tions. He  was  nominated  unanimously  for  Senator  against  Douglas 
when  the  state  was  full  of  great  men.  Then  his  great  speech  in  the 
city  of  New  York  in  the  spring  of  1860,  that  really  laid  the  founda- 
tion for  his  nomination  in  June  for  President,  was  the  great  speech 
of  the  campaign.  Mr.  Lincoln  had  no  college  training,  or  college 
vanities.  He  was  always  learning,  and  he  doubtless  learned  more 
and  faster  during  the  Eebellion  than  previously. 

I  have  read  with  great  interest  extracts  from  Porter,  Lamon  and 
others  on  Grant  and  Lincoln.  I  was  here  in  Washington  during  the 
Eebellion  and  in  condition  to  know  as  well  as  any  outsider  did  know 
of  the  ins  and  outs  of  the  Washington  end  of  the  military  line.  All 
are  for  Grant  now,  but  up  to  the  capture  of  Vicksburg  Grant  had 
few  friends  in  Washington  but  Lincoln,  and  none  in  Congress  but 
Washburn  that  I  ever  heard  of,  and  I  have  not  a  doubt  in  my  mind 
that  but  for  Washburn,  Grant  never  would  have  been  reinstated  in 
his  command  after  the  suspension.  Washburn  retired  himself  to 
private  life  by  his  desertion  of  Grant  in  1880,  but  during  the  whole 
time  that  Grant  needed  friends  at  Washington  during  the  Eebellion, 
Washburn  made  Grant's  care  his  very  life  work.  This  I  know  of  my 
personal  knowledge.  Washburn  was  then  a  man  of  immense  will- 
power, and  had  a  commanding  influence  in  Congress.  He  and  Lin- 
coln were  old  anti-slavery  friends,  and  he  convinced  Mr.  Lincoln 
that  the  stories  of  Grant's  drunken  habits  were  false,  and  he  also 
satisfied  Lincoln  that  Grant  was  a  better  commander  than  any  of 


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the  ones  proposed  as  his  successors,  and  Mr.  Lincoln,  in  his  usual 
dogged  tenacity  to  his  own  convictions,  held  on  to  Grant  and  put 
down  the  Rebellion. 

But  it  was  a  terrible  fight,  for  outside  of  Lincoln  and  Washburn, 
Grant  had  no  influential  friends  in  power,  except  Caleb  Smith,  Sec- 
retary of  the  Interior  Department,  who  on  the  strength  of  a  letter 
from  an  old  Indiana  friend,  then  paymaster  at  Vicksburg,  made  a 
bitter  fight  for  Grant  just  before  the  Vicksburg  surrender,  when 
there  was  a  powerful  raid  made  upon  him  by  John  A.  McClernand, 
of  Illinois,  and  that  really  contributed  much  to  keep  Grant  in  com- 
mand. 

Two  things  saved  Grant  :  the  one,  and  main  one,  was  that  little 
attention  was  paid  to  the  Western  armies.  The  Potomac  army  and 
the  capture  of  Kichmond  engrossed  the  public  mind.  In  Congress, 
and,  in  the  War  Department,  all  the  great  generals  were  supposed 
to  be  in  McClelland  army,  and  none  of  them  wanted  to  go  West. 
Then  there  was  no  one  to  succeed  Grant  that  could  be  agreed  upon. 

A  few  months  before  the  Vicksburg  surrender  I  met  Colonel 
Dewe}r,  of  Iowa,  at  St.  Louis.  He  was  just  from  Vicksburg  and  was 
full  of  praise  of  Sherman,  and  seemed  to  have  none  for  Grant.  I 
said  to  him,  "Colonel,  I  take  it  that  you  think  Sherman  should  have 
Granfs  place?"  The  Colonel  answered  promptly,  "I  do  not.  The 
two  together  are  perfect,  and  each  needs  the  other.  Sherman  has  the 
dash,  and  Grant  the  dogged,  thoughtful  hold-on,  and  I  would  be 
sorry  to  see  a  change  made  at  this  time."  And  that  was  the  feeling 
of  Mr.  Lincoln. 

From  the  day  the  Rebellion  was  inaugurated  Mr.  Lincoln  meant 
\o  destroy  slavery  and  save  the  Union,  but  in  all  that  he  did  there  was 
10  feeling  of  resentment  in  his  heart.  Freedon  was  the  desire  of  his 
teart ;  his  whole  life  was  one  of  love  and  kindness.  A  friend  of  mine 
gves  me  a  copy  of  an  endorsement  that  Mr.  Lincoln  made  on  a 
vWcher  which  had  been  rejected  by  Quartermaster- General  Meigs. 
^Connecticut  hatter  of  the  highest  standing  took  a  contract  to  fur- 
nlh  84,000  army  hats  at  something  less  than  $2  each.  The  hats 
w^e  furnished  in  lots,  and  when  the  last  lot  was  received,  the  con- 
tractor was,  for  the  first  time,  notified  that  his  hats  were  not  equal  to 
the^tandard,  and  his  voucher  was  rejected  by  Meigs.  The  contractor 
propsed  to  prove  the  hats  equal  to  the  standard,  telling  Meigs,  which 
the  Vtter  well  knew,  that  the  price  of  materials  had  risen  beyond  the 
contact  price  for  the  hats.  Meigs  would  accept  no  compromise  or 
statement,  and  the  hats,  being  of  the  army  pattern,  had  no  other 
value;  The  contractor,  with  a  near  friend  of  Mr.  Lincoln,  went  to 
the  Fesident  in  his  despair.  Mr.  Lincoln  patiently  heard  the  facts 
in  thepase,  and  made  the  following  endorsement  on  the  voucher : 

"Asl  understand  this  case,  Mr.  Seeley  took  a  contract  to  make  a 
certainnumber  of  hats,  to  be  of  equal  and  of  uniform  quality  with 
the  sanile  hat,  which  he  himself  made  and  submitted.   The  inspector 


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at  Cincinnati  rejects  the  hats,  on  the  ground,  as  he  alleges,  that  they 
are  not  equal  to  the  sample.  Mr.  Seeley  avers  that  they  are  equal  to, 
and  indeed  superior,  to  his  sample,  and  furnishes  the  affidavits  of 
large  numbers  of  his  workmen  to  prove  his  statement.  It  also  ap- 
pears that  since  Mr.  Seeley  took  his  contract  the  price  of  materials 
out  of  which  these  hats  are  made  has  greatly  advanced,  and  that  the 
government  is  now  paying  nearly  a  dollar  per  hat  more  for  army  hats 
than  when  the  Seeley  contract  was  made.  It  is  also  stated  that  Mr. 
Seeley  will  be  ruined  if  his  said  hats  be  not  taken  by  the  government. 
Under  these  circumstances  I  would  recommend  that  Mr.  Seeley's 
hats  be  accepted,  for,  surely  the  government  can  have  no  interest  in 

the  ruin  of  an  honest  contractor.  .    T  „ 

A.  Lincoln." 

Meigs  accepted  the  hats,  after  denouncing  the  President's  endorse- 
ment.   This  letter  is  in  character  with  Mr.  Lincoln's  whole  life. 

I  was  twice  in  Springfield  during  the  winter  of  1860  and  '61. 

Mr.  Lincoln  was  overrun,  night  and  day,  while  I  was  there  by  peo- 
ple that  wanted  office  for  themselves  or  friends,  or  to  defeat  the  ap- 
pointment of  men  that  they  did  not  like.  Thurlow  Weed  had  just 
been  there  in  the  interest  of  Seward,  and  to  make  sure  that  Simon 
Cameron  did  not  get  a  place  in  the  cabinet,  or  even  have  the  good 
will  of  Mr.  Lincoln.  Julian,  of  Indiana,  was  there  while  I  was  there 
to  hit  Cameron,  and  make  sure  that  Caleb  B.  Smith  of  Indiana,  did 
not  have  a  place  in  the  cabinet,  or  other  recognition. 

The  second  time  that  I  was  at  Springfield,  Mr.  Lincoln  made  an 
appointment  and  met  me  at  my  room  in  the  hotel,  where  he  talked 
freely  about  the  torture  that  was  being  laid  upon  him  by  the  swell 
mob  then,  and  that  had  been  in  Springfield.   Amongst  others  several 
self-constituted  delegates  had  been,  or  were  there  then,  from  the 
South,  mainly  from  Kentucky,  his  birthplace,  telling  him  that  a 
President,  if  he  let  slavery  alone,  he  would  have  no  trouble,  but  th?: 
if  he  attempted  to  interfere  with  slavery  his  administration  would  fe 
in  great  danger  and  short-lived. 

I  will  in  this  connection  give  a  letter  that  I  wrote  to  G-overr>r 
Kirkwood  on  my  return  home : 

Keokuk,  Jan.  20,  1861. — Dear  Governor: — I  have  been  to 
Springfield  again.  I  spent  last  week  there ;  and  if  there  is  any  -ian 
entitled  to  our  smypathy  it  is  Mr.  Lincoln.  He  is  thoroughly  eset 
on  all  sides  by  the  friends  of  different  Cabinet  aspirants.  The  mom- 
ent it  is  understood  that  any  particular  man  is  to  go  into  the  Ctfinet 
the  enemies,  or  rather  the  clique,  who  want  some  one  else  to  fil  that 
particular  place,  at  once  beset  Mr.  Lincoln  with  all  sorts  of  exposi- 
tion to  the  appointment  even  to  attacks  upon  private  character  God 
only  knows  how  things  may  be  settled,  both  as  to  the  Cabinet  nd  the 
troubles  of  our  common  country.  I  will  give  you  my  notions^  who 
will  constitute  the  Cabinet :   Seward,  Secretary  of  State ;  Chse,  Sec- 


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retary  of  the  Treasury;  Cameron,  War;  Trumbull,  Interior;  "Wells, 
Postmaster- General;  Bates,  Attorney- General ;  Clay,  aSTavy.  This, 
you  will  see,  is  not  according  to  the  papers  and  it  may  be  wide  of  the 
mark.  It  is  not  the  intention  to  make  Clay  Secretary  of  the  Xavy 
at  this  time,  still,  I  think  that  the  war  difficulties  will  either  make 
him,  or  probably  continue  Holt,  during  the  troubles,  as  Secretary  of 
War,  and  Cameron,  Xavy.  If  Cameron  insists  on  being  Secretary 
of  the  Treasury  and  will  take  nothing  else,  he  will  get  it,  and  thus 
will  be  an  entire  change  of  the  slate  in  the  Northwest.  Smith  and 
Warren  may  come  in,  in  the  place  of  Trumbull  and  Wells,  and  Xew 
England  will  then  get  the  Navy,  and  Clay  the  War  Department. 
There  is  great  danger  with  the  Cabinet.  If  Chase  and  Cameron  go 
in  there  will  be  at  least  three  Presidential  aspirants,  and  not  the  best 
friends  to  each  other.  I  wanted  Banks;  he  has  more  useful  ability 
than  any  man  in  the  Nation  and.  in  my  opinion,  would  make  the 
most  efficient  Secretary  of  State,  Treasury  or  Interior,  that  this  Xa- 
tion  has  ever  had.  Do  you  want  anything  that  I  could  help  you  in 
getting?  If  you  do,  command  me.  Mr.  Lincoln  asked  me  if  you 
wanted  anything.  I  told  him  I  did  not  think  you  did ;  that  I  knew 
you  were  not  an  office  seeker;  that  you  was  a  man  who  was  fond  of 
domestic  life;  that  your  honors  in  Iowa  had  rather  been  forced  on 
you  than  otherwise;  that  your  position  was  such  that  you  could  be 
United  States  Senator  at  the  next  Senatorial  election  if  the  party 
lived  and  you  desired  it  ;  to  be  Senator,  was,  in  my  estimation,  the 
most  desirable  office  in  the  gift  of  the  people.  (To  this  proposition 
Mr.  Lincoln  fully  assented  and  with  much  animation  said:  "I 
would  rather  be  Senator  for  six  years  than  be  President.'*)  If  you 
were  looking  that  way  it  was  important  that  you  should  be  with  the 
people,  and  consequently  you  would  not  want  to  leave  that  state.  I 
said  to  him  that  I  did  not  know  your  feelings  on  the  subject.  If  I 
was  mistaken,  and  in  any  way  created  a  false  impression,  let  me  know 
and  I  will,  with  the  greatest  pleasure,  correct  it.  I  frankly  told  Mr. 
Lincoln  what  I  honestly  believed  to  be  true;  that  but  few  men  ren- 
dered him  so  much  service  at  Chicago  as  you  did.  Let  me  hear  from 
you  and  you  will  find  me  ready  to  serve  you  now  or  hereafter. 

Yours  most  truly, 

Hawkixs  Taylor. 

Hon.  S.  J.  Kirkwood,  Iowa  City,  la. 

To  the  Fairfield  Ledger: — I  see  that  the  good  people  of  your 
count}*  propose  to  get  out  a  history  of  the  early  incidents 
of  the  settlement  of  the  county.  This  is  as  it  should  be. 
There  is  nothing  that  more  interests  the  people  of  a  county  than  to 
learn  all  about  the  earlv  history  of  that  county.  In  Lee  they  have 
had  a  yearly  reunion  of  the  settlers  in  that  count}*  previous  to  1840. 
It  is  the  day  of  all  days,  and  all  look  forward  to  that  occasion,  as  I 
did  when  I  was  a  boy  to  the  coming  of  the  Fourth  of  July.   The  old 


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and  the  young  attend,  and  for  that  day  all  enmity  is  given  up,  the 
whole  county  meet  as  friends,  and  the  whole  country  is  benefited. 
Every  county  in  the  state  should  have  the  history  of  the  state's  early 
days  written  up  as  it  was — all  the  trials,  disadvantages  and  poverty 
of  the  time.  I  have  always  claimed  more  interest  in  Jefferson  Coun- 
ty than  in  any  other  in  the  state,  outside  of  Lee,  and  I  will  add  what 
little  I  know  to  her  early  history. 

In  the  spring  of  1836,  Scott  and  Combs  Walker,  cousins  of  mine, 

James  G-ilmore,  Burton  Litton,  Hardin  Butler,    Hardin,  and 

probably  some  other  families  that  I  have  now  forgotten,  settled  in 
the  Bound  Prairie.  They  were  all  from  Adair  County,  Kentucky, 
the  same  county  that  I  came  from.  On  the  Fourth  of  July  of  that 
year  was  the  first  sale  of  lots  in  Salem,  Henry  County.  The  sale  had 
been  extensively  advertised,  and  I  attended  it.  There  was  no  house 
nearer  the  town  at  that  time  than  the  timber  on  Little  Cedar,  some 
two  miles  off.  There  was  a  large  attendance  for  a  sale  at  that  day, 
probably  fifty  people.  I  ate  dinner  with  Father  Street,  the  proprietor 
of  the  town,  one  of  the  most  intelligent  men  I  ever  met.  I  intended 
to  go  to  the  Eound  Prairie  to  visit  my  friends.  There  was  no  road, 
but  the  old  man  Street  gave  me  the  course,  and  I  succeeded  in  reach- 
ing Scott  Walker's  that  evening. 

The  Cedar  Creek  bottom  at  that  time  was  one  mat  of  pea-vine,  and 
for  some  distance  the  lower  part  of  Pound  Prairie  was  a  thick  mass 
of  black-jack,  plum,  crab  and  hazel  bushes.  It  was  accidental  that  I 
found  my  way.  Eound  Prairie  was  then  in  full  bloom  with  prairie 
flowers,  and  a  most  beautiful  sight,  and  a  most  desirable  place  for  a 
settlement,  as  I  thought.  My  friends  had  all  of  them  built  them- 
selves cabins,  and  had  little  patches  of  corn  planted  in  the  edge  of 
the  timber,  and  had  some  little  prairie  broken.  There  was  not  a 
sawed  board  about  their  cabins.  The  floors  were  puncheons,  the 
doors  clapboards,  and  the  roof  boards  laid  on  ribs  and  weighted  down 
with  other  poles.  They  all  had  cows  and  plenty  of  milk,  cornbread 
and  butter,  and  were  as  content  as  they  could  be.  Hardin  Butler 
was  the  grandson  of  John  Butler,  one  of  the  most  noted  Indian  scouts 
that  ever  lived  in  Kentucky.  That  fall,  Hardin,  like  the  children  of 
Israel  of  old,  took  his  young  wife  and  his  household  goods  and  went 
to  his  father's  in  Illinois  to  winter.  His  father  had  plenty  and  he 
had  raised  no  crop  in  Iowa.  In  that  day  nearly  the  entire  emigration 
to  Iowa,  south  of  Skunk,  crossed  the  Mississippi  river  at  Fort 
Madison. 

In  the  winter  of  1838-9  I  served  in  the  first  Iowa  Legislature  with 
W.  C.  Coop,  who  then  lived  on  Walnut  Creek,  and  in  part  represented 
Henry  County.  That  part  of  Jefferson  that  had  then  been  purchased 
from  the  Indians  was  attached  to  Henry  County  for  legislative  and 
judicial  purposes.  In  that  whole  Legislature  there  was  but  a  single 
member  that  had  ever  been  in  a  Legislature  before.  That  one  was 
Van  Delishmut,  who  was  living  a  few  years  since  in  Mahaska  County. 


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This  ends  the  record  down  to  Joseph,  the  youngest  son  of  John 
Walker,  the  emigrant.  Before  taking  up  his  family  we  give  some 
interesting  notes  taken  from  the  History  of  Mason  and  Menard 
Counties,  where  most  of  the  family  settled  who  went  to  Illinois  at 
an  early  day.  There  will  also  be  found  copies  of  some  old  letters 
written  by  different  members  of  the  family.  These  letters  give  us 
a  glimpse  of  the  home  life  of  the  writers,  and  are  thought  worthy  of 
preservation.  And  as  it  is  well  known  that  Augusta  County  heart- 
ily espoused  the  cause  of  the  Colonists  during  the  period  leading  up 
to  and  including  the  Revolutionary  struggle,  it  was  considered  proper 
to  make  mention  also  of  what  has  come  down  to  us  in  the  Annals  of 
Virginia  as  a  part  of  the  history  of  these  times.  After  which  will 
follow  the  record  of  the  remaining  branches  of  the  descendants  of 
John  Walker  of  Wigton,  so  far  as  they  are  known  to  us. 

The  following  notes  and  notices  of  service  were  copied  from  the 
history  of  Mason  and  Menard  Counties,  111.,  published  in  1879,  by 
Baskim  and  Company: 

Company  C,  2nd  Cavalry: — 

Marcellus  Walker,  of  Havana;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1861;  re-enlisted 
as  veteran. 

Moses  Walker,  of  Havana  ;  enlisted  Nov.  19,  1861;  died  at  Baton 
Rouge  October  15,  1864. 

Company  K,  17th  Infantry : — 

Jesse  Walker,  of  Bath;  enlisted  May  25,  1861;  re-enlisted  Dec.  8, 
1863,  as  veteran;  captured  and  returned. 

Captain  James  P.  Walker,  of  Mason  City;  enlisted  April  3,  1861: 
resigned  April  28,  1862. 

W.  S.  Walker,  of  Mason  City;  enlisted  May  25,  1861;  discharged 
on  account  of  disability  April  24,  1862. 

Company  A,  28th  Infantry : — 

Captain  J.  R.  Walker,  of  Havana;  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant 
Aug.  2,  1861;  made  Captain  April  21,  1862,  and  mustered  out  in 
1864. 

Eighty-Fifth  Infantry  :— 

Lieutenant-Colonel  James  P.  Walker,  of  Mason  City;  enlisted 
June  14,  1863;  discharged  October  6,  1863.  He  was  promoted  from 
surgeon. 


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David  C.  Stone,  died  of  wounds  received  in  the  war. 

Company  E,  5th  Regulars  of  Illinois  National  Guards.  John  M. 
Walker,  First  Lieutenant  of  Harris  Guards. 

T.  F.  Patterson,  Captain  in  85th  Illinois  Regiment  Infantry. 

Colonel  Robert  C.  Moore's  regiment  mustered  into  service  August 
28,  1862,  Brigadier- General  Phil.  Sheridan  commanding. 

Joseph  L.  Workman,  2nd  Lieutenant  of  Company  F,  of  Menard. 

Louis  P.  Moore,  died  of  disease  contracted  in  the  war. 

William  Bailey,  died  in  prison. 

John  E.  Moore,  Lieutenant- Colonel  of  133rd  Illinois  Volunteer 
Infantry. 

John  M.  Walker,  1st  Lieutenant  Harris  Guards. 

John  Moore,  and  five  stalwart  sons,  John,  Joseph,  Andrew,  Samuel 
and  William,  came  to  Indian  Creek  in  1828. 

Abraham  Hornback,  and  three  sons,  John,  Jesse  and  Andrew, 
came  in  1826  to  Indian  Creek. 

William  F.  Thornton,  one  of  the  first  commissioners  of  Mason 
County. 

Ira  Patterson,  only  Justice  of  the  Peace  before  Mason  County  was 
organized,  also  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  1838.  Some  years  afterward 
was  Governor  of  Oregon. 

S.  L.  Walker,  Supervisor  of  Forest  City,  Mason  County,  1877, 
1878  and  1879. 

James  M.  Hardin,  Supervisor  of  Kilbourne,  Mason  County,  1878- 
1879. 

H.  H.  Moore,  representative  to  Legislature  from  Mason  County 
in  1872. 

Company  C,  85th  Infantry : — 

First  Lieutenant  William  W.  Walker,  of  Mason  City;  promoted 
from  2nd  Lieutenant  Aug.  27,  1862;  resigned  Oct.  7,  1863. 

Company  K,  85th  Infantry : — 
Surgeon  John  S.  Walker,  of  Havana;  enlisted  Aug.  27,  1862;  dis- 
charged May  20,  1864. 

Company  I,  139th  Infantry : — 
W.  H.  Walker,  of  Havana;  enlisted  June  1,  1864;  mustered  out 
Oct.  28,  1864. 

Dr.  J.  S.  Walker,  physician  and  surgeon,  born  in  Shelby  County, 
Indiana,  Feb.  16,  1842,  lived  in  Mason  County,  111.   He  enlisted  in 


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Company  K,  85th  Infantry;  in  service  nearly  two  years;  attended 
St.  Louis  Medical  College;  practiced  in  Forest  City  five  years  and 
then  went  to  Manitou,  111.  He  was  a  successful  physician  and  sur- 
geon ;  was  burned  out  in  1878.  He  married  in  1870  to  S.  A.  Bradley 
of  Chicago.  Their  children  are  Alberti  and  Eugene.  This  family 
may  be  related  to  the  Walker  family  who  came  from  Virginia,  but 
the  relationship  is  unknown. 

Dr.  James  S.  Walker,  physician  and  surgeon,  born  May  4,  1839; 
attended  Chicago  Medical  College  and  graduated  in  1863 ;  practiced 
in  Walker's  Grove  and  Mason  City.  He  moved  to  Forest  City  in 
1869.  He  married  Sarah  E.  Updike  of  Tazewell  County,  111.,  Aug. 
16,  1864.  He  was  in  partnership  with  Dr.  J.  C.  Patterson.  He 
enjoys  a  large  and  lucrative  practice  in  Forest  City.   Their  children : 

a.  Alma  Walker;  b.  March,  1866. 

b.  Ella  Walker;  b.  Jan.  4,  1868. 

c.  Frank  V.  Walker;  b.  Dec.  22,  1869. 

d.  Artie  Walker;  b.  1874,  and  d.  in  1875. 

This  family  may  be  related  to  the  Walker  family  from  Virginia, 
but  the  relationship  is  unknown. 

Walkers  Grove,  purchased  by  James  Walker  in  1837,  called 
Price's  Grove  previously. 

James  Walker  came  from  Indiana  in  1839,  and  settled  in  Walkers 
Grove.  He  lived  to  be  quite  old.  He  had  five  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters, all  of  whom  have  been  connected  in  many  prominent  ways  with 
the  history  of  Mason  County.  He  died  at  Havana,  111.   Sons : 

a.  William  Walker;  lawyer,  and  lives  in  Missouri. 

b.  Bobert  Walker. 

c.  George  Walker;  lives  in  Peoria,  111. 

This  J ames  Walker  was  probably  related  to  the  Walkers  who  came 
from  Virginia,  but  the  relationship  is  not  known. 

The  first  physician  in  Menard  was  a  Dr.  Walker.  He  remained 
only  a  short  time,  and  it  is  not  known  from  whence  he  came  or 
whither  he  went. 

William  Walker  bought  Peter  Price's  claim  when  he  came  to  the 
settlement  in  1830. 

Gilmer  came  in  1833-34,  and  made  permanent  settlement.  He 
married  Miss  Walker. 

John  W.  Patterson,  1st  Justice  of  the  Peace,  bought  the  George 


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Price  place,  where  he  lived  the  remainder  of  his  days,  dying  about 
1844. 

William  Eldridge  came  from  England  in  1840.  His  daughter 
Margaret  married  William  W.  Walker. 

William  Gibbs  came  from  Baltimore.   He  was  an  Englishman. 

Alexander  Walker  came  from  Kentucky  at  an  early  day;  was 
chosen  elder  of  the  Lebanon  Meeting  House  Church  in  1832.  He  set- 
tled at  Irish  Grove;  first  an  elder  in  the  North  Sangamon  Church, 
but  when  the  Irish  Grove  congregation  was  formed  he  removed  his 
membership  there.  When  he  left  Illinois  some  time  before  1879,  he 
went  to  Iowa. 

First  marriage  on  record  in  Menard  County  was  Alexander  Gilmer 
and  Jane  Walker,  Nov.  4,  1830. 

Thomas  Stone,  one  of  the  first  trustees  of  Menard  County. 

Stith  T.  Hirst,  physician,  born  in  Washington  County,  Ky.,  Sept. 
5,  1844,  son  of  James  Hirst,  native  of  Kentucky.  His  mother  was 
from  South  Carolina  and  came  to  Menard  County  in  1849.  Stith 
T.  Hirst  enlisted  in  Company  A,  152nd  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry, 
and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  attended  Eush  Medical 
College  and  graduated  from  there  in  1871.  At  one  time  he  taught 
school.  He  was  married  Oct.  19,  1870,  to  Marietta  Walker, 
daughter  of  Joseph  M.  Walker  of  Irish  Grove,  111.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church. 

William  Walker  and  his  son,  Joseph  M.  Walker,  his  brother-in-law, 
David  Walker  and  William  Patterson,  came  in  1832  and  went  to 
Keokuk  in  1837.  Alexander  Gilmer,  William  A.  Stone  and  Joseph 
W.  Patterson,  came  from  Kentucky  to  Menard  County,  111.,  about 
1743.  Joseph  M.  Walker  lives  on  the  place  where  his  father  settled. 
His  residence  stands  upon  the  identical  spot  occupied  by  his  father's 
cabin. 

David  Walker,  brother  of  the  wife  of  William,  bought  the  Joseph 
Lucas  place,  when  he  removed  to  Iowa,  where  he  died  in  1876. 

Captain  William  A.  Stone,  born  in  Virginia,  but  went  to  Ken- 
tucky when  young,  emigrated  to  Illinois  in  1830.  He  was  a  son  of 
Moses  Stone,  who  came  to  Illinois  at  the  same  time.  Moses  Stone 
had  a  family  of  twelve  children.   He  and  his  wife  both  died  in  1831. 

The  winter  of  the  deep  snow  in  Menard  County,  111.  (1830-31), 
was  one  long  to  be  remembered  by  those  who  recall  the  dreary  time. 
The  snow  began  to  fall  the  middle  of  December  and  continued  to 


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fall  until  there  was  nearly  four  feet  on  a  level.  It  remained  for  three 
months.  Much  of  the  game  starved  and  there  was  much  suffering 
both  for  man  and  beast.  Many  of  the  inhabitants  also  remember  the 
great  hailstorm  in  May.  1851.  It  was  very  destructive  to  stock  and 
vegetation. 

Peter  Cartwright,  that  old  Methodist  pioneer,  is  said  to  have 
preached  his  first  sermon  in  Irish  Grove  in  1830. 

Mary  Ann  Walker  died  Sept.  8.  1830.  This  is  said  to  have  been 
the  first  death  in  the  settlement. 

James  S.  Moore,  son  of  Elder  John  X.  Moore,  born  in  Kentucky 
in  1821.  was  elder  and  superintendent  of  the  Sunday- School. 


Original  members  of  this  Church: 


Elijah  Scott. 
Samuel  Moore. 
Williani  Eayburn. 
Stephen  Stone. 
Mary  Moore. 
Hannah  Baxter. 
Matilda  Walker. 
Ann  Walker. 
Jane  Scott. 
Catherine  Stone. 
Alexander  Walker. 


John  Stone. 
Alexander  Barnett. 
Pheobe  Moore. 
Ann  Barnett. 
Jane  Patterson. 
Jane  Eayburn. 
Elizabeth  Walker. 
John  Moore. 
Lucy  Stone. 
Jane  Casey. 
William  Stotts. 


Andrew  Moore. 
David  Walker. 
Margaret  S.  Moore. 
John  X.  Moore. 
Panthy  Barnett. 
Polly  Walker. 
Jane  Walker. 
Ambrose  Stone. 
Polly  Stotts. 
Isabella  Walker. 


Henry  C.  Eogers,  Sarah  H.  Eogers,  John  Allen  and  Elizabeth 
Patterson  joined  on  profession  of  faith. 

John  Moore.  John  X.  Moore  and  Alexander  Walker,  elected  rul- 
ing elders. 

John  X.  Moore,  John  Moore  and  Alexander  Walker,  members  of 
1st  Session  of  Church  in  Menard  County.  John  Moore  was  a  native 
of  Virginia.  He  was  born  1767;  was  twice  married  and  father  of 
eleven  children.  Joseph  Moore,  Clinton  Dewitt,  William  Moore  of 
Irish  Grove  and  Sarah  H.  Eogers,  wife  of  Henry  C.  Eogers,  Esq.,  of 
Athens,  also  Mrs.  Margaret  Waters  of  Clinton,  were  his  children. 
John  was  elder  in  this  church  from  its  origin  until  he  died  in  1843. 
His  oldest  son  and  third  child  was  John  Xewell  Moore,  born  in  Ken- 
tucky in  1794.  He  married  Phoebe  Scott  in  Adair  County  in  1820. 
He  was  an  elder  in  this  church  (Lebanon  Meeting  House)  until  he 
died  in  1842.    Alexander  Scott  was  another  orisrinal  member.  He 


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came  from  Kentucky  and  settled  in  Irish  Grove,  but  afterwards  re- 
moved to  Iowa. 

Elijah  Scott,  another  first  member  and  elder,  removed  to  Cass 
County,  and  lived  to  be  over  eighty  years  old. 

Samuel  Moore,  elected  elder  in  1855,  was  born  in  Kentucky  in 
1806.  He  was  a  son  of  John  Moore  above  and  brother  of  Elder  John 
N.  Moore,  one  of  the  original  members.  He  moved  to  Concord,  and 
died  there  in  1S64,  aged  55  years. 

EIGHTY-FIFTH  INFANTEY,  ILLINOIS. 

The  Eighty-Fifth,  being  a  Mason  County  regiment,  is  entitled  to 
a  more  complete  history  in  this  connection,  on  account  of  its  con- 
taining various  members  of  the  Walker  family,  both  officers  and  men. 
The  regiment  was  organized  at  Peoria  in  August,  1862,  by  Colonel 
Eobert  S.  Moore,  and  was  mustered  into  service  on  the  27th  of  Aug- 
ust, 1862. 

On  Sept.  6,  1862,  under  orders,  the  regiment  went  by  rail  to  Louis- 
ville, Ky.,  where  it  was  assigned  to  the  36th  Brigade,  11th  Division 
3rd  Army  Corps — Colonel  D.  McCook  commanding  the  Brigade. 
Brigadier- General  P.  H.  Sheridan  commanding  the  Division,  and 
Major- General  Gilbert  commanding  the  Corps. 

On  the  first  of  October  the  regiment  marched  in  pursuit  of  the 
enemy  under  General  Bragg,  and  engaged  in  the  Battle  of  Chaplain 
Hills,  at  Perry ville,  Ky.,  on  Oct.  8,  and  from  there  moved  with  the 
army  to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  which  place  was  reached  on  Nov.  7,  1862. 
The  regiment  went  into  winter  quarters  in  and  about  Nashville,  and 
while  there  the  Battles  of  Stone  Eiver  were  fought,  and  various 
marches  and  counter-marches  were  made,  the  regiment  remaining  in 
the  vicinity  until  about  the  1st  of  July,  when  it  went  with  the  army 
to  Murfreesborough,  soon  returning  to  Nashville. 

On  the  20th  of  August,  1863,  the  regiment  left,  with  General  Me- 
Cook's  Brigade,  for  the  South,  going  to  Huntsville,  Ala.,  and  then 
to  Chattanooga  to  join  General  Eosecran's  army,  and  to  participate 
in  the  bloody  Battle  of  Chickamauga,  which  began  on  the  17th  of 
September  and  lasted  until  the  21st.  They  then  camped  at  North 
Chickamauga,  and  on  the  25th  of  November  took  part  in  the  Battle 
of  Mission  Eidge.  On  the  28th,  they  went  into  the  command  of  Gen- 
eral Sherman  to  the  relief  of  the  beleaguered  city  of  Knoxville.  The 


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enemy  retired,  and  the  regiment  then  went  into  winter  quarters  at 
Chattanooga. 

In  February,  1864,  the  regiment  participated  in  the  battle  at  Buz- 
zard's Eoost  Gap,  losing  heavily  in  the  engagement,  which  lasted 
two  days.  On  the  third  of  May  the  army  under  the  command  of 
General  Sherman  left  for  the  campaign  against  Atlanta,  fighting  the 
second  Battle  of  Buzzard's  Roost  on  May  9th,  10th  and  11th,  and 
the  Battle  of  Eessaca  on  the  14th  and  loth,  and  the  Battle  of  Rome, 
on  the  17th  of  May. 

The  Eighty- Fifth  was  the  first  regiment  to  enter  and  occupy  the 
city  of  Atlanta.  The  Battle  of  Dallas  continued  from  the  27th  of 
May  to  the  5th  of  J une ;  the  Battle  of  Kenesaw  Mountain  from  the 
11th  to  the  27th  of  June.  In  this  desperate  battle  the  Eighty-Fifth 
lost  heavily,  amongst  them  some  of  the  best  soldiers  of  the  regiment, 
including  Lieutenant  Chatfleld,  Clark  Andrews,  Henry  Buck  and 
Sergeant  Duvall.  The  next  engagement  with  the  enemy  was  at  the 
Chattahoochie  River  on  the  18th  of  July,  and  at  Peach  Tree  Creek, 
on  the  19th  of  July,  in  which  the  85th  lost  heavily  again  in  killed, 
wounded  and  captured.  The  battle  near  Atlanta  was  on  the  20th 
and  22nd  of  July.  On  the  1st  of  September  the  hard-fought  Battle 
of  Jonesboro  was  participated  in  by  the  85th,  and  Colonel  Dilworth 
was  severely  wounded.  On  the  4th  of  September  the  army  entered 
Atlanta  in  charge  of  some  two  thousand  prisoners.  On  the  29th  of 
September  the  army  fell  back  to  Athens,  and  from  there  marched  to 
Florence,  Ala.,  which  was  reached  on  the  5th  of  October.  On  the 
10th  the  army  returned  to  Athens,  and  from  there  went  to  Chatta- 
nooga, arriving  there  October  14th.  On  the  18th  the  army  again 
marched  to  join  the  army  of  the  Cumberland,  reaching  Kingston, 
via  Rome,  on  the  1st  of  November,  destroying  all  the  railroads  on  the 
way,  and  continuing  on  to  Atlanta,  which  was  reached  on  the  15th. 

On  the  16th  of  November,  1864,  the  grand  army  under  General 
Sherman  took  up  its  march  to  the  sea,  destroying  the  railroads  as 
they  went,  as  far  as  Covington,  which  duty  was  performed  by  the 
advance  brigade,  in  which  the  85th  belonged. 

On  the  24th  the  army  left  Milledgeville  and  marched  to  Sanders- 
ville,  skirmishing  with  the  enemy  on  the  way.  On  the  1st  of  Decem- 
ber the  army  left  Louisville,  where  it  had  been  in  camp  several  days. 
The  85th  lost  several  men  while  foraging  here.  The  army  met  no 
further  serious  resistance  until  it  had  reached  the  Savannah  River, 


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near  Savannah,  where  the  enemy  was  met  and  kept  up  a  constant 
skirmish  until  the  city  of  Savannah  was  reached  on  the  11th  of 
December.  On  the  14th  Fort  McAllister  was  taken  and  communi- 
cation opened  with  the  Atlantic.  On  the  20th  the  city  of  Savannah 
was  evacuated  by  the  enemy,  and  on  the  21st  our  army  occupied  the 
city,  capturing  180  heavy  guns,  large  stores  of  ammunition,  25,000 
bales  of  cotton,  and  immense  quantities  of  military  supplies. 

On  this  raid,  the  army  marched  over  three  hundred  miles  through 
the  heart  of  Georgia,  subsisting  upon  the  choicest  supplies  of  the 
enemy.  Not  less  than  ten  thousand  negroes  left  the  plantations  of 
their  masters  and  marched  with  the  army  in  its  advance  to  the  sea, 
in  pursuit  of  that  liberty  which  is  dear  to  every  man,  black  as  well 
as  white. 

The  army  left  Savannah  on  the  20th  of  January,  1865,  on  its 
march  through  South  Carolina,  crossing  into  that  state  on  February 
5,  1865.  On  the  8th  the  army  cut  loose  from  all  communications, 
and  marched  to  Columbia,  the  capital  of  the  state,  and  from  there 
north,  passing  Cherou,  and  continuing  to  Fayetteville,  N.  C,  which 
was  reached  on  the  11th  of  March,  and  a  rebel  arsenal  destroyed. 

On  the  15th  the  army  marched  from  Fayetteville  to  Averysboro, 
and  had  an  engagement  with  the  enemy  on  the  16th,  and  from 
thence  to  Goldsboro,  via  Bentonville,  where  the  enemy  was  again  met 
and  engaged  in  a  battle  on  the  19th  and  20th  of  March.  On  the 
23rd  the  army  reached  Goldsboro,  terminating  the  second  grand  raid 
of  Sherman's  army  through  Georgia  and  the  two  Carolinas,  a  dis- 
tance of  over  five  hundred  miles,  crossing  ten  rivers,  fighting  two 
battles  and  any  number  of  skirmishes. 

From  Goldsboro  the  army  went  in  pursuit  of  Johnston's  forces, 
and  arrived  at  Ealeigh  on  the  13th  of  April,  the  enemy  retreating 
and  the  city  surrendering  to  our  army.  From  there  our  army  march- 
ed to  Avery's  Ferry,  on  the  Cape  Fear  River,  arriving  there  on  the 
15th  of  April,  and  General  Sherman  received  a  communication  from 
General  Johnston  which  ended  further  hostilities.  On  the  25th  an- 
other conference  was  had,  General  Grant  participating,  which  ter- 
minated in  General  Johnston's  surrender  on  the  same  terms  given 
to  General  Lee  at  Appomattox,  Va.,  on  April  9th. 

The  war  being  terminated,  the  army  proceeded  on  its  march  to 
Washington,  via  Richmond,  and  was  mustered  out  on  the  5th  of 
June,  the  85th  arriving  at  Camp  Butler,  111.,  on  the  11th  of  June. 


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1865,  and  was  paid  off  and  discharged. — Talcen  from  History  of 
Menard  and  Mason  Counties,  III. 

Columbia,  Ktv  September  7th. 

Adaie  CorxTT.  Ky..  Sept.  6.  1S1T. 

Mr.  Thomas  H.  Walker  (So.  19-56 J.  Brownsburg,  Rockbridge,  Ta. 
Dear  Sir: 

Not  having  written  to  yon  for  some  time  I  would  inform 
yon  that  myself  and  family  are  well  at  this  time,  likewise  all  the  rela- 
tives in  this  country  and  coming  on  much  as  yon  wonld  expect. 
There  is  nothing  new  here  of  consequence  at  present  unless  it  is  the 
stir  about  the  Missouri  country.  People  here  are  much  agitated  with 
the  notion  of  that  country.  Joseph  Patterson  is  going  to  see  it  this 
fall  if  he  can  possibly  get  his  business  so  arranged  that  he  can  leave 
home :  and  if  he  likes  the  country  he  intends  living  in  it,  and  wants 
as  many  of  his  friends  and  neighbors  to  go  with  him  as  will  consti- 
tute a  good  settlement.  We  have  not  heard  an^hing  from  your 
brother  for  some  time.  We  have  been  expecting  him  along  about 
this  time.  The  last  account  that  we  had  was  that  he  was  intending 
to  come  home  this  winter  as  it  was  uncertain  whether  the  office  would 
be  opened  this  fall  or  not  for  the  entering  of  land  in  that  country: 
however,  it  is  said  that  the  surveyors  are  nearly  done  surveying  out 
the  country  and  it  is  very  probable  that  as  soon  as  their  works  are  re- 
turned an  office  will  be  opened.  It  is  said  (by  people  who  have  mov- 
ed to  that  country  and  have  been  back  here  this  summer)  that  there 
are  great  crops  there  this  season,  so  that  I  am  led  to  believe  that  there 
will  be  a  great  emigration  there  this  fall.  There  are  a  number  of 
places  for  sale  in  this  country  at  this  time.  Some  are  for  the  Mis- 
souri and  some  are  for  the  Mississippi  territory,  and  some  over  the 
Ohio  and  some  will  stay  where  they  are.  I  think  on  account  of 
not  getting  their  land  sold.  Crops  are  good  here  this  season,  and  T 
believe  generally  so  throughout  the  Western  countries,  so  far  as  I 
have  heard. 

The  young  people  here  are  not  so  much  in  the  spirit  of  marrying 
as  they  have  been  in  time  past.  James  Walker  was  married  on  last 
Thursday  evening  to  a  Miss  Cox.  which  has  been  the  only  one  of  the 
kin  for  some  time  past.  Your  cousin. 

Joseph  W.  Walker. 


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LETTER  TO  THOMAS  H.  WALKER  FROM  HIS  BROTHER, 
W.  A.  WALKER  (No.  1950). 

Rogersville,  Jan.  8,  1832. 

Dear  Brother: 

By  the  last  eastern  mail  we  received  yours  of  the  31st  ult, 
containing  the  mournful  intelligence  of  the  death  of  our  brother, 
Alexander.  We  had  heard  of  his  sickness,  but  had  not  considered 
his  attack  as  very  serious,  and  knowing  that  he  possessed  a  good  con- 
stitution we  hoped  that  he  would  soon  be  restored  to  his  accustomed 
state  of  health.  We  were,  therefore,  entirely  unprepared  to  hear  of 
his  death. 

I  do  not  know  that  I  have  ever  been  acquainted  with  a  man  whose 
character  I  more  highly  esteemed,  certainly  with  none  in  the  same 
walk  in  life.  To  integrity  and  honesty  which  knew  no  temptation 
he  added  prudence,  combined  with  a:  courage  both  physical  and  moral 
which  cast  out  fear.  But  perhaps  the  most  distinctive  trait  in  his 
character  was  his  strong  common  sense.  In  this  he  certainly  ex- 
celled most  men,  and  this  would  have  distinguished  him  more  among 
his  fellows  in  any  other  sphere  in  human  society  in  which  he  might 
have  been  placed,  no  matter  how  exalted,  than  it  did  in  the  one  which 
he  so  well  filled.  I  need  not  tell  you  that  I  feel  the  loss  of  such  a 
brother  no  common  loss  and  that  I  can  fully  and  deeply  sympathize 
with  you  in  this  great  bereavement.  In  a  letter  which  I  received 
from  Mr.  Morrison  at  the  same  time  that  I  received  yours  he  informs 
me  that  his  religious  exercises  were  of  a  kind  most  satisfactory  to  his 
Christian  friends,  and  that  as  far  as  man  can  judge  "His  end  was 
Peace."  This  is  all  that  can  console  the  bereaved,  and  while  we  bless 
God  for  this  great  consolation  may  we  with  renewed  effort  endeavor 
so  to  live  that  we  may  be  able  to  bequeath  the  same  to  those  friends 
whom  we  may  leave  behind. 

When  we  were  in  Rockbridge  a  year  ago  I  was  surprised  to  see 
Brother  Alexander  enjoying  such  good  health  and  in  the  possession 
of  so  much  vigor,  both  of  body  and  mind.  I  have  often  since  recur- 
red to  a  night  we  then  spent  at  his  house  when  we  sat  up  almost  all  / 
the  night  engaged  in  the  most  interesting  conversation.  It  occurred 
to  me  then  and  has  often  occurred  to  me  since  that  high  as  I  had 
esteemed  his  good  qualities  both  of  the  head  and  of  the  heart,  I  had 
estimated  them  too  low.   When  I  have  indulged  the  hope  of  return- 


JOHN  WALKER. 


455 


ing  to  that  country  I  have  always  anticipated  heretofore  much  pleas- 
ure from  the  society  of  a  beloved  brother  who,  when  I  last  saw  him. 
was  enjoying  and  seemed  then  likely  to  enjoy  the  pleasures  of  a 
"Green  Old  Age.'-  But  now  this  pleasant  prospect  is  blasted — every 
year  I  find  some  of  the  chords  that  bound  me  to  my  native  land 
broken.  Still  I  have  a  strong  desire  to  spend  the  remainder  of  my 
days  in  that  region,  and  could  the  times  alter  so  that  I  could  dispose 
of  our  property  here  I  think  we  would  sell  out  and  go  somewhere  else. 
I  have  got  tired  of  the  practice  of  medicine  and  tired  of  ever- 
lasting contention.  I .  desire  repose.  My  health  requires  less  ex- 
posure than  my  present  engagements  will  permit.  But  the  constitu- 
tion of  my  mind  was  never  designed  for  a  state  of  war  and  I  feel  that 
while  I  remain  here  I  must,  if  not  actually  engaged  in  a  state  of 
preparation — that  the  only  way  by  which  I  can  preserve  peace  is  al- 
ways to  be  ready  for  war.  You  know  enough  of  my  temperament  to 
know  how  disagreeable  this  must  be  to  me.  Yet  I  do  not  wish  you  to 
think  that  I  feel  myself  unable  to  maintain  my  position  here,  or  that 
I  have  felt  myself  worsted  in  any  of  the  conflicts  which  I  have  had. 
Those  with  whom  I  have  had  to  contend  do  not  at  least  feel  so.  but  I 
do  not  like  a  situation  where  I  must  always  keep  myself  in  a  defen- 
sive attitude.  As  I  have  already  said  I  desire  repose.  We  have  but 
one  child  and  it  a  daughter.  The  educating  and  providing  for  her 
now  seems  to  be  our  principal  worldly  care.  We  feel  as  if  we  could 
do  these  better  somewhere  else  than  here.  If  we  sell  out  here  we  will 
probably  go  to  Eockbridge  before  we  settle  again.  We  now  have  no 
prospect  of  selling  soon. 

I  received  a  letter  by  yesterday's  mail  from  brother  John.  It  was 
dated  22nd  of  December.  They  were  all  well.  He  said  something  of 
going  to  Eockbridge  in  the  spring,  but  spoke  of  it  as  being  very 
doubtful.  He  seems  to  be  absorbed  in  business,  perplexing  and  wor- 
rying himself  to  amass  money  enough  to  spoil  one  only  child. 

Our  church  matters  remain  as  when  I  wrote  you  last.  I  would 
have  found  it  very  difficult  to  have  got  along  with  my  pecuniary  en- 
gagements if  it  had  not  been  for  my  salary  as  President  of  the  bank. 
It  has  been  almost  impossible  to  collect  anything  for  practice.  We 
have  no  expectation  of  getting  a  preacher  soon.  I  think  that  if  any- 
thing can  be  done  for  Presbyterianism  in  Western  Virginia  or  East- 
ern Tennessee  it  must  be  by  the  establishment  of  some  judicious  plan 
of  Itinerancy,  and  I  hope  something  of  the  kind  will  soon  be  tried. 


456 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Write  me  soon.  I  will  expect  to  hear  from  you  often.  Tell  Mr.  Mor- 
rison he  may  expect  to  hear  from  me  in  a  few  days.  Remember  us 
affectionately  to  all  your  family  and  particularly  to  Aunt  Betsey. 

Your  brother, 

W.  A.  Walker. 


LETTER  TO  WILLIAM  A.  WALKER  FROM  HIS  BROTHER, 
JOHN  K.  WALKER  (No.  1957). 

St.  Louis,  16th  April,  1823. 

My  Dear  Brother  : 

By  last  mail  I  received  yours  of  the  4th  of  March,  which 
informed  us  of  your  safe  return  to  the  land  of  our  fathers',  "to  the 
land  that  contains  all  that  binds  you  to  this  world."  I  had  awaited 
the  arrival  of  the  mail  with  no  little  impatience  for  some  time  past, 
expecting  to  hear  of  your  progress  homeward.  I  received  your  letter 
written  at  Uncle  Hugh  Kelso's.  You  will  no  doubt  be  surprised,  and 
I  hope  agreeably  so,  to  learn  that  I  am  already  a  benedict,  that  I  was 
united  in  the  bonds  of  holy  matrimony  with  Elvira  on  the  20th  of 
March  by  Mr.  Lacy. 

We  did  not  have  a  large  wedding,  merely  a  few  of  our  respective 
friends.  Mr.  Conrad  officiated  as  second,  assisted  by  Mr.  Elliott. 
Miss  Dorcas  Bent  and  Miss  Geyes,  on  the  bride's  part.  The  guests 
from  town  were  Mr.  Gamble  and  lady,  Mr.  Barton,  Dove,  Lane, 
Judge  Tucker,  Eliza  and  some  three  or  four  others. 

We  commenced  housekeeping  on  the  22nd  in  the  south  end  of  the 
jail.  I  had  a  door  cut  in  that  end  and  all  communication  cut  off 
from  the  office.  The  old  stairs  that  led  up  from  the  cellar  was  taken 
away  and  a  bedroom  made  on  that  end  of  the  large  room  and  one 
taken  off  the  office  on  the  west  side,  so  that  we  have  three  rooms,  which 
makes  it  quite  a  comfortable  residence.  Elvira  has  been  a  good  deal 
unwell  with  a  bad  cold  which  I  believe  she  had  when  you  were  here. 
She  is,  however,  much  better. 

Miss  Mary  Stuart  died  about  the  first  of  this  month  after  a  short 
but  most  severe  illness.  Judge  Stuart  is  our  circuit  judge.  Bates  is 
engaged  to  Julia  Coalter ;  will  be  married  in  the  fall. 

Yours,  etc., 

John  K.  Walker. 


JOHN"  WALKER. 


TO  MES.  BETSEY  STUART,  BROWNSBURG,  ROCK- 
BRIDGE, VA.,  VIA  WASHINGTON, 
FROM  H.  WALKER. 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  June  6,  1825. 

My  Dear  Sister  : 

If  you  have  not  forgotten  the  promise  which  I  made  you  in 
my  last  that  I  would  write  to  you  from  this  place,  I  suppose  you  be- 
gin to  think  it  nearly  time  that  you  should  receive  my  promised  let- 
ter. Since  my  arrival  here  I  have  written  several  letters  to  my 
friends  in  Rockbridge  from  all  of  which  you  will  learn  that  a  most 
merciful  Providence  has  hitherto  watched  over  me  in  my  wanderings 
through  this  Western  country.  My  health  has  been  good  since  I  saw 
you.  I  feel  myself  quite  at  home,  far  more  so  than  I  could  have  anti- 
cipated. Our  brother  and  his  family  are  well.  He  has  enjoyed  un- 
interrupted health  since  he  entered  upon  the  married  life,  and  not- 
withstanding the  constant  pressure  of  business  he  has  become  quite' 
fleshy.  The  duties  of  his  office  require  his  whole  time.  He  seems  to 
possess  the  love  and  respect  of  all  classes  of  society  without  having 
stooped  to  the  least  means  of  deportment  to  acquire  it.  With  Elvira. 
I  am  exceedingly  delighted.  She  is  certainly  a  most  loving  wife, 
affectionate  mother,  industrious  and  first-rate  housekeeper.  I  be- 
lieve the  state  does  not  furnish  a  smarter,  more  lovely  or  interesting 
woman.  From  her  I  receive  every  mark  of  affection  and  of  kindness, 
and  I  love  her  as  my  sister.  Mrs.  Brown,  Elvira^s  mother,  is  a  most 
amiable  and  excellent  Presbyterian  lady.  Her  uncle,  Joseph  C. 
Brown,  is  a  man  of  genuine  piety,  superior  talents,  and  one  of  the 
first  men  in  the  state,  an  active  member  of  the  Senate.  I  am  ex- 
ceedingly pleased  with  him.  I  might  mention  the  names  of  several 
others  from  whom  I  have  received  the  most  polite  notice  and  the  most 
kind  treatment,  but  as  they  are  strangers  to  you,  it  could  interest  you. 
little. 

Girls  do  not  abound  in  this  country,  yet  I  have  opportunity  every 
once  and  awhile  to  display  all  the  little  gallantry  I  am  master  of.  I 
have  been  once  to  the  Dardenne  prairie  (the  Coalter  and  Tucker  and, 
Naylor  neighborhood),  so  much  celebrated  for  the  beauty  and  loveli- 
ness of  its  girls.  Miss  Caroline  Coalter  is  the  belle  of  Missouri.  She 
is  quite  an  interesting  girl.  I  was  treated  with  much  kindness,  and 
have  since  received  invitations  to  revisit  it. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


I  saw  Judge  Tucker  and  his  lady  last  week  on  their  return  from 
Virginia.  I  heard  by  them  of  J ames  Brown,  etc.  When  I  shall  visit 
the  dear  land  of  my  birth  God  only  knows.  I  have  set  no  time  for 
leaving  St.  Louis.  I  still  wish  and  intend  returning  to  Marysville 
during  the  summer.  I  wish  much  to  see  all  my  friends  in  Rock- 
bridge and  you  in  particular.  In  the  meantime  let  it  be  our  desire 
and  aim  to  resign  and  to  commit  ourselves  and  all  that  interests  us 
into  the  hands  of  that  omniscient  and  merciful  Being  who  careth  for 
and  watcheth  over  his  people.  That  health  and  every  blessing  may 
attend  you  is  the  prayer  of  your  affectionate  brother, 

Hugh  Walker. 

LETTER  TO  THOMAS  H.  WALKER  FROM  HIS  BROTHER, 
JOHN  K.  WALKER. 

St.  Louis,  9th  October,  1816. 

Dear  Brother: 

I  will  inform  you  that  I  am  well  and  have  enjoyed  good 
health  ever  since  I  left  home.  The  two  Misses  Tates,  Joseph  Walker 
and  myself  arrived  here  yesterday.  Mr.  Brown  and  Stuart  are  to  be 
in  town  this  evening.  They  stopped  to  preach  at  a  Mr.  Fulton's,  21 
miles  from  this  place.  We  left  Lexington  on  the  27th  ult.  The 
Tates  were  to  meet  us  at  Louisville  on  the  29th.  We  got  to  Louisville 
on  Saturday  evening.  The  Tates  got  there  on  Sunday.  They  lodged 
in  Shelbyville  on  Saturday  night,  at  which  place  they  were  robbed  of 
all  their  money,  except  a  little  change  which  James  Tate  had  in  his 
saddle  bags,  amounting  to  three  or  four  dollars.  John  Tate  lost  all 
but  25  cents  which  was  in  his  pocket.  It  was  taken  from  under  their 
heads  when  asleep.  There  was  another  gentleman  sleeping  in  the 
same  room  who  shared  the  same  fate.  Fortunately  for  us  we  were 
not  with  them.  They  advertised  in  the  Louisville,  Frankfort  and 
Lexington  papers,  described  the  notes  as  well  as  they  could  and  offer- 
ed $100  reward.  Their  chances  for  getting  it  are  very  dull.  We  left 
Louisville  on  Monday  and  reached  Vincennes  on  Thursday  about  12 ' 
o'clock.    After  furnishing  ourselves  with  provisions  and  grain  for 

our  horses  we  came  on  to  the    the  next  day.    We  rode 

45  miles  to  the  little  Wabash.    From  there  we  got  to  a  camp  in  the 

Grand  Prairie.   The  next  day  we  got  to  the  ;  from  there 

we  came  to  Squire  Fulton's,  where  Mr.  Brown  and  Stuart  were  to 


JOHN  WALKER. 


459 


preach  yesterday.  We  fared  tolerably  well  for  provisions,  but  suffer- 
ed a  good  deal  for  water.  In  the  prairies  there  was  none  but  stagnant 
water  from  the  little  Wabash  to  the  Oaka,  a  distance  of  sixty  miles. 
The  country  from  the  Ohio  to  the  Wabash  along  the  road  we  travel- 
ed is  mostly  poor  except  in  the  bottoms  along  the  water  courses,  par- 
ticularly on  the  White  Eiver,  but  they  overflow  and  the  people  wore  a 
sickly  appearance.  We  hardly  stopped  in  a  house  in  the  State  of 
Indiana  but  there  were  three  or  four  sick.  The  people  here  look  much 
more  healthy  than  on  the  other  side  of  the  river.  Eespecting  the 
country  I  can  say  nothing  from  my  own  knowledge.  Some  speak 
highly  of  it,  others  not.  I  expect  we  will  leave  St.  Louis  to-morrow 
and  go  on  toward  St.  Charles.  I  expect  Mr.  Brown  and  Stuart  will 
go  on  as  far  as  Boon's  Lick.  The  rest  of  us  have  some  thought  of 
going  up  the  Illinois  Eiver  with  Fulton.  He  is  going  up  to  look  out 
a  settlement.  Whether  we  will  or  not  is  uncertain.  There  is  no 
office  opened  for  the  sale  of  public  land  here,  and  it  is  doubtful 
whether  it  will  be  before  next  summer  or  fall.  Land  is  rising  very 
fast.  The  common  price  of  unimproved  land  is  from  three  to  four 
and  five  dollars  per  acre.  You  will  remember  me  to  mother  and  the 
family  and  friends.    I  am  yours,  affectionately,  etc., 

John  K.  Walker. 

LETTEE  TO  THOMAS  H.  WALKEE  FEOM 
JOHN  K.  WALKEE, 

St.  Louis  County,  19th  Nov.,  1838. 

Dear  Brother: 

We  received  some  days  since  a  letter  from  your  daughter 
which  gave  us  the  painful  and  unlooked  for  account  of  the  death  of 
an  only  and  affectionate  sister.  How  true  is  it  that  in  the  midst  of 
life  we  are  in  death.  What  is  our  loss  is  undoubtedly  her  gain. 
What  greater  consolation  could  we  have,  than  we  have,  in  her  walk 
and  conversation,  which  I  have  always  understood  were  that  of  a  de- 
voted Christian.  To  her  children  her  loss  must  be  most  severely  felt, 
and  yet  she  was  spared  to  see  them  all  arrive  at  years  of  discretion, 
but  still  they  have  no  mother  to  consult  with,  nor  to  watch  over  them, 
such  as  only  a  mother  can.  I  feel  very  much  for  them,  and  wish  I 
could  assist  in  any  way  that  would  be  advantageous — nothing  would 
give  me  more  pleasure. 

0 


460 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


I  still  hope  to  visit  Virginia,  but  how  much  of  my  anticipated 
pleasure  is  cut  off  by  this  dispensation  of  Providence,  that  to  us  short- 
sighted creatures  is  so  mysterious.  Sister  Polly  and  Betsey  both  gone, 
and  how  soon  it  may  please  the  dispenser  of  all  things  to  summon  us, 
He  only  knows.  I  feel  anxious  to  know  what  the  children  intend  do- 
ing. I  presume  they  will  keep  house,  at  least  for  awhile.  If  they 
should  break  up  I  should  be  glad  to  have  one  of  the  girls  live  with  us, 
or  indeed  both  of  them  if  they  could  only  get  here.  I  hope  to  be  able 
to  get  to  your  country  next  year  if  we  all  live. 

My  family  are  in  about  our  usual  health.  Uncle  Joseph  Walker 
is  here,  very  low  with  an  affection  of  the  lungs.  I  think  he  will  not 
live  many  days.  Write  me  immediately  and  particularly.  Give  my 
respects  to  all  the  family  and  relations.  Tell  Sister  Betsey's  chil- 
dren I  do  most  unfeignedly  sympathize  with  them  in  their  bereave- 
ment. Elvira  joins  in  love  to  you  all.  Jamey  is  at  college.  We 
heard  from  him  to-day. 

Yours,  etc.,      Jno.  K.  Walker. 

He  also  writes  under  date  of  July  4,  1823,  telling  of  the  marriage 
of  Mr.  Bates  and  Julia  Coalter  on  May  29,  1823,  and  says,  "Elvira 
and  I  were  at  the  wedding." 

At  Home,  Sept.  1,  1857  or  1858. 

Dear  Nephew  : 

I  received  yours  of  the  1st  of  August  a  few  days  ago  and 
thank  you  most  sincerely  for  the  favor.  It  has  been  very  grateful  to 
my  feelings  to  receive  such  kind  testimonials  from  old  friends  whom 
we  had  supposed  had  almost  ceased  to  think  of  us  as  yet  in  the  land 
of  the  living.  Both  Mary,  Lavinia  and  myself  have  received  many 
letters  from  friends  in  Tennessee  and  Virginia,  full  of  expressions 
of  the  deepest  sympathy  in  our  bereavement,  and  bearing  the  most 
ample  testimony  to  the  worth  of  the  dear  departed.  Yet  how  little 
did  they,  or  any  one  else  know  of  her  excellence ;  in  purity  of  heart, 
sincerity,  freedom  from  guile  and  disinterestedness,  she  had  few 
equals ;  but  it  was  in  the  sincere  and  ardent  attachment  and  the  un- 
tiring vigilance  with  which  she  watched  over  them  that  she  excelled 
all  whom  I  have  ever  known.  We  lived  together  upwards  of  twenty 
years.  I  know  not  what  to  do ;  have  formed  no  plans  for  the  future. 
I  expect  to  send  Mary  and  Lavinia  to  school,  and  further  than  this 
I  have  not  determined.    Mary  and  Lavinia.  have  been  on  the  other 


JOHN  WALKER. 


461 


side  of  the  mountain  in  Georgia,  returning  a  visit  to  Miss  Mary 
Gamble,  and  visiting  her  cousin,  Dr.  James  Stuart's  wife.  I  went 
over  with  her  last  Tuesday  and  returned  next  morning.  James 
Stuart  with  his  wife  and  children  had  been  at  John's  (probably  John 
Stuart)  about  two  weeks.   I  think  Stuart  intends  to  settle  in  Sum- 

merville  . 

The  Northwestern  and  Northeastern  E.  E.  Co.  have  finally  con- 
cluded to  take  their  road  through  this  valley.    This  road  will  pass 

within  a  quarter  of  a  mile  of  our  house   .    I  will  try  to 

write  the  particulars  in  relation  to  the  death  of  Lavinia  and  in  rela- 
tion to  her  sickness,  either  to  Mr.  Morrison  or  to  Brother  Thomas,  if 
I  can  command  the  leisure  and  the  composure  necessary. 

Yours,       W.  A.  Talker. 

LETTEE  TO  THOMAS  M.  WALKEE  PEOM 
JOHN  K.  WALKEE, 

Fayette  County,  Sept.  .25,  1816. 

Dear  Brother  : 

I  would  have  written  to  you  from  "Walker  Kelso's,  but  for 
the  want  of  paper.  I  then  intended  writing  you  from  Mount  Sterl- 
ing, but  when  I  came  there  I  learned  that  the  Eastern  mail  would 
not  leave  there  until  to-day.  We  got  to  Walker  Kelso's  on  Thursday 
evening,  after  a  very  disagreeable  journey,  owing  to  the  wet  weather. 
Walker  Kelso's  family  are  well.  I  stayed  there  until  Saturday. 
Aunt  Jane,  Polly  and  myself  came  to  Mount  Sterling  to  hear  the 

preaching,  it  being  Mr.  Howe's  sacrament  .    I  came  on 

to  Eobert  Stuarf  s,  where  I  was  to  meet  Mr.  Brown.  Eobert  Stuart 
is  going  with  us,  which  will  detain  us  until  Friday.  He  intends 
selling  his  plantation  and  moving  thither,  if  the  country  pleases  him. 
We  relinquished  the  idea  of  going  to  Cincinnati,  principally  because 
the  Louisville  road  is  much  the  best  and  somewhat  the  shortest.  Mr. 
Brown  and  myself  went  to  Lexington  from  Stuarf  s  yesterday,  where 
we  met  with  the  Tates  and  Joseph  Walker.  I  came  out  to  Mrs. 
Moore's  last  evening  with  Joseph  Walker.  You  can  tell  Mr.  Craw- 
ford that  she  and  the  family  are  well.  We  have  seen  several  and 
heard  from  a  number  of  others  that  have  been  in  Missouri,  all  of 
whom  say  it  is  far  superior  to  Kentucky.  There  are  numbers  of  peo- 
ple going  from  this  state  there,  some  to  see  it  and  others  moving  their 


462 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


families.   John  Moore  of  Adair  was  there  last  summer,  but  whether 

he  is  for  moving  I  have  not  heard  .    I  wrote  to  Joseph 

Patterson  from  Walker  Kelso's  and  requested  him  to  write  in  a  short 

time  .   Polly  seemed  very  anxious  to  get  home.   We  are 

all  in  high  spirits.  I  will  conclude  by  requesting  you  to  write  to  me 
at  every  opportunity.  Give  my  best  respects  to  my  mother,  to  all  my 
brothers  and  sisters,  etc., 

John  K.  Walker. 

LETTER  TO  THOMAS  H.  WALKER  FROM  HIS  BROTHER, 

H.  WALKER. 

Uncle  Joseph's,  Ky.,  March  15,  1825. 

My  Dear  Brother: 

On  the  first  of  this  present  month  I  left  Maryville  for  Mis- 
souri. The  same  day  I  reached  John  Taylor's,  where  in  making  my- 
self known,  I  was  received  by  both  himself  and  his  lady  with  much 
kindness.  After  leaving  there  I  traveled  for  two  days.  At  the  cabin 
where  I  stopped  the  second  night  the  landlady  had  neither  coffee  nor 
had  she  any  tea,  except  sassafras,  of  which  I  drank  two  or  three  cups. 
Next  morning  when  I  awoke  I  heard  it  raining,  and  I  assure  you 
that  I  was  not  much  inclined  to  lay  by  in  the  mountains ;  so  I  set  out 
early  and  had  little  or  no  rain  during  the  day.  I  made  about  thirty- 
five  miles.  I  was  well  entertained  where  I  staid  all  night,  and  the 
next  day  I  got  on  about  28  miles  to  old  Jamey  Hay's  or  rather  his 
son-in-law's,  for  the  old  man  himself  is  dead.  I  was  informed  that 
Uncle  Alex  was  also  dead.  This  was  unexpected  intelligence;  I 
hardly  knew  whether  to  believe  it.  The  next  morning  I  reached 
Uncle  Joseph's  about  ten  o'clock  and  I  found  the  information  re- 
specting Uncle  Alex's  death  to  be  correct.  He  died  on  the  25th  of 
July.  I  am  uncertain  when  I  shall  set  out.  I  have  an  opportunity 
of  company  in  four  or  five  days  which,  should  the  weather  continue 
favorable,  I  will  probably  embrace.  If  I  go  by  myself  I  shall  go  by 
Louisville  and  Uncle  Hugh  Kelso's,  to  whose  house  it  is  about  one 
hundred  and  forty  miles.  Uncle  Joseph  is  anxious  and  talks  much 
about  moving  to  Missouri.  There  is  as  little  chance  of  selling  land  in 
this  section  of  country  as  in  Rockbridge,  and  it  will  doubtless  be  some 
time  before  he  is  able  to  make  sale  of  his.  Whether  I  shall  get  Peg- 
gy's money  seems  uncertain.   It  will  be  due  from  Bailey  in  May,  and 


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it  is  thought  he  will  pay.  I  heard  Mr.  Eobinson  preach  his  last  ser- 
mon to  the  people  of  Columbia  on  yesterday.  He  and  family  set  out 
this  morning  for  West  Tennessee,  where  he  intends  living  in  future. 
I  have  had  little  chance  of  learning  what  is  the  state  of  religion  in 
this  country  very  particularly,  but  it  is  certainly  very  low  and  little 
hopes  of  it  shortly  reviving.  People  in  Virginia  are  not  too  much 
disposed  to  pay  their  preachers,  but  in  this  country  they  would  seem 
to  make  it  a  matter  of  conscience  not  to  pay  them  anything.  The 
country  is  overrun  by  Marshallites,  Methodists,  Baptists  and  Cum- 
berland Presbyterians.  There  is  no  Presbyterian  clergymen  left 
within  several  miles,  and  I  presume  that  few  will  exert  themselves 
to  procure  a  successor  to  Mr.  Eobinson. 

May  health  and  every  blessing  be  yours,  both  of  a  temporal  and 
spiritual  kind,  is  the  sincere  wish  and  prayer  of  yours  affectionately, 

H.  Walker. 

Letter  From  Mr.  William  T.  Moore,  of  Abbs'  Yalley,  Taze- 
well County,  Ya.  He  Was  a  Grandson  of  James  Moore, 
Who  Was  Killed  by  the  Indians,  and  the  Son  of  James 
Moore,  Who  Was  Captured  by  the  Shawnees  and  Sold 
to  the  French  in  Canada,  a  Brother  of  Mary  Moore,  One 
of  the  Captives  of  Abbs'  Yalley.  Written  to  E.  H. 
Brown,  of  Yirginia. 

Abbs'  Yalley,  Feb.  7,  1885. 

My  Dear  Unknown  Cousin  : 

With  sentiments  of  highest  respect  I  take  this  opportunity  of  an- 
swering your  very  kind  and  pleasant  letter  of  January  14th.  I  am 
pleased  to  know  that  I  have  a  lovely  cousin,  Miss  E.  H.  Brown. 

You  wish  to  know  something  of  your  kindred  in  Tazewell  County. 
My  father  married  Miss  Barbary  Taylor  of  Eockbridge  County ;  had 
three  children:  James  Eutherford,  Martha  Poague  and  William  T. 
Moore.  My  brother  James  went  to  Tennessee  and  married  a  half- 
blood  Indian  and  became  very  wealthy.  We  have  not  heard  from 
him  for  fifty  years.  My  sister,  Martha  Poague,  married  Abraham 
Still,  an  eminent  physician  and  preacher.  He  is  now  dead.  She  is 
still  living  in  Kansas;  is  eighty-six  years  old.  She  raised  eleven 
children.  Two  of  her  sons  are  ministers  and  two  are  doctors.  I 
think  several  of  her  grandsons  are  ministers. 


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My  father's  second  wife  was  Miss  Nancy  Shannon  of  TazewelL 
They  had  nine  children.  Sally,  the  oldest,  married  a  Mr.  Whilly 
and  raised  a  large  and  respectable  family.  They  all  moved  to  Mis- 
souri years  ago  and  have  done  well.  Joseph  A.  Moore  married  his 
cousin,  Mattie  Moore.  They  raised  eleven  children,  all  living  but 
two.  Joseph  Moore  has  been  dead  some  two  or  three  years.  His  wife 
is  yet  living — a  very  excellent  old  lady.  Milton  L.  Moore,  next 
brother,  married  a  Miss  Perry;  went  to  Missouri  at  an  early  day; 
went  to  California  on  a  mining  expedition  and  died  on  his  way  home. 
His  wife  is  still  living.  She  raised  a  very  respectable  family.  A.  P. 
Moore,  my  next  brother,  has  been  dead  some  thirteen  years ;  had  four 
children,  two  dead.  John  S.  Moore,  next  brother,  married  a  Miss 
Whilly  for  his  first  wife.  His  second  wife  was  a  Miss  Shannon ;  six 
children  by  his  first  wife  and  twelve  by  the  last.  He  lives  in  Taze- 
well. Isaac  Q.  Moore  married  a  Miss  Taber  of  Tazewell.  They  have 
eight  children  living  close  to  me.  My  sister,  Mary  Moore,  married 
a  Mr.  William  Whilly,  near  Tazewell  Court  House;  four  children. 
Mr.  Whilly  has  been  dead  some  time.  My  sister,  Jane  S.  Moore, 
married  her  cousin,  James  H.,  only  son  of  Uncle  Joseph  Moore,  one 
of  the  best  men  Tazewell  ever  produced.  They  had  three  children, 
one  son  and  two  daughters.  Her  second  husband  was  Mr.  Charles 
Tifany,  a  wealthy  and  good  man.  He  has  been  dead  eight  or  ten 
years.  She  had  one  daughter  by  Mr.  Tifany,  who  married  Mr.  St. 
Clare  of  Bluestone,  the  wealthiest  man  in  the  county.  My  youngest 
sister,  Elizabeth,  married  the  Eev.  Dr.  John  Hoague  of  Bland  Coun- 
ty. She  has  been  dead  twenty  years.  She  had  no  children.  She  was 
a  very  handsome,  sprightly  woman,  greatly  beloved  by  all  that  knew 
her. 

I  will  now  give  you  an  account  of  my  humble  self.  I  am  eighty- 
three  years  old  the  7th  of  March,  if  I  live  to  see  it.  I  am  the  youngest 
son  of  Barbara  Taylor,  my  father's  first  wife.  I  am  living  on  my 
grandfather's  old  farm,  in  sight  of  his  grave;  have  lived  here  fifty- 
five  years;  have  been  blessed  with  wonderfully  fine  health.  I  can 
safely  say  that  I  have  made  more  tracks  and  suffered  less  pain  than 
any  other  man  in  the  State  of  Virginia.  My  first  wife  was  a  Miss 
Matilda  Perry  of  Abbs'  Valley,  one  of  the  prettiest  and  best  women 
the  world  has  ever  produced.  We  had  two  children,  Lavina  Walker 
and  Elvira  Houston.  Lavina  married  William  Daniel.  She  lives  in 
Texas ;  has  five  children  living,  one  dead,  a  doctor  and  a  preacher  in 


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the  family.  Your  Uncle  Joseph  Moore  lived  and  died  in  Wright 
Valley,  five  miles  from  Abbs7  Valley.  They  had  ten  children,  only 
three  living.  My  second  wife  was  Miss  Mary  Barns  of  Tazewell. 
We  had  nine  children,  seven  living.  Our  oldest  son,  Eobert,  was 
killed  at  Winchester  during  the  war.  Our  oldest  daughter,  Matilda, 
married  Samuel  Mustard  of  Bland  County,  an  excellent  man,  and 
doing  well.  Lavina  married  a  Mr.  Higanbothan.  They  live  in  Taze- 
well. My  son,  Charles,  married  a  Miss  Taylor  of  Tazewell;  live  one 
mile  above  Mr.  William  S.  Moore.  My  third  son  married  Miss  India 
Taylor.  She  has  been  dead  about  four  years.  They  had  but  one 
child.  Barbary,  Mary  and  Oscar  are  all  three  single  and  living  at 
home. 

I  have  been  engaged  this  last  summer  in  building  a  memorial 
church  in  memory  of  our  Grandfather  Moore.  It  is  a  beautiful 
church;  stands  not  far  from  where  our  grandfather  was  killed.  I 
would  be  glad  if  the  immediate  descendants  of  Mary  Moore  would 
contribute  each  a  small  amount  to  the  church,  as  I  want  the  names  of 
all  her  children  and  grandchildren  in  our  church  Bible. 

Enclosed  you  will  find  the  heading  of  our  church.  Please  get  as 
many  names  of  our  kindred  as  you  conveniently  can  and  send  them 
to  me  and  I  will  enter  them  in  our  church  Bible  that  they  may  be 
seen  many  days  hence. 

We  would  be  truly  gratified  if  you  would  pay  us  a  visit  this  sum- 
mer and  spend  the  summer  with  us.  If  you  will  and  will  let  me 
know,  we  will  meet  you  at  Pocahontas  with  a  horse  and  saddle,  and 
take  pleasure  in  taking  you  through  the  country  and  visiting  your 
kindred  and  friends.  Please  write  on  the  receipt  of  this  and  let  me 
know.  I  think  it  highly  probable  that  if  you  were  here  that  some  of 
our  good-looking  boys  would  persuade  you  out  of  the  notion  of  re- 
maining in  a  state  of  single  blessedness  the  balance  of  your  life. 

Well,  my  dear  cousin,  you  must  be  tired  reading  my  badly  written 
and  scattering  letter.  I  would  be  truly  glad  to  see  your  uncles,  Will- 
iam and  Samuel,  as  they  are  the  only  two  now  living.  It  has  been 
years  since  I  saw  them.  Mournfully  pleasing  is  the  record  of  past 
friendships  and  past  joys,  but  ours  is  a  world  of  change.  Its  name 
is  earth,  and  that  explains  the  whole.  I  am  looking  forward  with 
pleasing  anticipations  when  I  will  meet  with  many  I  have  known 
and  loved  upon  earth,  and  there  enjoy  that  hallowed  friendship  which 
in  this  world  meets  with  so  many  disappointments  and  changes. 

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Well,  my  cousin,  if  our  paths  in  life  should  never  intersect,  I  hope 
to  meet  you  on  the  other  shore  and  there  form  an  acquaintance  that 
will  never  end.   I  am,  dear  cousin,  yours  with  the  highest  respect, 

Wm.  T.  Moore. 

EOCKBEIDGE  BATHS  IN  EOCKBEIDGE  COUNTY,  VA. 

The  Eockbridge  Springs,  or  Thermal  Spa,  situated  on  a  north 
branch  of  the  James  Eiver,  in  Eockbridge  County,  Va.,  on  the  main 
stage  road,  only  eleven  miles  from  Lexington,  and  the  same  distance 
from  the  Goshen  Depot,  on  the  Virginia  Central  Eailroad,  accessible 
during  the  summer  season  by  daily  stage,  may  be  justly  ranked  for 
its  known  curative  effects,  and  as  a  remedial  means,  among  the  medi- 
cal mountains  so  distinguished  in  that  state.  They  are  situated  in 
a  beautiful  and  charming  little  valley,  bounded  on  the  north  and 
south  by  cultivated  uplands,  with  two  miniature  mountains,  Bun- 
comb  and  Marble,  guarding  its  entrance  on  the  east,  while  the  surly 
sisters,  the  Hogback  and  Jump  Mountains,  which  form  the  Goshen 
Pass,  so  celebrated  for  its  wondrous  scenery  and  fluvial  strategy,  re- 
strict it  on  the  west.  The  Valley  of  the  Baths — such  it  is  called — 
two  miles  in  width  and  two  and  one-half  in  length,  is  laid  off  into 
small  and  well  cultivated  farms,  interspersed  with  neat  farm  houses 
and  thickly  settled  by  a  population  kind,  hospitable,  moral,  indus- 
trial and  intelligent.  The  river  traversing  its  entire  length  affords, 
by  its  rapid  descent,  an  unusual  water  power  most  inviting  to  enter- 
prise and  furnishes  sites  difficult  to  equal  for  manufacturing  pur- 
poses. A  fine  quarry  of  variegated  marble,  and  almost  inexhaustible 
bank  of  concrete,  rich  iron  ore,  with  traditions  of  silver  and  coal, 
make  up  its  mineral  products. 

The  Valley  of  the  Baths  was  once  the  favorite  '^hunting  ground" 
of  the  proud  and  brave  Cherokees,  who,  driven  southward  by  the  ad- 
vance of  civilization,  nearly  one  hundred  years  afterwards  contested, 
with  varied  fortune,  the  prowess  of  the  United  States'  forces  amidst 
the  savannas  of  the  South,  and  at  last  removed  to  other  and  better 
hunting  grounds  beyond  the  Mississippi.  While  out  on  a  hunt  on 
one  occasion,  the  Cherokees  ventured  on  what  is  now  known  as  the 
Little  Calf  Pasture,  to  which  their  neighbors,  the  Shawnees  across 
the  mountain,  claimed  an  exclusive  privilege.  They  were  ordered 
off,  and  refusing  to  go,  a  fight  ensued,  in  which  the  Shawnees  were 


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defeated.  The  Cherokees,  being  fewer  in  numbers,  threw  up  a  forti- 
fication, still  visible  on  the  banks  of  the  Calf  Pasture,  for  their  de- 
fense, where  they  were  besieged  for  several  days.  They  retreated  in 
the  dark  and  were  pursued  by  the  Shawnees  until  the  mountain  was 
reached,  where  they  made  a  stout  defense,  but  were  finally  driven 
through  what  is  now  known  as  Goshen  Pass,  and  continued  the  fight 
around  the  base  of  the  mountain  only  to  be  renewed  in  a  more  san- 
guinary form  on  the  highlands  of  Walkers  Creek.  A  desperate  bat- 
tle ensued  and  amidst  the  scene  of  carnage  and  death,  far  above  the 
noise  of  battle,  its  savage  yells  and  death  shouts,  a  wild  shriek  was 
heard,  and  an  apparation  with  streaming  hair  and  outstretched  arms 
was  seen  flying  through  the  air  from  the  mountain  summit,  only  to 
disappear  as  mysteriously  at  its  base.  This  strange  and  supernatural 
sight  was  witnessed  by  the  warriors  below.  They  were  awestruck; 
their  superstition  was  aroused :  the  fight  ceased ;  a  council  was  called ; 
the  calumet  was  smoked ;  the  tomahawk  was  buried ;  a  peace  was  con- 
cluded ;  both  parties  believed  that  the  Great  Spirit  was  angry  and  had 
hid  his  face  under  a  cloud.  From  being  enemies  they  became  friends 
and  collected  and  buried  their  dead  in  one  common  mound  near  the 
junction  of  Walker's  and  Hay's  Creeks.  This  mound  was  remem- 
bered by  Captain  James  A.  Walker  as  being  forty  feet  in  height,  but 
is  gradually  disappearing,  being  demolished  by  relic  hunters.  Before 
the  battle  the  Cherokees  had  sent  their  squaws  and  papooses  some 
distance  to  the  rear,  except  a  pretty  Indian  maiden,  whose  interest 
in  a  young  chief  had  induced  her  to  climb  the  mountain  and  watch 
the  battle.  In  the  hottest  of  the  fight  she  beheld  her  chief  fall  by 
the  hand  of  a  fierce  Shawnee,  and  in  a  moment  of  despairing  love  with 
one  wild  shriek,  leaped  from  the  mountain  top  into  the  abyss  below, 
following  her  favorite  chief  to  better  hunting  grounds.  From  this 
incident  the  mountain  obtained  the  name  of  Jump. 

The  battle  of  Walker's  Creek  ended  the  war  between  the  red  men 
in  that  section.  The  Shawnees  occasionally  harassed  the  settlers  un- 
til defeated  by  the  colonial  troops  at  Point  Pleasant  in  October,  1774. 
Forced  to  abandon  their  homes  and  driven  across  the  Ohio,  they  erect- 
ed their  wigwams  and  dried  their  scalps  on  the  banks  of  the  "Big 
Scioto.*'  Their  removal,  however,  did  not  exempt  the  valley  from 
predatory  excursions.  Led  on  by  Black  Wolf,  a  chief  of  unusual 
strength  and  size,  by  battles,  midnight  murders,  and  burning  houses, 
attested  their  attachment  for  the  homes  of  their  fathers.   Abb's  Yal- 


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ley  was  subject  to  one  of  these  murdering  and  house-burning  expedi- 
tions in  June,  1786. 

The  first  settlers  in  this  section  were  from  the  north  of  Ireland, 
and  the  lineal  descendants  of  those  Scots  who  years  before,  for  religi- 
ous and  political  considerations,  had  fled  to  that  country  from  the 
misrule,  persecutions  and  bloody  wars  of  the  Malcoms,  Duncans  and 
Macbeths,  whose  deeds  of  wrong,  injustice  and  just  retribution  have 
been  made  immortal  by  the  inspirations  of  the  "Sweet  Bard  of 
Avon."  Finding  a  change  of  residence  only  a  change  of  masters,  they 
sought  by  a  second  emigration  a  release  from  the  presence  and  re- 
straints of  both,  only  again  to  be  disappointed.  Fleeing  from  Popery 
in  the  old  world  to  meet  Episcopacy  in  the  new.  The  Church  of  Eng- 
land, established  by  colonial  law,  lost  but  little  of  its  intolerance  by 
emigration.  The  Presbyterians,  as  determined  to  worship  God  ac- 
cording to  the  Scottish  or  German  confession  among  the  hills  of  Vir- 
ginia as  on  the  highlands  of  Lammermoor  or  around  the  Irish  cliffs 
of  Monah  Vallah,  built  in  1745,  near  the  present  town  of  Browns- 
burg,  a  church,  and  called  it  New  Providence.  The  church  was  built 
with  great  difficulty  on  account  of  the  limited  mechanical  appliances 
and  resources.  It  was  organized  by  the  Eev.  John  Blair,  in  his  last 
visit  to  the  valley  in  1746.  The  Rev.  John  Brown  was  its  first  pastor 
and  continued  his  pastoral  charge  for  more  than  forty  years. 

A  man  by  the  name  of  Hays,  from  eastern  Virginia,  was  probably 
the  "Natty  Bumpoo,"  or  "Leatherstockings" — the  first  who  hunted 
and  talked  with  the  Indian — the  first  to  settle  here  when,  "like  the 
Lord  of  the  Isle,"  his  "rights  there  were  none  to  dispute,"  and  who 
doubtless,  at  a  later  date,  was  connected  with  Borden's  grant.  A 
creek  on  which  he  settled  in  Boekbridge  is  the  only  memorial  of  his 
name.  He  was  a  grand-ancestor  of  Colonel  Jack  Hays,  distinguished 
in  the  Texan  and  Mexican  wars,  and  of  General  Harry  Hays,  who 
commanded  a  Louisiana  brigade  in  the  Confederate  service.  The 
name  of  Hays,  having  been  made  historic  in  the  three  wars  by  the 
brothers,  the  last  resting  place  of  their  ancestors,  is  still  remembered 
and  pointed  out  on  the  highlands  of  Walker's  Creek. 

John  Walker  of  Wigton,  Scotland,  a  descendant  of  the  Ruther- 
fords,  first  emigrated  to  Ireland,  there  becoming  the  head  of  a  large 
family,  emigrated  to  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  soon  after- 
wards joined  Hays  in  his  frontier  settlement  in  1735,  making  the 


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second  settler  in  that  section.  He  settled  near  the  Jump  Mountain 
on  what  has  since  borne  the  name  of  Walkers  Creek.  He  was  joined 
shortly  afterwards  by  his  daughter,  Mary,  and  his  son-in-law,  J ames 
Moore,  a  young  Irishman,  who  had  emigrated  to  Pennsylvania  in 
1726.  James  Moore,  the  emigrant,  was  the  father  of  the  James 
Moore  so  barbarously  murdered  by  the  Indians  in  Abb's  Talley  in 
1786,  and  the  grandfather  of  little  Mary  Moore,  whose  captivity  and 
imprisonment  were  of  a  character  so  horrid,  the  recitation  of  which 
even  now  awakens  our  fullest  sympathies.  There  is  probably  no  one 
of  the  frontier  settlers  of  the  Valley  of  Virginia,  who  has  left  more 
numerous  decendants,  more  highly  respectable  for  character,  moral 
and  religious,  and  for  wealth  and  attainments,  than  John  Walker, 
of  Wigton. 

The  above  sketch  was  taken  from  a  pamphlet  published  by  Har- 
nian  and  Mayo  in  1868. 

"An  appendix  to  the  old  Scotch  book  called  CA  Cloud  of  Witnesses/ 
says :   'Anno,  1679,  of  the  prisoners  taken  at  Bothwell  were  banished 

to  America  250,  who  were  taken  away  by  Pater  son,  merchant 

at  Leith,  who  transacted  for  them  with  Provost  Milns,  Laird  of 
Barnton,  the  man  that  first  burnt  the  covenant,  whereof  200  were 
drowned  by  shipwreck  at  a  place  called  the  Mulehead  of  Darness, 
near  Orkney,  being  shut  up  by  the  said  Paterson's  orders  beneath  the 
hatches;  50  escaped/*  The  following  were  a  part  of  the  250,  the 
names  of  those  who  escaped  being  in  italics:  John  Thomson  and 
Alexander  Walker,  of  Shots;  William  Waddel  and  James  Waddel, 
of  Monkland ;  Robert  Tod,  John  White  and  Eobert  Wallace,  of  Fen- 
wick;  John  Campbell  and  Alexander  Paterson,  of  Muirkirk;  George 
Campbell,  of  Galston ;  Thomas  Finlay,  of  Kilmarnock :  John  White, 
of  Kirkeswald;  Thomas  Brown,  of  Gargrennock;  Thomas  Thomson 
and  Andrew  Thomson,  of  St.  Xinians;  Hugh  Montgomery,  of  Airlt; 
John  Bell,  of  Dalmannie;  John  Brown,  of  Calder;  James  Tod,  of 
Dunbar;  James  Houston,  of  Balmaghie;  John  Martin,  of  Borque; 
John  Scott,  of  Ettrick;  William  Scott  and  Alexander  Waddel,  of 
Castletown.  The  fifty  men  who  escaped  from  the  shipwreck  made 
their  way  to  the  north  of  Ireland,  and  were  not  further  troubled."' — 
Annals  of  Augusta  County. 


470 


DESCENDANTS  OP 


TIMBER  RIDGE  CHURCH. 

THE  OLDEST  SCOTCH-IRISH  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH  IN  ROCKBRIDGE. 

Timber  Ridge  Church  is  about  seven  miles  north  of  Lexington. 
It  is  a  place  of  historic  interest  to  the  Presbyterians  of  the  Valley 
of  Virginia.  It  was  here  that  Liberty  Hall  Academy  was  located, 
from  which  sprang  Washington  College,  now  Washington  and  Lee 
University,  at  Lexington. 

It  was  in  1732  that  the  Scotch-Irish  reached  Augusta  County, 
which  then  included  what  now  is  Rockbridge,  with  a  large  extent  of 
territory  both  south  and  west.  In  1749  a  "mathematical  and  classi- 
cal school"  called  Augusta  Academy,  was  founded  by  these  people 
near  the  head  waters  of  the  Shenandoah.  May  6,  1776,  Hanover 
Presbytery  met  at  Timber  Ridge  and  took  this  action :  "The  Presby- 
tery finds  that  as  the  Augusta  Academy  is  circumstanced,  it  is  high- 
ly necessary  now  to  fix  on  the  place  for  its  situation  and  the  person 
by  whom  it  shall  be  conducted,  and  as  this  congregation  of  Timber 
Ridge  appears  to  be  a  convenient  place,  and  as  they  have  a  minister 
whom  we  judge  qualified,  and  Captain  Alexander  Stuart  and  Mr. 
Samuel  Houston  each  offering  to  give  forty  acres  for  the  purpose, 
convenient  to  the  place  of  public  worship,  and  the  neighbors  offering 
to  build  a  hewed  log  house,  twenty-eight  by  twenty-four  feet,  one 
story  and  a  half  high,  beside  their  subscriptions,  we  agree  that  the 
Augusta  Academy  shall  be  placed  upon  Timber  Ridge  upon  those 
lands,  and  we  choose  Mr.  William  Graham  rector  and  Mr.  John 
Montgomery  his  assistant," 

The  Academy  was  subsequently  removed  to  Lexington  and  has 
now  grown  into  a  notable  University,  of  which  every  Virginian  is 
justly  proud.  It  was  probably  called  Liberty  Hall  from  the  fact  of 
its  being  almost  depopulated  at  the  time  of  the  Revolution,  instruc- 
tors and  students  almost  to  a  man  entering  the  ranks  of  Washington's 
army.  It  is  a  matter  of  history  that  so  few  were  left  that  Rev.  Gra- 
ham, with  merely  a  handful  of  pupils  too  young  for  service,  repaired 
to  his  home,  for  study  and  recitation.  Then  at  the  outbreak  of  the 
Civil  War  most  of  the  students  were  organized  into  a  military  com- 
pany called  "The  Liberty  Hall  Volunteers,"  under  Captain  J ames  J. 
White,  one  of  the  professors  of  the  college.  This  company  of  brave 
men  participated  in  all  of  the  battles  of  northern  Virginia,  winning 
distinction,  and  sharing  in  all  the  triumphs  of  that  splendid  army. 
Representatives  of  this  noble  race  were  to  be  found  in  every  company 


JOHN  WALKEK. 


471 


organized  for  service  in  the  long  struggle  of  the  Colonies  for  inde- 
pendence.— From  Washington  and  Lee  Historical  Papers. 

In  "Peyton's  Augusta  County,"  published  in  1882,  1  found  the  fol- 
lowing interesting  account  of  some  of  the  churches  in  that  county : 

"The  two  first  buildings  of  a  public  kind  which  were  erected  were 
the  church  or  "meeting  house,"  and  the  schoolhouse,  where  religion 
and  the  elements  of  a  sound  and  liberal  education  were  taught,  and 
by  the  same  instructors — Presbyterian  clergymen.  Those  pious, 
patient,  laborious  men,  who  brought  to  the  wilderness  the  cultivation 
and  refinement  of  Europe,  became  the  preceptors  of  little  grammar 
schools  at  their  own  houses,  or  in  the  immediate  neighborhood,  and 
gave  their  pupils  a  thorough,  if  not  an  extensive,  course  of  education. 
In  a  word,  these  good  men  trained  the  youth  of  Augusta,  taught  them 
to  love  their  country  and  to  honor  their  parents,  and  by  their  ex- 
amples and  admirable  lessons  sought  to  engage  them  more  warmly 
in  the  pursuit  of  virtue.  The  first  of  these  teachers  in  Augusta  was 
Eev.  J ohn  Craig,  who  did  not  confine  himself  to  penmanship,  history 
and  mathematics,  but  in  his  course  embraced  a  classical  education. 
And  in  the  year  1749,  the  "Augusta  Academy"  was  established,  near 
the  present  town  of  Lexington.  In  1782,  it  was  organized,  by  a 
charter,  as  Liberty  Hall  Academy,  and  in  1796,  George  Washington 
transferred  to  the  institution  a  gift  from  the  State  of  Virginia  to  him 
for  his  services  in  the  Eevolution  of  100  shares  of  his  James  Elver 
canal  stock,  and  subsequently  the  Legislature  made  this  amount 
$50,000.00.  The  name  was  then  changed  to  Washington  Academy, 
and,  in  1813,  to  Washington  College.  From  these  beginnings  sprang 
Washington  and  Lee  University,  now  one  of  the  principal  seats  of 
learning  in  the  South,  an  institution  in  which  the  leading  men  of 
Virginia  have  always  manifested  a  deep  interest. 

In  1865,  after  the  surrender  of  the  Confederate  army,  General  Lee 
was  appointed  President  of  the  University,  and  on  his  death,  in  1870, 
the  name  was  changed  from  Washington  College  to  Washington  and 
Lee  University.  Since,  it  has  steadily  increased  in  prosperity  and 
usefulness. 

Tinkling  Spring. — In  the  southern  part  of  the  settlement,  on 
the  triple  forks  of  the  Shenandoah,  near  the  present  village  of  Fisher- 
ville,  the  division  of  the  congregation,  known  as  Tinkling  Spring, 
worshipped.  Staunton  belonged,  in  its  early  days,  to  this  congrega- 
tion, and  the  founders,  James  Patton,  John  Preston,  and  the  people  of 


472  DESCENDANTS  OF 

Staunton  generally,  attended  its  services.  The  first  building  used  for 
worship  was  a  log  house,  belonging  to  Preston,  and  Rev.  John  Craig 
preached  on  alternate  Sundays.  "The  members  of  this  congregation 
were  distinguished,"  says  Foote,  "for  the  part  they  took  in  the  Indian 
wars,  and  furnished  some  of  the  leading  military  men  in  the  border 
wars/5 

Shortly  after  Beverley's  grant,  a  grant  of  100,000  acres  was  made 
to  John  Lewis  and  his  associates,  under  the  name  of  the  "Greenbrier 
Company."  Much  of  this  land  was  located  on  the  Greenbrier  River, 
a  name  given  to  the  stream  by  Colonel  Lewis. 

Mr.  McCue  has  been  succeeded  at  Tinkling  Spring  by  the  follow- 
ing :  Revs.  James  Wilson,  until  1840 ;  B.  M.  Smith,  D.  D. ;  Robert 
L.  Dabney,  D.  D.,  the  distinguished  author  and  theologian;  C.  S.  M. 
See,  and  Givens  B.  Striekler,  the  present  pastor. 

The  Rev.  John  Blair,  during  his  visit  to  Virginia  in  1746,  formed 
four  congregations,  embracing  the  whole  width  of  the  Valley,  from 
a  little  south  of  Staunton  to  some  distance  south  of  Lexington.  The 
congregations  were  those  of  the  "Forks  of  the  James,"  Timber  Ridge, 
now  in  Rockbridge,  New  Providence,  and  North  Mountain.  Timber 
Ridge  and  New  Providence  alone  remain.  In  the  place  of  North 
Mountain  there  are  two  congregations,  Bethel  and  Hebron. 

Bethel  Church  was  first  built  about  1772,  principally  through  the 
exertions  of  Colonel  Doake,  a  few  steps  from  the  site  of  the  present 
brick  church,  about  ten  miles  south  of  Staunton,  and  about  midway 
between  the  Greenville  and  Middlebrook  roads,  leading  from  Staun- 
ton to  Lexington.  The  first  minister  was  Mr.  Charles  Cummings, 
who  received  a  call  in  1766,  and  served  till  1772.  He  was  followed 
by  Mr.  Archibald  Scott,  who  discharged  his  duties  for  over  twenty 
years,  with  great  zeal  and  fidelity,  and  dying  in  March,  1799,  was 
followed,  after  a  vacancy  of  some  years,  by  Rev.  William  McPheeters, 
D.  D.,  a  native  of  Augusta,  who  was  educated  in  Staunton  and  at 
Liberty  Hall,  Rockbridge.  He  took  charge  of  Bethel  in  1805.  In 
1810,  Mr.  McPheeters  removed  to  Raleigh,  N.  C,  where  he  died  in 
1842.  His  successors  have  been  Revs.  Chapman,  D.  D.  (we  believe), 
Francis  McFarland,  D.  D.,  who  resigned  and  went  to  Philadelphia, 
when  Rev.  Alex.  B.  McCorkle  took  his  place. 

Hebron  Church,  which  was  anciently  called  "Brown's  Meeting 
House,"  is  situated  about  four  miles  west  of  Staunton,  in  the  midst 
of  much  attractive  scenery.   The  original  church,  under  the  name  of 


JOHN  WALKER. 


473 


North  Mountain,  was  organized  by  Dr.  John  Blair  on  his  visit  to  Vir- 
ginia in  1746,  and  within  the  bonnds  of  that  congregation  there  are 
now  Bethel,  Shemeriah  and  Hebron. 

Mossy  Creek  congregation  was  originally  a  part  of  the  Augusta 
church,  but  about  the  year  1767,  became  a  separate  organization  up- 
on the  request  of  John  Davis  and  Mr.  Makarnie,  They  were  stoutly 
opposed  by  Rev.  John  Craig,  who  said  he  could  "do  all  the  preaching 
that  was  needed  between  the  mountains. " 

Union  Church  was  organized  Feb.  17,  1817,  Rev.  Conrad  Speece 
preaching  upon  the  occasion.  The  ruling  elders  were  Thos.  Hogs- 
head, F.  Gilkerson,  D.  Hogshead  and  James  Irvine.  In  1818,  Rev. 
John  Hendren  was  regularly  installed  as  pastor,  and  his  pastorate 
extended  until  1855.  He  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  R,  C.  Walker,  who 
was  installed  in  1857,  and  served  until  18? 7,  when  he  resigned,  and 
for  two  years  Revs.  A.  S.  Maffett  and  I.  X.  Campbell  preached  as 
supplies.  In  1879,  Mr.  Campbell  was  installed-  as  pastor,  and  is  at 
present  in  charge. 

These  citizen-soldiers  were  men  hardened  by  exercise  and  toil. 
Their  bodies  seemed  inaccessible  to  disease  or  pain.  War  was  their 
element.  They  sported  with  danger,  and  met  death  with  composure. 
To  such  men  the  colony  of  Augusta,  the  State  of  Virginia,  and  the 
Republic  of  the  United  States,  owe  their  present  greatness.  They 
remind  us  of  the  founders  of  Rome,  of  whom  Cato,  the  elder,  said  to 
the  Roman  Senate :  "Think  not  it  was  merely  by  force  of  arms  that 
our  forefathers  raised  this  republic  from  a  low  condition  to  its  pres- 
ent greatness.  Xo !  by  things  of  a  very  different  nature — industry 
and  discipline  at  home,  abstinence  and  justice  abroad,  a  disinterested 
spirit  in  council,  unblinded  by  passion  and  unbiassed  by  pleasure/*'' 

AUGUSTA  COUNTY. 

"The  Count}'  of  Augusta  was  ushered  into  existence  the  12th  year 
of  the  reign  of  George  II,  as  one  of  the  shires  of  the  colony  of  Vir- 
ginia. Xo  reason  appears  in  the  act  establishing  the  county  for  the 
name,  but  it  is  believed  to  have  been  selected  in  honor  of  the  Princess 
Augusta,  wife  of  Frederick  Lewis,  Prince  of  Wales,  and  daughter  of 
Frederick  II,  Duke  of  Saxe-Gotha.  Frederick  Count}-  was  created 
at  the  same  time,  and  it  is  said,  with  good  reason,  to  have  derived  its 
name  from  the  Prince  of  Wales  himself.  The  act  establishing  these 
two  counties  was  passed  Xov.  1,  1738. 


474 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


The  "utmost  limits  of  Virginia/'  as  expressed  in  this  act  for  the 
western  boundary  of  Augusta  County,  was  the  Mississippi  Kiver,  be- 
yond which  were  situated  the  French  possessions  known  as  Louisiana. 
This  region  was  explored  by  the  French  in  1512,  and  partly  colonized 
by  them  in  1699.  In  the  year  1717  it  was  granted  by  the  Crown  to 
the  Mississippi  Company,  but  three  years  later  was  resumed  by  the 
Crown,  and  in  1763  was  ceded  to  Spain,  but  was  recovered  by  Napol- 
eon in  1800.  New  Orleans  was  the  southern  and  St.  Louis  the  north- 
ern capital  of  these  vast  territories.  The  French  claimed  that  their 
possessions  extended  from  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  to  the  St.  Lawrence,  a 
claim  that  ignored  the  rights  of  English  colonists  to  any  portion  of 
the  western  territory,  or  country  lying  beyond  the  Ohio  Eiver.  In 
support  of  their  pretensions,  the  French  erected  forts  and  blockhouses 
at  intervals  from  the  great  lakes  through  the  western  part  of  Penn- 
sylvania to  the  Ohio,  then  along  the  banks  of  that  stream  to  its  junc- 
tion with  the  Mississippi,  whence  their  chain  of  military  posts  fol- 
lowed the  course  of  the  latter  river  to  its  mouth.  The  English  colon- 
ists, more  particularly  the  people  of  Augusta,  found  themselves  hem- 
med in  by  these  proceedings  of  the  French,  and  all  expansion  west- 
ward prevented.  A  conflict,  then,  between  the  two  races,  the  French 
and  the  English  colonists  of  Augusta,  Pennsylvania  and  New  York, 
was,  under  these  circumstances,  sooner  or  later,  inevitable.  A  con- 
flict in  fact  took  place  as  early  as  1753,  on  the  banks  of  the  Ohio,  be- 
tween some  English  settlers  and  the  garrison  of  one  of  the  forts  al- 
ready referred  to.  Both  parties  hastened  to  lay  the  story  of  their  in- 
juries before  their  respective  governments.  The  consequence  was  a 
long  and  sanguinary  war  between  England  and  France,  in  which 
half  of  Europe  became  involved. 

The  superior  numbers  and  indomitable  resolution  of  the  Anglo- 
Saxon  prevailed  in  the  end,  with  France  retaining  Louisiana,  then  a 
vast  territory.  Under  this  act  Augusta  embraced  the  territory  now 
known  as  West  Virginia,  Kentucky,  Ohio,  Indiana,  Illinois,  Michi- 
gan, and  part  of  Pennsylvania.  This  region  being  the  scene  of  the 
French  and  Indian  Wars,  and  the  wars  of  1764,  1774. 

All  the  events  occurring  in  this  region  from  the  first  settlement  of 
Augusta  had  more  or  less  influence  upon  the  fortunes  of  the  people 
of  the  Valley. 

At  the  period,  1716,  of  Colonel  Spotswood's  discovery  of  the  Val- 
ley, it  was  the  camping,  hunting  ground  or  residence  of  numerous 
tribes  of  Indians. 


JOHN  "WALKER. 


475 


The  Shawnees,  the  most  considerable  of  the  Algonquin  tribes,  had 
their  principal  villages  east  of  the  Alleghanies,  near  the  present  town 
of  Winchester,  but  their  possessions  extended  west  to  the  Mississippi 
Biver.  Foote  asserts  (Second  Series,  p.  159)  that  the  Shawnees  own- 
ed the  whole  Valley  of  Virginia,  but  had  abandoned  it.  He  gives  no 
authority  for  the  statement,  and  we  have  found  none  in  our  research- 
es. Of  all  the  Indian  tribes  with  whom  our  ancestors  came  in  con- 
tact, the  Shawnees  were  the  most  bloody  and  terrible,  holding  all 
other  men,  Indians  as  well  as  whites,  in  contempt  as  warriors  in  com- 
parison with  themselves.  This  estimate  of  themselves  made  them 
more  restless  and  fierce  than  any  other  savages,  and  they  boasted  that 
they  had  killed  ten  times  as  many  white  people  as  any  other  Indians. 
They  were  a  well  formed,  active  and  ingenious  people,  capable  of  en- 
during great  privations  and  hardships;  were  assuming  and  imperious 
in  the  presence  of  others  not  of  their  own  nation,  and  sometimes  very 
cruel. 

That  portion  of  the  Valley  now  embraced  within  the  County  of 
Augusta,  is  not  known  to  have  been  the  home  or  fixed  residence  of 
any  tribe  of  Indians  at  the  period  of  its  settlement,  nor  is  it  known 
that  it  was  not  the  home  of  some  tribe  or  branch  of  a  tribe.  Such 
red  men  as  Lewis  met  on  entering  Augusta,  in  1732,  were  friendly, 
and  so  continued  for  over  twenty  years. 

The  Valley  of  Virginia  was  in  1716,  when  visited  by  Spots  wood, 
without  extensive  forests,  but  the  margins  of  streams  were  fringed 
with  trees ;  there  were  pretty  woodlands  in  the  low  grounds,  and  the 
mountain  sides  were  densely  covered  with  timber  trees.  The  wood 
destroyed  by  Autumnal  fires  was  replaced  by  a  luxuriant  growth  of 
blue  grass,  white  clover  and  other  natural  grasses  and  herbage.  The 
spontaneous  productions  of  the  earth  were  everywhere  numerous  and 
abundant,  and  there  were  many  varieties  of  game  and  wild  animals. 

The  absence  of  trees  in  an  extensive  quarter  of  the  county  north- 
west of  Staunton  led  our  ancestors  to  style  it  "The  Barrens,"  a  name 
that  it  still  bears,  though  it  is  interspersed  at  this  time  by  handsome 
woodlands,  the  growth  of  the  last  eighty  years. 

The  execution  of  Charles  I,  in  1649,  filled  Virginians  with  horror 
and  indignation,  and  the  well  known  sympathy  of  Virginia  with  the 
unhapp}7  "King  drew  many  exiled  cavaliers  to  America,  The  Govern- 
or invited  Charles  II  to  come  to  and  be  King  of  Virginia,  but  on  the 
eve  of  his  embarking  from  Holland  for  Virginia,  in  1660,  he  was 
recalled  to  the  throne  of  England.    After  he  ascended  the  throne, 


476 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Charles  II,  desirous  of  giving  a  substantial  proof  of  the  profound 
respect  he  entertained  for  the  loyalty  of  Virginia,  caused  her  arms 
to  be  quartered  with  those  of  England,  Ireland  and  Scotland,  as  an 
independent  member  of  the  Empire.  This  fact,  and  because  Virginia 
was  the  first  of  the  English  settlements  in  the  limits  of  the  British 
colonies,  led  to  her  being  styled  "The  Old  Dominion/' 

In  1710,  Alexander  Spotswood  became  Governor.  He  was  an  ac- 
complished and  enterprising  man — the  best  of  the  eighteenth  century 
Governors.  He  thus  describes  in  his  day  the  state  of  affairs  in  Vir- 
ginia: "This  government  is,"  says  he,  "in  perfect  peace  and  tran- 
quility, under  a  due  obedience  to  the  Royal  authority,  and  a  gentle- 
manly conformity  to  the  Church  of  England." 

In  1723,  Spotswood  was  succeeded  by  Sir  Hugh  Drysdale,  and  he, 
in  1727,  by  William  Gooch,  who,  during  his  term,  commanded  the 
expedition  against  Carthagena.  This  expedition  was  the  most  im- 
portant event  of  Gooch's  administration,  as,  taken  in  connection  with 
the  other  colonies,  it  was  another  step  in  the  development  of  union. 

Gooch  was  a  man  of  firmness  and  moderation,  and  ruled  Vir- 
ginia for  twenty-two  years  much  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  people. 
During  his  time,  wealth  and  population  increased,  printing  was  in- 
troduced, education  became  diffused,  and  its  improving  effects  were 
felt  by  all. 

From  these  matters  of  colonial  history  so  briefly  recapitulated,  the 
reader  will  understand  the  causes  of  the  subsequent  conflicts  between 
the  French  and  English  colonists,  the  progress  of  the  colony  of  Vir- 
ginia, and  its  actual  condition  in  1716,  when  the  Valley  was  discov- 
ered, and  became  a  few  years  later  the  seat  of  an  English  settlement. 

The  first  passage  of  the  Blue  Ridge,  or  discovery  of  the  Valley,  was 
effected  by  Spotswood  at  the  head  of  a  troop  of  horse  in  August,  1716. 
The  party  consisted  of  about  fifty  persons,  who  had  a  large  number 
of  riding  and  pack  horses,  an  abundant  supply  of  provisions,  and  an 
extraordinary  variety  of  liquors.  The  expedition  proceeded  from 
Williamsburg  by  Chelsea,  King  William  County,  to  Beverly's  in  the 
County  of  Middlesex,  where  the  Governor  left  his  chaise  and  con- 
tinued on  horseback  to  Germanna.  There,  on  the  26th  of  August,  he 
was  joined  by  the  rest  of  the  party,  among  whom  were  four  Meherrin 
Indians  and  two  small  companies  of  rangers.  The  party  marched 
thence  to  Todd's,  on  Mountain  Run,  then  to  the  Rappahannock, 
which  they  crossed  at  Somerville's  ford,  thence  by  the  left  bank  to 


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near  Peyton's  ford,  on  the  Rapidan.  Here  they  turned  south,  re- 
crossed  the  river,  and  proceeded  to  where  Stanardsville  now  stands ; 
thence  through  Swift  Bun  Gap  to  the  Valley,  crossing  the  Shenan- 
doah River  at  a  point  about  ten  miles  north  of  the  present  town  of 
Port  Republic.  The  popular  belief,  down  to  Bishop  Meade's  time, 
that  the  party  had  reached  the  Valley  by  Rockfish  Gap  is  thus  shown 
to  have  been  a  popular  error. 

Then,  in  1732,  sixteen  families  from  Pennsylvania  crossed  the 
Potomac  and  settled  near  the  present  town  of  Winchester." 

The  above  account  of  the  formation  and  development  of  Augusta 
County  was  condensed  from  Peyton's  History  of  that  County. 

Augusta  County  was  well  represented  at  the  Battle  of  Great  Mea- 
dows. "In  Braddock's  ill-starred  defeat  in  1755  the  backwoods  rifle- 
men of  Augusta,  under  the  eye  of  Washington  were  most  formidable 
in  staying  the  sad  fortunes  of  that  fatal  day."  In  1756  a  most  for- 
midable force  marched  from  this  county  to  invade  the  Shawnee 
country.  And  in  1760  Colonel  Boquet  led  a  successful  expedition 
from  here,  and  all  through  the  struggle  known  as  "Pontiac's  War/' 
then  again  at  the  time  of  the  troubles  with  the  Cherokees,  company 
after  company  went  from  Augusta. 

Point  Pleasant  also  witnessed  a  desperate  struggle  in  1774,  result- 
ing in  a  complete  overthrow  of  their  dusky  foes  by  these  hardy  forest 
warriors.  It  is  to  be  regretted,  however,  that  the  brave  Cornstalk  was 
destined  to  meet  such  a  tragic  death  at  the  hands  of  those  whom  he 
came  to  succor  not  long  after  his  hard  fought  battle  at  Mount  Pleas- 
ant. It  is  believed  that  in  point  of  time,  the  very  first  paper  present-" 
ed  to  the  Continental  Congress,  distinctly  proposing  separation  from 
Great  Britain  was  one  from  the  people  of  Augusta. 

On  the  fields  of  Guilford  and  Cowpens  some  organized  companies 
from  the  Virginia  Valley  were  engaged  and  bore  the  brunt  of  battle 
like  veterans. 

Then  the  memorable  battle  of  Kings  Mountain  was  won  by  men 
of  this  same  stock.  It  is  probable  that  nearly  all  that  engaged  in  that 
action  were  immediate  descendants  of  Scotch-Irish  settlers.  The 
gallant  leaders,  Shelby  and  Sevier,  were  born  and  reared  in  Augusta, 
and  General  William  Campbell,  their  chief  commander,  wore  upon 
the  field  at  this  battle  the  same  trusty  sword  his  grandfather  bore  in 
the  Highlands  of  Scotland. 

The  Calendar  of  Virginia  State  Papers  gives  a  little  account  of  a 


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few  persons  who  were  in  the  2nd  Virginia  Eegiment.  The  document 
bears  date  of  May  8,  1772,  and  is  entitled  "The  Petition  of  William 
Byrd,  Samuel  Meredith,  James  Walker,  and  William  Christian, 
which  Humbly  Sheweth,  That  our  Petitioner,  Colonel  Wm.  Byrd, 
served  his  Majesty  during  the  late  war  as  Colonel  of  the  Second  Vir- 
ginia Eegiment,  and  that  your  Petitioners,  Samuel  Meredith,  James 
Walker,  and  Wm.  Christian  at  the  same  time  served  as  Captains  in 
the  said  Regiment;  that  by  the  Eoyal  Proclamation,  dated  at  St. 
James  the  7th  day  of  October,  1763,  your  petitioners  conceive  them- 
selves entitled  to  take  up  and  obtain  Grants  for  the  respective  quan- 
tities of  land  proportioned  to  their  rank  as  officers,  as  by  the  said 
Proclamation,  reference  thereunto  had,  may  appear;  that  your  Peti- 
tioners have  not  been  able  to  locate  the  Lands  so  designed  for  them 
as  aforesaid,  by  reason  of  the  restriction  in  the  said  Proclamation 
Contained  of  the  several  Governors  on  this  Continent  from  giving 
patents  or  warrants  of  survey  for  any  unceded  lands  reserved  for  the 
Indians.  By  which  means  the  Eoyal  Bounty  intended  your  Peti- 
tioners hath  been  withheld  from  them.  Your  Petitioners  therefore 
humbly  pray  that  out  of  the  lands  lately  ceded  by  the  Indians,  &c, 
&c,  they  may  be  permitted  to  take  up  and  obtain  warrants  for  the 
respective  quantities  of  land  following:  Wm.  Byrd,  5000  acres; 
Samuel  Meredith  and  James  Walker  and  William  Christian,  3000 
>icres  each,  on  the  Eastern  Bank  of  Ohio  Elver  at  the  Mouth  of  Little 
Kanawha  otherwise  called  Elk  Eiver,  &c,  &c. — Calendar  of  Vir- 
ginia State  Papers,  1,  265,  266. 

Many  of  our  family  emigrated  to  what  is  now  Kentucky,  and  set- 
tled in  various  counties  of  this  state.  Campbell  County  received  its 
name  in  honor  of  Colonel  John  W.  Campbell  (No.  21),  who  came  to 
Kentucky  at  an  early  period.  Having  received  a  grant  of  4000  acres 
of  land  from  the  commonwealth  of  Virginia,  which  was  located  im- 
mediately below  and  adjoining  the  grant  on  which  Louisville  stands, 
he  became  an  extensive  landed  proprietor,  and  a  very  wealthy  man. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Convention  which  formed  the  first  constitu- 
tion of  Kentucky.  During  the  same  year  he  was  elected  one  of  the 
electors  of  the  Senate,  and  in  the  electoral  College  was  chosen  the 
Senator  from  Jefferson  County.  He  never  married.  His  estate  at 
his  death  passed  into  the  hands  of  many  heirs.  His  nephew,  John 
Poage  Campbell  (No.  24),  was  the  author  of  many  religious  works. 

Lincoln  County,  Ky.,  was  set  off  in  1780.   Its  first  court  was  held 


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on  the  16th  of  Jan.,  1781,  at  the  town  of  Harrodsburg,  at  which 
time  a  commission  from  the  Governor  of  Virginia  was  read,  appoint- 
ing the  following  gentlemen  to  be  justices  of  the  peace,  to  hold  county 
court,  and  to  be  commissioned  at  any  court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer 
for  the  trial  of  slaves,  viz. :  Benjamin  Logan,  John  Logan,  John 
Cowen,  and  ten  others. 

It  was  probable  at  this  time  also  that  John  Logan  was  appointed 
Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  Lincoln  County  Militia. — Collins'  History 
of  Kentucky. 

We  also  find  the  names,  George  Walker,  who  was  a  Senator  in  Con- 
gress from  Kentucky  in  1814-15,  and  David  Walker,  a  representative 
in  Congress  from  Kentucky,  1817-20. 

Palmer  s  Calendar  of  Virginia  State  Papers  gives  some  fragment- 
ary history  of  Virginia  in  the  Eevolution. 

"In  January,  1781,  a  British  force  under  Benedict  Arnold  invaded 
Virginia.  They  sailed  up  James  Eiver,  entered  Kichmond  without 
resistance  on  Jan.  5,  destroyed  all  the  public  stores  there,  and  some 
private  property.  In  the  meantime  the  militia  had  been  called  out 
by  Gov.  Jeiferson,  Baron  Steuben  being  at  the  head  of  the  state 
troops.  Several  hundred  men  from  Augusta  served  in  lower  Vir- 
ginia at  that  time.  There  is  no  other  record  of  the  fact  that  we 
know  of.  Sampson  Matthews  of  Staunton  was  Colonel  of  militia  in 
Augusta,  and  on  the  13th  wrote  to  the  Governor  that,  in  accordance 
with  orders,  he  would  start  to  Fredericksburg  early  the  next  morn- 
ing with  about  250  men.  The  men  of  the  second  battallion  were  then 
on  their  way,  and  also  the  militia  from  Eockbridge  and  Eockingham. 
Major  Posey,  of  the  1st  regiment  of  the  line,  a  recruiting  officer  at 
Staunton,  was  to  go  with  Colonel  Matthews.  His  men  would  take 
some  of  the  beef  cattle  from  Augusta,  as  ordered.  On  Jan.  21  Col- 
onel Matthews  wrote  the  Governor  from  Bowling  Green  that  Colonel 
John  Bowyer  with  about  220  men  from  Eockbridge  joined  him  there. 

General  Greene  being  hard  pressed  by  Cornwallis,  it  seems  to  have 
been  proposed  to  send  the  militia  already  in  the  field  to  North  Caro- 
lina. In  reference  to  this  matter,  Baron  Steuben  wrote  to  the  Gov- 
ernor on  Feb.  15.  He  agreed  with  the  Governor  that  "the  militia  of 
Eockbridge,  Augusta,  Eockingham  and  Shenandoah  would  be  the 
most  speedy  reinforcement  to  General  Greene,  but  they  must  be  first 
relieved  by  others.    As  far  as  it  appears,  the  regiment  or  battallion 


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under  Matthews  was  not  ordered  to  North  Carolina,  but  other  com- 
panies went  from  the  Valley  under  Tate,  Moffett,  &c. 

Major  Thomas  Posey,  recruiting  for  the  regular  army  at  Staun- 
ton, wrote  the  Governor  March  27,  1781,  that  according  to  Baron 
Steuben's  orders  he  could  not  enlist  men  under  5  feet  4  inches.  There 
were  men  well  adapted  to  military  service  who  did  not  reach  that 
standard,  and  he  asked  for  discretionary  powers  in  such  cases. 

Colonel  Win.  Preston  wrote  in  April,  1781,  in  reference  to  a  call 
for  troops,  that  "nearly  one-half  of  our  militia  are  disaffected,  and 
cannot  be  drawn  into  service.  Moreover,  the  frontier  of  the  county 
was  exposed  to  depredations  by  the  Indians,  and  the  men  could  not 
join  Greene's  army  without  leaving  their  families  exposed,  &c." 

On  April  20th,  Colonel  Samuel  McDowell  of  Eockbridge  wrote  to 
the  Governor  that  a  draft  was  ordered  to  take  place  on  the  26th,  but 
the  men  drawn  would  be  ruined.  Most  of  them  were  in  service  in  the 
fall  of  1780,  when  Lesley  invaded  the  state,  and  were  prevented  from 
sowing  fall  crops,  and  to  go  now  would  prevent  their  raising  spring 
crops.  With  few  exceptions  they  would  leave  no  one  at  home  to  work 
their  farms.  This  county  had  in  October  last,  Captain  James  Gil- 
mer (Gilmore)  and  forty  odd  men  in  Carolina,  under  General  Mor- 
gan, for  near  four  months,  and  was  at  Tarleton's  defeat  at  the  Cow 
Pens  in  South  Carolina.  And  there  were  also  three  companies 
drawn  when  Lesley  invaded  the  state;  their  numbers  were  about  180 
men.  On  Arnold's  invasion,  Colonel  John  Bowyer  marched  with 
about  200  men  down  the  country;  and  when  Greene  retreated  into 
Virginia,  I  marched  near  200  men  from  this  county  to  join  Greene. 
I  with  difficulty  persuaded  the  men  to  cross  the  Dan  into  Carolina. 
We  joined  Greene  some  time  before  the  battle  of  Guilford  Court- 
house; continued  with  him  till  after  the  battle.  The  15th  of  March 
last,  had  1  captain,  4  privates  killed ;  2  captains,  1  ensign  and  7  pri- 
vates wounded,  and  Major  Stuart  and  4  privates  taken  prisoners. 
From  these  different  calls  all  the  men  in  this  county  have  been  on 
hard  service,  each  a  term,  since  October  last,  and  nearly  two-thirds 
of  them  at  the  same  time. 

Stephen  Southall,  Quartermaster,  had  280  barrels  of  powder  and 
other  army  supplies  stored  at  Staunton  on  the  9th  of  June,  1781. 

Colonel  Febiger  wrote  from  camp,  June  30,  1781,  to  Colonel 
Davies  at  Staunton,  "that  the  men  were  literally  naked,  shirts  and 
blankets  excepted;  unless  supplied  they  would  be  compelled  to  quit 


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the  field.  There  was  not  more  than  20  pairs  of  good  shoes  in  the 
regiment." 

One-fourth  of  the  Augusta  militia  were  called  out  by  order  of  July 
25,  and  marched  on  the  8th  of  August  to  lower  Virginia  and  York- 
town,  as  appears  from  a  letter  written  by  Colonel  Matthews  Sept.  4th. 

Several  calls  for  troops  were  made  in  the  beginning  of  the  year 
1782,  which  were  not  responded  to  on  account  of  Indian  invasions 
on  the  frontier.  On  May  7,  1783,  Colonel  Moffett  wrote  the  Gov- 
ernor about  Indian  depredations  "nigh  ye  head  of  greenbrier."  Sev- 
eral persons  had  been  killed.   He  had  ordered  spies  to  be  sent  out,  etc. 

William  Bowyer,  sheriff  of  Augusta,  wrote  to  the  Governor  Oct. 
15,  1784,  begging  indulgence  for  delinquency.  He  could  not  collect 
the  public  revenue.  The  condition  of  the  people  was  distressed,  and 
hard  money  was  scarce,  and  products  unsalable. 

On  a  certain  day  the  petition  of  Michael  Coalter,  a  soldier  in  Cap- 
tain McDowell's  Company,  for  additional  pay  for  services  as  a  car- 
penter, was  presented  and  allowed;  and  on  another  day  the  petition 
of  John  Lyle,  a  Lieutenant  in  McDowell's  Company  in  the  expedi- 
tion against  the  Shawnees,  was  presented.  He  was  probably  the  per- 
son known  as  Eev.  John  Lyle  of  Hampshire  County,  who,  according 
to  Foote,  was  at  the  battle  of  Point  Pleasant.  He  was  a  Commissary, 
detailed  to  assist  Sampson  Matthews,  "a  master  drover  of  cattle." 
The  subsistence  of  the  troops  consisted  mainly  of  cattle  driven  afoot. 
Michael  Coalter  was  the  father  of  Judge  John  Coalter. — Supplement 
to  WaddeVs  Annals  of  Augusta  County,  Va. 

The  following  interesting  items  were  found  in  WaddeVs  Annals  of 
Augusta  County: 

The  Rev.  Hugh  McAden,  a  young  Presbyterian  minister,  went 
from  Pennsylvania  to  North  Carolina  on  horseback  in  1755.  He 
kept  a  diary  of  his  trip,  a  copy  of  which  is  in  "Foote's  Sketches  of 
North  Carolina."  It  appears  from  the  diary  that  an  excessive 
drought  prevailed  in  the  country  during  that  summer. 

On  Thursday,  June  19,  Mr.  McArden  set  off  up  the  Valley  of  the 
Shenandoah,  of  which  he  says :  "Alone  in  the  wilderness ;  sometimes 
a  house  in  ten  miles,  and  sometimes  not  that." 

On  Friday  night  (20th)  he  lodged  at  a  Mr.  Shankland's,  twenty 
miles  from  Augusta  Courthouse.  On  Saturday  he  stopped  at  a  Mr. 
Poages.  "Stayed  for  dinner,  the  first  I  had  eaten  since  I  left  Penn- 
sylvania."   From  Staunton  he  went  with  Hugh  Kelso  to  Samuel 

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Downey's,  at  the  North  Mountain,  where  he  preached  on  the  fourth 
Sabbath  of  June,  according  to  appointment.  His  horse  being  sick, 
or  lame,  he  was  detained  in  the  county,  and  preached  at  North  Moun- 
tain again  on  the  fifth  Sabbath  in  June,  and  in  "the  new  courthouse" 
on  the  first  Sunday  in  July.  The  diary  says,  "Eode  to  Widow  Pres- 
ton's Saturday  evening,  where  I  was  very  kindly  entertained,  and  had 
a  commodious  lodging."  The  lady  referred  to  was  the  widow  of  John 
Preston,  and  lived  at  Spring  Farm,  now  Staunton  Water  Works. 

The  first  session  of  County  Court  of  Eockbridge  was  held  April 
7,  1778,  at  the  house  of  Samuel  Wallace.  The  justices  presiding 
were  John  Bowyer,  Samuel  McDowell,  Charles  Campbell,  Samuel 
Lyle  and  Alexander  Stuart,  Alexander  Stuart  was,  at  this  time, 
qualified  as  Major.  Captain  David  Stuart  acted  as  Commissary  dur- 
ing the  Eevolution. 

At  April  court,  1782,  Archibald  Stuart  was  recommended  to  the 
Governor  as  "deputy  attorney  for  the  state." 

From  the  books  of  the  commissioners  of  the  revenue  for  the  year 
1800,  we  obtain  some  interesting  facts.  The  number  of  tithables  in 
the  county,  including  Staunton,  was  3236.  The  number  of  horses 
was  6088.  The  cattle  were  not  listed.  Four-wheeled  riding  carriages 
were  taxed,  but  gigs  were  not;  and  the  number  of  the  former  in  the 
county  was  exactly  two,  viz. :  Thomas  Martin's  "stage,"  and  Archi- 
bald Stuart's  "chariot."    The  total  tax  was  $1,557.78. 

About  the  year  1748  the  Presbyterians  began  to  hold  service  in  a 
meeting  house  two  miles  northwest  of  Midway,  or  Steel's  tavern. 
They  called  the  place  "Providence,"  probably  after  a  church  in  Penn- 
sylvania ;  but  in  the  course  of  time  it  was  called  "Old  Providence," 
to  distinguish  it  from  New  Providence  in  Eockbridge.  In  or  about 
1765,  the  population  on  Walkers  Creek,  Eockbridge,  having  increas- 
ed, and  the  membership  being  chiefly  in  that  neighborhood,  Old 
Providence  was  abandoned  as  a  place  of  worship.  When  the  schism 
occurred  at  New  Providence  in  1789  or  1790  on  account  of  psalmody, 
a  portion  of  the  congregation  reopened  the  Old  Providence  meeting 
house,  and  it  became  an  Associate  Eeformed,  or  "Seceder"  Presby- 
terian Church.  They  built  a  strong  church  in  1793,  which  still 
stands,  but  is  disused,  a  brick  church,  built  in  1859-1860,  having 
taken  its  place.  The  Eev.  Horatio  Thompson,  D.  D.,  was  pastor  of 
Old  Providence  for  many  years. 

Ephraim  McDowell,  when  only  sixteen  years  old,  was  one  of  the 


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defenders  of  Londonderry.  He  lived  to  be  over  one  hundred  years  old. 

In  the  spring  of  1736.  Benjamin  Borden  (Burden),  the  agent  of 
Lord  Fairfax,  came  tip  from  Williamsburg,  by  invitation,  on  a  visit 
to  John  Lewis.  He  took  with  him.  on  his  return,  a  buffalo  calf, 
which  he  presented  to  Governor  Gooch,  and  in  other  ways  ingratiated 
himself  with  the  Governor,  so  as  to  receive  a  large  tract  of  land  south 
of  Beverly  Manor.  The  first  settlers  in  Borden's  grant  were  Ephraim 
McDowell  and  family.  His  daughter.  Mary  Greenlee,  related  in  a 
deposition  taken  in  1806,  and  still  extant,  the  circumstances  under 
which  her  father  went  there.  Her  brother,  James  McDowell,  had 
come  up  into  Beverly  Manor  during  the  spring  of  1736,  and  planted 
a  crop  of  corn  near  Wood's  Gap:  and  in  the  fall  her  father,  a  very 
old  man,  her  brother  John,  and  her  husband  and  herself  came  up  to 
join  the  settlement.  Before  they  reached  their  destination,  and  after 
they  had  arranged  their  camp  on  a  certain  evening,  Borden  came  up 
and  asked  permission  to  spend  the  night  with  them.  He  informed 
them  of  his  grant,  and  offered  them  inducements  to  go  there.  The 
next  day  they  came  on  to  the  house  of  John  Lewis,  and  there  it  was 
finally  agreed  that  the  party  should  settle  in  Borden's  tract. 

As  early  as  IT  31,  Michael  Woods,  an  Irishman,  with  three  sons, 
and  three  son-in-laws,  came  up  the  Valley  and  pushed  his  way 
through  Wood's  Gap,  and  settled  on  the  eastern  side  of  the  Blue 
Bidge. 

At  an  early  day  the  people  living  on  the  east  side  of  the  Blue  Bidge 
were  called  Tuckahoes,  from  a  small  stream  of  that  name  it  is  said, 
while  the  people  on  the  west  side  were  denominated  as  Cohees,  as 
tradition  says,  from  their  common  use  of  the  term  "'Quoth  he"'  or 
"Quo?  he,"  for  "said  he." 

The  first  deed  recorded  in  Augusta  County,  dated  December  9, 
1745,  was  from  Andrew  Pickens  to  William  McPheeters,  and  con- 
veyed twelve  and  one-half  acres  of  land  in  consideration  of  five 
shillings. 

The  Count}*  Court  of  Augusta  did  not  meet  in  October,  IT 61.  At 
April  Court,  IT 65,  a  vast  number  of  military  claims  were  ordered  to 
be  certified — for  provisions  furnished  to  the  militia,  for  horses  press- 
ed into  service,  etc.  William  Christian,  William  McKamy,  and 
others,  presented  claims  "for  ranging,"'  and  Andrew  McCown  "'for 
enlisting  men  to  garrison  Fort  Nelson."  The  orders  are  curt  and 
unsatisfactory,  giving  no  clue  as  to  when  and  where  the  services  were 
performed. 


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By  January  Court,  1775,  the  men  who  were  in  the  expedition  had 
gotten  up  their  accounts  against  the  government  for  pecuniary  com- 
pensation. John  Hays  demanded  pay  for  himself  and  others  as 
"pack-horse  masters."  William  Hamilton  had  a  bill  for  riding  ex- 
press, and  William  McCune  another  as  "cow-herd." 

The  Courts  Martial  Eecord  Book  gives  the  names  of  the  captains  of 
militia  in  1756,  among  whose  names  we  find  Captain  James  Allen. 
Captain  James  Allen  was  one  of  the  first  elders  of  the  stone  church. 
One  of  his  daughters  married  Captain  James  Trimble,  and  removed 
with  her  husband  to  Kentucky  after  the  Revolutionary  War.  She 
was  the  mother  of  Governor  Allen  Trimble,  of  Ohio,  and  the  late 
Mrs.  James  A.  McCue,  of  Augusta,  the  mother  of  Major  J.  M.  Mc- 
Cue.  Another  daughter  of  Captain  Allen  married  the  Rev.  John 
McCue,  the  father  of  Mr.  James  A.  McCue  and  others.  Captain 
Allen's  company,  in  1756,  consisted  of  sixty-eight  men,  and  was 
composed  of  Walkers,  Turks,  Kerrs,  Robertsons,  Bells,  Crawfords, 
Givenses,  Craigs,  Pattersons,  Poages,  and  others. 

SAMUEL  McDowell  was  the  son  of  John  McDowell,  who  was  born 
in  1733  and  who  was  killed  by  the  Indians,  near  the  forks  of  James 
River,  in  1742.  In  1733  he  was  a  member  of  the  House  of  Burgesses, 
and  in  1775-6,  he  and  Thomas  Lewis  represented  Augusta  in  the 
State  Convention.  At  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  War  he  removed 
to  Kentucky,  and  died  there  in  1817,  aged  eighty-four. 

The  wife  of  Judge  Samuel  McDowell  was  Mary  McClung.  Her 
brother,  John,  was  the  father  of  Wm.  McClung,  who  removed  to 
Kentucky  and  became  a  Judge  of  considerable  distinction.  He  died 
in  1815.  His  wife  was  a  sister  of  Chief  Justice  Marshall,  and  his 
sons,  Colonel  Alexander  K.  McClung  and  the  Rev.  John  A.  McClung, 
D.  D.,  were  highly  distinguished.  A  brother  of  Judge  McClung,  the 
late  Mr.  Joseph  McClung,  lived  and  died  on  Timber  Ridge. 

Although  the  trustees  of  the  Staunton  Academy  were  incorporated 
in  1792,  their  school  house  seems  not  to  have  been  completed  until 
about  1810.  Judge  Stuart  gave  the  lot.  A  part  of  the  funds  em- 
ployed was  raised  by  general  subscription  in  the  county,  and  a  part 
was  donated  by  the  state  out  of  proceeds  of  sale  of  glebe  lands. 

Alexander  H.  H.  Stuart,  of  Staunton,  was  called  to  the  cabinet  of 
President  Fillmore  in  1850,  as  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 

In  the  spring  of  1841,  Alexander  H.  H.  Stuart,  of  Augusta,  was 
elected  to  the  United  States  House  of  Representatives  over  his  com- 


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petitor,  James  McDowell,  of  Rockbridge.  The  preliminary  canvass 
was  noted  for  the  ability  and  dignity  with  which  it  was  conducted  by 
the  candidates.  It  is  a  little  remarkable  that  only  two  citizens  of 
Augusta,  Jacob  Swoope  and  Alexander  H.  H.  Stuart,  have  ever  sat 
in  Congress,  and  they  only  for  one  term  each,  notwithstanding  many 
eminent  men  have  resided  here  from  the  earliest  period  in  the  history 
of  the  county. 

Captain  Archibald  Stuart  (afterwards  Major  Stuart)  ;  Lieuten- 
ant, William  Brown  (transferred  from  Baskin's  company)  ;  Ensigns, 
John  Stelle  and  Frederick  Golladay ;  and  Sergeants,  William  Brooks, 
James  Russell,  John  Yorkshire  (transferred  from  Baskin's  com- 
pany), William  Ashford  and  John  Shannon.  The  men  were  drawn 
from  the  Xinety-third  regiment,  and  the  number  of  rank  and  file 
was  seventy-one,  including  Corporals. 

Lieutenant  James  Todd;  and  Sergeants,  William  Lacosts,  Will- 
iam H.  Younger  and  Daniel  McCutcheson.  Including  Corporals, 
the  rank  and  file  numbered  seventy-two,  and  they  were  from  the 
Ninet}r-third  regiment.  Why  so  large  a  company  did  not  have  a  full 
complement  of  officers  is  not  explained.  A  note  on  the  company  pay- 
roll says :  "Most  of  these  names  appear  on  other  pay  rolls  of  the  Fly- 
ing Camp." 

During  the  war  of  the  Revolution  when  the  Augusta  companies 
were  about  to  start  from  Midway,  the  latter  part  of  February,  the 
Rev.  J ames  Waddell,  of  Tinkling  Spring,  delivered  a  parting  address 
to  the  men.  Many  of  them  never  returned.  Captain  Tate  and  a 
large  number  of  private  soldiers  were  killed  at  Guilford  on  March 
15.  Some  who  came  back  carried  on  their  persons  ever  afterwards 
the  marks  of  British  sabres. 

Archibald  Stuart,  afterwards  the  Judge,  was  a  commissary,  but 
fought  in  the  ranks  at  Guilford.  His  father,  Major  Alexander 
Stuart,  who  commanded  the  Augusta  and  Rockbridge  Battallion 
(Colonel  McDowell  being  disabled  by  sickness),  was  captured.  His 
sword,  a  somewhat  uncouth  weapon,  presumably  of  local  manufac- 
ture, was  some  years  ago  presented  by  his  grandson,  Hon.  Alexander 
H.  H.  Stuart,  to  the  Virginia  Historical  Society,  of  which  the  latter 
is  president.  The  sword  is  without  scabbard,  that  having  been  lost 
during  the  late  war  between  the  states,  in  hiding  the  weapon  from 
Federal  invaders. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


THE  EXPEDITION  TO  GUILFORD  COURT  HOUSE. 

Among  the  militiamen  from  Rockbridge  was  Samuel  Houston, 
for  many  years  afterward  a  highly  esteemed  Presbyterian  minister. 
He  was  twenty-three  years  of  age,  and  a  student  of  divinity  when  the 
call  came  for  the  militia  to  go  to  the  assistance  of  General  Greene, 
who  was  hard  pressed  by  the  British  under  Cornwallis.  Laying  aside 
his  books  he  fell  into  the  ranks  of  the  Rockbridge  company,  and  had 
Archibald  Stuart,  afterward  the  Judge,  as  his  messmate. 

Mr.  Houston  kept  a  diary  of  the  trip,  writing  every  day  except  one, 
from  his  departure  till  his  return,  which  is  published  in  full  in  the 
Second  Series  of  Footers  Sketches  of  Virginia.  It  is  provoking  for 
its  brevity  and  omission  of  much  that  would  now  be  interesting,  but 
contains  some  items  worth  reproducing. 

The  Rockbridge  company  marched  from  Lexington  to  Grigsby's 
on  Monday,  February  26th.  The  next  day  they  marched  fifteen 
miles,  and  encamped  at  Purgatory,  near  Buchanan,  in  Botetourt 
County. 

Apparently,  the  command  was  in  no  hurry  to  reach  the  enemy. 
Imagine  Stonewall  Jackson  marching  fifteen  miles  one  day  and 
twelve  the  next,  while  on  his  way  to  reinforce  General  Lee  !  On  Sab- 
bath, March  the  4th,  however,  the  day's  march  was  twenty  miles  to 
a  point  beyond  New  London.  This  day  "we  pressed  a  hog,  which 
was  served  without  scraping."  The  word  "pressed,"  so  familiar  to 
Confederate  soldiers,  is  therefore  as  old  as  the  Revolution. 

The  night  of  the  4th  was  spent  at  a  Major  Ward's,  and  on  the  next 
day  the  command  crossed  Staunton  River,  into  Pittsylvania,  and 
marched  eight  miles.  On  the  6th  they  advanced  fourteen  miles,  when 
Major  Ward  overtook  them,  with  a  complaint  that  some  of  his  per- 
sonal property  had  disappeared.  "We  were  searched,"  says  the  diary, 
"and  Mr.  Ward's  goods  found  with  James  Berry  and  John  Harris, 
who  were  whipped.  The  same  were  condemned  to  ten  lashes  for  dis- 
obeying the  officer  of  the  day  on  Monday."  Harris  deserted  on  the 
7th,  and  Berry  was  arrested  and  sent  to  prison. 

The  Dan  River  was  crossed  on  the  8th.  "At  this  river  some  mean 
cowards  threatened  to  return.  This  morning  (the  9th)  Lyle,  Hays 
and  Lusk  went  to  General  Greene  and  returned.  The  same  day  de- 
serted George  Culwell." 

The  headquarters  of  General  Greene's  army  was  reached  Saturday 
night,  the  10th,  and  the  Battle  of  Guilford  was  fought  on  Thursday, 


JOHX  WALKER. 


487 


March  15th.  Colonel  McDowell's  batrallion  of  Augusta  and  Bock- 
bridge  militia  composed  a  part  of  General  Stephens  brigade.  The 
men  were  ordered  to  "take  trees,"  which  they  did  with  alacrity,  many, 
however,  crowding  to  one  tree.  The  close  firing  began  near  the  cen- 
ter, but  soon  extended  along  the  line.  During  the  battle,  which  lasted 
two  hours  and  twenty-five  minutes,  Mr.  Houston  discharged  his  rifle 
fourteen  times.  He  says,  "our  Brigade  Major,  Mr.  Williams,  fled.'5 
For  some  time  the  militia  displayed  great  bravery ;  they  repulsed  the 
enemy  several  times,  and  after  advancing  fell  back,  when  compelled, 
in  good  order.  Finally  they  were  assailed  by  the  British  light  horse, 
"were  obliged  to  run.  and  many  were  sore  chased  and  some  were  cut 
down."  Major  Stuart  was  captured  and  Captain  Tate  killed.  Eight 
or  ten  married  married  men  of  the  Bethel  Church  neighborhood  were 
among  the  slain.  The  men  "all  scattered/'  but  soon  came  together, 
and  with  Captain  Moffett  and  other  officers  retreated  fourteen  miles. 
The  following  night,  through  darkness  and  rain  and  want  of  pro- 
visions, we  were  in  distress.    Some  parched  a  little  corn." 

Early  in  the  morning  of  the  16th,  the  men  were  "'decamped,  and 
marched  through  the  rain  till  we  arrived  at  Speedwell  furnace,  where 
Greene  had  retreated  from  Guilford  town."'  There  "we  met  many  of 
our  company  with  great  joy,  particularly  Colonel  McDowell. 99  Other 
men  given  up  for  lost  also  came  in.  In  the  evening  "orders  were  read 
to  draw  provisions  and  ammunition,  to  be  in  readiness,  which  struck 
a  panic  on  the  minds  of  many." 

The  next  day  the  men  discussed  the  matter  of  returning  home, 
pleading  warn  of  blankets  and  clothing.  "Many  went  off ;  a  few  were 
remaining  when  General  Lawson  came  and  raged  very  much  :  and 
about  ten  o'clock  all  but  McDowell  came  off.'*' 

Dan  Eiver  was  recrossed  on  the  18th.  "A  little  afterward  many 
went  to  a  tavern,  where  some  got  drunk  and  quarreled/5  On  the  21st 
"we  paid  Murphy  one  dollar  a  man  for  horses  to  carry  us  over  Goose 
Creek.''  On  the  22nd  "my  brother  and  I  hired  Mr.  Bountree's  horses, 
and  his  son  came  with  us  to  Mr.  Lambert's,  when,  after  he  received 
forty-three  dollars,  he  returned.  We  ate  with  Mr.  Lambert  and  paid 
him  ten  dollars  each.  I  bought  five  books  from  him  and  paid  him 
four  hundred  and  twelve  dollars  and  a  half.  We  crossed  the  moun- 
tains, and  in  the  valley  saw  the  wonderful  mill  without  wheels,  doors 
or  floors."  On  Friday,  March  23,  1781,  Mr.  Houston  arrived  at  his 
brother  William's,  and  there  the  diary  ended. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


We  are  accustomed  to  think  of  the  men  of  the  Revolutionary  period 
as  all  heroes  panting  for  the  fray,  and  patriots  ready  to  make  any  sac- 
rifice for  the  cause  of  their  country.  Here  we  see  they  were  very  much 
like  other  people.  The  men  who  composed  Colonel  McDowell's  bat- 
talion were,  most  of  them,  worthy  citizens,  of  fully  average  courage 
and  public  spirit.  But  they  were  hastily  levied,  untrained,  and  easily 
demoralized.  However  brave  each  man  might  be,  he  could  not  rely 
with  certainty  on  the  support  of  his  neighbors  in  the  ranks,  and  there- 
fore provided  for  his  own  safety  according  to  his  best  judgment.  So 
raw  militia  have  nearly  always  acted,  and  nearly  always  will. 

ROCKBRIDGE  COUNTY. 

From  Henry  Howe's  History  of  Virginia  (Published  in  1846). 

Rockbridge  County  derives  its  name  from  the  celebrated  natural 
bridge.  It  was  formed  in  1778,  from  Augusta  and  Botetourt.  First 
settlements  in  that  portion  of  the  "Valley"  were  made  by  the  Scotch- 
Irish,  with  a  few  original  Scotch  among  them.  Rockbridge  and  Au- 
gusta have  always  been  the  strongholds  of  Scotch-Irish  and  Presby- 
terianism.  In  the  spring  of  1736  John  Lewis,  one  of  the  enterprising- 
men  of  the  "Valley,"  met  Benjamin  Burden,  who  had  lately  come 
over  as  agent  for  Lord  Fairfax,  proprietor  of  the  Northern  Neck. 
Burden  accepted  Lewis'  invitation  to  accompany  him  to  his  new  home 
in  the  "Valley."  He  spent  several  months  with  his  friend,  exploring 
the  country  and  hunting  the  buffalo,  with  Lewis  and  his  sons,  Samuel 
and  Andrew.  The  party  happened  once  to  take  a  young  buffalo  calf, 
which  Samuel  and  Andrew  Lewis  gave  to  Burden  to  take  with  him 
to  Williamsburg.  This  sort  of  an  animal  was  unknown  in  lower  Vir- 
ginia. Burden  presented  the  shaggy  young  monster  to  Governor 
Gooch.  The  Governor  was  so  delighted  with  this  rare  pet,  and  so 
pleased  with  the  donor,  that  he  readily  acceded  to  Burden's  request 
for  a  grant  of  land. 

The  grant  was  for  500,000  acres  of  land  or  any  less  quantity,  on 
the  waters  of  the  Shenandoah  and  James  Rivers,  on  condition  that  it 
did  not  interfere  with  any  previous  grants,  and  that  within  ten  years 
he  should  settle  at  least  one  hundred  families  on  the  located  lands. 
On  these  conditions,  he  should  be  freely  entitled  to  1000  acres  adjacent 
to  every  house,  with  the  privilege  of  entering  as  much  more  of  the  ad- 
jacent lands  at  one  shilling  per  acre. 


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489 


Burden  returned  to  England  for  emigrants,  and  the  next  year, 
1737,  brought  upwards  of  a  hundred  families  to  settle  upon  the  grant- 
ed lands,  the  spirit  of  emigration  being  rife  among  the  Presbyterians 
in  the  northern  parts  of  Ireland,  Scotland  and  adjacent  parts  of  Eng- 
land. Most  of  Burden's  colonists  were  Scotch-Irish.  Among  others 
we  find  the  name  of  Ephraim  McDowell,  Archibald  Alexander,  An- 
drew Moore,  John  Patton,  Hugh  Tilford,  also  the  Prestons,  Paxtons, 
Lyles,  Grigsbys,  Stuarts,  Crawfords,  Cumminses,  Browns,  Wallaces, 
Wilsons,  Campbells,  McCampbells,  McClungs,  Walkers,  etc.  They 
were  soon  joined  by  others,  mostly  of  their  connections  and  acquaint- 
ances at  home.  Their  chief  article  of  exchange  was  tobacco,  which  did 
well  iri  the  "Valley."  They  no  sooner  found  a  home  in  the  wilderness 
than  they  betook  themselves  to  clearing  fields,  building  houses,  plant- 
ing orchards  and  cultivating  in  every  way  the  arts  of  civilization. 
They  were  among  the  bravest  and  most  effective  militia,  when  called 
into  the  field.  General  Washington  signified  his  opinion  of  them 
when,  in  the  darkest  days  of  the  struggle  of  the  colonists  for  their 
liberty,  he  expressed  his  confidence  that  if  all  other  resources  should 
fail,  he  might  yet  repair  with  a  single  standard  to  West  Augusta  and 
there  rally  a  band  of  patriots  who  would  meet  the  enemy  at  the  Blue 
Ridge,  and  there  establish  the  boundary  of  a  free  empire  in  the  West. 

This  saying  of  Washington's  has  been  variously  reported;  but  we 
have  no  reason  to  doubt  that  he  did,  in  some  form,  declare  his  belief 
that,  in  the  last  resort,  he  could  yet  gather  a  force  in  western  Virginia 
which  the  armies  of  Britain  could  not  subdue. 

Another  characteristic  of  these  people  was  their  rigid  Calvinistic 
tendencies.  No  sooner  had  they  provided  necessary  food  and  shelter, 
than  they  began  to  provide  places  for  regular  religious  worship. 

The  first  road  from  Burden's  Grant  over  the  Blue  Ridge  was  a 
pack-horse  road  made  through  Rock  Fish  Gap.    It  was  made  by 
Ephraim  McDowell,  ancestor  of  Governor  James  McDowell. 
\  Burden's  Land  was  afterwards  known  as  Walker's  Creek  from  the 
peral  families  of  that  name  that  settled  there.   These  families  being 
Wewhat  numerous  and  closely  allied,  were  sometimes  called  "the 
reek  Nation."    They  built  churches  and  called  pastors  to  the  full 
^ent  of  their  ability.   Necessarily  their  churches  were  considerably 
sttered,  obliging  many  of  them  to  travel  many  miles  to  public  ser- 
Ms,  but  they  all  went,  old  and  young.    Some  of  these  churches  are 
y^tanding,  monuments  to  the  zeal  and  perseverance  of  these  early 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


settlers.  They  are  built  of  the  solid  limestone  of  the  valley.  In  build- 
ing some  of  them,  they  had  to  adopt  strange  modes  of  conveyance. 
For  example,  the  Providence  congregation  packed  all  the  sand  used 
in  their  church  from  a  place  six  miles  distant,  sack  by  sack,  on  the 
backs  of  horses,  and  what  is  almost  incredible,  the  wives  and  daugh- 
ters of  the  congregation  are  said  to  have  undertaken  this  part  of  the 
work,  while  the  men  labored  at  the  stone  and  timber. 

Their  social  intercourse  was  chiefly  religious.  When  the  Lord's 
Supper  was  administered  in  a  church,  the  services  usually  lasted  four 
days.  A  plurality  of  ministers  was  present,  and  the  people  would 
flock  to  the  place  from  all  the  country  around,  those  who  lived  near 
giving  entertainment  to  those  from  a  distance.  It  was  customary  to 
have  two  of  these  meetings  a  year,  one  in  the  Spring  and  one  in  the 
Autumn.  Common  schools  arose  among  them.  The  first  academy 
established  in  the  "Valley"  was  located  at  Timber  Eidge,  near  the 
present  village  of  Fairfield.  It  was  founded  in  1776.  From  this  in- 
stitution sprung  Washington  College.  The  first  rector  was  William 
Graham. 

Dr.  Kuffner  thus  describes  the  school :  The  school  house  was  a  log 
cabin.  A  fine  forest  of  oaks,  which  had  given  Timber  Eidge  its  name, 
cast  a  shade  over  it  in  summer  and  afforded  fuel  in  the  winter.  A 
spring  of  pure  water  gushed  from  the  rocks  near  by.  The  hill  was 
called  Mount  Pleasant,  and  well  deserved  the  name.  It  consisted  of 
but  one  apartment.  A  horn  called  the  pupils  together.  In  this  rustic 
seminary  a  considerable  number  of  young  men  began  their  education, 
who  afterwards  bore  a  distinguished  part  in  the  civil  and  ecclesiastical 
affairs  of  the  country. 

In  the  Virginia  Historical  Society  Papers  were  found  the  following 
interesting  items : 

Colonel  Walker  Stuart,  transferred  from  13th  Pennsylvania  Eegi- 
ment  to  2nd  Pennsylvania  Eegiment  July  1,  1778 ;  died  at  Philadel- 
phia July  14,  1796.   Vol.  XL 

Lieutenant  David  Walker,  of  1st  Virginia  Eegiment,  was  a  prison? 
at  Charlestown.   Vol.  XL 

In  Company  A,  14th  Eegiment  Virginia  Cavalry,  we  find  Corpo* 
C.  G.  Walkup. 

In  Company  A,  14th  Eegiment  Virginia  Cavalry,  we  find  Corpdl 
J.  B.  Walkup.  Vol.  XL 


JOHN"  WALKER. 


491 


Michael  Wallace's  name  signed  to  a  paper  swearing  allegiance  to 
the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia,  April  21,  1779.   Vol.  VI. 

John  Stuart,  Surgeon  of  Virginia  Regiment,  1762  ;  paid  £182 
10s.  Vol.  XL 

Captain  Eobert  Stuart,  1762 ;  received  £182  10s.   Vol.  XI. 

Captain  John  Hays,  of  Morgan's  Rifle  Corps.   Vol.  X. 

John  Clayton,  a  bnrgess  of  James  City  County,  1723,  Attorney- 
General  of  the  Colony  in  1724;  Judge  of  Court  of  Admiralty;  died 
Nov.  18,  1737,  aged  71  years.  A  manuscript  volume  of  his  opinions 
has  been  preserved  and  is  in  the  possession  of  a  descendant,  Jasper 
Clayton,  of  Chesterfield  County.  His  son,  Thomas  C.  Clayton,  M.  D., 
a  learned,  ingenious  gentleman,  died  in  Gloucester  County,  Va.,  Oct., 
1739.— Spotswood's  Letters,  Vol  I. 

The  following  relating  to  the  Revolutionary  service  of  a  few  of  the 
members  of  this  family  was  obtained  from  Miss  Kate  M.  Rowland, 
No.  1214  Linden  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Maryland,  who  has  compiled  the 
fullest  list  extant  of  Virginia  Militia,  said  list  containing  upwards 
of  4000  names.  The  references  given  will  be  found  in  the  Manu- 
script Books  from  the  Auditor's  Office,  now  to  be  found  in  the  State 
Library  at  Richmond,  Va.  I  have  put  after  each  item  the  number 
of  the  person  to  whom  the  item,  in  my  estimation,  refers : 

Book  18,  Page  533,  April  10,  1784:  Warrants  to  William  Walker 
for  services  in  Militia,  £9,  2 ;  Page  534,  April  10,  £2,  4,  2 ;  Page  558, 
April  17,  £5,  4;  Page  572,  Warrant,  £3,  6,  8.    (No.  1942.) 

Book  32,  Page  46  :   David  Logan. 

Book  18,  Page  443,  March,  1784:  Warrant  to  John  Moore, 
£2,  17,  4. 

Book  27,  Pages  61,  198. 

Account  Book,  January  2  to  June  1,  1786— Book  31,  Page  358, 
May  17,  1786 :  Warrant  for  Military  services,  £182,  6,  4,  to  James 
Moore. 

Specie  Waste  Book,  March  23  to  May  22,  1784— Book  20,  Page 
318,  May  15,  1784:  Warrant  to  William  McPheeters,  £0,  18s,  9d. 
(No.  314.) 

Book  14,  Page  257,  June  19,  1783:  Warrant  to  John  Campbell 
for  services  in  Militia  under  Captain  Thomas  Renken  from  Augusta 
County,  £1,  10,  8.    (No.  21.) 

Book  15,  Page  318,  June  19,  1783:    Warrant  to  John  Campbell 


492 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


for  services  in  Militia  under  Captain  Renken  from  Augusta  County, 
£1,  10.    (No.  21.) 

Auditor's  Waste  Book,  July  24,  1779,  to  March  4,  1780— Book  3, 
Page  249,  December  23,  1779 :  Warrant  to  Nath.  Walker  and  John 
Walker  as  lookouts  on  the  seashore  of  Princess  Ann  County,  £112,  10 
each.    (No.  4064.) 

Waste  Book,  March  24  to  November  14,  1781— Book  8,  Page  59, 
April  14,  1781 :  Warrant  to  John  Walker  for  services  as  commissary 
to  a  detachment  of  Greenbrier  militia  on  duty  at  Muddy  Creek  in 
County  of  Northumberland,  $550.  16.    (No.  1941.) 

Specie  Waste  Book  No.  4,  April  25  to  July  4,  1783— Book  14, 
Page  287,  June  25,  1783 :  Warrant  to  John  Walker  for  services  un- 
der Captain  Anderson  from  Berkeley  County,  £17,  4. 

Journal  Book  A,  April  25  to  October  29,  1783— Book  15,  Page 
356,  June  25,  1783  :  Warrant  to  John  Walker  for  services  in  militia 
under  Captain  Wm.  Murphy  from  Berkeley  County,  £2,  17,  4. 

Book  14,  Page  333,  July  4,  1783  :  Warrant  to  Joel  Walker,  under 
Captain  Gray  from  Rockbridge,  £2,  16.    (No.  1047.) 

Book  15,  Page  401:  Warrant  to  Joel  Walker  for  services  in  the 
Militia  under  Captain  Gray  from  Rockbridge,  £2,  16.    (No.  1047.) 

Book  A,  No.  3,  October  30,  1783,  to  May  22,  1784— Book  18,  Page 
694,  May  21,  1784 :  Warrant  to  Joel  Walker  for  services  in  the  Mili- 
tia of  State  of  Virginia,  £6,  10,  10.  Book  16  could  not  give  any  in- 
formation. 

Book  15,  Page  534,  Sept.  16,  1783  :  Warrant  to  James  Walker  for 
services  in  Militia,  £3,  9,  4.    (No.  1943.) 

Book  No.  5,  July  4  to  October  29,  1783— Book  16,  Page  179,  Sept. 
16,  1783 :  To  James  Walker  for  services  in  Militia  under  Captain 
Rice  from  Culpepper,  £3,  9,  4. 

JOSEPH  Walker2  (13)  (John1)  ;  the  youngest  son  of  John  and 
Katherine  Rutherford  Walker ;  b.  July  15,  1722,  near  Londonderry, 
Ireland,  where  his  family  had  come  from  Scotland.  He  was  a  Revolu- 
tionary soldier;  enlisted  Feb.  2,  1776.  He  was  a  very  devout  church- 
member;  m.  Nancy  McClung  March  10,  1749.  She  d.  in  Kentucky 
in  May,  1789,  aged  60  years.  He  then  m.  Grizelda  McCrosky  Feb. 
22,  1791,  Rev.  John  Brown  of  the  New  Providence  Church  officiating. 
He  d.  1806. 

Rev.  William  McPheeters,  in  a  record  of  his  family,  writes  thus  of 


JOHiST  WALKER. 


493 


Joseph  Walker :  "Joseph  Walker,  one  of  the  brothers  of  my  grand- 
mother Jane,  and  my  mother's  uncle,  was  born  July  15,  1722,  and 
lived  to  a  great  age.  The  last  years  of  his  life  were  spent  in  -Ken- 
tucky, where  I  saw  him  several  times,  and  visited  him  once  or  twice 
in  his  own  home.  When  I  last  visited  that  state,  in  the  year  1805, 
this  aged  and  venerable  man  was,  I  think,  still  living.  He  was  a  rul- 
ing elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  a  sensible  and  influential  man, 
pious  and  much  gifted  in  prayer.  From  him  chiefly  has  been  obtain- 
ed the  data  for  my  records  relating  to  my  grandfather's  family 
(James  Moore) ;  also  respecting  the  Scotch  ancestry  of  my  grand- 
mother, Jane  Walker.  I  know  nothing  of  his  children  except  that 
his  daughter  Sarah  married  John  Paxton.  Their  son,  Eev.  John  D. 
Paxton,  was  pastor  of  a  church  in  Norfolk,  Va.,  and  now  resides  in 
Kentucky. 

Since  writing  the  above  particulars  concerning  Joseph  Walker,  T 
have  found  an  old  letter,  addressed  to  me,  while  living  in  Augusta, 
written  by  Eev.  John  P.  Campbell  of  Kentucky  and  dated  August  1, 
1806.  In  this  letter  he  notices  the  death  of  Joseph  Walker,  and  fur- 
nishes the  following  particulars:  'Our  venerable  uncle,  Joseph 
Walker,  died  about  two  weeks  ago.  The  company  around  him  had 
sung,  at  his  request,  the  28th  Hymn,  2nd  Book,  Dr.  Watt's,  as 
follows : 

'Stoop  down,  my  thoughts,  that  used  to  rise, 

Converse  awhile  with  death; 
Think  how  a  gasping  mortal  lies 

And  pants  away  his  breath.' 

When  they  had  sung  the  whole  hymn  through,  he  asked  them  to 
sing  the  last  verse  over  again.   They  did  so,  and  he  joined  with  them. 

'Jesus,  to  tlxy  dear  faithful  hand, 

My  naked  soul  I  trust ; 
And  my  flesh  waits  for  thy  command, 

To  drop  into  my  dust.' 

Then  saying,  Tt  is  enough,'  he  turned  upon  his  side,  and  in  a  short 
time  expired.  Thus  died  that  good  man.  'Blessed  are  the  dead  that 
die  in  the  Lord.'  Probably  born  in  Ireland,  near  Londonderry.  He 
was  born  in  1772,  and  died  about  the  middle  of  July,  making  him 
84  years  old.' " 


494 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


RECORD  AND  PENSION  OFFICE,  WAR  DEPARTMENT. 

Washington,  D.  C,  March  6,  1900. 

The  records  of  this  office  show  that  one  Joseph  Walker  served  as  a 
private  in  Captain  Thomas  Snead's  Company,  known  also  as  Captain 
Nathaniel  Morn's  Company,  and  as  Arthur  Teacker's  Company,  9th 
Virginia  Regiment,  commanded  by  Colonel  George  Mathews,  Revolu- 
tionary War.  He  enlisted  Feb.  2,  1776,  and  was  discharged  in  Sep- 
tember, 1776. 

No  further  information  relative  to  this  soldier  has  been  found  of 
record. 

By  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War: 

Root. 

(Signed)    John  Tueadale, 

Acting  Chief  of  Office. 

(300  a.) 

The  military  record  of  Joseph  Walker  was  found  in  the  Depart- 
ment of  Records  and  Pensions  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Singular  to  say 
I  have  been  unable  to  find  either  in  the  War  Records  of  the  State  of 
Tennessee  or  Kentucky  or  the  U.  S.  War  Department,  any  record  of 
my  Grandfather  Hays'  service.  I  only  know  from  his  own  lips  of  his 
service  in  the  War  of  1812,  in  the  stories  he  used  to  tell  us  when  we 
were  little  folks.  His  son,  Dr.  Edgar  C.  Hays  (who  by  the  way  serv- 
ed in  Forrest's  Cavalry  Brigade  under  Colonel  Joseph  Wheeler,  in  the 
late  war),  says  that  his  recollection  is  that  grandfather  enlisted  at 
Columbia,  Ky.,  and  that  his  company  was  in  the  regiment  command- 
ed by  Colonel  Adair,  but  a  search,  as  I  say,  of  the  records,  fails  to 
confirm  any  of  this;  but  I  will  say  this  that  the  officers  to  whom  I 
wrote  were  in  accord  in  stating  that  the  records  were  very  incomplete. 

Yours  very  truly, 

George  D.  Clayton, 

Hannibal,  Mo. 

The  11  children  of  Joseph  and  Nancy  Walker  were: 

3533.  Sarah  Walker;  b.  Jan.  20,  1750.    In  June  1773,  she  m. 

John  Paxton,  a  nephew  of  John  Paxton,  grandfather  of 
General  Sam  Houston  +. 

3534.  William  Walker;  d.  young. 

3535.  John  Walker;  d.  young. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


495 


3536.  Mary  Campbell  Walker ;  b.  Nov.  18,  1754 ;  d.  March,  1811  • 

m.  Charles  John  Hays.  He  was  a  Colonial  soldier,  proba- 
bly a  son  of  John  Hays  of  Augusta  +. 

3537.  Jane  Walker;  m.  William  Walker.    For  children,  see  No. 

1942.   He  was  a  son  of  Alexander  and  Jane  Hammer. 

3538.  Elizabeth  Walker;  b.  Sept.  7,  1757;  d.  1787. 

3539.  Joseph  Walker;  b.  Jan.  10,  1761.    He  m.  Mary  Hays,  a 

sister  of  Dr.  Hays,  who  m.  Ophelia  Polk  +. 

3540.  Susan  Walker;  b.  Aug.  20,  1762;  m.  James  McCrosky 

May,  1789.    10  children  +. 

3541.  Nancy  Walker;  m.  Michael  Warnock  in  March,  1788  +. 

3542.  James  Walker;  b.  June  21,  1764;  d.  March  7,  1838;  m. 

Esther,  the  widow  of  Mr.  Alexander  in  1794.  She  was  b. 
1771.   3  children  +. 

3543.  Samuel  Walker;  b.  March  21,  1766;  m.  Jane  Simpson 

Jan.,  1790. 

SAEAH  Walker  (3533)  and  John  Paxton  had  one  son  and  possi- 
bly others: 

3544.  John  D.  Paxton.   Eev.  John  D.  Paxton,  A.  B.,  D.  D.,  was 

a  native  of  Eockbridge  County,  Va. ;  a  Presbyterian  min- 
ister ;  pastor  of  a  church  at  Danville,  also  in  Shelby  Coun- 
ty, Ky.;  d.  Oct.  2,  1868. 
This  name  was  erroneously  given  under  No.  304  as  a  son 
of  Samuel  and  Mary  Moore  Paxton. 

MAEY  CAMPBELL  Walker3  (3536)  (Joseph2,  John1) ;  b.  Nov. 
18,  1754;  d.  March,  1811 ;  m.  Charles  John  Hays  about  1779  or  1780. 
It  is  supposed  that  he  was  a  Eevolutionary  soldier.  Eor  his  Colonial 
service,  see  Virginia  Magazine,  page  279  of  Vol.  8,  No.  3,  John 
Buchanan,  Captain,  Will  Evans,  Lieutenant.    8  children,  viz : 

3545.  Andrew  Hays;  b.  April  20,  1781;  d.  Aug.,  1820. 

3546.  Joseph  Hays;  b.  April  1,  1783. 

3547.  John  Hays;  b.  April  23,  1786 ;  d.  Feb.  25,  1847. 

3548.  Polly  M.  Hays;  b.  May  27,  1788;  d.  March,  1842. 

3549.  Charles  Hays;  b.  Oct.  29,  1790;  d.  Sept.  21,  1870;  m. 

Mary  B.  Walker  +. 

3550.  James  W.  Hays;  b.  Nov.  5,  1792;  d.  Oct.  15,  1819. 


496 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


3551.  George  C.  Hays;  b.  March  7,  1794;  d.  Oct.  14,  1880;  m. 

Sarah  B.  Collins.    8  children  +. 

3552.  Sallie  Hays;  b.  Feb.  3,  1796;  d.  July,  1841. 

CHARLES  Hays4  (3549)  (Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1)  ;  son  of  Char- 
les and  Mary  Walker  Ha}^s;  b.  in  Eockbridge  County,  Va.,  Oct.  29, 
1790.  In  early  manhood  he  removed  with  a  large  company  of 
Walker's  and  Hays'  families  and  settled  in  Columbia,  Adair  County, 
Ky.  He  studied  medicine  and  practiced  successfully  for  many  years. 
Not  believing  in  slavery,  he  disposed  of  his  slaves  at  a  merely  nominal 
price,  and  with  Hon.  Cyrus  Walker,  Colonel  W.  W.  Bailey,  James 
McCrosky  and  others,  removed  to  Illinois,  settling  in  Macomb,  which 
city  he  helped  to  found.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  there,  and  remained  during  life  one  of  its  ruling  elders 
and  largest  supporters;  was  largely  instrumental  in  the  founding 
and  maintaining  of  McDonough  College,  an  institution  which  flour- 
ished for  many  years,  where  many  young  men  now  prominent  in  pro- 
fessional life  received  their  early  education.  He  was  a  public  spirited 
and  large  minded  man,  and  an  honor  to  his  chosen  profession.  He 
was  m.  Oct.,  1816,  to  Mary  Blair  Walker,  his  own  cousin,  in  Colum- 
bia, Ky.  She  d.  at  Macomb  Aug.  31,  1852.  Eleven  children  were 
born  of  this  marriage  four  of  whom  are  living  (1900).  He  m.  (2) 
March  16,  1853,  Sarah  E.  Wilson.  She  was  living  in  1900.  Two 
sons  were  born,  the  eldest,  J oseph  Hays,  is  at  the  head  of  the  Macomb 
High  School.  He  d.  Sept.  21,  1870.  Mary  Blair  was  2nd  daughter 
of  James3  (Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  1796.  The  14  children  of  Charles 
Hays,  J r.,  were : 

3553.  Emily  Hays;  b.  May  25,  1818. 

3554.  Elizabeth  McClung  Hays ;  b.  Nov.  11,  1821 ;  m.  Samuel  B. 

Kyle.   3  children  +. 

3555.  James  C.  Hayes;  b.  Nov.  9,  1823. 

3556.  Joseph  Hays;  b.  July  25,  1826. 

3557.  Clarinda  Hays;  b.  Aug.  12,  1828;  m.  Joseph  E.  Wyne. 

10  children  +. 

3558.  Charles  B.  Hays;  b.  May  1,  1830;  m.  Sarah  E.  Provine. 

4  children  +. 

3559.  Ellen  E.  Hays;  b.  Jan  3,  1832;  m.  Beverly  R.  Westfall. 

14  children  +. 

3560.  Sarah  M.  Hays;  b.  July  20,  1834. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


497 


3561.  George  W.  Hays;  b.  June  8,  1837;  m.  Lizzie  Hanna.  6 

children  +. 

3562.  Mary  Walker  Hays;  b.  Jan.  3,  1839;  m.  Joseph  Graff 

Waters.   7  children  +. 

3563.  William  H.  Hays ;  b.  April  14,  1841. 
Children  by  second  marriage : 

3564.  Joseph  W.  Hays;  b.  April  19,  1854;  lives  at  Macomb,  111.; 

is  at  the  head  of  the  High  School  there. 

3565.  Elmira  Hays;  b.  Oct.  11,  1856. 

3566.  John  S.  Hays ;  b.  May  20,  1858. 

ELIZABETH  McCLUNG  Hays5  (3554)  (Charles4,  Mary3,  Jos- 
eph2, John1) ;  b.  in  Columbia,  Ky.,  Nov.  11,  1821;  m.  Dec.  29,  1836, 
to  Samuel  B.  Kyle.   3  children,  viz : 

3567.  Emily  Victoria  Kyle;  m.  James  C.  Young.   4  children  +. 

3568.  Mary  Ellen  Kyle;  m.  Harry  B.  Cochran.   7  children  +. 

3569.  Georgia  Anna  Kyle;  b.  Macomb  June  6,  1849. 

EMILY  VICTORIA  Kyle6  (3567)  (Elizabeth5,  Charles4,  Mary3, 
Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  at  Macomb,  111.,  May  11,  1838;  m.  James  C. 
Young  at  Macomb,  111.,  Oct.  17,  1867.   4  children,  viz : 

3570.  Clarence  C  .Young;  b.  Dayton,  Ohio,  Aug.  4,  1869. 

3571.  Walter  W.  Young;  b.  Dayton,  Ohio,  Oct.  25,  1871. 

3572.  Bertha  Young;  b.  Dayton,  Ohio,  March  20,  1875.   She  m. 

George  Stephens  at  Dayton,  Ohio,  Jan.  6,  1897.  One 
child  +. 

3573.  Thomas  Young;  b.  Dayton,  Ohio,  April  16,  1877. 

BERTHA  Young  (3572)  ;  m.  George  Stephens  at  Dayton,  Ohio. 
1  child,  viz : 

3574.  James  Anthony  Stephens;  b.  at  Dayton  March  20,  1898. 

MARY  ELLEN  Kyle6  (3568)  (Elizabeth  M.5,  Charles4,  Mary3, 
Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  at  Macomb,  111.,  April  28,  1846.  She  m.  Harry 
B.  Cochran  in  Dayton,  0.,  Sept.  23,  1869.   7  children,  viz : 

3575.  Harry  K.  Cochran;  b.  Nov.  4,  1870,  in  Dayton;  m.  Mar- 

garet Ryan  in  New  Orleans  July  25,  1895. 

3576.  Elizabeth  M.  Cochran;  b.  Baltimore,  O.,  March  16,  1873; 

m.  Henry  T.  Phillips  at  Dayton,  0.,  Feb.  21,  1897. 

-34 


498 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


3577.  Conollus  B.  Cochran;  b.  Dayton  Dec.  25,  1874. 

3578.  Iva  E.  Cochran;  b.  Tippecanoe,  0.,  June  15,  1881. 

3579.  Angie  Cochran;  b.  Tippecanoe  June  15,  1881. 

3580.  Ida  Cochran;  b.  Tippecanoe  Sept.  11,  1885. 

3581.  Georgia  A.  Cochran;  b.  Troy,  0.,  March  19,  1889. 

CLAKIJSTDA  Hays5  (3557)  (Charles4,  Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1)  on 
her  father's  side,  (Mary  B.4,  James3,  Joseph2,  John1)  on  her  mother's 
side ;  b.  Aug.  12,  1828 ;  d.  March  21,  1888.  She  m.  Joseph  Evermont 
Wyne  June  5,  1845.  He  was  b.  in  Columbia,  Adair  County,  Ky., 
Feb.  13,  1820.  When  quite  young  his  parents  moved  to  Princeton, 
Caldwell  County,  Ky.  Here  the  father  and  mother  died.  At  the  age 
of  14  years  he  went  to  Illinois  with  Joseph  McCrosky's  family.  In 
1838  he  went  to  Macomb,  111.,  where  he  now  resides  (1899) ;  was 
Mayor  of  Macomb  one  term,  and  a  member  of  the  City  Council  several 
years;  Postmaster  of  Macomb  4  years,  receiving  his  appointment 
from  President  Lincoln;  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court  of 
McDonough  County  in  1880;  held  the  office  4  years;  united  with  the 
Presbyterian  Church  in  1837,  and  was  elected  an  elder  in  1846,  which 
position  he  has  held  continuously  up  to  the  present  time  (1899).  10 
children  were  born  to  them,  viz : 

3582.  Mary  Ellen  Wyne;  b.  May  27,  1846;  d.  Dec.  15,  1850. 

3583.  Elizabeth  Wyne  ;  m.  James  A.  Huntgate.   6  children  +. 

3584.  Joseph  William  Wyne;  m.  Sarah  E.  Erwin.   3  children  +. 

3585.  Henry  Clay  Wyne;  m.  Fanny  J.  Miller.   4  children  +. 

3586.  Charles  Wyne;  b.  March  7,  1852;  d.  Aug.  29,  1855. 

3587.  Louis  Evermont  Wyne;  b.  Jan.  17,  1856;  resides  in  Kan- 

sas City,  Mo. ;  practicing  attorney  and  city  alderman. 

3588.  Franklin  Pillsbury  Wyne;  m.  Ann  C.  Thurlow.    2  chil- 

dren +. 

3589.  George  Hays  Wyne;  b.  March  10,  1860. 

3590.  Anna  Wyne;  b.  April  1,  1862;  unmarried;  lives  with  her 

father  in  Macomb,  111. 

3591.  Walter  Wyne;  m.  Clara  N.  Clark.   4  children  +. 

ELIZABETH  Wyne6  (3583)  (Clarinda5,  Mary  B.4,  James3,  Jos- 
eph2, John1);  b.  Jan.  31,  1848;  m.  James  A.  Hungate  Dec.  16, 
1869 ;  resides  at  Pullman,  Colifax  County,  Washington.  He  was  b. 
July  24,  1844.   6  children  (all  living  in  1899),  viz : 


JOHN  WALKER. 


499 


3592.  Laura  Maud  Hungate;  b.  Sept.  25,  1870;  m.  Sept.  15, 

1897,  Charles  Vancouver  Piper.  He  was  b.  Jan.  16, 
1867. 

3593.  Frank  Evermont  Hungate;  b.  Oct.  30,  1872. 

3594.  Jessie  Eugenia  Hungate;  b.  Nov.  22,  1874. 

3595.  James  William  Hungate;  b.  June  4,  1878. 

3596.  Joseph  Wyne  Hungate;  b.  Oct.  28,  1881. 

3597.  Helen  Elizabeth  Hungate;  b.  Oct.,  1894. 

JOSEPH  WILLIAM  Wyne  (3584)  ;  b.  Feb.  27,  1850;  m.  Sept. 
14,  1876,  to  Sarah  Alice  Erwin  (No.  3858).  She  was  2nd  daughter 
of  Captain  William  and  Mary  H.  Erwin.    3  children,  viz : 

3598.  Erwin  E.  Wyne;  b.  April  24,  1879. 

3599.  Mary  E.  Wyne;  b.  Sept.  23,  1883. 

3600.  Florence  Wyne;  b.  April  10,  1887. 

HENRY  CLAY  Wyne6  (3585)  (Clarinda5,  Mary  B.4,  James3, 
Joseph2,  John1) ;  b.  March  7,  1852;  m.  at  Petersburg,  111.,  Oct.  25, 
1887,  to  Fanny  Jenny  Miller.  She  was  b.  in  Vermont,  111.,  Jan.  27, 
1857.   5  children,  viz : 

3601.  Margaret  Ruth  Wyne;  b.  in  Macomb,  Aug.  30,  1888. 

3602.  Frances  Lucile  Wyne;  b.  Jan.  21,  1890. 

3603.  Dorothy  Evelyn  Wyne;  b.  Feb.  13,  1892. 

3604.  Henry  Miller  Wyne;  b.  July  28,  1893  (dead). 

3605.  Harlow  Hays  Wyne;  b.  July  28,  1896. 

FRANKLIN  PILLSBURY  Wyne6  (3588)  (Clarinda5,  Mary  BA 
James3,  Joseph2,  John1) ;  b.  Feb.  1,  1858;  resides  in  Chicago,  111.; 
m.  Anna  C.  Thurlow  Oct.  27,  1886,  at  Peoria,  111.  They  have  2  chil- 
dren, viz : 

3606.  Jeannette  Clarinda  Wyne;  b.  April  22,  1886. 

3607.  Frank  Thurlow  Wyne;  b.  Sept.  25,  1891. 

WALTER  Wyne6  (3591)  (Clarinda5,  Mary  B.4,  James3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  ;  b.  June  5,  1864;  m.  Clara  N.  Clark  Oct.  25,  1888.  They 
reside  in  Macomb,  111.   4  children,  viz  : 

3608.  Joseph  Evermont  Wyne;  b.  July  13,  1891. 

3609.  Walter  Louis  Wyne;\  Sept.  5,  1893. 

3610.  Clarinda  Jean  Wyne;  b.  Oct.  17,  1895. 

3611.  Eleanor  Elizabeth  Wyne;  b.  July  24,  1897. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


CHARLES  B.  Hays5  (3558)  (Charles4,  Mary8,  Joseph2,  John1) ; 
son  of  Charles  and  Mary  B.  Walker  Hays ;  studied  medicine  but  never 
practiced;  resides  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  m.  at  Macomb,  111.,  March  27, 
1862,  Sallie  E.  Provine.   She  was  b.  Jan.  22,  1838.   4  children,  viz : 

3612.  Edwin  B.  Hays;  m.  Mandilla  G  .   2  children  +. 

3613.  William  H.  Hays;  b.  at  Macomb  Oct.  5,  1864.   He  is  now 

in  Alaska  (1900) ;  m.  Myra  Westfall  Aug.  16,  1897.  No 
children. 

3614.  George  P.  Hays;  b.  at  Macomb  July  27,  1867.   He  is  now 

in  Alaska  (1900).   Not  married. 

3615.  Mary  L.  Hays;  m.  Dr.  Silas  F.  Johnson.   2  children  +. 

EDWIN"  B.  Hays6  (3612)  (Charles5,  Charles4,  Mary3,  Joseph2, 

John1)  ;  b.  at  Macomb  May  30,  1863;  m.  Mandilla  G   at 

Santa  Rosa,  Cal.,  Dee.  10,  1895;  Presbyterian  minister;  now  settled 
at  Gilroy,  Cal. ;  twice  served  as  State  President  of  the  Christian  En- 
deavor Society.   2  children,  viz: 

3616.  Mildred  Esther  Hays;  b.  at  Modeste  Nov.  15,  1897. 

3617.  Ruth  Irma  Hays;  b.  at  Gilroy  May  15,  1899. 

MARY  L.  Hays6  (3615)  (Charles5,  Charles4,  Mary3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  ;  b.  April  17,  1869.  She  taught  for  some  time  in  the  public 
schools  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  m.  Dr.  Silas  F.  Johnson  Aug.  28,  1894. 
He  is  a  medical  missionary  at  Batanga,  on  the  west  coast  of  Africa. 
They  are  now  returning,  after  a  short  visit  home,  Jan.,  1900.  2  chil- 
dren, viz : 

3618.  Mary  Johnson;  b.  Effulen,  Africa,  March  8,  1896. 

3619.  Louis  Johnson;  b.  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Oct.  14,  1898. 

ELLEN  E.  Hays5  (3559)  (Charles4,  Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1) ;  b. 
Jan.  3,  1832;  d.  March  7,  1882.  She  m.  Beverly  R.  Westfall  Oct. 
14,  1847.  He  was  b.  Aug.  11,  1824,  and  d.  Aug.  3,  1889.  14  chil- 
dren, viz : 

3620.  Charles  Rush  Westfall ;  b.  July  28,  1849 ;  d.  Feb,  25,  1864. 

3621.  Salome  Westfall;  b.  Jan.  16,  1851;  m.  F.  M.  Martin  Aug. 

24,  1871  +. 

3622.  C.  Frank  Westfall ;  b.  July  3,  1853 ;  m.  Marion  Corl  March 

20,  1873. 

3623.  Ralph  B.  Westfall;  b.  March  27,  1856, 

3624.  A.  Bruce  Westfall;  b.  Nov.  14,  1857. 


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3625.  Clara  Ellen  Westfall;  b.  July  12,  1859 ;  d.  April  13,  1886; 

m.  Jolrn  E.  Bonner  July  9,  1885. 

3626.  Mary  A.  Westfall:  b.  Feb.  17,  1861;  d.  Feb.  5,  1885. 

3627.  Leland  D.  Westfall ;  b.  Feb.  11,  1862  ;  m.  Kate  Plaste  ( ?) 

No*.,  1886. 

3628.  Charles  Grant  Westfall;  b.  Dec.  25,  1863. 

3629.  Linnens  L.  Westfall;  b.  April  15,  1865;  m.  Adelaide 

McMe  Oct.  2,  1890. 

3630.  Hugh  H.  Westfall;  b.  Sept.  27,  1866;  m.  Mary  Barret 

April  24,  1890. 

3631.  Alice  N".  Westfall;  b.  Feb.  24,  1868;  m.  Wm.  F.  McKay 

Sept.  IS,  1890. 

3632.  Almyra  H.  Westfall;  b.  Dec.  9,  1869;  m.  William  Hays 

August,  1871. 

3633.  Claud  E.  Westfall;  b.  Aug.  U,  1871;  d.  March  20,  1894. 

SALOME  Westfall6  (3621)  (Ellen5,  Charles4,  Mary3,  Joseph2, 
Jolrn1)  ;  b.  Jan.  16,  1851;  m.  F.  M.  Martin  Aug.  24,  1871.  5  chil- 
dren, viz : 

3634.  Beverly  E.  Martin  :  b.  July  6,  1872. 

3635.  Mabel  P.  Martin;  b.  April  26,  1874. 

3636.  Charles  Vilas  Martin;  b.  May  33  1879. 

3637.  Ellen  Mildred  Martin ;  b.  March  10,  1883  ;  d.  Xoy.  6,  1883. 

3638.  Alice  A.  Martin;  b.  Feb.  15,  1885. 

GEOEGE  W.  Hays5  (3561)  (Charles4,  Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1)  ; 
b.  in  Macomb,  111.,  June  8,  1837.  He  graduated  at  McDonough  Col- 
lege, and  studied  law  under  Cyrus  Walker,  and  was  licensed  to  prac- 
tice, but  being  converted  about  this  time  decided  to  attend  a  Theo- 
logical school  at  Chicago,  from  which  he  graduated;  preached  four 
years  at  Aurora,  111.  While  there  he  married  Lizzie  Hanna,  who  died 
shortly  afterward.  He  married  in  Ohio  Harriet  I.  Pease;  removed 
to  California  in  1885 ;  has  been  pastor  of  the  Plymouth  Eock  Church 
for  more  than  ten  years ;  resides  at  Petaluma,  Cal.    6  children,  viz : 

3639.  Wilfred  B.  Hays. 

3640.  Mabel  S.  Hays" 

*   3641.    George  P.  Hays. 

3642.  Booth  IT.  Hays. 

3643.  Opal  Walker  Hays. 

3644.  Hattie  B.  Hays. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


MAEY  WALKER  Hays5  (3562)  (Mary  B.4,  James3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  on  her  mother's  side,  (Charles4,  Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1)  on 
her  father's  side;  b.  Jan.  3,  1839,  in  Macomb,  McDonough  County, 
111. ;  m.  Joseph  Graff  Waters  May  3,  186—  in  Macomb.  Joseph  G. 
Waters  was  b.  Oct.  18,  1837,  in  Campbell  County,  Ky.  Their  home 
is  in  Topeka,  Kas.,  where  he  holds  the  position  of  Judge  of  the  Dis- 
trict Court.   7  children,  viz : 

3645.  Lizzie  Adelaide  Waters;  b.  Oct.  6,  at  Macomb,  111.;  m. 

Frank  Farnsworth  Dec.  24,  1883,  at  Topeka. 

3646.  Mary  Rebecca  Waters;  b.  June  2,  1867,  at  Rome,  Ga.;  m. 

A.  S.  Embree,  D.  D.,  at  Topeka  Dec.  7,  1898. 

3647.  John  Charles  Waters;  b.  Feb.  7,  1869,  at  Mobile,  Ala. 

3648.  Frederick  Ray  Waters;  b.  Nov.  7,  1871,  at  Topeka;  m. 

Isabella  Ashley  Sept.  22,  1897,  at  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

3649.  Joseph  Dean  Waters;  b.  Nov.  22,  1873,  at  Topeka,  Kas. 

3650.  Santa  Waters;  b.  Aug.  13,  1875,  at  Topeka,  Kas. 

3651.  Fe'  Waters ;  b.  Aug.  7,  1878,  at  Topeka,  Kas. 

GEORGE  CAMPBELL  Hays4  (3551)  (Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1) ; 
m.  Dec.  28,  1824,  near  Winchester,  Clark  County,  Ky.,  to  Sarah  Dil- 
lard  Collins  (daughter  of  Dillard  Collins  and  Sarah  Montague  Dun- 
can, who  was  descended  from  Peter  Montague  of  Virginia)  ;  both 
members  of  the  Christian  Church. 

George  C.  Hays  was  apprenticed  at  an  early  age  to  Mr.  Bell,  a  mer- 
chant of  Adair  County,  Ky.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  enlisted  in  the 
War  of  1812,  against  Great  Britain,  and  served  as  color-bearer  in  a 
regiment  of  Kentucky  Volunteers,  commanded  by  Colonel  Adair, 
under  General  Jackson.  He  was  at  the  Battle  of  New  Orleans,  and 
during  the  hottest  of  the  fighting  the  flag  was  shot  away  and  fell 
without  the  breastworks  of  cotton  bales.  Young  Hays  climbed  over 
the  breastworks  and  regained  the  flag,  and  stood  for  some  time  hold- 
ing it  aloft  by  its  shattered  standard ;  although  the  enemy's  fire  was 
directed  at  him  he  came  out  unscathed. 

After  £he  war  he  returned  to  Columbia,  Ky.,  where  he  remained 
until  his  marriage.  He  then  removed  to  Overton,  Monroe  County, 
Tennessee,  where  he  engaged  in  the  general  merchandise  business,  in 
which  he  was  very  successful,  accumulating  what  was  then  considered 
quite  a  fortune.  He  removed  to  Ralls  County,  Mo.,  in  1835,  journey- 
ing overland  with  his  wife,  three  children  and  servants,  their  objective 


George  Campbell  Hays, 


JOHN  WALKER. 


503 


point  being  Xew  London,  then  an  important  outfitting  point  for  west- 
bound emigrants,  and  later  a  prominent  station  on  the  old  Santa  Fe' 
trail.  Here  he  resumed  the  mercantile  business,  continuing  to  pros- 
per until  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  between  the  states,  at  which  time 
he  lost  considerable  property. 

He  gave  to  his  slaves,  of  whom  he  owned  a  goodly  number,  their 
freedon  at  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War,  but  all  of  them  remained 
his  steadfast  servitors  all  through  those  trying  times:  enlisted  in  the 
Mexican  War,  but  the  war  ended  before  his  company  saw  active  ser- 
vice.  George  C.  Hays  and  Sarah  had  S  children,  viz: 

3652.  George  Campbell  Hays,  Jr.;  b.  Sept.  25,  1828,  in  Monroe, 

Tennessee  +. 

3653.  Anne  Elizabeth  Hays:  b.  Aug.  21,  1832.  in  Monroe,  Ten- 

nessee +. 

3654.  Charles  Dillard  Hays :  b.  Feb.  12,  1830,  in  Monroe,  Tenn.  ; 

d.  Sept.  12,  1859. 

3655.  Andrew  Collins  Hays:  b.  April  11.  1835  +. 

3656.  James  Willis  Hays:  b.  April  26,  1837,  in  Xew  London, 

Mo. :  d.  April  11,  1849. 

3657.  Edgar  Clinton  Hays:  b.  Oct.  27,  1838,  in  Xew  London, 

Missouri  ~h 

3658.  Uriel  Clay  Hays ;  b.  July  30,  1843,  in  Xew  London.  Mo.  + 

3659.  James  W.  Hays:  b.  April  24,  1S49,  in  Xew  London,  Mo.: 

d.  Oct.  3,  1849. 

GEOEGE  C.  Hays,  Jr.5  (3652)  (George  C.4,  Mary3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  :  m.  Oct.  24,  1854,  Mary  Jane  Wise;  living  (1899)  in  Xew 
London,  Mo.    They  have  6  children,  viz : 

3660.  James  W.  Hays;  b.  March  6,  1856;  d.  Dec.  7,  1861. 

3661.  Anna  Maria  Hays;  b.  Dec.  24,  1857  ;  lives  at  Xew  Lon- 

don +. 

3662.  Sarah  Campbell  Hays ;  b.  Xov.  11,  1859 ;  lives  at  Xew  Lon- 

don +. 

3663.  Mary  Margaret  Hays;  b.  March  1,  1863 ;  lives  at  Xew  Lon- 

don +. 

3664.  George  Edgar  Hays  :  b.  May  20,  1865;  lives  at  Rensselaer, 

Missouri  +. 

3665.  Charles  Thomas  Hays;  b.  May  9,  1869 ;  lives  at  Xew  Lon- 

don, Mo.  + 


504 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


ANNA  MAKIA  Hays0  (3661)  (George  C.5,  George  C.4,  Mary3, 
Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  April  24,  1884,  Samuel  C.  Downing.  He  d. 
April  18,  1893.   They  had  one  child,  viz : 

3666.  Samuel  Casey  Downing;  b.  July  4,  1889. 

SAKAH  CAMPBELL  Hays6  (3662)  (George  C.5,  George  C.4, 
Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1);  m.  Dr.  J.  T.  Downing  Nov.  13,  1878, 
Their  3  children  were : 

3667.  Thomas  Campbell  Downing;  b.  June  20,  1880. 

3668.  Mary  Downing;  b.  May  20,  1885. 

3669.  Marjorie  Nell  Downing;  b.  June  26,  1887. 

MAKY  MAEGAEET  Hays6  (3663)  (George  C.5,  George  C.4, 
Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  Eeuben  E.  Eoy  Dec.  19,  1882,  at  New 
London,  Mo.  Hon.  E.  F.  Eoy  was  elected  Judge  of  the  16th  Judicial 
Circuit  Nov.,  1892,  and  served  with  distinguished  ability;  retired 
from  the  bench  Jan.  1,  1899,  and  resumed  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion.  They  are  the  parents  of  one  child,  viz : 

3670.  George  Eoy;  b.  May  5,  1891. 

GEOEGE  EDGAE  Hays6  (3664)  (George  C.5,  George  C.4,  Mary3, 
Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  Jessie  Ogle  Nov.  11,  1891.   3  children,  viz: 

3671.  Mary  Nell  Hays;  b.  July  6,  1893;  d.  Dec.  14,  1897. 

3672.  William  Ogle  Hays ;  b.  Aug.  8,  1895. 

3673.  George  Edgar  Hays,  Jr. ;  b.  Jan.  6,  1897 ;  d.  May  21,  1898. 

CHAELES  THOMAS  Hays6  (3665)  (George  C.5,  George  C.4, 
Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  Sarah  Margaret  Brashears  May  27, 
1897.  She  was  a  daughter  of  S.  Brashears  and  Anne  Lyons  Brash- 
ears;  b.  in  Ealls  County  Aug.  10,  1871.  He  is  a  lawyer  of  the  firm 
of  Eoy  &  Hays,  New  London,  Mo.    1  child,  viz : 

3674.  Agnes  Hays;  b.  Dec.  7,  1898. 

ANN  ELIZABETH  Hays5  (3653)  (George  C.4,  Mary3,  Joseph2, 
John1) ;  m.  Dr.  Charles  Fenton  Clayton  May  21,  1850,  as  his  2nd 
wife.  He  was  b.  in  Loudon  County,  Va.,  March  16,  1822.  His 
father  d.  when  he  was  only  7  years  old,  leaving  a  widow  and  7  chil- 
dren. The  mother,  with  all  of  the  children  except  the  oldest  son, 
went  to  Ealls  County,  Mo.,  in  1832,  where  they  settled  on  a  farm. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


505 


At  the  age  of  17,  Charles  Fenton  taught  school.  He  saved  his  earn- 
ings and  attended  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College.  His  ambition  to 
become  a  physician  was  opposed  by  all  of  his  family  except  a  widow- 
ed sister,  who  offered  him  every  encouragement,  going  with  him  to 
St.  Louis  and  assisting  him  by  keeping  a  boarding  house.  He  gradu- 
ated in  1845,  and  began  practicing  in  New  London,  Mo.,  removing  to 
Hannibal,  Mo.,  in  1862,  where  he  continued  the  practice  of  medicine 
until  his  death  which  occurred  July  12,  1883. 

In  1851  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Legislature  from  Balls  County, 
Mo.,  serving  one  term.  For  over  40  years  he  was  a  prominent  physi- 
cian, enjoying  a  lucrative  practice  and  the  full  confidence  of  his  fel- 
low citizens.  He  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Masonic  and  Odd 
Fellow  Fraternities,  and  an  active  member  of  the  Christian  Church, 
in  which  he  was  an  elder  for  20  years.   Their  8  children  were : 

3675.  Sarah  Eliza  Clayton;  b.  April  13,  1851,  at  New  London  +. 

3676.  Virginia  Hays  Clayton;  b.  Nov.  8,  1852,  at  New  London  + 

3677.  Mary  Campbell  Clayton;  b.  Nov.  28,  1854,  at  New  Lon- 

don +. 

3678.  Charles  Hammond  Clayton;  b.  Dec.  29,  1856,  at  New  Lon- 

don; unmarried;  removed  to  Birmingham,  Ala.,  in  1879, 
where  he  now  resides. 

3679.  George  Dillard  Clayton;  b.  Aug.  8,  1859,  at  New  London+ 

3680.  Lavina  Dorsey  Clayton;  b.  Jan.  17,  1865,  at  Hannibal, 

Missouri  +. 

3681.  Edgar  Clinton  Clayton ;  b.  Aug.  28,  1862,  at  New  London; 

d.  young. 

3682.  Anne  Elizabeth  Clayton;  b.  Feb.  23,  1867,  at  Hannibal, 

Missouri  +. 

SAEAH  ELIZA  Clayton6  (3675)  (Ann  E.5,  George  C.4,  Mary3, 
Joseph2,  John1) ;  eldest  child  of  Anne  Elizabeth  and  Dr.  C.  F.  Clay- 
ton ;  m.  Dr.  Charles  H.  Yancey  at  Hannibal,  Mo.,  Nov.  16,  1870.  He 
was  b.  in  Hannibal  Nov.  3,  1850,  where  he  lived  until  1879 ;  gradu- 
ated from  the  Louisville,  Ky.,  Medical  College  in  1877.  He  is  sur- 
geon for  the  M.  K.  &  T.  E.  E.,  also  the  Wabash  E,  E.  He  was  son 
of  Jeremiah  Yancey,  who  was  b.  in  Campbell  County,  Tenn.,  in  1827, 
and  Mary  Ellen  Powell,  who  was  b.  in  Jessamine  County,  Ky.,  in 
1823.   They  reside  at  Hannibal,  Mo.   1  child,  viz : 

3683.  Jerry  Cla}i:on  Yancey;  b.  July  2,  1872;  d.  July  13,  1873. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


VIRGINIA  HAYS  Clayton6  (3676)  (Ann  E.5,  George  C.4, 
Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  Morrison  B.  Craft  at  Hannibal,  Mo., 
Sept.  1,  1875.   Their  3  children  were: 

3684.  Minnie  Clifton  Craft;  b.  July  31,  1877,  at  Hannibal, 

Missouri  +. 

3685.  Julia  Montague  Craft;  b.  Nov.  11,  1879,  at  Hannibal,  Mo. 

3686.  Lavina  Whitney  Craft;  b.  Dec.  1,  1883,  at  Hannibal,  Mo. 

MINNIE  CLIFTON  Craft  (3684)  ;  m.  at  Hannibal,  March  22, 
1898,  Walter  Shirley  White.   They  have  1  child,  viz : 

3687.  Mary  Virginia  White;  b.  Dec.  26,  1898. 

MARY  CAMPBELL  Clayton6  (3677)  (Ann  E.5,  George  C.4, 
Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  John  H.  Chapman  at  Hannibal,  Mo., 
Dec.  21,  1876.  They  reside  at  Omaha,  Neb.  He  was  b.  Nov.  22, 
1853,  at  Vergennes,  Vermont;  went  to  Hannibal  in  1873 ;  was  in  the 
R.  R.  business  from  1870  to  1888  as  agent,  operator,  etc. ;  is  now  in 
charge  of  the  accounts  of  the  Union  Pacific  Coal  Co.,  of  Omaha,  Neb. 
Their  2  children  are: 

3688.  Mary  Claire  Chapman;  b.  Aug.  21,  1879,  at  Hannibal,  Mo. 

3689.  Sadie  Genevieve  Chapman;  b.  Sept.  3,  1883. 

LAVINA  D.  Clayton6  (3680)  (Anne  E.5,  George  C.4,  Mary3,  Jos- 
eph2, John1);  b.  Jan.  17,  1865;  m.  at  Hannibal,  Mo.,  April,  10, 
1883,  Luther  Winfield  Welsh,  son  of  Warner  and  Mary  Ann  Hyatt 
Welsh.  Rev.  L.  W  .Welsh  was  b.  Sept.  4,  1852,  in  Hyattstown,  Md. ; 
descended  from  Major  John  Welsh  of  Maryland,  who  settled  there 
prior  to  1668;  is  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars  of  Mis- 
souri by  right  of  descent  from  Colonel  Nicholas  Greenberry,  Major 
J ohn  Hammond,  Commanding  General  Gerret  Van  Sweringen,  Hon. 
John  Dorsey  and  Hon.  Henry  Griffith.  His  ancestor,  "Maryland" 
Van  Sweringen,  married  Elizabeth  Walker;  was  b.  in  Somerset 
County,  Md.,  where  he  lived  to  the  age  of  109  years.  His  son,  known 
as  "Middletown  Van,"  was  the  ancestor  of  Rev.  Welsh.  He  was  Cap- 
tain in  the  Revolutionary  War. 

Rev.  Welsh  graduated  from  Bethany  College,  West  Virginia,  in 
1875 ;  had  degrees  A.  B.,  B.  L.  and  A.  M.  conferred  upon  him;  min- 
ister in  the -Christian  Church;  taught  school  for  several  years;  was 
at  one  time  Principal  of  an  Academy  in  Hannibal;  Professor  of 


JOHN"  WALKER. 


507 


Mathematics  in  Columbia,  Mo.,  College;  is  at  present  (1899)  Pro- 
fessor of  Anatomy  and  Physiology  in  the  National  School  of  Oste- 
opathy in  Kansas  City,  Mo.   3  children,  viz : 

3690.  Jeanne  Howard  Welsh;  b.  Oct.  9,  1884. 

3691.  Lavina  Dorsey  Clayton  Welsh;  b.  Sept.  26,  1888. 

3692.  Anne  Montague  Welsh;  b.  March  4,  1898. 

GEOEGE  DILLAED  Clayton6  (3679)  (Ann  E.5,  George  C.4, 
Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  April  12,  1887,  Mary 
Coleman  Morrison,  daughter  of  Hugh  Davis  and  Margaret  E.  Morri- 
son ;  reside  at  Hannibal,  Mo.   4  children,  viz : 

3693.  Eobert  Morrison  Clayton;  b.  Jan.  26,  1888. 

3694.  Charles  Yancey  Clayton;  b.  Jan.  29,  1891. 

3695.  Margaret  M.  Clayton;  b.  Jan.  1,  1895. 

3696.  George  Dillard  Clayton,  Jr. ;  b.  Dec.  15,  1897. 

ANNE  ELIZABETH  Clayton6  (3682)  (Anne  E.5,  George  C.4, 
Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  at  Omaha,  Neb.,  Oct.  15,  1890,  Hon. 
Willard  Slabaugh,  Judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  at  Omaha,  where  they 
reside. 

Willard  Washington  Slabaugh  was  born  in  Locke  Township,  Elk- 
hart County,  Ind.,  Feb.  29,  1856.  His  father  was  a  farmer,  who  fell- 
ed trees,  built  his  own  log  cabin  and  made  the  clearing  for  himself 
and  family  a  home,  where  Williard,  his  second  son,  was  born.  In 
1858,  his  parents  moved  to  Portage  County,  Ohio.  When  old  enough 
Willard  assisted  his  father  on  the  farm,  attending  district  school  dur- 
ing the  winter.  At  the  age  of  18  years  he  taught  his  first  term  of 
school  at  Eandolph,  Ohio,  thereafter  teaching  school  winters  until 
1882.  He  attended  Mount  Union  College,  Ohio,  two  terms,  and  Val- 
paraiso Normal  School,  Indiana,  one  term;  afterwards  he  attended 
Hiram  College,  Ohio,  from  which  college  he  was  graduated  in  1883. 
In  the  fall  of  1884  he  came  to  Nebraska.  He  taught  school  during 
the  winters  of  1884  and  1885.  In  the  spring  of  1885  he  and  another 
young  man  drove  to  Thomas  County,  Kansas,  where  he  took  up  a 
homestead  of  160  acres.  After  securing  his  homestead  he  returned 
to  Nebraska,  where  he  continued  the  study  of  the  law,  which  study 
he  had  begun  in  Ohio.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  August  of  the 
same  year.   In  1892  he  was  appointed  Assistant  State  Attorney,  and 


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served  in  such  capacity  until  the  fall  of  189 5,  when  he  was  elected 
Judge  of  the  District  Court,  which  office  he  still  holds  (1899) .  Their 
4  children  are : 

3697.  Willard  Clayton  Slabaugh;  b.  Aug.  6,  1891. 

3698.  Euth  Julia  Slabaugh;  b.  May  9,  1893. 

3699.  Grace  Elizabeth  Slabaugh;  b.  Nov.  12,  1895. 

3700.  ;b.  1899. 

ANDKEW  COLLINS  Hays5  (3655)  (George  C.4,  Mary3,  Jos- 
eph2, John1) ;  m.  Dec,  1857,  at  New  London,  Mo.,  to  Laura  Lan- 
caster.   9  children,  viz: 

3701.  Lena  Campbell  Hays;  b.  Sept.  16,  1858;  m.  Mr.  Henry; 

d.  in  1885,  leaving  2  children. 

3702.  Laura  Perry  Hays ;  b.  Dec.  3,  1860 ;  m.  Oscar  Brandsletter. 

5  children. 

3703.  Minnie  Collins  Hays;  b.  Jan.  20,  1863;  m.  Lewis  Gres- 

ham  +. 

3704.  William  Andrew  Hays;  b.  Dec.  20,  1865;  m.  Kate 

O'Meahra.   2  children. 

3705.  Annie  Gertrude  Hays;  b.  May  21,  1868;  m.  H.  W. 

Young  +. 

3706.  George  Dillard  Hays;  b.  Aug.  10,  1872;  m.  Miss  Barry  of 

Illinois. 

3707.  Sarah  Jane  Hays;  b.  Jan.  29,  1874;  m.  Mr.  Felly  April, 

1898. 

3708.  Edgar  Clinton  Hays;  b.  March  14,  1880;  d.  in  infancy. 

3709.  Genevieve  Claire  Hays;  b.  May  21,  1883. 

MINNIE  COLLINS  Hays7  (3703)  (Andrew6,  Ann  E.5,  George 
C.4,  Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  Lewis  Grisham.  She  d.  in  1890, 
leaving  2  children,  viz  : 

3710.  William  B.  Grisham;  b.  1888. 

3711.  Clayton  Grisham;  b.  1890. 

ANNIE  GEKTRUDE  Hays7  (3705)  (Andrew6,  Ann  E.5,  George 
C.4,  Mary3,  Joseph2,  John1)  ;  m.  H.  W.  Young.   2  children,  viz: 

3712.  Clyde  Young. 

3713.  Gladys  Young. 


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EDGAE  CLINTON  Hays5  (3657)  (George  C.4,  Mary3,  Joseph2., 
John1) ;  m.  May  20,  1869,  at  Hannibal,  Mo.,  Margaret  M.  Harrison. 
Margaret  Hays  d.  in  July,  1893.  Edgar  C.  Hays  enlisted  in  the 
Civil  War,  C.  S.  A.,  in  1861;  served  throughout  the  war  in  Forrest's 
Cavalry,  under  General  Joseph  Wheeler.  Eeturning  in  1865,  he  took 
up  the  study  of  medicine,  and  graduated  from  the  St.  Louis  Medical 
College  in  1867 ;  located  at  Fort  Scott,  Kas.,  but  returned  to  Hanni- 
bal in  1873,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  is  regarded  as  one  of  the 
foremost  physicians  of  northeast  Missouri.   5  children,  viz  : 

3714.  Ellen  Morton  Hays;  b.  Jan.,  1872. 

3715.  William  Harrison  Hays;  b.  July,  1873. 

3716.  Mary  Sloan  Hays;  d.  in  infancy. 

3717.  Margaret  Tracy  Hays;  d.  in  infancy. 

3718.  Euth  Hays;  d.  in  infancy. 

TJEIEL  CLAY  Hays5  (3658)  (George  C.4,  Mary3,  Joseph2, 
John1) ;  m.  Jan.  5,  1865,  to  Lucy  M.  Tutt,  at  New  London,  Mo.  5 
children,  viz: 

3719.  Edgaretta  Clinton  Hays;  b.  Jan.  31,  1866. 

.  3720.    Charles  Lampton  Hays;  b.  Feb.  29,  1868;  d.  in  infancy. 

3721.  Uriel  Clay  Hays,  Jr.;  b.  June  27,  1870;  married;  resides 

in  Washington,  D.  C. 

3722.  Lucy  Belle  Hays;  b.  Aug.  6,  1872;  m.  Mr.  Martin;  resides 

Perry,  Mo.    1  son. 

3723.  Mary  Georgia  Hays;  b.  Dec,  1883.    She  m.  Mr.  Hays; 

d.  Jan.,  1898,  at  Perry,  Mo. 

EDGAEETTA  C.  Hays6  (3719)  (Uriel5,  George  CA  Mary3,  Jos- 
eph2, John1) ;  m.  Miss  D.  Seaton,  and  lives  at  Perry,  Ealls  County, 
Mo.   They  have  1  child,  viz : 

3724.  Lulu  Hays. 

HAYS  FAMILY. 

"Major  John  Hays  lived  on  a  farm  under  the  Jump  Mountain  in 
Eockbridge  County.  His  sons  were  :  (1)  Michael  Hays,  of  Ohio,  who 
was  an  officer  in  the  United  States  Army  in  1812 ;  (2)  Andrew  Hays, 
a  distinguished  lawyer  of  Nashville,  Term.;  (3)  John  Brown  Hays, 
of  Columbia,  Tenn.,  whose  wife  was  a  sister  of  President  Polk;  (4) 


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James  Campbell  Hays,  of  Tennessee  and  Texas,  who  was  the  father 
of  J ack  Hays,  the  Texas  Ranger." — From  Annals  of  Augusta  Go. 

There  was  also  one  daughter,  Mary,  and  possibly  more.  Mary 
Hays  m.  No.  3539  Joseph  Walker3  (Joseph2,  John1).  There  was  also 
a  General  William  Hays  of  the  Revolution,  who  belonged  to  the  Or- 
der of  the  Cincinnatus.  He  was  either  a  brother  or  son  of  Major 
John  Hays. 

Dr.  John  B.  Hays,  a  first  cousin  to  James  Walker  (No.  3725),  m. 
Ophelia  C.  Polk,  a  sister  of  Maria  Jane  Polk  Walker  and  President 
James  K.  Polk.  They  moved  from  Virginia  to  Columbia,  Tenn. 
They  had  2  daughters,  viz : 

a.  Virginia  Hays;  m.  Captain  Ed.  Lee,  C.  S.  A.,  of  Columbia, 
Tenn.,  on  Dec.  25,  1854.   They  had  1  child,  viz: 

Hays  Lee;  b.  1855.  He  is  now  (1898)  a  practicing  physician 
in  Evansville,  111. 

b.  Naomi  Hays;  m.  Major  W.  E.  Moore,  Chief  of  Subsistence  on 
General  Hood's  Staff,  in  Dec,  186-1.   They  had  1  daughter,  viz : 

Ophelia  Polk  Moore,  who  was  injured  in  a  railroad  accident 
at  State  Line,  N.  C,  and  died  six  hours  afterward  in  a 
church  near  by,  where  all  the  injured  were  taken. 

Mrs.  Moore  had  a  beautiful  window  placed  in  this  church  in  mem- 
ory of  her,  and  afterwards  in  Helena,  Ark.,  she  endowed  the  Ophelia 
Polk  Orphan  Home  for  girls,  in  remembrance  of  her  daughter.  Mrs. 
Moore  died  in  Helena,  Ark.,  about  1896. 

Ophelia  Polk  Moore,  daughter  of  William  E.  and  Naomi  Hays 
Moore;  b.  at  Columbia,  Tenn.,  Sept.  2,  1867;  baptized  by  Rev.  David 
Pise,  D.  D.,  Oct.  12,  1867;  died  at  Statesville,  N.  C,  Aug.  27,  1891. 
It  is  well  for  the  living  to  remember  the  virtues  of  the  blessed  dead, 
who  have  finished  their  earthly  pilgrimage,  for  the  memory  of  their 
good  deeds  incites  those  who  are  left  behind  to  follow  in  their  foot- 
steps. Actuated  by  such  feelings,  a  friend,  at  the  request  of  Mrs. 
W.  E.  Moore,  compiled  a  beautiful  memorial  in  testimony  of  the  gen- 
tle and  lovely  character  of  Ophelia  Polk  Moore,  whose  untimely  and 
sad  death  in  the  terrible  railway  accident  near  Statesville,  N.  C,  Aug. 
27th,  has  brought  sorrow  and  grief  to  a  large  circle  of  relatives, 
friends  and  co-workers  in  St.  John's  Church,  Helena,  Ark. 

"Cut  off  in  the  full  promise  of  her  young  and  gentle  womanhood, 
she  has  left  behind  her  an  example  of  Christian  character,  loyalty  to 


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duty  and  filial  affection,  beautiful,  helpful  and  worthy  of  our  highest 
praises.  Grant  her  eternal  rest,  0  Lord,  and  let  perpetual  light  shine 
upon  her,  and  give  us  grace  to  follow  her  good  example,  that  we  may 
with  her  be  partakers  of  thy  heavenly  kingdom." — From  a  Memorial. 

POLK  FAMILY. 

Robert  Polk ;  born  and  married  in  Ireland ;  m.  Magdalene  Tasker, 
widow  of  Colonel  Parker,  and  heiress  of  Mowning  Hill.    8  children, 


viz: 

a. 

John  Polk  +. 

b. 

William  Polk. 

c. 

Ephraim  Polk. 

d. 

James  Polk. 

e. 

Eobert  Polk. 

f. 

Joseph  Polk. 

g- 

Margaret  Polk. 

h. 

Ann  Polk. 

JOHN  Polk2  (a)  (Robert1) ;  m.  Joanna  Knox,  (2)  Jugga  Hugg. 
2  children,  one  of  whom  was : 

William  Polk ;  m.  Priscilla  Roberts.   2  children,  viz : 

a.  Colonel  Ezekial  Polk;  married  +. 

b.  General  Thomas  Polk. 

COLONEL  EZEKIAL  Polk4  (a)  (William3,  John2,  Robert1)  ; 
m.  and  had  1  child,  viz : 

Major  Samuel  Polk;  m.  Jane  Knox,  a  daughter  of  Captain  James 
Knox  of  the  Revolution.  He  was  a  son  of  John  Knox  (a  descendant 
of  a  brother  of  John  Knox,  the  Covenanter),  a  native  of  Scotland; 
went  to  Ireland  and  there  married  Jean  Gracey.  They  emigrated  to 
America  about  1740;  had  8  children,  7  sons  and  1  daughter.  One  of 
the  sons  was  J ames,  who  was  born  in  Ireland ;  was  a  resident  of  Ire- 
dell County,  N.  C.  He  received  grants  of  military  land  for  service 
in  the  Revolution  prior  to  December  31,  1784. — See  Record  of  Revolu- 
tionary War,  by  W.  T.  Saffel. 

Major  Samuel  Polk,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Maury  County, 
Tenn.,  was  a  Major  in  the  Revolution.  He  was  a  nephew  of  General 
Thomas,  and  son  of  Ezekial  Polk  (brothers),  who  signed  the  famous 
Mecklenburg  treaty.    This  was  several  months  before  the  Declara- 


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tion  of  July  4,  1776.  Abraham  Alexander,  Chairman  of  this  famous 
meeting,  and  John  McNutt  Alexander,  Clerk  of  the  same,  were  near 
relatives  of  the  Polks,  as  was  also  Dr.  Chapman  Brevard,  author  of 
the  Eesolutions.  Tradition  ascribes  to  Thomas  Polk  the  principal 
agency  in  bringing  about  the  Declaration. — From  Life  of  James  K. 
Polk,  by  John  S.  Jenkins. 

Of  Samuel  and  Jane  Polk's  9  children  we  have  account  of  the  fol- 
lowing three: 

a.  James  Knox  Polk,  who  became  President  of  the  United  States. 

b.  Jane  Maria  Polk,  who  married  James  Walker. 

c.  Ophelia  Polk,  who  married  John  Brown  Hays,  a  brother  of 

Mary  Hays,  who  married  No.  3539  Joseph  Walker. 

Joseph  Walker3  (3539)  (Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  Jan.  10,  1761;  m. 
Mary,  daughter  of  Major  John  Hays.  The  name  of  only  one  of  their 
children  is  known,  but  there  were  probably  others.   1  child,  viz : 

3725.  James  Walker;  m.  Jane  Maria  Polk.  He  was  probably  the 
eldest  child.  He  and  Jane  Maria  Polk  were  m.  Feb.  24,  1813.  She 
was  b.  Jan.  4,  1798,  in  Charlotte,  N.  C.  While  a  mere  girl  she  re- 
moved with  her  father  and  family  to  Maury  County,  Tenn.,  which 
was  about  1806.  She  united  with  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church 
in  1829,  living  ever  afterwards  a  consistent,  faithful  member.  She 
possessed  in  a  remarkable  degree  vigor  of  intellect  as  well  as  unusual 
physical  activity  and  energy.  She  and  her  two  daughters,  Sally  and 
Anna  Maria,  spent  one  winter  at  the  White  House  with  her  brother 
during  his  Presidency.  She  went  to  Nashville  when  that  city  enter- 
tained Lafayette  and  met  him  there.  This  was  while  J ames  K.  Polk 
was  Governor  of  Tennessee.  Among  her  personal  friends  were  W.  W. 
Corcoran  and  Bancroft,  the  historian. 

Old  "Kally  Hill,"  a  place  of  12  acres,  with  a  large1,  comfortably 
arranged  mansion,  the  home  of  the  Walkers,  was  given  to  Mrs.  Maria 
Walker  by  her  sons,  Samuel  and  Joseph  Knox.  The  place  was  called 
"Kally  Hill"  because  Mrs.  Walker  said  it  should  be  a  rallying  place 
for  all  the  family,  which  it  always  was.  It  was  a  brick  building  with 
a  wide  hall  in  the  center,  and  a  wing  on  each  side  containing  large 
rooms.  When  President  Polk  died,  leaving  no  heirs,  his  property 
was  divided  among  his  sister  Maria's  children,  of  whom  there  were 
eleven.  At  the  time  of  her  death,  Oct.  14,  1876,  her  descendants 
numbered  one  hundred. 


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513 


James  Walker  was  born  in  Fayette  County.  Ky.,  near  Lexington; 
died  June.  1864,  aged  72  years;  celebrated  his  golden  wedding  in 
1863;  was  a  remarkably  robust  man.  but  never  recovered  from  the 
shock  of  hearing  that  his  son  Marshall  was  killed  in  a  duel,  just  two 
weeks  after  the  death  of  his  son  Joseph  Knox.  His  mother  died  when 
he  was  quite  small,  and  his  father  married  Miss  McCrosky.  His  step- 
mother bound  him  out  to  a  cabinet  maker,  which  did  not  suit  James. 
His  old  colored  nurse,  "Lindy/5  stole  him  from  the  cabinet  maker 
and  together  they  went  to  Tennessee,  walking  over  200  miles.  She 
cared  for  him  until  he  was  old  enough  to  care  for  himself.  She 
spent  her  long  life  in  her  master's  family,  being  always  loved  and 
cared  for  by  him.  J ames  lived  for  awhile  with  an  uncle,  Dr.  Hays, 
He  was  raised  a  Presbyterian,  but  was  induced  to  join  the  Episcopal 
Church  by  his  cousin  James  Piper,  who  had  come  to  Virginia  on  a 
visit.  This  Piper  was  the  one  who  wrote  his  name  on  the  Virginia 
Natural  Bridge,  above  the  name  of  Washington.  But  there  probably 
is  no  truth  in  the  usually  credited  story  that  he  climbed  so  far  that  it 
was  dangerous  to  retrace  his  steps  and  that  his  comrades  hauled  him 
fainting  to  the  top.  Mr.  William  A.  Caruthers,  one  of  his  comrades, 
says  that  frWhen  he  had  ascended  about  170  feet  from  the  earth,  and 
had  reached  the  point  where  the  pillar  overhangs  the  ravine,  his  heart 
seemed  to  fail  him.  He  stopped  and  seemed  to  us  to  be  balancing 
midway  between  heaven  and  earth.  We  had  entreated  him  to  return, 
all  to  no  purpose.  Xow  it  was  perilous  even  to  speak  to  him.  and 
difficult  to  carry  on  a  conversation  at  all,  from  the  immense  height  to 
which  he  had  ascended,  and  the  noise  of  the  brook  which  tumbled 
down  the  cascade.  At  length  he  seemed  to  discover  that  one  of  the 
clefts  rereated  backward  from  the  overhanging  position  of  the  pillar. 
Into  this  he  sprang  at  once,  and  was  soon  out  of  sight  and  out  of 
danger.*-' — Henry  Howe's  History  of  Virginia. 

James  Walker  was  Senior  Warden  of  the  Episcopal  Church  for 
over  40  years;  was  highly  educated  for  the  time  in  which  he  lived; 
was  always  called  "Squire'7 ;  was  one  of  the  first  Episcopals  in  Ten- 
nessee; was  also  the  first  printer,  and  started  the  first  newspaper  in 
the  State  of  Tennessee.  He  owned  the  first  stage  line  in  middle  Ten- 
nessee, also  the  first  iron  works  in  the  state,  and  was  a  trustee  of  Col- 
umbia Institute  from  the  time  it  was  founded  until  his  death.  All 
of  his  daughters  were  educated  at  this  institute.  He  was  related  to 
the  Ballards,  McDowells  and  Hays,  also  other  families  of  note  in 

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Virginia.  At  one  time  he  owned  a  fine  plantation  in  Arkansas.  He 
had  two  sisters,  Nancy  and  Mary,  also  had  several  half-brothers  in 
Kentucky  whom  he  never  saw. 

The  11  children  of  James  and  Jane  Maria  Polk  Walker  were  as 
follows : 

3726.  Samuel  Polk  Walker;  m.  Eleanor  Wormley  Taylor.  10 

children  +. 

3727.  James  Hays  Walker;  b.  May  14,  1816 ;  m.  Saphrona  Davis 

in  Corinth,  Miss.,  May  18,  1869.  She  lived  only  one  year 
after  their  marriage.  He  served  in  the  Mexican  War  as 
Captain ;  now  lives  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Barnett,  in  Col- 
umbia, Tenn. 

3728.  Joseph  Knox  Walker;  m.  Augusta  Adams  Tabb.    10  chil- 

dren +. 

3729.  Jane  Clarissa  Walker;  m.  Isaac  N.  Barnett.   5  children  +. 

3730.  Mary  Eliza  Walker;  m.  Wm.  S.  Pickett  +. 

3731.  Sarah  Naomi  Walker;  m.  Dr.  John  B.  Green  +. 

3732.  Lucius  Marshall  Walker ;  m.  Celestine  Garth.  3  children+ 

3733.  Anna  Maria  Walker;  b.  April  3,  1827 ;  m.  Lemuel  Phillips 

in  Columbia,  Tenn.,  Dec.  25,  1854;  no  children;  is  a 
widow  and  resides  in  Columbia. 

3734.  Andrew  Jackson  Walker;  married.   4  children  ~h 

3735.  Ophelia  Lysinka  Walker;  b.  Jan.  10,  1837;  d.  young. 

3736.  Leonidas  Walker;  b.  Sept.  15,  1839;  d.  young. 

SAMUEL  POLK  Walker5  (3726)  (James4,  Joseph3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  ;  b.  Jan.  26,  1814;  d.  about  1869;  m.  Eleanor  Taylor  Worm- 
ley  Oct.  22,  1834.  They  were  married  in  Maury  County,  Tenn.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  John  Warner  Wormley  and  Catherine  Hannah 
Fairfax  (  cousin  of  George  Washington) .  Samuel  Polk  Walker  repre- 
sented Tennessee  in  the  Legislature  one  term  after  the  war.  He  was 
Lieutenant,  C.  S.  A.,  on  General  Marshall  Walker's  staff  (aide). 
They  were  the  parents  of  10  children,  viz : 

3737.  Maria  Belinda  Walker;  m.  John  Sannoner,  (2)  Charles  K. 

Hall.   2  children  +. 

3738.  Catherine  Hannah  Walker;  m.  Dr.  James  Correy.   2  chil- 

dren +. 

3739.  James  Walker;  was  Lieutenant  in  C.  S.  A. ;  d.  in  service  +. 

3740.  John  Warner  Walker;  m.  Amanda  Newell.   5  children  +. 


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3741.  Samuel  Polk  Walker;  m.  Maggie  McCrae,   (2)  Mary 

Howard  Lombard.    5  children  +. 

3742.  Eleanor  Wormley  Walker;  m.  Captain  Eobert  G.  Portlock. 

3  children  +. 

3743.  William  Pickett  Walker;  married.   1  child  +. 

3744.  Joseph  Knox  Walker;  d.  yonng. 

3745.  Mary  Harris  Walker;  m.  Josh  Gr.  Bailey.   3  children  +. 

3746.  Elizabeth  C.  Walker;  m.  Kichard  H.  Allen  of  Memphis. 

They  had  7  children  +. 


MARIA  BELINDA  Walker6  (3737)  (Samuel5,  James4,  Joseph3., 
Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  John  Sannoner  of  Memphis,  Tenn.  They  are 
the  parents  of  2  children.  He  d.  and  she  m.  Charles  K.  Hall  about 
1864.   They  had  no  children.   They  are  both  dead.   2  children,  viz : 

3747.  Walker  Sannoner;  b.  1853;  died. 

3748.  John  Sannoner. 


CATHERINE  HANNAH  Walker6  (3738)  (Samuel5,  James4, 
Joseph3,  Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  Dr.  James  Correy  of  Memphis.  She 
is  now  dead.    2  children,  viz : 

3749.  Eleanor  Walker  Correy;  m.  Lewis  Gates  of  Denver. 

3750.  James  Corre}r;  m.  a  Denver  lady,  name  not  given. 

JAMES  Walker6  (3739)  (Samuel5,  James4,  Joseph3,  Joseph2, 
John1) ;  must  have  entered  the  service  young.  The  account  of  his 
sad  death  follows. 

EXTRACTS  FEOM  "AFTER  THE  BATTLE  OF  BELMONT." 

BY  SALLIE  WALKER,  BOON,  OF  CARTHAGE,  MO. 

Up  to  November,  1861,  we,  who  lived  in  Memphis,  thought  we 
realized  that  the  war  had  begun.  From  out  every  home  some  one  had 
gone  to  fight  for  their  country.  My  father,  Colonel  J.  Knox  Walker, 
was  a  Union  man,  and  all  his  relatives  and  family  were  on  that  side, 
but  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye  everything  changed.  Lincoln's  Proc- 
lamation was  read  in  the  morning  papers — that  night  my  father  was 
Colonel  of  the  2nd  Tennessee  Regiment,  C.  S.  A.,  the  first  to  be  raised 
in  Memphis.  Two  regiments  claimed  to  be  the  2nd.  The  dispute 
was  never  settled  until  after  the  Battle  of  Belmont.  At  Belmont  my 
father's  regiment  received  its  baptism  of  blood  on  the  battlefield. 


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After  that  it  was  called  the  "Bloody  2nd."  Memphis  had  a  large 
Irish  population,  my  father  was  their  friend ;  in  politics  they  follow- 
ed his  lead.  mother  was  dead,  the  children  were  young  (six  of 
them)  and  the  father  left  the  little  family  to  serve  his  country.  I  was 
only  a  young  girl,  but  shall  I  ever  forget  those  sad,  sad  days  ?  The 
hearts  that  were  broken,  the  homes  that  were  made  desolate  ? 

I  was  the  daughter  of  my  father's  regiment ;  his  sisters,  Mrs.  W.  S. 
Pickett  and  Mrs.  I.  N.  Barneti:,  gave  the  nag.  I  presented  the  nag. 
Captain  Safferance  in  an  impromptu  speech  accepted  it,  then  my 
father  with  his  brave  Irish  boys  in  gray  (and  none  braver  ever  fol- 
lowed a  flag)  left  for  the  front.  Among  many  other  sufferers  Lieu- 
tenant Jimmie  Walker  was  mortally  wounded.  This  news  was  sad 
indeed  to  everyone,  for  he  was  a  favorite  with  all.  After  what  seemed 
days  of  anxious  waiting,  he  was  brought  home,  and  loving  friends 
did  all  they  could  to  soften  the  last  few  hours,  but  it  was  not  long 
until  his  spirit  had  fled,  and  we  laid  him  to  rest  in  Elmwood,  the  fare- 
well salute  was  fired,  and  we  returned  home.  After  the  Battle  of 
Belmont  the  Generals  met  under  a  flag  of  truce,  General  Grant  pro- 
posed the  toast,  "General  Washington."  As  the  glasses  were  raised, 
cousin  Marsh  Polk,  who  was  a  Colonel  on  General  Polk's  staff,  said 
"The  first  rebel,"  and  everybody  laughed. 

JOHN  WARNER  Walker6  (3740)  (Samuel5,  James4,  Joseph3, 
Joseph2,  John1 )  ;  m.  Amanda  Newell  of  Memphis,  Tenn. ;  was  a 
Lieutenant  in  C.  S.  A.  He  attended  Nashville  Military  Academy. 
He  was  m.  a  second  time  to  Mrs.  Margaret  Sale  Summerville.  4 
children,  viz : 

3751.  Thomas  Newell  Walker ;  m.  Eva  Kennedy.    1  child +. 

3752.  John  Warner  Walker;  m.  Ella  Taylor.   2  children  +. 

3753.  James  Walker. 

3754.  Samuel  Polk  Walker;  m.,  name  of  wife  not  known. 

THOMAS  NEWELL  Walker  (3751) ;  m.  Eva  Kennedy.  1  child, 
viz : 

3755.  Kennedy  Wajker. 

JOHN  WARNER  Walker,  Jr.  (3752)  ;  m.  Ella  Taylor.  2  chil- 
dren, viz: 

3752a.    Norma  Walker. 
3752b.    Jack  Walker. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


SAMUEL  POLK  Walker6  (3741)  (Samuel5,  James4,  Joseph3, 
Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  a  daughter  of  Judge  McCrae  of  North  Carolina 
who  was  minister  at  the  Court  of  St.  J ames  during  President  Bucha- 
nan's administration.  He  was  a  Lieutenant  and  was  on  his  Uncle 
General  Marshall  Walker's  staff  all  through  the  war.  He  attended 
the  University  of  Virginia,  but  left  it  to  join  the  army.  After  the 
war  he  graduated  in  law  from  Cambridge.  Samuel  and  his  brother 
John  were  taken  prisoners  at  Island  No.  10,  taken  to  Johnson  Island 
and  kept  about  a  year. 

SAMUEL  POLK  WALKER. 

Samuel  Polk  Walker,  the  fifth  child  of  S.  P.  Walker  and  Eleanor 
Wormley,  was  born  October  IT,  1842,  in  Memphis,  Tenn.,  and  was 
therefore  not  quite  56  years  old  when  he  died,  Sept.  15,  1898.  His 
brother,  J.  W.  Walker,  and  sisters,  Mrs.  Nellie  W.  Portlock,  Mrs. 
Mary  Bailey  and  Mrs.  R.  H.  Allen,  all  residents  of  Memphis,  survive 
him.  His  father  was  a  cotton  commission  merchant,  one  of  the  larg- 
est operators  in  this  city,  maintaining  also  a  house  in  New  Orleans. 

Judge  Walker  was  married  twice.  His  first  wife  was  Margaret 
McRae.  They  were  married  in  Memphis  in  1866.  She  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  D.  K.  McRae,  one  of  the  most  distinguished  lawyers  of  his 
time,  who  came  from  North  Carolina  to  Memphis.  His  second  wife 
was  Miss  Mary  Howard  Lombard.  They  were  married  Dec.  18,  1879. 
She  survives  him,  as  do  his  children,  Mrs.  E.  H.  Martin  of  Green 
Grove,  Miss.,  and  Miss  Valerie  Walker,  children  of  the  first  union, 
and  Samuel  P.,  Jr.,  and  Howard,  children  of  the  second.  The  latter 
are  yet  youths. 

Judge  Walker  graduated  at  the  age  of  17  as  valedictorian  of  his 
class  from  the  Nashville  College,  and  then  entered  the  Virginia  Mili- 
tary Institute  at  Lexington,  where  he  was  when  the  Civil  War  began. 
He  returned  home,  entered  the  Confederate  Army  and  served  four 
years.  He  was  Adjutant  for  two  years  upon  the  staff  of  General  L. 
Marshall  Walker,  and  after  the  latter's  death  became  adjutant  to  and 
served  on  the  staff  of  General  W.  Y.  C.  Humes  until  the  close  of  the 
war.  He  then  entered  the  Harvard  Law  School,  and  completed  there 
the  course,  returning  to  Memphis  to  enter  the  practice  of  law  with  his 
father-in-law,  the  firm  name  being  McRae,  Perkins  and  Walker. 
Subsequently  the  firm  became  McRae  and  Walker.  He  was  city  at- 
torney for  several  years.   Judge  Walker  was  a  Mason,  being  a  mem- 


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ber  of  the  South  Memphis  Lodge.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Ten- 
nessee Club,  and  of  the  Memphis  Gun  Club,  the  Wapanoca  Outing 
and  Oakdonic  Fishing  Clubs.  He  was  elected  Chancellor  in  1872, 
but  resigned  to  give  his  attention  to  the  business  of  the  firm  of  Met- 
calf  &  Walker,  which  was  formed  in  1874,  and  of  which  he  remained 
the  rest  of  his  life  a  member.  He  was  the  youngest  chancellor  ever 
chosen  in  Tennessee  under  the  present  constitution. 

J udge  Walker  was  one  of  the  ablest  and  most  widely  known  lawyers 
in  the  State  of  Tennessee.  The  universal  esteem  in  which  he  was 
held  sprang  from  a  combination  of  superior  professional  worth  and 
social  characteristics  that  made  him  a  charming  associate  in  any  circle 
he  entered.  His  grace  of  manners,  delicate  regard  of  others,  love  of 
social  gnjoyment  and  his  versatility  as  displayed  in  turning  easily 
his  brilliant  mind  from  tfflaw's  grave  study"  to  lighter  vein,  caused 
him  to  be  eagerly  sought  after  in  club  life  and  society. 

The  conscientiousness  with  which  he  discharged  his  professional 
duties,  the  vigor  with  which  he  entered  upon  and  continued  his  work, 
the  lucidity  with  which  he  stated  cases,  the  accuracy  and  readiness 
with  which  he  seized  salient  facts,  the  nicety  with  which  he  drew  dis- 
tinctions in  the  application  of  legal  principles;  his  conciseness,  his 
clearness,  his  logic — made  it  plain  that  he  had  sacrificed  no  profes- 
sional excellence  in  becoming  a  good  companion  and  enlisted  the  ut- 
most esteem  of  those  who  studied  him  as  a  lawyer.  His  nature  kept 
his  heart  always  in  touch  with  humanity.  His  life  was  adorned  by 
noble  work. 

Judge  Walker  died  at  West  Yarmouth,  Mass.,  where  the  family 
were  spending  the  summer." — Talcen  from  the  Commercial  Appeal, 
Memphis,  Tenn. 

COPY  OF  TELE GE AM  FEOM  THE  SUPEEME  COUET  OF 
TENNESSEE  UPON  THE  DEATH  OF  JUDGE  WALKEE. 

"We  have  heard  with  profound  sorrow  of  the  death  of  Judge 
Walker.  His  loss  to  his  family,  to  the  bar,  to  the  Courts  and  to  the 
State  is  irreparable.    We  tender  our  sympathy  in  your  great  afflic- 

^on'  D.  L.  Snodgrass,  Chief  Justice. 

The  children  were : 

3756.    Virginia  McEae  Walker;  m.  Nov.  7,  1887,  to  Edward  H. 
Martin;  no  children. 


Col.  Joseph  Knox  Walker. 


JOHN  'WALKER. 


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3757.  Samuel  Polk  Walker:  dead. 

3758.  Valerie  Walker:  unmarried  in  1899. 

The  children  of  Samuel  Polk  Walker  and  his  second  wife  were : 

3759.  Samuel  P.  Walker;  b.  Sept.  18,  1880. 

3760.  Howard  L.  Walker:  b.  Nov.  7,  1882. 

ELEAXOE  WO  EXILE  Y  Walker6  (3742)  (Samuel3,  James4,  Jos- 
eph3, Joseph2,  John1)  :  m.  Captain  Eobert  G.  Portlock.  C.  S.  A.,  of 
Virginia.  They  were  m.  m  Memphis  Oct.,  1867.  The}*  were  the  par- 
ents of  the  following  children : 

3761.  Eobert  G.  Portlock;  died  of  yellow  fever. 

3762.  Samuel  Walker  Portlock;  living  in  Memphis.  Tenn. 

3763.  Mary  Elizabeth  Portlock:  dead. 

WILLIAM  PICKETT  Walker6  (3743)  (Samuel3,  James4,  Jos- 
eph3, Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  Clara  Sebastian  in  Arkansas.  He  was  a 
Lieutenant  in  the  C.  S.  A.,  and  was  with  General  Forrest's  Cavalry 
when  he  entered  Memphis  after  it  was  held  by  the  Federals.  1  child, 
viz  : 

3764.  William  Walker. 

MAEY  HAEEIS  Walker  (3745):  m.  Josh  G.  Bailey.    He  d. 
about  1896.    She  lives  in  Memphis,  Tenn.    Three  children,  viz : 
3745a.    Eleanor  Wormley  Bailey;  b.  about  1885. 
3745b.    Josh  G.  Bailey;  b.  about  1888. 
3745c.    Lizzie  Bailey;  b.  about  1893. 

ELIZABETH  C.  Walker  (3746)  :  m.  Richard  H.  Allen.  7  chil- 
dren, viz: 

3746a.    Thomas  H.  Allen. 
3746b.    Richard  H.  Allen. 
3746c.    Maria  Allen. 
3746d.    James  Sedden  Allen. 
3746e.    Eleanor  Katherine  Allen. 
3746f.     Jessie  Allen. 
3746g.    Jean  Allen. 


JOSEPH  KNOX  Walker3  (3728)  (James4,  Joseph3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  :  b.  in  Columbia,  Tenn.,  July  19.  1818:  d.  in  Memphis, 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


Tenn.,  Aug.  25,  1863.  Augusta  Adams  Tabb,  wife  of  J.  K.  Walker, 
was  born  in  Lynchburg,  Va.,  1824 ;  died  in  Memphis  July  30,  1860. 
She  was  the  daughter  of  Henry  (possibly  Wm.  Henry)  Tabb  and 
Caledonia  (Garland  or  Daniels)  and  was  said  to  be  a  direct  descend- 
ant of  Pocahontas.  She  had  a  brother,  Blucher  Tabb,  who  was  ap- 
pointed to  the  Navy  by  President  Polk,  and  was  killed  while  in  the 
Navy  on  the  coast  of  Africa,  when  only  about  18  years  old.  Her  par- 
ents both  dying  when  she  was  quite  young,  her  uncle,  Samuel  Gar- 
land, was  appointed  her  guardian.  He  died  during  the  war.  From 
her  Uncle  Hugh  Daniels  she  inherited  $20,000 ;  was  often  called  the 
Virginia  heiress,  having  inherited  several  other  legacies.  She  was  a 
cousin  of  General  Sam  Garland,  C.  S.  A.,  who  was  killed  in  western 
Virginia.  When  a  young  man  Joseph  Knox  left  his  home  in  Lexing- 
ton and  went  to  Tennessee  ;  was  one  of  the  leading  criminal  lawyers 
in  the  state  and  represented  Shelby  County  in  the  State  Senate  in 
1858-9;  was  State  Delegate  to  three  National  Democratic  Conven- 
tions— the  one  held  at  Cincinnati  when  Lincoln  and  Hamlin  were 
nominated,  also  at  Baltimore  and  Charleston.  He  studied  law  with 
his  LTncle  James  K.  Polk,  and  was  for  awhile  Ms  partner  at  Colum- 
bia; graduated  from  Yale  College  with  high  honors  in  1838;  was 
private  secretary  to  President  Polk.  It  is  said  that  the  office  was 
created  for  him.  While  serving  in  this  capacity  he  with  his  family 
lived  in  the  White  House  at  Washington.  After  Polk's  term  expired 
J.  K.  Walker  practiced  law  awhile  in  Washington,  then  moved  to 
Memphis  in  1852.  When  the  war  broke  out  he  raised  a  regiment, 
which  fought  like  tigers  at  Belmont.  After  this  battle  Walker's  regi- 
ment was  called  "The  Bloody  Second."  He  was  a  great  friend  of  the 
Irish,  his  regiment  being  composed  mostly  of  men  of  this  nationality. 
He  was  presented  with  the  use  of  a  pew  during  his  life  time  in  the 
Catholic  Cathedral  at  Memphis,  although  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Episcopal  Church;  was  at  the  time  of  his  death  one  of  the  highest 
Masons  in  the  state.  He  married  Augusta  Adams  Tabb  in  Lynch- 
burg, Va.,  Dec,  1841.   Their  10  children  were : 

3765.  Maria  Polk  Walker;  m.  General  F.  C.  Armstrong.   2  chil- 

dren +. 

3766.  Henry  Tabb  Walker;  m.  Bessie  Ware.   4  children  +. 

3767.  Sally  Walker;  m.  Major  H.  L.  Boon.   5  children  +. 

3768.  Joseph  Knox  Walker;  d.  aged  10  years  +. 

3769.  Samuel  Polk  Walker;  m.  Laura  Thornton.   2  children  +. 


Augusta  Adams  Tabb  Walker. 


JOHN  WALKEE. 


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3770.  Augusta  Tabb  Walker;  b.  June  27,  1850,  in  Washington, 

P.  C. ;  d.  in  1860  at  Memphis,  Tenn. 

3771.  Nellie  Knox  Walker;  m.  John  Gardnier  +. 

3772.  Barnett  Walker;  m.  Kate  Austin.   2  children  +. 

3773.  Cettie  Walker;  b.  Aug.  3,  1856;  d.  in  1856. 

3774.  Gideon  Pillow  Walker;  b.  May  4,  1857;  d.  1859. 

MAEIA  POLK  Walker6  (3765)  (J.  Knox5,  James4,  Joseph3,  Jos- 
eph2, John1);  b.  Jan.  19,  1843,  in  Columbia,  Tenn.;  d.  Aug.  26, 
1872,  in  Springfield,  Mo. ;  m.  General  Frank  C.  Armstrong,  C.  S.  A., 
April  27,  1863,  in  Columbia,  Tenn. 

During  the  fall  of  1862,  after  the  Federals  had  taken  possession  of 
Memphis  and  the  surrounding  territory,  Colonel  Samuel  P.  Walker 
obtained  permission  to  go  south,  presumably  to  visit  his  three  sons, 
who  were  officers  in  the  Confederate  service.  His  real  mission  proba- 
bly was  to  purchase  cotton  which  he  intended  to  ship  through  the 
lines  and  sell  in  the  North.  With  the  money  obtained  in  this  way  he 
no  doubt  purchased  the  supplies  which  he  sent  to  his  soldier  sons. 
He  also  had  permission  to  take  with  him  his  wife,  daughter  Nellie, 
then  a  young  girl,  and  a  young  lady  niece,  Maria  Polk,  daughter  of 
his  brother,  Colonel  J.  K.  Walker.  The  party  remained  South  several 
months,  a  greater  part  of  the  time  they  spent  in  Oxford,  Miss.  While 
South  Maria  met  and  became  engaged  to  Frank  Crawford  Armstrong, 
a  Brigadier-General  of  Cavalry.  After  she  returned  North  her  health 
became  greatly  impaired  from  the  shock  of  several  reports  received 
at  diffrent  times  of  the  wounding  and  death  of  General  Armstrong. 
She  begged  to  be  allowed  to  go  South  and  marry  the  General.  This 
her  father  would  not  consent  to,  but  later  when  word  came  that  Gen- 
eral Armstrong's  Brigade  would  be  camped  near  Columbia,  where 
Colonel  Walker's  parents  lived,  he  gave  his  consent  for  Maria  to  go 
through  the  lines  and  be  married  at  his  mother's  home.  It  was  a 
long  and  hard  trip  made  overland  in  any  and  all  kind  of  conveyances, 
through  Federal  and  Confederate  lines.  She  arrived  in  Columbia 
about  the  middle  of  April  and  her  marriage  was  to  be  on  the  27th. 
On  the  evening  of  this  day  in  the  presence  of  about  two  hundred  peo- 
ple, in  the  parlors  of  "Old  Eally  Hill,"  Maria  P.  Walker  was  married 
to  F.  C.  Armstrong  by  Eev.  Pease  of  the  Episcopal  Church.  It  was 
a  full  military  wedding,  almost  every  gentleman  present  was  in  uni- 
form, and  the  General  and  his  attendants  were  in  the  full  dress  of  the 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


Confederate  Cavalry,  gray  with  yellow  trimmings.  The  attendants 
were  staff  officers  of  General  Armstrong  and  General  Van  Dorn. 
Maria  was  given  away  by  her  grandfather,  James  Walker,  who  only 
a  few  weeks  before  had  celebrated  his  golden  wedding.  The  attend- 
ants were  Sally  Walker,  sister  of  the  bride,  and  Captain  James  H. 
Polk,  of  General  Armstrong's  bodyguard,  Maria  Barnett  and  Hal  T. 
Walker,  Naomi  Hays  and  Major  M.  M.  Kimmel,  Fannie  and  Sallie 
Hawkins  and  Antoinette  Polk,  cousins  of  the  bride,  Major  Ed  Dillon, 
and  Major  Kenny.  General  Earl  Van  Dorn  and  General  Forrest  were 
present  at  the  wedding,  also  several  other  officers  of  the  army.  Im- 
mediately after  the  ceremony  the  Brigade  Band  played  a  familiar  air. 
It  was  by  far  the  largest  body  of  cavalry  ever  seen  together  at  that 
time  and  was  a  very  impressive  and  imposing  function. 

The  account  of  the  above  was  obtained  from  Mrs.  Boon,  who  was  a 
sister  of  the  bride  and  was  present  at  the  wedding. 

Two  children,  viz : 

3775.  Belle  Armstrong;  b  .Feb.  29,  1864;  lives  at  Washington, 

D.  C,  with  her  father. 

3776.  Knox  Walker  Armstrong;  b.  1865,  in  New  Orleans;  d. 

March,  1867,  in  Memphis,  Tenn. 

HEKRY  TABB  Walker6  (3766)  (J.  Knox5,  James4,  Joseph3, 
Joseph2,  John1) ;  Captain  Henry  Tabb  Walker,  C.  S.  A.,  second  child 
of  Colonel  Joseph  Knox  Walker,  was  b.  in  Columbia,  Tenn.,  Sept. 
13,  1844.  He  m.  Bessie  Ware,  daughter  of  James  Anthony  and  Jane 
Ware  of  Alabama,  Dec.  11,  1866.  They  live  in  Montgomery,  Ala. 
4  children,  viz: 

3777.  Croom  W.  Walker;  b.  July  17,  1868. 

3778.  Augusta  Knox  Walker;  b.  Jan.  14,  1872. 

3779.  James  Ware  Walker;  b.  Dec.  25,  1873. 

3780.  Bessie  Ware  Walker;  b.  Feb.  4,  1884. 

CEOOM  W.  Walker  (3777)  ;  m.  Mary  Spencer  Thornton  (related 
to  George  Washington),  in  California,  June  1,  1888.   3  children,  viz : 

3781.  Croom  W.  Walker;  b.  Sept  13,  1889,  in  Alabama. 

3782.  Knox  Polk  Walker;  b.  April  28,  1892,  in  San  Francisco. 

3783.  George  Washington  Thornton  Walker;  b.  in  1895. 


Sally  Walker  Boone. 
Born  in  the  White  House. 


JOHN"  WALKER. 


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BOONE  FAMILY. 

George  Boone  had  a  son,  Squire  Boone.  Squire  Boone  had  a  son, 
Daniel,  who  was  the  Kentucky  pioneer ;  also  had  a  son,  George,  who 
was  the  father  of  William  C.  Boone;  and  he  was  the  father  of  William 
Crawford  Boone,  who  married  Lucy  Daly.  They  had  7  sons  and  4 
daughters.  One  of  these,  Hampton  Lynch  Boone,  was  b.  in  Fayette, 
Howard  County,  Mo.,  Dec.  15,  1837,  and  m.  Sallie,  daughter  of 
J.  Knox  Walker.  When  very  young  he  attended  Bethany  College  at 
Wheeling,  Va.,  and  was  educated  under  the  late  Alexander  Campbell. 
After  graduating  there  he  attended  the  law  school  at  Lebanon,  Tenn. ; 
practiced  law  awhile,  but  about  that  time  the  gold  fever  broke  out, 
and  he  joined  a  western  expedition,  and  was  one  of  the  original  forty 
men  who  located  and  named  the  city  of  Denver,  Col.  At  the  outbreak 
of  the  war  he  entered  the  Confederate  army  as  Lieutenant  at  Fayette, 
Mo.,  and  was  all  through  the  Missouri  campaign  with  General  Sterl- 
ing Price.  He  was  at  the  battles  of  Boonville,  Carthage,  Wilson 
Creek  and  many  others,  and  was  the  officer  detailed  to  bury  General 
Nathaniel  Lyons,  IT.  S.  A. 

During  the  Missouri  campaign  he  was  captured  seven  times,  but 
was  never  exchanged,  each  time  making  his  escape.  Later  he  was 
Quartermaster  on  General  Earl  Van  Dorn^s  staff.  After  General 
Van  Dorn's  death  he  was  on  the  staff  of  General  Frank  C.  Armstrong. 
He  was  one  of  the  first  to  enter  the  army,  and  remained  in  active  ser- 
vice until  its  close.  Upon  the  occasion  of  his  death,  The  Sterling 
Price  Camp  Veterans  drew  up  and  caused  to  be  published  the  most 
complimentary  resolutions  of  respect  and  esteem.  From  these  resolu- 
tions the  above  account  of  his  services  was  taken.  He  died  at  Ard- 
more,  Ind.  Ter.,  April  8,  1890. 

SALLY  Walker6  (3767)  (J.  Knox5,  James4,  Joseph3,  Joseph2, 
John1) ;  was  b.  in  the  White  House,  Washington,  D.  C,  March  15, 
1846 ;  m.  Hampton  Lynch  Boon  in  Memphis,  Tenn.,  July  12,  1866. 
He  d.  1890.  His  widow  and  children  live  in  Carthage,  Mo.  5  chil- 
dren, viz: 

3784.  Samuel  Walker  Boon;  b.  April  8,  1867,  in  Memphis,  Tenn. 

3785.  William  Crawford  Boon;  b.  Jan.  28,  1872,  in  Fremont, 

Nebraska. 

3786.  Lucy  Hampton  Boon ;  b.  Dec.  11,  1874,  in  California,  Mo. ; 

a  teacher  in  one  of  the  Kansas  City  public  schools. 


524 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


3787.  Eiley  Boon ;  b.  Jan.  11,  1876,  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Eiley 

d.  Aug.  15,  1890,  in  Carthage,  Mo. 

3788.  Sallie  Knox  Boon;  b.  Aug.  14,  1878,  in  Denver,  Colorado. 
Lucy  H.  and  Sally  K.  Boon  are  successful  teachers. 

JOSEPH  KNOX  Walker6  (3768)  (J.  Knox5,  James4,  Joseph3, 
Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  the  White  House,  Washington,  D.  C,  Dec.  9, 
1847;  was  thrown  from  his  pony  and  killed  Aug.  1,  1857;  said  to 
have  been  the  first  and  only  boy  born  in  the  White  House. 

SAMUEL  POLK  Walker6  (3769)  (J.  Knox5,  James4,  Joseph3, 
Joseph2,  John1) ;  b.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  June  4,  1849;  m.  about 
1882,  Laura  Thornton  of  Santa  Eosa,  Cal.  (Laura  is  a  sister  of  Mary 
Thornton,  who  m.  Croom  Walker.)    2  children,  viz : 

3789.  Harry  Thornton  Walker. 

3790.  Nellie  Knox  Walker. 

NELLIE  KNOX  Walker6  (3771)  (J.  Knox5,  James4,  Joseph3, 
Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  May  4,  1852  ;  m.  John 
Gardnier  of  Ft.  Smith,  Ark.  She  d.  Christmas,  1882,  at  Ft.  Smith. 
No  children. 

BAENETT  Walker6  (3772)  (J.  Knox5,  James4,  Joseph3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  ;  b.  Feb.  14,  1854,  in  Memphis,  Tenn.  He  was  appointed  a 
railway  postal  clerk  in  the  Southwest  by  President  Grant  and  held 
the  office  nine  years.  Under  Cleveland  he  held  a  clerkship  in  the 
Treasury  Department  at  Washington  for  five  years,  and  under  Presi- 
dent Harrison  he  had  a  place  in  the  internal  revenue  service ;  m.  Kate 
Austin  of  Decatur,  Ala.,  Sept.  5,  1878.    2  children,  viz: 

3791.  Knox  Walker;  b.  Nov.  3,  1879. 

3792.  Todd  Walker;  b.  Dec.  9,  1881. 

JANE  CLAEISSA  Walker5  (3729)  (James4,  Joseph3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  ;  b.  Oct.  7,  1820;  m.  in  Columbia,  Tenn.,  in  1842,  to  Major 
Isaac  N.  Barnett,  one  of  the  most  prominent  lawyers  of  Tennessee. 
He  was  Quartermaster  on  Colonel  J.  Knox  Walker's  staff.  Mrs.  J ane 
Barnett  made  the  flag  which  was  presented  to  Colonel  Joseph  Knox 
Walker,  the  cost  of  which  was  about  $65.00,  Mrs.  Eliza  Pickett  fur- 
nishing the  material.  It  was  presented  by  Sally  Walker,  daughter  of 
the  regiment.    She  afterwards  became  Mrs.  Hampton  L.  Boon,  of 


Sally  Walker. 
n  in  the  White  Hons 


JOHN  WALKER. 


525 


Carthage,  Mo.  Mrs.  Jane  Barnett  lives  in  Columbia,  Tenn.  Her 
brother  James  and  her  sister,  Mrs.  Ann  Phillips,  make  their  home 
with  her.  Mrs.  Jane  C.  Barnett,  aged  79  years,  died  Nov.  27,  1899, 
in  Columbia,  Tenn.,  where  she  was  born.  She  was  for  many  years 
identified  with  the  social  and  religious  life  of  the  city.  She  was  the 
oldest  member  of  any  church  in  Columbia,  and  for  more  than  fifty 
years  taught  a  Sunday- School  and  also  a  Bible  class.  She  spent  most 
of  her  young  womanhood  in  Washington,  during  the  career  of  her 
illustrious  uncle,  President  Polk.  During  the  war  she  was  a  tender 
and  careful  nurse  of  sick  and  wounded  soldiers  confined  in  the  hospi- 
tal at  Columbia.  Many  were  her  deeds  of  charity,  and  many  a  weary 
heart  has  she  comforted.  It  may  well  be  said  of  her,  "she  hath  done 
what  she  could."  Her  life  was  a  box  of  alabaster  ointment  which  she 
broke  in  her  Masters  cause.   Their  children  were : 

3793.  Maria  Barnett.    She  m.  General  George  Johnson  of  Ala- 

bama, who  distinguished  himself  at  the  Battle  of  Eesaca, 
Ga. ;  left  one  child  +. 

3794.  Edwin  Barnett;  d.  young. 

3795.  Eosa  Barnett;  is  a  teacher;  lives  with  her  mother. 

3796.  Mary  Pickett  Barnett;  m.  William  J.  Hine,  of  Athens, 

Ala.  He  d.  in  1891.  She  teaches  in  Columbia  Institute. 
4  children  +. 

3797.  Walker  Barnett;  unmarried;  lives  in  Columbia. 

MAEIA  Barnett  (3793)  ;  m.  General  George  Johnson.  1  child, 
viz : 

3798.  Maria  Barnett  Johnson. 

MAEY  PICKETT  Barnett  (3796)  ;  m.  William  J.  Hine.  4  chil- 
dren, viz: 

3796a.    William  J.  Hine,  Jr.    He  is  attending  the  Sewanee  In- 
stitute. 

3796b.    Jane  Barnett  Hine. 

3796c.    Barnett  Hine.    He  is  attending  the  Sewanee  Institute. 
3796d.    Eosa  Hine. 

MAEY  ELIZA  Walker5  (3730)  (James4,  Joseph3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  ;  b.  March  8,  1823 ;  formerly  of  Columbia,  now  of  Memphis, 
Tenn.  She  m.  William  S.  Pickett  July  12,  .  She  d.  in  Novem- 
ber, 1901. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


Extracts  from  a  Letter  Written  by  Mrs.  Annie  Phillips  to 
Her  Niece,  Sallie  Walker  Boon,  Dated  Columbia, 
Tenn.,  September  19th,  1898. 

*  #  *  *  jyjy  grandfather  was  named  Joseph  Walker.  He 
married  a  Miss  Hays  of  Virginia,  an  aunt  of  Dr.  Hays.  My  father, 
James  Walker,  was  born  in  Kentucky,  but  after  his  mother's  death  he 
went  to  Virginia  to  live  with  his  mother's  relatives.  His  father  mar- 
ried a  second  time  and  there  were  two  half-sisters,  one  Aunt  McCros- 
ky,  and  Mary  Walker,  who  was  a  celebrated  beauty.  He  had  several 
half-brothers  in  Kentucky  whom  he  never  saw.  ****** 

I  must  tell  you  of  a  circumstance  that  happened  during  the  Civil 
War.  On  the  battlefield  of  Shiloh,  General  Walker  of  the  Federal 
army  met  your  father  and  could  have  shot  him,  but  he  said,  "he  look- 
ed so  much  like  my  own  brother  that  I  could  not."  He  asked  what 
that  man's  name  was  and  was  told  that  it  was  Colonel  Joseph  Knox 
Walker  of  the  Kebel  army.  He  said,  "that  man  is  my  cousin,  and  T 
could  swear  to  it."  General  William  Walker  came  to  Columbia  after 
the  Battle  of  Shiloh  and  was  invited  to  Uncle  Polk's  to  supper  with 
other  Federal  officers  and  told  Uncle  William  all  about  meeting  your 
father  on  the  battlefield. 

Seven  children,  viz : 

3799.  Jane  Walker  Pickett ;  m.  Captain  Isaac  Saff erance.   3  chil- 

dren +. 

3800.  William  J.  Pickett;  dead. 

3801.  James  Hays  Pickett;  dead. 

3802.  Horace  Pickett ;  m.  Emma  Chalmers  in  Waco,  Tex.  They 

live  in  Waco,  and  have  4  children  +. 

3803.  Anna  Duncan  Pickett;  m.  John  Douglass  Eobinson.  One 

child.  She  is  Eegent  of  the  Jane  Knox  Chapter  of 
The  Daughters  of  The  American  Eevolution  of  Memphis, 
Tennessee  +. 

3804.  Mary  Knox  Pickett ;  m.  Eobert  G.  Smiley ;  lives  near  Waco, 

Texas.   2  children  +. 

3805.  Maria  Marshall  Pickett  ;  d.  young. 

JANE  WALKEE  Pickett6  (3799)  (Mary  E.5,  James4,  Joseph3, 
Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  Captain  Isaac  Safferance  in  Columbia,  Tenn., 
Feb.  15,  1871.  He  was  on  Colonel  J.  Knox  Walker's  staff  as  Com- 
missary during  the  war.   3  children,  viz : 


JOHX  AVALKEK. 


527 


3806.  Malvina  Hays  Saflerance;  m.  William  T.  Gould.    2  chil- 

dren +. 

3807.  Polk  Safferance;  d.  young. 

3808.  Marion  Pickett  Safferance. 

MALVINA  HAYS  SafTerance  (3806):  m.  William  T.  Gould. 
They  had  2  children,  viz : 

3806a.    William  T.  Gould,  Jr. 
3806b.    Jane  Pickett  Gould. 

HORACE  Pickett  (3802)  :  m.  Emma  Chalmers.   4  children,  viz: 
3802a.    William  S.  Pickett. 
3802b.    Horace  Pickett:  dead. 
3802c.    Albert  Chalmers  Pickett. 
3802d.    Max  Pickett. 

ANNA  DUNCAN  Pickett  (3803)  ;  m.  John  Douglass  Robinson. 
1  child,  viz: 

3803a.    Anna  Douglass  Robinson. 

MARY  KNOX  Pickett  (3804)  ;  m.  Robert  G.  Smiley.  2  chil- 
dren, viz: 

3804a,    Horace  Pickett  Smiley. 
3804b.    Mary  Hays  Smiley. 

SARAH  XAOMI  Walker5  (3731)  (James4,  Joseph3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  ;  b.  Feb.  20,  1825;  m.  Dr.  John  B.  Green  Jan.  7,  1847,  in 
Columbia.  She  spent  one  winter  at  the  White  House  with  her  aunt, 
Mrs.  Polk.   She  now  lives  in  Xashville,  Term.    6  children,  viz : 

3809.  James  Walker  Green;  m.  Mary  Barker  of  Texas;  has  six 

or  eight  girls,  names  not  given. 

3810.  Thomas  Jefferson  Green;  dead. 

3811.  Eannie  Barton  Green;  dead. 

3812.  Maria  Polk  Green;  m.  Elijah  Allen.  4  children  +. 

3813.  Sarah  Xaomi  Green;  m.  Hugh  L.  MeNish.   4  children  +. 

3814.  Jane  Barnett  Green ;  married. 

MARIA  POLK  Green  (3812)  ;  m.  Elijah  Allen.    4  children, 
names  of  only  2  knovm.   They  live  near  Nashville,  Term. 
3812a.    Sadie  Allen. 
3812b.    Robert  Allen. 


528 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


SARAH  NAOMI  Green  (3813) ;  m.  Hugh  L.  McNish.  4  chil- 
dren, viz : 

3813a.    Jennie  McMsh. 
3813b.    Hugh  McMsh. 
3813c.    Jach  McMsh. 
3813d.    Phillips  McMsh. 

LUCIUS  MARSHALL  Walker5  (3732)  (James4,  Joseph3,  Jos- 
eph2, John1)  ;  b.  Oct.  19,  1830;  m.  Nov.  19,  1856,  to  Miss  Celestine 
Garth  of  Charlottsville,  Va.  About  this  time  he  bought  a  plantation 
in  St.  Francis  County,  Ark.  When  the  war  broke  out  he  raised  a 
regiment  in  Arkansas ;  was  elected  Colonel  and  afterwards  Brigadier- 
General,  then  Major- General.  He  was  first  in  the  army  of  Tennes- 
see, and  afterwards  transferred  to  the  then  called  Trans-Mississippi 
Department.  He  and  General  Marmaduke  had  a  difference  about 
rank  and  fought  a  duel  in  which  General  Walker  was  killed.  He  was 
shot  at  sunrise  Sunday  morning,  Sept.  19,  1864,  and  lived  until  10 
p.  m.,  the  next  evening.  (See  account  of  this  elsewhere.)  He  gradu- 
ated from  West  Point  Military  Academy  in  1849.  He  was  Lieuten- 
ant of  Dragoon  for  two  years  (cavalry).  After  the  death  of  Lucius 
Marshall,  Sr.,  his  wife  married  John  A.  Stockton.  He  lived  about 
four  years  and  died,  leaving  one  son  who  is  married  and  living  in 
Albermarle  County,  Va.  "The  Lotus,"  the  home  of  General  Walker, 
is  nearly  opposite  Monticello,  the  home  of  Thomas  J eff  erson.  3  chil- 
dren, viz: 

3815.  Anna  McNeil  Walker;  d.  when  7  years  of  age. 

3816.  Eilzabeth  Polk  Walker ;  m.  Martin  H.  Albin.   2  children^- 

3817.  Lucius  Marshall  Walker,  Jr. ;  married.    2  children  +. 

ELIZABETH  POLK  Walker6  (3816)  (Lucius5,  James4,  Joseph3, 
Joseph2,  John1) ;  m.  Martin  H.  Albin,  a  lawyer,  in  St.  Paul,  Minn. 
2  children,  viz : 

3818.  Marshall  Polk  Albin ;  d.  young. 

3819.  Rebecca  Dean  Albin. 

LUCIUS  MARSHALL  Walker,  Jr.  (3817)  ;  m.  

2  children,  viz: 

3820.  Marshall  Walker. 

3821.  Mabel  Murry  Walker. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


529 


ANDREW  JACKSON  Walker5  (3734)  (James4,  Joseph3,  Jos- 
eph2, John1)  ;  b.  July  9,  1834,  in  Columbia;  m.  April  8,  1856,  to 
Susan  W.  "Watts,  who  was  b.  March  3,  1S37,  on  her  fathers  planta- 
tion in  Madison  Parish,  La. ;  lived  in  Louisiana  13  years.  He  served 
in  the  C.  S.  A.  4  years,  enlisting  in  the  3rd  Louisiana  Regiment, 
afterwards  transferred  to  his  brother's,  General  Marshall  Walker's 
staff ;  was  traveling  salesman  out  of  St.  Louis  for  20  years ;  lives  with 
his  daughter,  Mrs.  Cole  in  Charleston,  Mo.   4  children,  viz : 

3822.  Thomas  Walker,  twin  of  Annie;  b.  1857  on  a  steamboat  on 

Mississippi  River;  lives  in  Cincinnati,  and  is  employed 
by  the  Cincinnati  Enquirer;  m.  Eva  Fetter  of  Cincin- 
nati in  1895.   No  children. 

3823.  Annie  Walker;  m.  Wm.  E.  Cole.   2  children  +. 

3824.  Naomi  Hays  Walker;  m.  J.  A.  McNeilly.   8  children  +. 

3825.  James  Walker;  m.  Jennie  Scott,  (2)  Katherine  Schneider. 

3  children  +. 

ANNIE  Walker6  (3823)  (Andrew5,  James4,  Joseph3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  ;  twin  of  Thomas;  b.  on  a  steamboat  on  the  Mississippi  River 
in  1857;  m.  Wm.  E.  Cole  in  1876  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  was  agent 
for  the  Merchant's  Dispatch,  Waterloo,  Iowa,  where  he  d.  in  1892.  % 
children,  viz: 

3826.  James  Walker  Cole;  b.  Feb.  14,  1878;  enlisted  in  regular 

army  the  next  day  after  President  McKinley  called  for 
troops;  now  a  soldier  at  Manila  (1898)  with  Admiral 
Dewey;  private  in  Company  D,  U.  S.  Artillery,  6th  Bat- 
tery +. 

3827.  Mellop  Cole  ;  now  attending  a  Baptist  College  in  Charles- 

ton, Mo. 

JAMES  WALKER  Cole  (3826) .  A  St.  Louis  paper  gives  the  fol- 
lowing account  of  James  W.  Cole's  experience  at  the  memorable  Bat- 
tle of  Manila,  where  he  as  a  trumpeter  sounded  the  call  to  arms,  and 
recovered  six  miles  of  deep  sea  cable  from  the  interior  of  the  islands, 
receiving  a  wound  just  as  he  fired  one  of  the  big  guns.  He  received 
his  discharge  from  the  army  April  26,  1899. 

J.  W.  Cole,  a  St.  Louis  young  man,  who  was  formerly  a  member  of 
Battery  A,  and  who  enlisted  in  the  regular  army  in  Ma}-,  1898,  sound- 
ed the  call  to  arms  which  sent  the  famous  Battery  D  of  the  Sixth 

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530 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Light  Artillery  into  action  at  Manila  on  the  night  of  Feb.  5,  when 
the  Filipinos  attacked  the  town  and  began  the  miserable  war  that  has 
continued  since. 

Cole  returned  to  St.  Louis  last  week  with  a  discharge  from  the 
army  for  disability,  an  honorable  record  for  over  a  yearns  service,  a 
special  mention  in  writing  for  secret  service  work,  a  scar  from  a 
Mauser  bullet  and  a  fund  of  narratives  of  personal  experience  and  ob- 
servations. 

Cole  recovered  the  six  miles  of  deep  sea  cable  now  doing  duty  be- 
tween Cavite  and  Manila  after  it  had  been  stolen  from  the  navy  yard 
at  Cavite  by  Filipinos  and  carried  60  miles  into  the  interior.  For 
this  performance  he  received  honorable  mention  from  Colonel  Thomp- 
son, chief  of  the  secret  service. 

Cole  followed  the  theatrical  profession  in  St.  Louis  and  is  well 
known  about  the  local  theaters.  He  has  a  part  in  "Northern  Lights" 
at  the  Imperial  Theater  this  week. 

Cole  enlisted  as  a  trumpeter,  but  did  little  trumpeting,  save  on  the 
night  of  the  attack.  His  ability  gained  him  an  assignment  to  the  se- 
cret service  and  the  lack  of  men  in  his  own  command  sent  him  back 
there  as  an  artilleryman. 

Cole  related  some  of  his  experiences  to  the  Post-Dispatch.  A  strik- 
ing feature  about  the  recital  was  the  fact  that  Cole  proclaimed  him- 
self "nothing  but  a  private"  at  the  outset  and  declared  that  others 
might  criticize  officers  and  commanders  if  they  chose,  but  he  would 
not  make  adverse  comment  on  the  work  of  his  superiors,  no  matter 
what  his  opinion  might  be. 

Another  feature  in  Cole's  tale  is  the  occasional  use  of  expressive 
slang  of  the  day,  as  our  soldiers  in  the  Orient  used  it. 

"My  first  experience  under  fire  was  the  night  of  the  attack  on  Man- 
ila, Feb.  5,"  said  Cole.  "Naturally  I  remember  what  I  saw  that  night 
quite  distinctly,  and  I  also  remember  something  of  how  I  felt. 

"That  was  some  time  after  I  had  returned  to  the  battery,  subse- 
quent to  my  service  in  the  secret  service. 

"The  battery's  quarters  were  at  Nos.  5,  6,  7  and  8,  Calle  Malate  in 
Manila,  just  outside  the  walls  of  the  old  town. 

"We  had  six  guns  at  the  quarters.  Two  were  at  Fort  Malate  and 
four  were  at  our  position  opposite  Block  House  No.  11,  on  Artillery 
Knoll. 

"This  block  house  was  one  of  the  chain  of  fourteen  that  extended 
around  the  town  from  the  bay  to  the  bay.  The  block  houses  were  in 
the  possession  of  the  Filipinos.  The  lines  at  that  time  were  close,  in- 
deed. In  some  places  our  lines  were  within  60  yards  of  the  enemy's 
trenches.   But  that  is  ahead  of  this  particular  story. 

"The  various  commands  in  the  army  had  quarters  in  the  city  and 
a  post  at  the  front.  It  was  the  custom  to  keep  a  detachment  at  the 
post  while  the  main  body  of  the  command  remained  at  quarters. 

"At  that  time  our  battery  was  short  of  men.    We  had  been  given 


JOHN  WAIiKEK. 


531 


the  gnus  of  the  Astor  battery,  which  made  us  a  12-gnn  battery, 
whereas  we  were  a  six-gun  battery  when  we  occupied  Manila. 

"Our  quarters  were  about  three  miles  from  our  position  on  Artil- 
lery Knoll.  On  the  night  in  question  I  was  trumpeter  of  the  guard, 
and  my  station  was  outside  of  the  building  which  served  as  barracks. 
The  guns  were  always  in  position  in  the  street. 

"The  night  was  dark  as  any  I  remember.  A  drizzling  rain  was 
falling.  Directly  across  the  street  from  the  quarters  were  the  head- 
quarters of  the  signal  service.  That  building  was  lighted  up.  Our 
barracks  were  dark. 

"  ''Quarter  had  gone  about  15  minutes,  and  the  men  were  in  bed. 
It  was  about  9  o'clock,  when  I  saw  the  operator  across  the  street  wave 
a  message  at  me.  I  saw  that  he  was  excited  and  surmised  the  orders 
must  be  important. 

"Toeing  trumpeter  of  the  guard  I  was  messenger  to  the  captain  also. 
I  ran  across  the  street  and  took  the  dispatch.  I  carried  it  to  the  cap- 
tain. He  was  at  supper.  I  knocked  at  the  door.  The  captain  opened 
the  door.   His  napkin  was  fastened  under  his  chin. 

"As  the  door  swung  open  I  saluted  and  handed  him  the  message, 
and  then  stood  at  attention,  waiting  for  the  reply. 

"The  light  being  behind  him  I  could  not  see  the  expression  on  his 
face  as  he  tore  open  the  envelope  and  glanced  at  the  enclosure.  But 
he  gave  it  only  a  glance,  then — 

"  •'Trumpeter,  blow  "'Call  to  arms'" — quick/ 

ecNow}  "Call  to  arms'  meant  'something  doing."  That  was  no  drill 
command:  it  meant  fight.  I  faced  about,  with  the  mouth  of  my 
trumpet  out  of  doors  and  blew  to  beat  the  band. 

"The  captain  did  not  finish  his  supper  that  night,  for  he  was  out 
with  the  guns  almost  as  quick  as  I  got  there.  In  seven  minutes,  so  I 
was  told  later,  after  I  blew  that  call  the  entire  force  at  quarters  was 
out  and  the  guns  were  manned. 

"The  men  had  turned  out  of  bunks,  dressed,  received  revolver  am- 
munition and  taken  places  in  that  time. 

•'"'One  thing  we  did  not  have  to  do.  That  was  hitch  up  horses. 
Why  ?  Because  we  had  no  horses.  We  dragged  the  guns.  TVe  were 
horse-soldiers,  as  the  boy  said.  Each  man  did  the  work  of  one  horse 
until  firing  began  and  then  he  did  the  work  of  one  man  or  the  num- 
ber that  was  short  at  his  piece.  But  we  did  not  have  horses  to  clean — 
there  was  consolation  in  that. 

'"There  we  stood  in  the  street,  waiting.  Xo  one  but  the  officers 
knew  what  had  happened,  but  we  in  the  ranks  knew  full  well,  with- 
out being  told,  that  the  long  expected  had  happened :  the  fighting  had 
been  begun  somewhere  and  we  were  shortly  to  be  in  it. 

"There  was  no  sound  of  firing — no  sound  but  the  falling  rain, 
which  was  increasing.  While  we  stood  there  the  Idaho  regiment, 
which  had  quarters  around  the  corner  from  us,  dashed  past  doing 
double  time. 


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"Two  or  three  mounted  messengers  galloped  into  the  city  from  the 
direction  of  our  post.  We  called  each  other's  attention,  in  that  way 
soldiers  have  without  talking  in  ranks,  to  several  moving  colored 
lights  in  the  sky,  far  out  beyond  where  our  outposts  were.  These 
looked  like  balloons,  and  they  were — Filipino  signal  balloons. 

"These  things  I  tell  you  of  transpired  within  a  very  few  minutes. 
We  were  given  the  command  and  away  we  went  at  a  steady  pace,  fol- 
lowing the  officers  who  were  mounted,  out  the  road  towards  Artillery 
Knoll,  with  the  guns  rumbling  and  grumbling  behind  us. 

"There  was  no  sign  of  firing,  no  light  in  the  sky  from  burning 
huts,  no  sign  of  war  until — well,  the  beginning  came  quick  enough 
and  was  apparent  enough  to  suit  the  most  exacting. 

"We  had  covered  half  the  distance  to  our  position  and  were  passing 
the  old  Paco  Church,  which  stood  at  the  fork  where  one  branch  led  to 
Artillery  Knoll  and  the  other  to  Malate. 

"I  had  often  admired  the  church  for  its  quaint  architecture  and 
the  gay  colored  dome.  It  was  the  chief  building  of  a  monastery  in- 
habited by  nice  old  monks. 

"What  do  you  think  ?  Out  of  that  nice  old  dome  there  came  a  flash 
— which  I  thought  was  lightning — and  in  the  same  instant  realized, 
with  the  report  of  a  gun  in  my  ears,  that  it  was  from  a  sharpshooter's 
rifle.  One  of  our  boys  yelped.  Another  flash  and  report,  another 
shot,  and  half  a  dozen  followed. 

"We  were  being  fired  on  from  the  church.  The  battery  almost  halt- 
ed, and  I  feel  sure  that  every  man  whipped  out  his  revolver — I  know 
I  did.   My  impulse  was  to  defend  my  life  as  best  I  could. 

"The  Captain  shouted  a  command,  the  battery  rallied  and  contin- 
ued at  the  old  pace,  slipping  and  sliding  along  the  muddy  road,  while 
the  firing  continued. 

"We  passed  within  50  feet  of  the  church.  Four  or  five  shots  were 
fired  at  the  building  by  our  boys  in  the  first  excitement.  No  one  ever 
knew  but  the  men  in  the  ranks  who  fired  them,  and  no  inquiry  was 
made. 

"The  fire  from  the  church  ceased  when  we  had  gone  about  100 
yards  from  it.  On  we  went  through  the  mud.  We  began  to  hear 
what  sounded  like  volley-firing,  way  off  to  the  left,  but  all  about  us 
was  quiet. 

"There  were  no  signs  of  life  in  the  trenches  and  blockhouses  in 
front  of  our  position  when  we  got  there.  As  soon  as  we  got  to  the 
knoll  the  Captain  commanded,  without  halting  the  battery,  'Action 
to  rear  V 

"Well,  we  did  'action  to  rear/  and  in  about  10  minutes  Paco 
Church  was  out  of  the  business. 

"The  tall  dome  made  a  good  enough  mark  for  the  first  shot,  al- 
though we  were  a  mile  away  from  it.  The  first  shot  fired  the  build- 
ing and  after  that  we  had  a  bonfire  to  shoot  at. 

"Nothing  else  occurred  that  night.  We  stood  at  our  posts  all  night. 


JOHX  WALIvER. 


533 


The  sound  of  firing  came  nearer  and  nearer  as  the  night  wore  on.  and 
when  daylight  lighted  np  the  trenches,  the  blockhouse,  the  marshes 
and  rice  fields  in  front,  the  engagement  was  on  in  earnest,  and  we 
were  under  fire  from  blockhouse  No.  11.  which  was  less  than  100 
yards  away. 

"So  soon  as  the  target  was  plain  enough  we  opened  fire  on  Messrs. 
Filipinos  and  the  blockhouse.  This  was  the  way  it  was  done,  after 
the  mark  had  been  indicated : 

"  ''Battery — load  !* 

"  Tire  by  batter}-  V 

u  "'Xo.  1,  ready ! — Xo.  2.  ready  V  and  on  down  the  line  of  guns. 
Then,  from  the  captain : 
"  Tire  V 

"That  was  the  end  of  Blockhouse  ^\o.  11  and  all  the  Filipinos  in  it. 
Following  the  destruction  of  Xo.  11.  we  turned  on  Blockhouses  9 
and  10  and  finished  them.  Our  section  of  two  guns  at  Malate  at- 
tended to  Blockhouses  13  and  14  in  the  same  thorough  manner. 

"'But  while  this  was  going  on  we  were  under  a  heavy  cross  fire. 
There  were  three  fires  directed  at  us.  one  from  the  Danish  Consul's 
house,  another  from  the  trenches  on  our  left  and  the  third  from  a 
good  position,  near  a  bridge,  to  the  right.  Had  the  Filipinos  been 
good  shots  we  would  have  suffered  severely.  As  it  was,  five  men  were 
wounded/5 

Cole  tells  of  his  being  wounded  without  calling  attention  to  the 
courage  and  devotion  to  duty  he  displayed  at  the  time,  but  the  plain 
facts  show  that  he  acted  heroically. 

"'The  battery  advanced  to  participate  in  the  destruction  of  San 
Pedro  de  Ma  carte  after  destroying  the  blockhouses.  We  had  fired 
several  shots.  I  was  acting  as  No.  2  at  my  piece,  and  a  boy  of  16 — 
Thompson  was  his  name — was  acting  trumpeter.  The  piece  was 
loaded  and  primed.  I  had  the  lanyard  in  my  hand  and  was  in  posi- 
tion, waiting  for  the  command.   TVe  were  firing  by  battery. 

"I  felt  a  sharp  blow  on  my  chest,  a  stinging  pain.  I  was  dizzy  and 
reeling.   One  hand  let  go  of  the  lanyard.   I  heard : 

"  Tire Y 

"I  braced  myself  and  pulled  the  lanyard,  while  the  report  of  the 
other  guns  told  me  I  was  late.  It  seemed  that  the  concussion  lifted 
me  from  the  ground.  The  town  and  trenches  beyond  were  jumbled 
in  a  mass  of  earth  and  buildings  before  me.  That  was  the  last  I  saw 
or  felt  until  I  awoke  on  a  cot,  with  rows  of  men  on  cots  about  me  and 
a  nurse  told  me  I  had  been  out  of  the  business  15  days. 

"My  wound  was  in  the  chest.  The  bullet  is  still  in  my  body.  I  re- 
mained in  the  hospital,  it  was  the  second  reserve  inside  of  Manila,  un- 
til the  middle  of  July,  six  months,  and  was  then  carried  on  board  the 
transport  Sherman. 

"My  condition  began  to  improve  as  soon  as  we  got  out  to  sea,  and 


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I  was  practically  well  when  we  readied  San  Francisco  a  month  later, 
although  I  am  physically  unable  to  soldier  now/' 

Cole  arrived  at  Manila  Aug.  16,  1898,  three  days  after  the  occupa- 
tion of  the  city  by  the  American  Army.  He  was  doing  duty  as 
trumpeter  and  messenger.  The  battery  was  called  upon  to  furnish 
one  man  for  secret  service  duty.  Captain  Dyer  recommended  Cole 
and  he  was  detailed  to  that  duty  under  Colonel  Thompson. 

"My  most  interesting  experience  in  the  secret  service  was  in  recov- 
ering six  miles  of  deep  sea  cable,"  said  Cole.  "The  cable  was  origi- 
nally Spanish  property.  It  was  on  board  the  gunboat  Isla  de  Manila 
when  Dewey  captured  that  vessel  with  some  dozens  of  others  on  the 
1st  of  May.  The  Manila  was  sent  into  dry  dock  at  the  Cavite  Naval 
Yard  and  the  cable  was  placed  on  shore.   While  there  it  disappeared. 

"I  was  assigned  to  find  the  cable.  It  was  a  bulky  thing  to  carry 
away,  making  almost  a  carload.  I  learned  that  it  was  in  three  sec- 
tions. It  was  natural  to  suppose  it  had  been  shipped  into  the  interior 
on  the  railroad,  which  was  Filipino  property. 

"It  was  not  difficult  to  trace  the  cable  to  Corrigedor  Island,  where 
it  had  been  stored.  I  learned  that  it  had  been  put  on  a  train  and 
started  up  county. 

"I  then  assumed  the  role  of  an  Englishman  en  route  to  the  gold 
mines  in  the  interior  and  visited  General  Luna  at  Malabon.  Luna 
was  afterwards  assassinated.  Luna  received  me  courteously  and  gave 
me  a  pass  through  the  Filipino  lines. 

"I  learned  at  Malabon  that  the  cable  had  been  transferred  to  bull 
carts — it  required  five  carts — -and  sent  away  from  the  railroad.  I 
secured  a  pair  of  native  ponies  and  a  cart  and  went  in  pursuit.  I 
came  up  with  the  ox  carts  hauling  the  cable  about  60  miles  south  of 
Manila  and  out  of  the  territory  that  was  occupied  by  Aguinaldo. 

"After  getting  a  sight  of  the  ox-train  I  kept  it  in  sight  and  never 
traveled  many  miles  ahead  of  it.  I  knew  where  the  carts  halted  each 
night  and  saw  them  start  out  each  morning. 

"Finally  the  train  left  the  road  and  went  out  across  the  rice  fields. 
I  kept  them  in  sight.  There  was  a  detail  of  Filipino  soldiers  with  the 
train.  They  buried  the  cable  in  a  marsh  and  covered  it  with  bamboos, 
which  they  stuck  in  the  ground  as  though  they  were  growing  there. 

"The  soldiers  and  the  carts  left  the  place.  I  remained  in  the  neigh- 
borhood long  enough  to  become  convinced  that  the  cable  was  to  be  left 
where  it  was  buried,  and  then  hastened  back  to  Manila  to  report. 

"I  was  sent  out  with  a  detail  of  soldiers  and  piloted  them  to  the 
spot  where  the  cable  was  buried.  The  cable  was  dug  up  and  hauled 
back  to  Manila  in  ox  carts.  We  took  a  roundabout  course  which  kept 
us  clear  of  the  Filipino  camps  and  reached  Manila  in  safety." 

"What  was  your  reward?" 

"A  piece  of  paper — honorable  mention." 


JOHN  WALKER. 


535 


XAOMI  HAYS  Walker6  (3824)  (Andrew  J.5,  James4,.  Joseph3, 
Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  Oct.  3,  1859:  m.  J.  A.  McXeilly  of  the  firm  of 
McXeilly  and  Mitchell,  St.  Louis,  Mo.   6  children,  viz : 

3828.  Andrew  Walker  McXeilly;  b.  Sept.  18,  18:8. 

3829.  Susan  A.  McXeilly:  b.  1883. 

3830.  May  McXeilly:  b.  1889. 

3831.  Grace  McXeilly;  b.  1893. 

3832.  Katherine  McXeilly;  b.  1895. 

3833.  Jacob  A.  McXeilly;  b.  1896. 

JAMES  Walker6  (3825)  (Andrew  J.5,  James4,  Joseph3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  ;  b.  Feb.  1,  1861;  m.  (1)  Jennie  Scott  of  Evansville,  Ind. 
They  had  2  children,  both  dead: 

3831.    Thomas  Walker. 

3835.  Mary  Walker. 

Jennie  died  six  years  after  marriage.  He  then  married  Katherine 
Schneider  of  Evansville,  Ind.    They  had  one  son : 

3836.  Andrew  Jackson  Walker;  b.  1888.    He  lives  in  Washing- 

ton, D.  C,  where  he  has  a  government  position. 


CHILDEEX  OF  THE  WHITE  HOUSE. 

THE  C  LEVEL  AXD  BABIES  XOT  THE  OXLT  OXES  BOBX  THERE. 

Eeminiscences  of  the  four  little  folks  of  President  Polk's  household — 
Told  by  "one  of  the  children,*'  now  living  in  Carthage,  Mo. 

The  following  interesting  story  of  White  House  children  is  con- 
tributed to  the  Republic  by  Mrs.  H.  L.  Boon  of  Carthage,  Mo.,  widow 
of  Major  Hampton  L.  Boon,  and  great-niece  of  President  James  K. 
Polk.  Mrs.  Boon's  childhood  days  were  passed  in  the  White  House, 
and  this  bit  of  history  of  the  little  folks  who  were  born  and  reared 
there  is  exceptionally  entertaining.  Mrs.  Boon  says:  "Although 
much  has  been  written  at  various  times  regarding  children  of  the 
White  House,  I  have  never  seen  a  true  account  of  my  fathers  chil- 
dren, so  I  send  you  the  following  account." 

It  would  seem  from  the  story  that  boys  have  never  at  any  time  been 
as  plentiful  at  the  White  House  as  girls  in  the  past,  and  at  present  the 


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three  Cleveland  babies  may  play  with  their  dolls  without  fear  of  the 
noisy  presence  and  interference  of  a  boy. 

The  little  bunch  of  anecdotes  and  reminiscences  are  told  by  Mrs. 
Boon  as  follows: 

"As  we  look  in  npon  the  White  House,  during  President  Polk's 
administration,  we  see  it  made  glad  and  happy  with  the  prattle  and 
laughter  of  little  children. 

When  Colonel  J.  Knox  Walker  moved  into  the  White  House  to  be- 
come private  secretary  to  his  uncle,  his  family  consisted  of  his  beauti- 
ful wife,  then  only  twenty-one,  and  two  lovely  children,  Maria  Polk, 
two  years  old,  and  Henry  Tabb  who  was  called  Hal,  seven  months  old. 

Colonel  J.  Knox  Walker  was  a  very  handsome  man,  with  polished 
manners  and  a  charming  voice. 

In  an  Appleton's  Journal  of  March,  1875,  I  find  this  description 
of  Mrs.  Walker.  The  writer,  speaking  of  a  reception  of  President 
Polk's,  says :  "Mrs.  Polk  was  an  elegant  hostess,  and  she  was  assisted 
by  Mrs.  Knox  Walker,  a  most  beautiful  creature,  who  possessed  that 
charm  of  making  any  place  look  festive/' 

After  reading  the  above  description,  one  can  see  why  of  a  large 
family  of  relatives,  Mr.  Polk  selected  Colonel  Walker  for  his  private 
secretary,  and  desired  him  to  bring  his  family  to  the  White  House. 

On  March  15,  1846,  on  General  Jackson's  birthday,  and  in  the 
room  he  had  occupied,  there  was  born  a  little  girl.  Colonel  Walker 
named  his  little  girl,  Sarah,  for  Mrs.  Polk,  but  she  was  always  called 
Sally.  This  baby  was  not  named  Polk,  as  Colonel  Walker's  oldest 
daughter  was  named  Maria  Polk,  for  his  mother,  who  was  a  sister  of 
Mr.  Polk. 

As  but  few  babies  had  previously  been  born  in  the  White  House, 
Mrs.  Polk  made  arrangements  for  an  elegant  christening  party,  but 
when  the  rector  of  Christ  Church,  Eev.  Mr.  White  Pine,  was  told 
about  the  party  to  be  given,  he  said  the  rules  of  the  Church  required 
all  children  to  be  brought  to  the  church  except  where  sickness  pre- 
vented. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Polk,  not  being  Episcopalians,  were  quite  pro- 
voked, and  Colonel  Walker  thought  it  best  to  let  the  matter  drop. 

Little  Sally,  though  a  mite  of  a  baby,  must  have  made  up  her  mind 
to  be  christened  in  the  White  House,  for  shortly  afterwards  she  was 
taken  very  ill.  Dr.  Miller  did  not  think  she  would  live,  so  Eev.  Mr. 
White  Pine  was  sent  for  in  a  hurry  and  the  baby  was  christened  in 
the  White  House. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


537 


On  Dec.  9,  1847,  J.  Knox  Walker,  Jr.,  was  born  in  the  White 
House.  If  Sally  had  been  a  little  queen  during  her  short  reign,  little 
Knox  was  made  a  baby  king,  for  it  was  said  that  he  was  the  first  boy 
that  was  ever  born  in  the  White  House. 

Mr.  W.  W.  Corcoran,  after  the  birth  of  each  of  these  children,  sent 
an  elegant  silver  cup  and  spoon.  These  cups  and  spoons  were  the 
only  presents  of  any  value  I  ever  heard  of  these  children  receiving, 
with  one  exception.  Mrs.  Polk  ordered  a  breast-pin,  and  when  it 
came  earrings  were  sent  too.  Mrs.  Polk  did  not  wear  earrings,  but 
Mrs.  Walker  handed  her  $15.00  saying,  "Aunt  Sally,  I  will  take 
them."  They  were  gold  harps.  Mrs.  Polk  turned  and  handed  the 
money  to  Colonel  Walker,  with  the  remark,  "Knox,  give  this  gold  to 
little  Sally  with  interest  when  she  is  fifteen  years  old." 

Maria  Polk  began  to  play  her  part  as  "Queen  of  Hearts"  in  the 
White  House,  and  played  it  through  her  short  life.  While  very 
young,  she  gained  two  warm  friends,  who  remained  loyal  through 
her  life  time.  One  was  Mr.  Buchanan,  Secretary  of  State  in  Mr. 
Polk's  Cabinet,  afterward  President,  and  the  other  was  General  Har- 
ney. Maria  was  devoted  to  Mr.  Buchanan,  and  often  ran  away  to 
visit  him  in  his  office.  One  day  Mr.  Buchanan  was  dining  with  the 
President  and  Maria  was  brought  to  the  table,  when  the  dessert  was 
being  served.  Mr.  Buchanan  said :  "Well,  my  little  pet,  what  did 
you  do  with  that  nice  bolt  of  red  ribbon  (legal  red  tape)  that  I  gave 
you  this  morning?"  "My  mamma  tied  me  to  the  bed-post  because 
I  runned  away." 

General  Harney  was  very  fond  of  Maria,  and  when  she  was  about 
seven  years  old  he  bought  from  Tom  Thumb,  when  he  was  being  ex- 
hibited in  Washington,  one  of  his  coaches,  and  presented  it  to  Maria. 
It  was  a  beautiful  thing,  and  would  hold  four  small  children,  a  driver 
and  footman.   Of  course,  the  latter  were  children  also. 

Hal  was  a  great  favorite  of  the  President's.  He  now  has  a  letter 
written  by  his  father  to  his  mother,  who  was  on  a  visit  to  her  girl- 
hood's home  in  Lynchburg.  In  it  he  says :  "I  am  glad  you  will  soon 
be  home,  as  Uncle  James  misses  Hal  so  much.  Be  sure  to  have  Hal 
bring  him  some  of  Grandpa's  Tabb's  tobacco,  as  the  last  he  gave  him 
is  about  gone." 

Sally  was  devoted  to  Mr.  Polk,  and  it  was  almost  impossible  to 
keep  her  out  of  his  office.  Mr.  Polk  could  often  be  seen  walking  about 
holding  Sally  by  the  hand,  and  to  the  first  one  he  met  he  would  say : 


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"Won't  you  please  keep  Sally  out  of  my  room?"  I  suppose  Salty  is 
the  only  one  who  ever  attended  Cabinet  meetings,  and  on  that  account 
acquired  her  nickname  of  "Curly." 

Colonel  Bobert  J.  Walker,  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  in  Mr.  Polk's 
Cabinet,  was  a  very  bright  and  lovable  man,  and  his  friends  declared 
he  would  find  out  all  the  secrets  of  state,  and  he  was  called  by  his  in- 
timate friends,  "Curly."  Sally  could  not  be  kept  out  of  the  Cabinet 
meetings,  and  she  was  called  "Curly."  Colonel  Walker  did  not  ap- 
prove of  nicknames,  but  he  always  called  his  daughter  by  the  one 
gained  in  this  manner.  After  leaving  the  White  House,  Colonel 
Walker  kept  house  for  a  few  years  in  Washington,  but  then  moved  to 
Memphis,  Tenn.  I  forgot  to  mention  that  Maria  came  very  near 
handing  her  name  down  in  history.  While  living  at  the  White  House, 
she  put  a  lighted  candle  under  the  bed.  If  it  had  not  been  discovered 
in  time  the  house  would  have  been  burned.  As  it  was,  the  room  was 
just  a  little  damaged. 

Maria  Walker  was  educated  at  the  Convent  of  Visitation,  George- 
town, D.  C,  and  spent  the  winter  of  fifty-nine  in  Washington.  As  a 
little  child  she  had  often  given  Mr.  Buchanan  a  warm  welcome  to  the 
White  House.  Now  he  as  President,  and  living  at  the  White  House, 
returned  the  compliment. 

During  one  of  her  visits,  Mr.  James  Buchanan,  nephew  and  private 
secretary  to  the  President,  was  showing  Miss  Maria  Walker  through 
the  White  House.  He  showed  her  a  cradle,  and  said,  "Here  is  your 
cradle."  But  she  replied,  "No."  He  said,  "Well,  it  belongs  to  one  of 
Colonel  Knox  Walker's  children."   "It  was  my  sister  Sally's." 

Colonel  Walker  had  10  children,  but  Knox  was  the  pet  lamb  of  the 
fold.   When  10  years  old,  he  was  thrown  from  his  pony  and  killed. 

Mrs.  Walker  never  recovered  from  the  shock  and  sorrow.  She  saw 
four  of  her  children  carried  out  to  Elmwood,  and  then  she  too  was 
laid  beside  them.  Though  the  mother  of  ten  children,  she  was  still 
very  young,  and  very  beautiful,  not  being  quite  thirty-six  years  old 
when  she  died. 

Mr.  Polk  thought  Mrs.  Walker  so  beautiful,  that  when  celebrated 
artists  came  to  paint  his  portrait,  he  would  have  Mrs.  Walker  sit  also. 
Healy,  the  celebrated  portrait  painter,  executed  an  excellent  portrait 
of  Mrs.  Walker.  She  is  sitting  in  the  east  room  in  the  Court  of  Arms 
Chair.  Sully  also  painted  an  ivory  miniature.  These  pictures  are 
prized  very  highly  by  Mrs.  Walker's  children. 


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Maria  Walker  married  General  Frank  C.  Armstrong,  and  it  was 
a  coincidence  that  she,  who  had  been  such  a  pet  of  General  Harney's, 
should  marry  a  gentleman,  who,  when  in  the  United  States'  Army, 
had  been  a  staff  officer  of  General  Harney's.  When  General  Arm- 
strong married  Miss  Walker  he  was  in  the  Confederate  army.  Mrs. 
Armstrong  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven.  She  had  gone  to  Spring- 
field, Mo.,  for  health,  and  died  there,  and  is  buried  in  the  Eoman 
Catholic  Cemetery. 

Sally  married  in  1866  Major  Hampton  L.  Boon,  who  had  been  on 
General  Van  Dorn's  staff  during  the  war.  After  the  war  Major  Boon 
was  a  well  known  agent  of  the  New  York  Life  Insurance  Company. 
He  died  in  Ardmore,  Indian  Territory,  in  1893,  and  is  buried  in 
Carthage,  Mo.,  where  his  widow  resides  with  four  children.  General 
Armstrong  is  at  present  Assistant  Indian  Inspector.  Hal  T.  Walker 
resides  with  his  family  in  Montgomery,  Ala.  Joseph  Knox  Walker 
was  a  Colonel  in  the  Confederate  army.  He  died  in  1863,  and  is 
buried  in  Elmwood  in  Memphis.  His  death  was  caused  by  sickness 
contracted  by  exposure  in  the  army.  President  and  Mrs.  Polk  are 
both  buried  in  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Of  the  many  people  who  went  in  and  out  of  the  White  House  dur- 
ing Mr.  Polk's  term,  I  know  of  but  two  that  are  living,  Sally  Walker 
Boon  and  Hal  T.  Walker,  of  Montgomery,  Ala. — Written  by  Sally 
Walker  Boon,  for  the  St.  Louis  Republic. 

Mrs.  Green  of  Nashville  sends  the  following  in  reference  to  the 
statement  that  Sally  Walker  was  born  in  the  White  House.  As  proof 
of  the  fact,  I  publish  the  affidavit  in  this  connection. 

Tliis  is  to  Certify,  That  I  am  a  sister  of  Joseph  Knox  Walker,  who 
was  Private  Secretary  to  James  K.  Polk,  President  of  the  United 
States,  during  his  whole  administration.  I  solemnly  affirm  that  Sally 
Walker  Boon  is  the  daughter  of  J.  Knox  Walker,  and  was  born  in  the 
White  House  at  Washington,  D.  C,  in  March,  1846.  I  was  spending 
the  winter  with  my  uncle  at  that  time,  and  was  therefore  in  the  White 
House  at  the  time  of  her  birth.   I  will  swear  to  this  fact  if  necessary. 

(Signed)    Mrs.  Sallie  Walker  Greex, 

Nashville,  Tenn. 

April  10th,  1902. 


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GENERAL  LUCIUS  MARSHALL  Walker5  (James4,  Joseph3, 
Joseph2,  John1). 

A  FAMOUS  DUEL. 

HOW  GEN.  L.  M.  WALKER  WAS  KILLED  BY  GEN.  JOHN  S.  MARMADUKE. 
— THE  STORY  TOLD  BY  A  GRANDSON  OF  DAVY  CROCKETT,  WHO 
WAS  WALKER'S  SECOND. — THE  FIRST  AUTHENTIC  STATEMENT. — 
A  CHARGE  OF  COWARDICE  THE  CAUSE. 

During  the  four  years  of  carnage  known  in  history  and  memory  as 
"The  War  of  the  Secession,"  there  occurred  no  single  incident  of  a 
more  romantic,  sensational  or  thrilling  character,  than  the  duel 
fought  near  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  between  Generals  Walker  and  Mar- 
maduke. 

This  famous  meeting  on  the  field  of  honor,  has  been  written  of  in 
many  of  its  aspects.  It  is  possible  the  facts  have  never  before  been 
chronicled.  The  following  graphic  account  is  from  the  lips  of  Col- 
onel Robert  H.  Crockett,  of  Arkansas,  a  grandson  of  the  historic 
Davy  Crockett,  and  himself  a  conspicuous  figure  in  the  scenes  of 
which  he  relates.  His  story  runs  thus:  "Although  more  than  a 
quarter  of  a  century  has  passed  since  it  occurred,  yet  even  now,  every 
scene  connected  with  it,  is  as  fresh  and  vivid  in  my  "mind's  eye"  as 
though  it  had  happened  only  yesterday. 

Shortly  after  the  death  of  General  Marmaduke,  the  story  of  the 
duel  again  came  to  the  front,  and  nearly  every  leading  journal  had 
its  own  version  (with  no  two  alike,  and  each  claiming  to  be  right), 
while  all  were  more  or  less  incorrect.  Some  of  these  narratives  and 
interviews  reflected  on  the  seconds  rather  severely.  I  read  an  inter- 
view with  General  Frost  in  a  St.  Louis  paper,  which  made  the  old 
hero  say:  "The  duel  was  entirely  unnecessary,  and  was  the  result 
of  bad  management  on  the  part  of  the  seconds." 

President  Davis  of  the  Confederate  States,  differs  with  General 
Frost,  as  you  will  see  before  I  get  through.  The  charge  that  through 
my  mismanagement,  my  best  friend  had  been  killed,  would  have  long 
since  driven  me  mad,  had  I  thought  it  well  founded.  And  yet,  God 
help  me,  it  may  have  been  so.  But  you  shall  hear  the  story — "nothing 
extenuating,  nor  aught  set  down  in  malice." 

A  few  days  prior  to  the  evacuation  of  Little  Rock  by  General  Price 
it  will  be  remembered  that  General  Steele's  advance  forces  were  met 
at  Reed's  Bridge,  on  Bayou  Meto,  on  the  old  military  road,  twelve 


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miles  from  Little  Bock,  by  Price's  cavalry,  under  the  command  of 
General  L.  M.  Walker,  General  Marmaduke  commanding  one  brigade 
and  Colonel  E.  C.  Newton  the  other.  Generals  Walker  and  Marma- 
duke were  both  Brigadiers,  but  the  latter  ranked  the  former  by  senior- 
ity of  commission.  After  the  battle,  in  which  the  Federals  were  re- 
pulsed, our  forces  fell  back  toward  Little  Eock,  General  Walker  still 
in  command,  whose  quarters  were  at  the  "Eobinson  Place,"  five  miles 
from  Little  Eock,  on  the  same  road.  A  day  or  two  after  the  battle, 
a  member  of  General  Marmaduke's  staff,  accompanied  by  a  stranger, 
whose  name  is  not  recollected,  rode  up  to  General  Walker's  headquar- 
ters and  stopped  to  dine.  After  dinner,  this  gentleman  insisted  that 
General  Walker  and  myself  should  accompany  them  to  the  city.  Gen- 
eral Walker  asked  Major  Eagiand  (his  quartermaster)  and  myself  if 
we  would  like  to  go,  to  which  we  both  agreed,  and  our  horses  were 
ordered. 

After  starting,  General  Walker  and  the  stranger  rode  on  together, 
leaving  Major  Eagiand,  the  officer  and  myself  riding  together  in  the 
rear.  He  (General  Marmaduke's  aide)  said  to  us:  "Who  do  you 
say  won  the  fight  at  Seed's  Bridge  ?"  To  which  I  replied  that  Gen- 
eral Walker  was  in  command,  and  of  course,  was  entitled  to  whatever 
credit  there  be,  but  the  boys  who  did  the  fighting  won  the  battle."  To 
which  he  said,  somewhat  hastily,  "Eo,  General  Marmaduke  won  the 

battle,  and  he  says  General  Walker  acted  the  d  d  coward.  Mind 

you,  I  do  not  say  General  Walker  is  a  coward,  but  General  Marma- 
duke says  so."  To  this,  Major  Eagiand  and  myself  made  no  reply 
until  we  had  nearly  reached  General  Marmaduke's  headquarters,  and 
stopped  on  the  creek  to  let  our  horses  drink,  when  I  said  to  him: 
"Do  you  remember  what  you  said  a  little  way  back  of  General  Mar- 
maduke's charge  againest  General  Walker?"  His  answer  was: 
"Perfectly  well,  but  remember  I  don't  say  General  Walker  is  a 

d  d  coward,  but  General  Marmaduke  does,  and  if  I  was  not  on 

General  Marmaduke's  staff,  I  would  like  to  be  on  General  Walker's." 

WALKER  INFORMED. 

General  Walker,  all  unconscious  of  the  charge,  stopped  at  General 
Marmaduke's  headquarters,  whom  we  found  to  be  absent  at  Little 
Eock.  I  called  Captain  William  Price,  a  cousin  of  General  Marma- 
duke, and  one  of  his  aides,  aside,  and  stated  to  him  what  his  brother 
staff  officer  had  said.  His  reply  was :  "For  God's  sake,  Colonel,  don't 
pay  any  attention  to  it !    Your  informant  is  drinking,  and  don't 


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know  what  he  says ;  General  Marmaduke,  I  am  sure,  never  made  any 
such  remark." 

Just  as  we  ( General  Walker,  Major  Eagland  and  myself)  were 
preparing  to  mount,  a  lady  drove  up  to  the  headquarters,  with  whom 
I  had  a  few  moments  conversation,  necessarily  delaying  me,  and  Gen- 
eral Walker  and  Major  Eagland  had  got  some  distance  ahead  of  me 
before  I  started.  On  overtaking  them,  I  found  to  my  regret,  that 
Major  Eagland  had  communicated  to  General  Walker  the  conversa- 
tion which  had  passed  between  General  Marmaduke's  staff  officer  and 
myself,  for  I  had  hoped  to  keep  it  from  him,  until  I  could  get  it  more 
reliably.  As  I  rode  up,  General  Walker  turned  to  me,  his  face  wear- 
ing its  usual  smile,  and  said : 

"Bob,  is  it  so?" 

"What,  Marsh?"  (We  were  so  intimate  that  in  private,  we  dropped 
titles.) 

"What  Eagland  tells  me — that  General  Marmaduke  has  denounced 
me  as  a  coward?" 

"Yes,  old  man,  but  Billy  Price  says  that  our  informant  is  off  his 
balance  to-day,  and  not  reliable.  I  am  sorry  Eagland  has  repeated 
the  report  to  you.  I  wanted  to  investigate  it  a  little,  and  if  the  charge 
was  actually  made  by  General  Marmaduke,  to  get  it  in  reliable  shape 
before  communicating  it  to  you." 

At  this  time  we  saw  General  Marmaduke  and  several  members  of 
his  staff  returning  from  Little  Eock.  I  suggested  to  General  Walker 
that  what  he  had  heard  was  "not  matter  for  a  street  brawl,"  to  which 
he  replied,  "Don't  be  uneasy,  Bob."  When  they  met,  they  saluted 
each  other  pleasantly,  and  after  the  usual  courtesies,  General  Walker 
remarked,  "I  have  been  ordered  across  the  river  with  my  brigade." 
General  Marmaduke  replied,  "And  I  have  been  ordered  to  remain  on 
this  side."  "Well,"  said  General  Walker,  "I  hope  you  may  have  a 
pleasant  time,"  and  saluting,  we  rode  on. 

Coming  into  the  city,  we  received  orders  from  Adjutant-General 
Snead  to  remove  our  brigade  across  at  Terry's  Ferry,  to  the  south  side 
of  the  river,  nine  miles  below  Little  Eock,  and  returning  to  headquar- 
ters, we  moved  five  miles  that  evening,  going  into  camp  on  that  side 
of  the  river.  After  supper,  General  Walker  requested  me  to  take  a 
walk  with  him,  and  said  to  me : 

"Crockett,  I  cannot  submit  to  this  charge  of  Marmaduke,  and  I 
want  you  to  take  a  note  to  him  early  in  the  morning." 


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543 


I  replied,  "Marsh,  consider  the  condition  of  our  informant,  and 
Captain  Price  assures  me  that  General  Marmaduke  made  no  such 
remark ;  let's  wait  until  we  get  it  in  more  reliable  shape." 

He  said,  "I  cannot  wait ;  I  am  satisfied  that  Marmaduke  made  the 
charge,  and  I  must  demand  an  explanation,  or  else  resign  my  com- 
mission in  the  army." 

"All  right,"  I  answered,  "but  get  General  F.  or  some  friend  of  your 
own  rank,  to  represent  you  in  the  matter,  and  conduct  your  corres- 
pondence ;  I  shrink  from  the  responsibility." 

He  put  his  arm  around  my  neck,  and  said,  "Bob,  old  boy,  I  had 
rather  trust  you  than  any  of  them,  and  I  make  it  a  test  of  your 
friendship." 

What  could  I  do?  I  replied,  "All  right,  Marsh,  sleep  on  it  to- 
night, and  to-morrow  morning,  I  am  at  your  service  for  whatever  you 
desire  me  to  do." 

THE  CORRESPONDENCE. 

The  next  morning  he  said  to  me :  "Bob,  I  must  do  this  thing,  or 
else  lose  the  respect  of  the  men  under  my  command.  He  requested 
me  to  write  to  General  Marmaduke  and  ask  if  the  report  was  true.  T 
wrote  for  him  as  near  as  I  can  remember,  the  following  note : 

"General  J.  S.  Marmaduke: 

Sir  : — I  have  been  informed  that  you  have  pronounced  me  a  cow- 
ard, and  that  I  so  acted  in  the  Battle  of  Keed's  Bridge.  Please  inform 
me  if  you  have  been  correctly  reported.  This  note  will  be  handed  by 
my  friend,  Colonel  Eobert  H.  Crockett. 

(Signed)    L.  M.  Walker." 

This  note  I  delivered  to  General  Marmaduke  in  person  at  his  head- 
quarters. He  read  it,  and  said:  "This  is  all  right.  Tell  General 
Walker  I  will  give  him  a  reply  as  soon  as  possible." 

In  the  meantime,  General  Walker  with  his  command  had  crossed 
the  river  and  camped  near  Terry's  Ferry,  eight  or  nine  miles  below 
Little  Eock.  On  the  next  day,  Captain  J ohn  C.  Moore,  a  member  of 
General  Marmaduke's  staff,  came  into  our  camp,  bearing  as  near  as 
I  can  remember,  the  following  note : 

"General  L.  M.  Walker: 

Sir: — Yours  of    date  by  your  friend,  Colonel  Crockett,  re- 
ceived at  hour,  and  would  have  received  an  early  reply,  but  that 

I  had  to  visit  my  outposts.   While  I  deny  your  right  to  demand  of  me 


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an  explanation  of  remarks  founded  on  public  rumor,  I  am  frank  to 
say  that  your  conduct  in  the  fight  at  Eeed's  Bridge  was  of  such  a  na- 
ture, that  I  declined  to  serve  longer  under  you,  and  have  so  informed 
Adjutant-General  Snead.  This  will  be  handed  you  by  my  friend, 
Captain  John  C.  Moore. 

Very  respectfully  your  obedient  servant, 

J.  S.  Marmaduke." 

Walker  insisted  that  I  challenge  on  this,  but  instead  I  sent  the  fol- 
lowing reply  for  General  Walker : 

"General  J.  S.  Marmaduke: 

Sir  : — Yours  of  date  by  your  friend,  Captain  John  C.  Moore, 

received  at  hour,  in  which  you  reply  to  my  note,  that  'My  con- 
duct in  the  retreat  from  Brownsville,  and  in  the  fight  at  Eeed's 
Bridge,  was  of  such  a  nature,  that  you  declined  to  serve  any  longer 
under  me,  etc/ 

This  language  is  susceptible  of  various  contractions,  and  unsatis- 
factory, and  I  therefore  demand  an  explicit  answer  to  the  interroga- 
tion contained  in  my  first  note.  This  will  be  handed  you  by  my 
friend,  Colonel  Crockett.  I  have  the  honor  to  be, 

Your  obedient  servant,  etc., 

L.  M.  Walker." 

This  note  was  delivered  without  delay,  and  at  the  request  of  Cap- 
tain Moore,  I  came  to  the  Anthony  House  in  Little  Eock  to  await  an 
answer.  In  a  short  time,  Captain  Moore  came  to  the  hotel,  and  sent 
to  my  room,  the  following : 

"Colonel  R.  H.  Crockett: 

Dear  Sir  : — General  Walker's  note  of  date,  General  Marma- 
duke received  at            hour.    General  Marmaduke,  while  denying 

having  used  the  specific  term,  'coward'  in  reference  to  General 
Walker's  conduct,  yet  he  holds  himself  responsible  for  any  inference 
of  that  nature,  which  may  have  been  drawn  from  his  remarks,  predi- 
cated on  General  Walker's  somewhat  more  than  prudent  care  in  the 
avoidance  of  all  positions  of  danger  in  the  Battle  of  Eeeds  Bridge, 
and  his  refusal  to  come  upon  the  field,  when  requested  by  General 
Marmaduke  to  do  so. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  Colonel,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  C.  Moore." 


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THE  CHALLENGE. 

My  answer  to  the  above  was  as  follows : 
"Captain  John  C.  Moore: 

Dear  Sir  : — Your  note  of  this  date,  received  at  hour,  in  re- 
ply to  General  Walker's  note  to  General  Marmaduke.  It  presents 
but  one  alternative.  As  the  friend  of  General  Walker,  and  without 
consultation  with  him.  I  have  the  honor  to  demand  of  General  Mar- 
maduke, through  you.  the  satisfaction  due  to  a  gentleman  for  the  in- 
sult offered.   I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully,  etc.. 

E.  H.  Crocetht." 

The  reply  to  the  above  was  as  follows : 

"Colonel  E.  E.  Crockett: 

Dear  Slr  : — Your  note  of  this  date  received,  in  which  you  demand 
of  General  Marniaduke,  in  behalf  of  General  Walker,  the  satisfaction 
for  an  insult  offered.  I  take  pleasure  in  according  General  Walker 
the  satisfaction  demanded.  Please  meet  me  at  your  earliest  conven- 
ience, that  we  may  arrange  preliminaries  for  a  speedy  meeting. 
I  have  the  honor  to  be.  very  respectfully, 

John  C.  Moobm." 

I  sent  a  request  to  Captain  Moore  to  come  to  my  room,  which  he 
promptly  did,  and  Ave  selected  there  our  advising  friends,  he  choosing 
Captain  William  M.  Price,  of  General  Marmaduke's  staff,  and  I  tak- 
ing Major  John  C.  King.  Captain  Moore  then  wrote  the  following 
agreement  of  the  meeting : 

THE  AGREEMENT. 

"General  J.  S.  Marmaduke  agrees  to  meet  General  L.  M.  Walker 
on  the  following  terms,  to- wit : 

Principals,  seconds,  advising  friends  and  surgeons  to  come  on  the 
field  with  side-arms. 

Weapons  to  be  Coifs  navy  sixes,  and  to  be  loaded  on  the  field. 

Seconds  to  toss  for  choice  of  word  and  position. 

Principals  to  be  placed  at  fifteen  paces  apart. 

Weapons  to  be  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  principals,  cocked,  and 
to  be  held  at  an  angle  of  forty-five  degrees  up  or  down,  as  each  may 
choose. 

The  word  to  be.  ''Gentlemen,  are  you  ready'  ? 

If  both  answer  in  the  affirmative,  the  second  bavins:  the  call  shall 


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say:  'Beady — one,  two,  three — fire/  After  the  word,  'fire/  parties 
may  fire  at  will,  without  leaving  their  places,  until  all  the  chambers 
are  exhausted,  or  one  of  the  parties  shall  fall,  when  the  command, 
'stop/  shall  be  given. 

jSTo  one  to  be  on  the  field,  except  the  principals,  seconds,  advising 
friends  and  surgeons. 

Any  infringement  of  these  rules,  whether  by  the  principals,  sec- 
onds, advising  friends  or  surgeons,  shall  subject  the  person  so  infring- 
ing to  be  shot  on  the  spot. 

Parties  to  meet  at  the  Godfrey  Le  Fevre  Place,  seven  miles  below 
Little  Bock,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Arkansas  Biver. 

The  meeting  to  take  place  between  daylight  and  sunrise  on  to- 
morrow morning. 

(Signed)       J.  S.  Marmaduke, 

By  his  friend,  John  C.  Moore. 

L.  M.  Walker, 
By  his  friend,  B.  H.  Crockett." 

It  should  be  remembered  that  the  above  correspondence  is  from 
memory,  and  errors,  if  any,  are  excusable  by  the  lapse  of  years,  but  it 
is  believed  that  they  are  almost  verbatim  copies. 

By  the  time  the  preliminaries  were  completed,  it  was  midnight. 
Taking  my  friend,  John  C.  King,  and  a  surgeon  whose  name  I  do  not 
remember,  we  rode  down  to  General  Walkers  headquarters,  reaching 
there  about  three  hours  before  day.  Arousing  him  from  a  sound 
sleep,  I  submitted  to  his  inspection,  the  correspondence.  His  only 
remark  on  reading  it  over,  was:  "All  right,  Bob,  but  you  should 
have  challenged  on  the  first  note,  as  I  desired  you  to  do." 

I  answered  him :  "Never  mind,  Marsh,  my  responsibility  is  heavy 
enough  as  it  is." 

WALKER  SHOT. 

He  ordered  the  horses  saddled.  Calling  up  his  servant  and  a  guide, 
we  mounted,  and,  preceded  by  the  guide,  forded  the  river  on  horse- 
back by  starlight — a  dangerous  undertaking,  as  five  feet  either  way, 
would  have  put  us  in  the  quicksand,  which  might  have  resulted  in  loss 
of  life.  Crossing  the  river  safely,  we  reached  the  old  "La  Fevre  man- 
sion" one  hour  before  daybreak,  which  was  occupied  by  two  ladies,  of 
whom  we  requested  the  use  of  a  room,  which  was  promptly  accorded. 

Just  as  it  was  dawning,  General  Marmaduke,  his  second,  advising 


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friend  and  a  surgeon,  accompanied  by  an  ambulance,  arrived,  and 
were  assigned  to  another  room.  As  soon  as  it  was  light  enough  to  see, 
Captain  Moore  and  myself  walked  out  one  or  two  hundred  yards  from 
the  house,  and  selected  the  ground  in  an  open  grove  of  heavy  timber. 
We  stepped  the  distance,  and  placed  a  chunk  of  wood  to  mark  the 
positions  to  be  occupied  by  our  principals,  making  them  north  and 
south,  so  as  to  give  neither  of  them  the  advantage  of  position  on  ac- 
count of  the  rising  sun. 

We  then  returned  to  the  house  and  accompanied  our  principals  to 
the  ground,  by  which  time  it  was  light  enough  to  see  how  to  shoot. 

On  meeting,  Generals  Marmaduke  and  Walker  saluted  each  other 
with  the  greatest  courtes}^  standing  a  few  paces  apart,  General  Mar- 
maduke with  his  arms  folded,  and  General  Walker  with  a  toothpick 
between  his  lips,  calm  and  smiling  as  he  always  was.  The  advising 
friends,  King  and  Price  sat  down  on  a  log,  side  by  side,  and  loaded 
the  weapons — regular  navy  sixes,  old  style — while  Captain  Moore  and 
myself  tossed  a  silver  half-dollar  for  the  choice  of  position  and  the 
word.   Captain  Moore,  being  the  winner,  one  toss  decided  both. 

The  principals  were  placed  in  position,  pistols  in  hand,  the  seconds 
taking  positions  two  paces  to  the  right  and  left  of  the  line  of  fire. 

At  the  word,  both  parties  fired,  the  sound  being  simultaneous,  and 
neither  was  hurt.  There  was  a  pause  of  perhaps  a  second,  and  then 
General  Marma duke's  pistol  rang  out,  and  the  ball  striking  General 
Walker  in  the  side,  he  fell  on  his  back,  his  pistol  exploding  as  he  fell. 
Captain  Moore  forgot  to  give  the  word  "  Stop,"  and  I  gave  it  for  him, 
for  which  he  afterwards  thanked  me.  At  the  word,  General  Marma- 
duke lowered  his  pistol. 

I  rushed  to  General  Walker,  and  kneeling  beside  him,  inquired  if 
he  was  hurt.  He  said,  "Yes,  Bob,  I  am  a  dead  man ;  my  legs  are  dead 
already,"  still  smiling,  and  without  a  groan  escaping  his  lips. 

Our  surgeon  coming  to  his  aid,  I  arose  to  my  feet,  when  Captain 
Moore  approached  and  said:  "Colonel,  General  Marmaduke  desires 
to  speak  with  you."  I  walked  toward  General  Marmaduke,  who  still 
retained  his  position,  and  he  said  to  me :  "Colonel  Crockett,  are  you 
satisfied  with  my  conduct  ?" 
I  replied :   "I  am,  General." 

"Have  I  permission  to  leave  my  position?"  he  then  asked,  and  T 
answered  him:  "Certainly,  sir,  my  principal,  is  I  fear,  mortally 
wounded,  and  not  in  condition  for  further  combat." 


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I  turned  to  go  back  to  General  Walker,  when  Captain  Moore  again 
called  to  me,  and  said :  "Colonel,  General  Marmaduke  desires  me  to 
tender  to  you  the  services  of  our  surgeons,  and  the  use  of  our  ambul- 
ance." 

In  answer,  I  said:  "In  behalf  of  General  Walker,  I  thank  Gen- 
eral Marmaduke  for  his  courtesy,  and  gratefully  accept  the  use  of  his 
ambulance,  as  we  forded  the  river  on  horseback,  and  have  no  convey- 
ance in  which  we  can  transport  General  Walker  to  Little  Eock,  but 
we  do  not  need  the  services  of  the  surgeon,  as  we  are  already  provided 
with  one." 

A  FATAL  WOUND. 

A  hasty  examination  by  the  surgeon  developed  that  the  wound  was 
fatal,  the  ball  having  passed  through  the  right  kidney  and  lodged  in 
the  spine,  producing  paralysis  of  the  lower  extremities.  General 
Walker  was  placed  in  the  ambulance  on  his  back.  I  seated  myself  on 
the  floor,  taking  his  head  in  my  lap,  while  his  faithful  negro  servant 
stripped  his  feet,  and  bathing  them  with  his  tears,  vainly  attempted 
to  chafe  them  back  to  life. 

I  was  crying  like  a  baby — it  was  the  saddest  experience  of  my  life. 
As  we  were  coming  up  to  the  city,  General  Walker,  evidently  in  great 
pain,  looked  up  to  me,  and  said :   "Bob,  did  I  hit  him  ?" 

I  said :   "No,  Marsh,  I  think  not." 

"Thank  God,  I  am  glad  of  it  !"  he  said.  "He  will  yet  live  to  do 
his  country  service." 

We  reached  Little  Eock  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  morning,  stopping  at 
the  residence  of  Mrs.  Cates  (mother  of  Pratt  Cates),  where  General 
Walker  lived  until  the  next  evening. 

After  his  death  and  burial,  I  addressed  the  following  note  to  Gen- 
eral Marmaduke: 

"General  J.  S.  Marmaduke: 

Sir: — General  Walker,  before  his  death,  requested  me  to  see  you 
in  person  and  assure  you  that  before  taking  the  last  sacrament,  he  sin- 
cerely forgave  you  for  his  death,  and  desired  his  friends  and  relations 
also  to  forgive  you,  and  neither  persecute  nor  prosecute  you.  You 
will  readily  understand,  General,  why  I  take  this  method  of  convey- 
ing to  you  in  preference  to  a  personal  interview. 
I  have  the  honor  to  be,  etc., 

(Signed)    E.  H.  Crockett." 


JOHN  WALKER. 


549 


I  received  no  reply  to  this  letter,  and  of  course,  expected  none.  All 
the  parties  connected  with  the  duel  were  placed  under  arrest,  but  at 
their  own  request  were  released  during  the  fight  at  Little  Eock,  and 
the  retreat  therefrom,  and  at  Arkadelphia,  we  were  finally  released 
without  trial  and  ordered  back  to  our  respective  commands. 

After  the  war  closed,  I  met  Ex-President  Davis  of  the  Confederacy, 
at  the  Peabody  Hotel  in  Memphis,  and  in  conversation  with  him,  he 
said :  "  By  the  way,  Colonel,  were  you  not  General  Walker's  second 
in  the  Marma duke- Walker  duel?" 

"Yes,  sir,  and  we  were  released  without  trial,  as  we  understood  at 
the  time,  by  your  order,  and  it  was  stated  you  remarked  after  reading 
the  correspondence,  that  the  duel  was  unavoidable,  and  there  was  no 
necessity  for  a  court  martial.  Do  you  remember,  Mr.  Davis,  having 
made  such  a  remark?" 

"Not  as  to  the  exact  words,"  he  replied,  ffbut  I  thought  then,  and 
say  now  that  no  man  can  hold  a  commission  in  the  army  while  lying 
under  an  imputation  of  cowardice  on  the  battle  field  from  a  brother 
officer.  Without  knowing  the  grounds  on  which  General  Marmaduke 
impugned  General  Walker  I  can  say  now,  as  I  thought  then,  that 
General  Walker  must  have  exacted  satisfaction  for  the  charge,  or  else 
have  left  the  army.  Had  it  been  known  to  me  that  any  officer  in  the 
Confederate  army  had  been  charged  with  cowardice,  and  had  not  re- 
sented it,  I,  as  commander-in-chief  of  the  army,  would  have  suggest- 
ed to  him,  the  propriety  of  his  resignation.  Soldiers  are  efficient  only 
when  commanded  by  officers  in  whose  courage  they  have  implicit 
confidence." 

SUSAN  Walker3  (3540)  (Joseph2,  John1) ;  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Nancy  McClung  Walker;  b.  Aug.  20,  1762,  in  Virginia;  m. 
James  McCrosky  in  May,  1789.  He  was  b.  Jan.  1,  1760.  It  is  stated 
upon  good  authority  that  James  McCrosky  was  a  Eevolutionary  sol- 
dier. (See  following  sketch.)  He  was  18  years  old  in  1776.  They 
both  d.  in  Oct.,  1835,  she  at  the  age  of  73,  and  he  at  the  age  of  76. 
They  lived  for  many  years  near  Georgetown,  Scott  County,  Ky., 
where  he  died. 

William  B.  McCrosky  furnishes  the  following  account  of  the  Mc- 
Crosky family : 

My  grandfather  lived  in  Eockingham  County,  Va,,  during  the  Eev- 
olutionary War  period.   There  was,  I  think,  four  brothers  in  the  first 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


f  amity :  James,  J  ohm  William  and  I  have  forgotten  the  name  of  the 
fourth  brother.  William  was  my  father.  James  lived  and  died  in 
Kentucky  in  the  year  1841  or  1842.  Father  hearing  of  his  illness 
went  to  visit  him.  I  think  cousin  James  was  there  at  the  time  of 
uncle's  death. 

One  uncle  went  to  Pennsjdvania  and  one  went  to  Tennessee.  Un- 
cle James  lived  quite  a  distance  from  Lexington.  Grandfather  Blair 
McCrosky  settled  8  miles  northeast  of  Lexington;  his  farm  joined 
Governor  Shelby's  on  the  east.  My  aunt  and  family  were  still  on  the 
farm  when  I  visited  it  in  1856.  She  was  the  wife  of  David  McCros- 
ky, father's  half-brother  (I  think).  He  had  only  been  dead  a  few 
years  in  1856.  Their  house  was  the  first  hewed  log  house  with  shin- 
gle roof  built  in  the  county.  The  first  roof  was  put  on  by  boring  gim- 
let holes  through  the  shingles  and  lath  and  pinning  in  place  with 
wooden  pegs.  The  house  was  built  in  1784,  of  black  locust  logs,  with 
good  foundation  and  chimney  of  stone.  It  still  stands  seemingly  as 
good  as  when  built.  I  think  James  McCrosky  of  Myers,  Fla.  (who 
m.  Sophia  Lord  Barber),  is  a  grandson  of  Uncle  James  McCrosky 
(who  m.  Susan  Walker,  granddaughter  of  the  emigrant  John). 

LTncle  James  McCrosky  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War, 
and  was  standing  beside  Washington  when  Cornwallis  handed  him 
his  sword.  I  do  not  remember  of  hearing  of  the  death  of  Uncle 
James,  but  I  heard  of  the  family  leaving  Illinois,  and  going  to  Cleve- 
land, 0.  I  also  heard  he  had  a  son  in  Tecumseh,  Neb.,  and  two 
daughters  in  Washington,  D.  C.  My  understanding  was  that  their 
husbands  held  government  offices. 

William  Blair  McCrosky, 

Of  Eureka  Springs,  Mo. 

April,  1899. 

The  10  children  of  Joseph  and  Nancy  Walker  McCrosky  were  as 
follows : 

3837.  Nancy  McCrosky ;  b.  Jan.  1,  1790 ;  m.  Levi  McMurtry  and 

settled  in  Calloway  County,  Mo. 

3838.  Samuel  McCrosky;  b.  May  8,  about  1791. 

3839.  John  McCrosky;  b.  Nov.  15,  about  1792. 

3840.  James  McCrosky;  b.  March  22,  1794;  m.  Sally  Hays;  d. 

in  Eushville,  111.   9  children  +. 


James  McCrosky. 


1  f 


Saeah  Hays  McCrosky 


JOHN  WALKER. 


551 


3841.  Polly  McCrosky;  b.  Feb.  20,  1796;  m.  James  Griffen.  and 

d.  in  Scott  County,  Ky. 

3842.  Joseph  McCrosky;  b.  Nov.  23,  1797,  in  Scott  County,  Ky. ; 

m.  Mary  H.  Rice  July  31,  1831 ;  d.  in  Macomb,  111.,  Jan. 
3,  1871. 

3843.  Sarah  McCrosky;  b.  Xov.  12,  1799;  m.  Rev.  Samuel  Wil- 

son.   5  children  +. 

3844.  William  McCrosky;  b.  Sept.  22,  1801;  d.  unmarried  in 

Kentucky. 

3845.  Blair  McCrosky;  b.  June  20,  1804;  m.  and  had  children. 

He  d.  in  Kentucky. 

3846.  Milton  McCrosky;  b.  Dec.  14,  1806 ;  d.  when  grown ;  is  re- 

membered by  all  who  knew  him  as  a  very  good  man. 

JAMES  McCrosky4  (3840)  (Susan3,  Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  in  1794; 
d.  in  Eushville,  111.,  Aug.  8,  1848;  m.  Sept.  5,  1820,  to  Sarah  Hays, 

daughter  of  .    She  was  b.  Feb.  3,  1796;  d.  July  1, 

1841,  in  Eushville,  111.  James  McCrosky  m.  (2)  Lorena  S.  Camp- 
bell (b.  March,  1807),  April  28,  1842.  She  d.  in  Eushville.  Sept.  9, 
1871;  moved  to  Eushville  in  1834.   Their  9  children  were; 

3847.  William  McCrosky ;  b.  July  15,  1821 ;  d.  in  Columbia,  Ky., 

Aug.  22,  1822. 

3848.  Mary  McCrosky;  m.  William  I.  Erwin.    3  children  +. 

3849.  Susan  McCrosky;  b.  Dec.  3,  1828;  m.  Pinkney  H.  Walker 

in  1840.    For  children,  see  No.  3004. 

3850.  Sarah  McCrosky;  m.  Theodore  S.  Kay,  (2)  James  D.  Ray. 

2  children  +. 

3851.  James  McCrosky;  b.  May  2,  1829;  m.  Aug.  27,  1857, 

Sophia  Lord  Barber.  They  reside  in  Cleveland,  O.  She 
is  daughter  of  Epapras  L.,  son  of  Josiah  Barber  and 
Sophia  Lord  Barber.  He  was  son  of  Captain  Stephen 
Barber  of  Connecticut.  Her  mother  was  Jerusha  Sar- 
gent, daughter  of  Levi  and  Eosamond  B.  Harris  Sargent, 
and  her  mother  was  a  Miss  Hyde,  who  traced  her  ances- 
try back  to  Ethelred,  the  Unready.  Have  adopted  a  son 
of  Henry  Christian  Cooper,  son  of  Bishop  Cooper,  of  the 
Huron  Diocese.  They  named  him  Frederick  Barber 
McCrosky.   He  was  b.  May  29,  1865. 

3852.  Lucillia  McCrosky  ;  m.  Geo.  W.  Eobertson.    2  children  +. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


3853.  Charles  McCrosky;  m.  Elizabeth  M.  Warren.   4  children+ 

3854.  Elizabeth  McCrosky;  b.  Sept.  23,  1835;  m.  William  Wells 

April  24,  1871. 

3855.  Arm  Maria  McCrosky;  b.  March  16,  1838 ;  d.  in  Cleveland, 

0.,  Sept.  11,  1890. 

MAEY  McCrosky5  (3848)  (James4,  Susan3,  Joseph2,  John1)  ;  m. 
William  I.  Erwin  April  19,  1849.  He  d.  in  Macomb.  3  children, 
viz : 

3856.  Ella  Erwin ;  b.  March  10,  1850. 

3857.  James  Erwin;  b.  Aug.  25,  1856. 

3858.  Sarah  Alice  Erwin;  b.  Dec.  7,  1857;  m.  Joseph  William 

Wyne.  For  their  children,  see  Joseph  William  Wyne, 
No.  3584. 

SARAH  McCrosky5  (3850)  (James4,  Susan3,  Joseph2,  John1) ; 
b.  March  9,  1827;  m.  (1)  Theodore  S.  Eay  Dec.  12,  1844.  He  d.  in 
Eushville  Nov.  8,  1845.  She  then  m.  James  D.  Ray  in  Feb.,  1857. 
She  d.  in  New  York  April,  1897.  James  Ray  d.  in  New  York  in 
1897.   They  had  2  children,  viz : 

3859.  Minnie  Ray;  m.  Sidney  Clark  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

3860.  William  Ray;  m.  Cecelia  

LUCILLIA  McCrosky5  (3852)  (James4,  Susan3,  Joseph2, 
John1) ;  b.  April  28,  1831.  She  m.  Geo.  W.  Robertson  March,  1852. 
He  d.  in  Rushville  Oct.,  1857.   They  have  2  children,  viz  : 

3861.  James  McCrosky  Robertson. 

3862.  Charles  Wilson  Robertson;  m.  May  Braidenthal.    2.  chil- 

dren, viz : 

3863.  George  McCrosky  Robertson. 

3864.  Maud  McCrosky  Robertson. 

CHARLES  McCrosky5  (3853)  (James4,  Susan3,  Joseph2,  John1)  ; 
b.  March  28,  1833;  d.  in  Tecumseh,  Neb.,  April  9,  1893.  He  m. 
Elizabeth  M.  Warren  Oct.  28,  1865.  She  was  b.  in  Rushville,  111., 
Dec.  13,  1842.   They  had  4  children  as  follows : 

3865.  Mary  McCrosky;  b.  in  Indushy,  111.,  Oct.  28,  1866. 

3866.  Ella  McCrosky';  b.  in  Tecumseh,  Neb.,  Feb.  7,  1872, 

3867.  James  W.  McCrosky;  b.  in  Indushy,  111.,  April  7,  1869  +. 

3868.  Anna  McCrosky;  b.  Tecumseh,  Neb.,  Jan.  14,  1878. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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JAMES  W.  McCrosky6  (3867)  (Charles5,  James4,  Susan3,  Jos- 
eph2, John1) ;  m.  Josephine  Tremaine,  daughter  of  L.  B.  Tremaine 
of  Lincoln,  in  Buenos  Ayres,  S.  A.,  Dec.  21,  1896.  J.  W.  McCrosky, 
formerly  of  Tecumseh,  enjoys  an  enviable  reputation  as  an  electrical 
engineer.  He  is  chief  engineer  of  La  Capital  Tramways  Co.,  a  com- 
pany of  American  and  English  capitalists  which  is  engaged  in  con- 
structing very  extensive  electrical  plants  in  both  Buenos  Ayres  and 
Cordova.  Before  marriage  Miss  Tremaine  was  teacher  of  Latin  and 
Greek  in  the  Lincoln  State  University.   They  have  one  son,  viz  : 

3869.    Donald  Warren  McCrosky;  b.  March  24,  1898,  at  Buenos 
Ayres,  South  America. 

SAEAH  McCrosky4  (3843)  (Susan3,  Joseph2,  John1);  b.  Nov. 
12,  1779 ;  m.  Rev.  Samuel  Wilson,  a  Presb}d;erian  minister,  Oct.  18, 
1827.   Of  their  5  children,  those  who  are  living  are : 

3S70.    Elvira  J.  Wilson ;  m.  Mr.  Graham.   4  children +. 

3871.  John  M.  Wilson;  m.  Amanda  Jane  Decker.    1  child  +. 

3872.  Samuel  Wilson;  married.    5  children  +. 

ELVIRA  J.  Wilson5  (3870)  (Sarah4,  Susan3,  Joseph2,  John1); 
m.  Mr.  Graham.    They  live  in  Oquawka,  111.   -i  children,  viz  : 

3873.  Jessie  Graham;  m.  Mr.  Moir. 

3874.  Mrs.  Alexander  Fergus  Campbell,  Chicago,  111. 

3875.  Mrs.  William  S.  Montgomery. 

3876.  William  Wilson  Graham;  m.  Miss  Allen;  resides  in  Kan- 

sas City,  Mo. 

JESSIE  Graham0  (3873)  (Elvira5,  Sarah4,  Susan3,  Joseph2, 
John1) ;  m.  Mr.  Moir.  He  is  dead  and  she  is  living  in  Oquawaka, 
111.,  with  their  3  children,  viz: 

3877.  John  Moir. 

3878.  Robert  Moir. 

3879.  Mabel  Moir. 

JOHN  M.  Wilson5  (3871)  (Sarah4,  Susan3,  Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b. 
Feb.  13,  1833;  m.  Amanda  Jane  Decker  Dec.  4,  1857;  resides  in 
Grandin,  Carter  Count}',  Mo.    1  daughter,  viz: 

3880.  Elizabeth  M.  Wilson;  a  music  teacher  in  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


SAMUEL  Wilson5  (3872)  (Sarah4,  Susan3,  Joseph2,  John1) ;  m. 
and  lives  in  Macon,  Mo.    5  children,  viz: 

3881.  Fred  Wilson ;  married  +. 

3882.  Jessie  Wilson;  m.  Philip  Gauss.   No  children. 

3883.  Nellie  Wilson. 

3884.  Charles  Wilson. 

3885.  Eobert  Wilson. 

FEED  Wilson  (3881)  ;  married,  but  name  of  wife  not  known. 
Children : 

3886.  Son;  name  not  given. 

3887.  Name  not  given. 

NANCY  Walker  (3541)  (Joseph2,  John1) ;  b.  1760,  and  d.  Dec. 
1,  1850;  m.  Michael  Warnock  at  or  near  Lexington,  Va.,  March, 
1788,  and  removed  to  Kentucky  in  1789.  He  was  b.  March,  1751,  in 
Londonderr}',  Ireland;  came  to  America  in  1776.  He  d.  Aug.,  1823. 
6  children,  viz : 

3888.  Joseph  Warnock;  b.  1790;  killed  in  the  Battle  of  Tippe- 

canoe in  1811. 

3889.  Nancy  Warnock.    She  m.  Amos  Eobertson,  and  d.  in 

Adams  County,  111. 

3890.  Sally  Warnock;  d.  unmarried  in  La  Porte  County,  Ind. 

3891.  James  Warnock;  b.  Woodford  County,  Ky.,  March  27, 

1794;  m.  Nancy  Garner.   8  children  +. 

3892.  Elizabeth  Warnock;  b.  1799.    She  m.  Craig,  and  d. 

1879. 

3893.  John  Warnock;  b.  Dec.  15,  1803;  d.  Aug.,  1890.    He  m. 

Charlotte  Garner,  sister  of  Nancy  Garner,  who  m.  James 
Warnock. 

JAMES  Warnock4  (3891)  (Nancy3,  Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  1794  in 
Woodford  County,  Ky. ;  moved  to  Scott  County,  1795,  and  from  there 
to  Indiana  in  1809.  He  m.  Nancy  Garner  April  14,  1814,  and  set- 
tled in  Clark  County;  removed  to  La  Porte  County  in  1834;  joined 
the  M.  E.  Church  in  1818 ;  d.  April  29,  1887.  Nancy  Garner,  daugh- 
ter of  Eev.  James  Garner  and  his  wife,  Susannah  Newman,  was  b. 
Nov.,  1799,  and  d.  Jan.  27,  1840.   After  Nancy's  death  James  War- 


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nock  m.  in  June,  1841,  Ellen  Steele.  She  d.  Jan.  23,  1873.  The 
children  of  James  and  Nancy  Warnock  were  8,  as  follows : 

3894.  Susannah  Warnock;  b.  April  24.  in  Clark  County:  d.  May 

20,  1891. 

3895.  Charlotte  Warnock:  b.  July  29,  1817;  m.  0.  V.  Lemon. 

She  d.  June  8,  1870.    8  children  +. 

3896.  Mary  Ann  Warnock;  b.  Nov.  16,  1820,  in  Monroe  County. 

She  m.  Francis  A.  Sale.    2  children  +. 

3897.  Joseph  Garner  Warnock;  b.  Oct.  19,  1822,  in  Clark  Coun- 

ty, Ind. ;  m.  Miriam  E.  Clybourne.  He  d.  Oct.  5,  1888; 
m.  (2)  Martha  Ann  Teale.    7  children  +. 

3898.  John  Milton  Warnock;  b.  Sept.  29,  1825,  in  Clark  County, 

Indiana. 

3899.  Amanda  Walker  Warnock;  b.  June  7,  1833;  d.  July  17, 

1837. 

3900.  Allen  Wiley  Warnock;  b.  April  30,  1837,  in  Clark  County : 

m.  Eliza  E.  Beahm.   2  children  +. 

3901.  Charles  Christopher  Warnock;  b.  April  23,  1839,  in  La 

Porte  County,  Ind.;  d.  in  La  Porte  County,  Jan.  22, 
1869. 

CHARLOTTE  Warnock5  (3895)  (James4,  Nancy3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  ;  b.  July  29,  1817;  d.  June  8,  1870,  in  Richmond;  second 
child  of  James  and  Nancy  Garner  Warnock.  She  married  as  his  sec- 
ond wife,  Orange  Vandevere  Lemon  in  La  Porte  County,  Ind.,  June, 
1837.  He  was  the  son  of  Wm.  Lemon,  who  was  b.  in  Virginia,  and 
grandson  of  Alexander  Lemon,  who  was  b.  in  North  Ireland  ;  b.  in 
Ohio  Jan.  27,  1813.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  in  the  M  E.  Church 
in  1841,  serving  as  pastor  in  northern  Indiana  for  37  years,  two  of 
which  was  spent  as  Chaplain  of  the  36th  Indiana  Regiment  Volun- 
teer Infantry ;  served  as  presiding  elder,  also  attended  the  General 
Conference  as  delegate  several  times;  and  served  four  years  on  the 
Book  Committee  of  the  M.  E.  Church.  He  d.  Sept.,  1889,  in  Rich- 
mond.  Their  8  children  were : 

3902.  James  Wm.  K.  Lemon  ;  m.  Alice  M.  King.   3  children  +. 

3903.  Leonard  T.  Lemon;  m.  Martha  Wilcoxen.    3  children  +. 

3904.  Joseph  Gaines  Lemon;  m.  Ida  Z.  Newton.   4  children  +. 

3905.  Orange  V.  Lemon,  Jr. ;  m.  Ida  Morgan.    5  children  +. 

3906.  Hamlin  T.  Lemon  ;  m.  Anna  Coale.   4  children  +. 


556 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


3907.  Olive  Viola  Lemon;  m.  Dr.  John  M.  Bouser.    1  child  +. 

3908.  Ella  Eosetta  Lemon;  m.  Dr.  Joseph  H.  Heatwold.   3  chil- 

dren +. 

3909.  Charles  Ellsworth  Lemon;  m.  Anna  M.  King.    4  chil- 

dren +. 


JAMES  Wm.  KENTON  Lemon6  (3902)  (Charlotte5,  James4, 
Nancy3,  Joseph2,  John1) ;  b.  Aug.  12,  1838;  m.  Alice  M.  King,  and 
resides  at  Topeka,  Kansas.    3  children,  viz: 

3910.  Walter  Clifford  Lemon;  d.  young. 

3911.  Herbert  Kenton  Lemon;  single. 

3912.  Grace  Allen  Lemon;  single  in  1900. 

LEONARD  TAYLOE  Lemon6  (3903)  (Charlotte5,  James4,  Nan- 
cy3, Joseph2,  John1) ;  b.  July  27,  1841.  He  m.  Martha  Wilcoxen. 
3  children,  viz : 

3913.  Mary  Louise  Lemon;  b.  1869;  d.  1882. 

3914.  Grace  Lemon;  b.  1871.   She  m.  Henry  L.  Cannon  of  Ind- 

ianapolis.  No  children. 

3915.  Edna  Lemon;  d.  young. 

JOSEPH  GAINES  Lemon6  (3904)  (Charlotte5,  James4,  Nancy3, 
Joseph2,  John1);  born  July  28,  1843;  died  Aug.  30,  1889;  en- 
tered the  army  Sept.,  1861,  at  the  age  of  18  as  a  private  in  the 
36th  Indiana  Volunteer  Infantry;  gradually  promoted  for  faith- 
ful service  from  Corporal  to  1st  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant;  was  se- 
verely wounded  in  one  of  the  engagements  before  Atlanta,  after  three 
years  of  service.  He  served  two  terms  as  Treasurer  of  Wayne  County, 
Ind.,  and  helped  to  organize  the  Eichmond  City  Mill  Works,  of  which 
he  was  President  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  m.  Ida  Z.  Newton. 
Their  4  children  were : 

3916.  Lillian  Viola  Lemon.    She  m.  Fred  Underhill.    They  re- 

side at  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

3917.  Alice  Adelaide  Lemon;  d.  young. 

3918.  Charlotte  Lemon.    She  m.  Allen  J.  Vesey;  reside  at  Fort 

Wayne,  Ind. 

3919.  Frank  Newton  Lemon ;  d.  1882,  aged  7  years. 


OEANGE  V.  Lemon,  Jr.6  (3905)  (Charlotte6,  James5,  Nancy3, 


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557 


Joseph2,  John1)  :  b.  Jan.  8,  1846.  He  m.  Ida  Morgan.  They  have 
5  children,  viz  : 

3920.  Leonard  Orange  Lemon;  m.  Maud  Hollenbeck.   1  child  +. 

3921.  Zitella  Lemon.   She  m.  Frank  Lamar:  no  children;  reside 

at  Wilmington,  0. 

3922.  Everett  Roy  Lemon.    He  m.  Harriet  Barber;  reside  at 

Richmond;  no  children. 

3923.  Mary  Morgan  Lemon ;  resides  at  Richmond ;  single  in  1900. 

3924.  Ella  Reynolds  Lemon;  resides  at  Richmond;  single  in 

1900. 

LEONARD  ORANGE  Lemon  (3920)  ;  m.  Maud  Hollenbeck.  1 
child,  viz : 

3925.  Leonard  0.  Lemon,  Jr. 

HAMLIN  TEFT  Lemon6  (3906)  (Charlotte5,  James4,  Nancy3, 
Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  May  22,  1848.  He  m.  Anna  Coale.  They  have 
4  children,  as  follows : 

3926.  Harland  Lemon;  resides  at  Richmond;  single,  1900. 

3927.  Frederick  Lemon.  He  m.  Flora  Hill;  resides  at  Richmond. 

No  children. 
3828.    Alice  Lemon;  single  in  1900. 

3929.  Olive  Viola  Lemon;  single  in  1900. 

OLIVE  VIOLA  Lemon6  (3907)  Charlotte5,  James4,  Nancy3,  Jos- 
eph2, John1)  ;  b.  Feb.  15,  1851.  She  m.  Dr.  John  M.  Bouser. 
They  have  1  child,  viz : 

3930.  Charles  Kenton  Bouser;  b.  about  1887. 

ELLA  ROSETTA  Lemon6  (3908)  (Charlotte5,  James4,  Nancy3, 
Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  Dec.  12,  1854.  She  m.  Dr.  Joseph  H.  Heatwold, 
who  entered  the  Spanish- American  War  as  Major;  d.  of  yellow  fever 
at  Santiago,  Cuba,  in  July,  1899.   They  have  3  children,  viz: 

3931.  Henry  Heatwold;  d.  young. 

3932.  Mary  Irmyn  Heatwold;  d.  aged  7  years. 

3933.  Louisa  Heatwold;  b.  about  1890. 

CHARLES  ELLSWORTH  Lemon6  (3909)  (Charlotte5,  James4, 
Nancy3,  Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  Nov.  17,  1859.   He  was  the  youngest  of 


558 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


the  children  of  0.  V.  and  Charlotte  Warnock  Lemon.  He  m.  Anna 
M.  King,  sister  of  the  wife  of  J.  W.  K.  Lemon.  They  had  4  children, 
as  follows: 

3934.  Mary  Inez  Lemon;  b.  1879 ;  single  in  1900. 

3935.  Blanche  Louise  Lemon;  b.  1883;  single  in  1900. 

3936.  Kobert  Lloyd  Lemon ;  b.  1886. 

3937.  George  King  Lemon ;  d.  young. 

MAKY  ANN  Warnock5  (3896)  (James4,  Nancy3,  Joseph2, 
John1) ;  third  child  of  James  and  Nancy  Warnock,  was  b.  Nov.  16, 
1820;  m.  Francis  A.  Sale  Oct.  4,  1844.  Eev.  Francis  A.  Sale,  b.  in 
Green  County,  O.,  June  7,  1816,  son  of  Eev.  John  Sale  and  Nancy 
Bower,  who  came  from  West  Virginia  to  Ohio  about  1800.  He  d. 
Feb.  12,  1879.    Several  of  their  children  d.  young.   2  children,  viz : 

3938.  Dennis  Sale;  m.  Florinda  O.  Huffman.   2  children  +. 

3939.  James  W.  Sale;  m.  Bessie  Klinck,  (2)  Kittie  H.  Kenogy. 

3  children  +. 

DENNIS  Sale  (3938) ;  b.  Dec.  3,  1845;  m.  Florinda  0.  Huffman 
in  1872.   2  children,  viz : 

3940.  Grace  Sale;  b.  1879. 

3941.  John  Walter  Sale;  b.  1885. 

JAMES  W.  Sale  (3939)  ;  b.  Aug.  1,  1858;  m.  Bessie  Klinck  Sept. 
9,  1884.  After  her  death,  Sept.,  1886,  he  m.  Kittie  H.  Kenogy  May 
30,  1890.    3  children,  viz : 

3942.  Bessie  Klinck  Sale;  b.  Sept.  7,  1886. 

3943.  Frederick  K.  Sale;  b.  July  26,  1891. 

3944.  Mary  Sale;  b.  Oct.  31,  1898. 

JOSEPH  GAENEE  Warnock5  (3897)  (James4,  Nancy3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  ;  b.  Oct.  19,  1822,  in  Clark  County,  Ind. ;  attended  Asbury 
University  at  Greencastle;  d.  Oct.  5,  1888.  He  m.  Miriam  Eliza, 
daughter  of  Henley  Clybourne,  in  1847.  She  d.  June,  1854,  aged  27 
years.  He  then  m.  Martha  Ann,  daughter  of  Dr.  Andrew  Teale  and 
his  wife,  Aurelia  Gray,  at  Plainfleld,  111.,  Feb.  22,  1855.  She  was  b. 
Oct.  16,  1838.  Joseph  G.  Warnock  served  three  years  in  the  Civil 
War,  belonging  to  Company  I,  23d  Iowa  Eegiment.    After  Joseph's 


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559 


death  Martha  G.  Warnoek  m.  Sept.  23,  1890,  Rev.  Wm.  Graham. 
He  d.  April  17,  1897.   The  children  were  7,  as  follows : 

3945.  Lillian  Eldora  Warnoek;  b.  March  23,  1856.    She  m. 

Ralph  Hixon  in  1875.   2  children  +. 

3946.  Luella  Aurelia  Warnoek;  b.  Oct.  19,  1857.    She  in.  Frank 

P.  Haskill  in  1879.   5  children  +. 

3947.  Charles  Sumner  Warnoek;  b.  Feb.  21,  1859;  m.  Mina  M. 

Colwell.    4  children  +. 

3948.  Alice  Josephine  Warnoek;  b.  April  21,  1863;  m.  Morton 

Turtle  in  1886.    1  child  +. 

3949.  Olive  Rosetta  Warnoek;  b.  May  8,  1865.   4  children  +. 

3950.  Mary  Virginia  Warnoek;  b.  Feb  .8,  1867.   She  m.  Charles 

Carlson  in  1886.    3  children  +. 

3951.  Nolle  Miriam  Warnoek;  b.  Nov.  16,  1875. 

LILLIAN  ELDORA  Warnoek6  (3945)  (Joseph5,  James4,  Nan- 
cy3, Joseph2,  John1)  ;  m.  Ralph,  son  of  Lucas  and  Emmeline  Hixon. 
May  27,  1875.   He  was  b.  Oct.  20,  1853.   3  children,  viz: 

3952.  Hugh  Warnoek  Hixon;  b.  Aug.  1,  1876. 

3953.  Joseph  Lucas  Hixon;  b.  Nov.  28,  1878. 

3954.  Jared  Ralph  Hixon;  b.  Aug.  11,  1880. 

LUELLA  AURELIA  Warnoek  (3946)  ;  m.  Frank  P.,  son  of  Ed- 
mond  Gardner  and  Polly  Haskill,  Feb.  23,  1879,  in  Westville,  Ind. 
Their  5  children  were : 

3955.  Infant;  d.  July  11,  1879. 

3956.  Ethel  Warnoek  Haskill;  b.  Aug.  21,  1880;  m.  Jan.,  1900. 

3957.  Edward  Earl  Haskill;  b.  Dec.  7,  1881;  d.  Oct.  12,  1883. 

3958.  Martha  Alice  Haskill;  b.  May  8,  1885. 

3959.  Frankie  Argyle  Haskill  ;  b.  Sept.  6,  1892. 

CHARLES  SUMNER  Warnoek6  (3947)  (Joseph5,  James4,  Nan- 
cy3, Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  Feb.  21,  1S59;  m.  Mina  May,  daughter  of 
Marshall  H.  and  Alzada  Colwell,  in  Dunlap,  la.,  April  12,  1882. 
She  was  b.  Nov.  29,  1862.   Their  4  children  were : 

3960.  Robert  Eugene  Warnoek;  b.  April  16,  1885. 

3961.  Carl  Marshall  Warnoek;  b.  Sept.  15,  1887. 

3962.  Bernice  Helene  Warnoek;  b.  Dec.  8,  1890. 

3963.  Leland  Colwell  Warnoek;  b.  Nov.  2,  1897. 


560 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


ALICE  JOSEPHINE  Warnock6  (3948)  (Joseph5,  James4,  Nan- 
cy3, Joseph2,  John1) ;  b.  April  21,  1863;  rn.  June  24,  1886,  Morton, 
son  of  Chauncey  C.  and  Mary  A.  Turtle.  Their  home  is  in  Hunting- 
ton, Ind.    1  child,  viz: 

3964.  Melville  Warnock  Tuttle;  b.  March  14,  1889. 

OLIVE  ROSETTA  Warnock6  (3949)  (Joseph5,  James4,  Nancy3, 
Joseph2,  John1) ;  b.  May  8,  1865;  m.  Andrew  Carlson  Nov.,  1885. 
4  children,  viz : 

3965.  Gertrude  Carlson;  b.  Nov.,  1886. 

3966.  Glenn  Carlson;  b.  April,  1888;  d.  1891. 

3967.  Fred  Carlson;  b.  Aug.,  1896. 

3968.  Infant;  b.  1900. 

MARY  VIRGINIA  Warnock6  (3950)  (Joseph5,  James4,  Nancy3, 
Joseph2,  John1) ;  b.  Feb.  8,  1867;  m.  Charles  Carlson  Aug.,  1886. 
3  children,  viz : 

3969.  Louie  Carlson;  b.  1888. 

3970.  Guy  Carlson;  b.  1890. 

3971.  Nellie  Carlson;  b.  1894. 

ALLEN  WILEY  Warnock5  (3900)  (James4,  Nancy3,  Joseph2, 
John1)  ;  b.  April  30,  1837,  in  LaPorte  County,  Ind.:  m.  April  4, 
1860,  Eliza  Ellen,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Julia  A.  Beahni.  He 
served  in  the  Civil  War  from  Sept.  28,  1861,  to  June  7,  1863.  Eliza 
E.  was  b.  April  8,  1836,  in  LaPorte  County.  Her  mother  was  Julia 
A.  Forte.    2  children,  viz: 

3972.  Henry  Arthur  Warnock;  b.  March  17,  1861,  in  LaPorte 

County  +. 

3973.  Hattie  Estelle  Warnock;  b.  Feb.  21,  1864  +. 

HENRY  ARTHUR  Warnock6  (3972)  (Allen  W.5,  James4,  Nan- 
cy3, Joseph2,  John1)  ;  m.  Susie,  daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth 
Ludington.    She  was  b.  April  30,  1863.    1  child,  viz : 

3974.  Ella  Orville  Warnock;  b.  June  5,  1889,  at  Kearney,  Neb. 

HATTIE  ESTELLE  Warnock6  (3973)  (Allen  W.5,  James4, 
Nancy3,  Joseph2,  John1)  ;  m.  June  30,  1885,  Walter  Lonsdale,  son 
of  George  and  Elizabeth  Lonsdale.  He  was  b.  Sept.  9,  1856,  in  Mar- 


JOHN  WALKER. 


561 


tin  County,  Ind.,  and  d.  Oct.  3,  1899,  at  Longcliff,  Logansport,  Ind. 
1  child,  viz : 

3975.    Allen  Wiley  Lonsdale;  b.  Oct.  5,  1889;  d.  Feb.  26,  1893, 
at  Chicago,  111. 


JAMES  Walker3  (3542)  (Joseph2,  John1)  ;  m.  Mrs.  Esther  Alex- 
ander. She  had  one  son,  Archibald  Alexander,  when  they  were  mar- 
ried.  3  children,  viz: 

3976.  Joseph  Walker;  m.  Maria  Collins,  sister  of  Sarah  Dillard 

Collins,  who  m.  George  C.  Hays.   7  children  +. 

3977.  Mary  Blair  Walker;  d.  at  Macomb,  111.;  m.  Dr.  Charles 

Hays,  Jr.,  No.  3549.  See  Hays  family  for  their  de- 
scendants +. 

3978.  Elizabeth  McAffe  Walker;  b.  1798 ;  m.  W.  W.  Bailey  Jan. 

5,  1819.  He  was  b.  in  Eockbridge  County,  Va.,  Nov. 
25,  1796;  d.  Aug.  9,  1858;  both  d.  in  Macomb,  111.  9 
children  +. 


JOSEPH  M.  Walker4  (3976)  (James3,  Joseph2,  John1);  b. 
1794;  d.  Nov.  1,  1846,  in  McDonough  County,  111.;  m.  Maria  Col- 
lins. She  d.  Dec.  27,  1848.  He  moved  from  Adair  County,  Ky.,  in 
1836,  to  Camp  Creek,  McDonough  County,  111.  After  his  death  his 
wife  went  to  Macomb,  111.,  to  live.   7  children,  viz : 

3979.  Talithia  C.  Walker;  b.  July  25,  1821.    She  m.  Nathaniel 

P.  Lindsay  Sept.  20,  1838.  She  d.  June  11,  1847. 
Their  home  was  in  Macomb,  111.   1  child  +. 

3980.  Mary  A.  Walker;  b.  Nov.  17,  1822;  m.  Joseph  E.  Wyne 

Oct.  14,  1841.    She  d.  April  1,  1842.   No  children. 

3981.  James  D.  Walker;  b.  Oct.  29,  1824;  m.  Mary  Campbell 

March  22,  1849.  He  was  a  physician.  He  d.  Nov.  13, 
1862.    She  d.  Sept.  20,  1858.    3  children  +. 

3982.  Sarah  E.  Walker;  b.  Oct.  26,  1826;  m.  Cyrus  A.  Lawson 

Sept.  25,  1845.  She  d.  April  25,  1899.  He  d.  June  14, 
1890.    Their  children  all  d.  young. 

3983.  Elizabeth  Walker;  b.  Sept.  28,  1829;  m.  David  Lawson 

June  11,  1850. 

3984.  Willis  Collins  Walker;  b.  April  29,  1831 ;  m.  Eusella  Eas- 

ton  Watson  Aug.  9,  1860.   She  was  a  daughter  of  James 


562 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Stewart  and  Abby  Easton  Watson.  She  was  b.  Jan.  20, 
1842.   Their  home  is  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.   6  children  +. 

3985.  Esther  M.  Walker;  b.  Oct.  1,  1833.    On  Feb.  16,  1850, 

she  m.  J ames  H.  Parrotte,  a  brother  of  Walter  Parrotte, 
who  m.  Mary  Tunnecliffe.  He  was  b.  July  11,  1828,  in 
Glascow,  Kentucky,  son  of  Josiah  and  Nancy  Glascow 
Bransford  Parrotte.  Their  home  is  in  Omaha,  Neb. 
3  children  +. 

TALITHIA  C.  Walker  (3979)  ;  m.  Nathaniel  P.  Lindsay.  One 
child,  viz : 

3986.  Mary  C.  Lindsay;  b.  Dee.  7,  1845;  m.  Albert  Eads,  son  of 

John  and  Margaret  Anderson  Eads,  Jan.  28,  1868.  He 
was  b.  April  23,  1842.  Their  home  is  in  Macomb,  111. 
He  is  President  of  the  Union  National  Bank  of  Macomb, 
111.,  where  they  reside.   2  children  +. 

JAMES  DILLAED  Walker  (3981) ;  m.  Mary  Campbell.  3  chil- 
dren, viz: 

3987.  Mary  Louise  Walker ;  m.  George  Wells.  He  d.  about  1900. 

6  children  +. 

3988.  Nellie  Hempstead  Walker;  m.  James  Kay.   She  is  dead. 

3989.  Elizabeth  Caroline  Walker;  unmarried.    Her  home  is  in 

Omaha,  Neb. 

ELIZABETH  Walker  (3883)  ;  m.  David  Lawson.  Their  home 
is  in  Denver,  Col.    5  children,  viz: 

3990.  Joseph  Lawson;  m.  Mary  Shields  of  Columbia.    3  chil- 

dren +. 

3991.  Sarah  Lawson.   She  went  as  a  missionary  to  China;  went 

when  18  years  old ;  spent  7  years  there ;  m.  Eev.  Edward 
Diggs  in  Texas.   He  is  an  Episcopal  minister.   1  child+ 

3992.  Willis  Lawson.   His  home  is  in  Ft.  Worth,  Tex. ;  married : 

2  children  +. 

3993.  George  Lawson ;  married. 

3994.  Elizabeth  Lawson ;  unmarried.   Her  home  is  in  Denver. 

WILLIS  COLLINS  Walker  (3984)  ;  m.  Eusella  E.  Watson.  6 
children,  viz: 


JOHN  WALKEB. 


563 


3995.  Abby  Maria  Walker;  b.  May  18,  1861;  m.  William  H. 

Mason  Feb.  28,  1888.   2  children  +. 

3996.  Etta  Walker;  b.  June  18,  1863. 

3997.  Eusella  Watson  Walker;  b.  Jan.  18,  1865;  d.  March  29, 

1866. 

3998.  James  Stewart  Walker;  b.  June  15,  1868. 

3999.  Willis  Collins  Walker;  b.  July  23,  1871 ;  d.  Nov.  10,  1872. 

4000.  Maurice  Alexander  Walker;  b.  Dec.  15,  1873. 

ABBY  MAEIA  Walker  (3995)  ;  m.  William  H.  Mason.  2  chil- 
dren, viz: 

4001.  Abby  Walker  Mason;  b.  July  29,  1889. 

4002.  Walker  Mason;  b.  June  29,  1897. 

ESTHEE  M.  Walker  (3985) ;  m.  James  H.  Parrotte.  3  children, 
viz : 

4003.  Willis  Bransford  Parrotte;  b.  Dee.  28,  1865;  d.  March  6, 

1866. 

4004.  Eva  Parrotte;  m.  Cleon  F.  Sweeney  in  Eushville,  111., 

Aug.  18,  1881. 

4005.  Elizabeth  Parrotte;  m.  Clayton  Holmes  Goodrich  in 

Omaha,  Neb.,  Feb.  14,  1900.  Their  home  is  in  Kansas 
City,  Mo. 

MAEY  C.  Linsley  (3986) ;  m.  Albert  Eads.    2  children,  viz: 

4006.  Lizzie  Eleanor  Eads;  b.  Feb.  23,  1869;  m.  James  Worth- 

ington  Bailey.    For  children,  see  No.  4052. 

4007.  Margaret  Linsley  Eads;  b.  Jan.  12,  1875 ;  d.  Oct.  2,  1879. 

JOSEPH  Lawson  (3990) ;  m.  Mary  Shields.    4  children,  viz: 

4008.  Lucille  Lawson. 

4009.  Elizabeth  Lawson. 

4010.  Shields  Lawson. 

4011.  Joseph  Lawson. 

SAEAH  Lawson  (3991) ;  m.  Eev.  Edward  Diggs.    1  child,  viz: 

4012.  Elizabeth  Diggs. 

WILLIS  Lawson  (3992)  ;  married.    2  children,  viz: 

4013.   Lawson. 

4014.   Lawson. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


MARY  LOUISE  Walker  (3987) ;  m.  George  Wells.  6  children, 
viz : 

4015.  Mamie  Wells. 

4016.  Walker  Wells;  m.  and  lives  in  Wyoming. 

4017.  Charles  Wells. 

4018.  Nellie  Wells. 

4019.  Florence  Wells. 

4020.  Louise  Wells. 

ELIZABETH  McAFFE  Walker4  (3978)  (James3,  Joseph2, 
John1) ;  m.  William  W.  Bailey  Jan.  5,  1819.  He  was  b.  in  Rock- 
bridge County,  Va.,  Nov.  25,  1796;  d.  in  Macomb,  Aug.  9,  1858. 
Their  9  children  were : 

4021.  James  Walker  Bailey;  b.  Nov.  2,  1819;  d.  Aug.  25,  1892; 

m.  Elizabeth  Tull.    3  children  +. 

4022.  William  Sutherland  Bailey;  b.  Oct.  21,  1821;  m.  Dorothy 

Catherine,  daughter  of  Tunstal  Quarrels  Walker,  in 
1858.    (See  children,  No.  3497.) 

4023.  Joseph  Alexander  Bailey;  b.  Oct.  1,  1823;  d.  Aug.  14, 

1854. 

4024.  Samuel  Elliot  Bailey;  b.  April  2,  1826 ;  d.  June  28,  1851. 

4025.  John  H.  Bailey;  b.  June  15;  d.  June  3,  1831. 

4026.  Betsey  Ann  Bailey;  b.  Nov.  30,  1832;  d.  Oct.  1,  1834. 

4027.  Mary  Elizabeth  Bailey ;  b  .Feb.  21,  1835 ;  m.  D.  G.  Tunne- 

cliff.   She  d.  April  21,  1865.   6  children  +. 

4028.  George  W.  Bailey;  b.  Aug.  24,  1838;  merchant  in  Ma- 

comb, 111.   3  children  +. 

4029.  Henry  Bailey;  b.  Aug.  1,  1842;  member  of  16th  Illinois 

Infantry;  d.  in  service  March  16,  1862. 

JAMES  WALKER  Bailey5  (4021)  (Elizabeth4,  James3,  Joseph2, 
John1) ;  b.  in  Adair  County,  Ky. ;  d.  Aug.  25,  1892;  m.  Elizabeth 
Tull  Dec.  29,  1846.   She  d.  Dec.  28,  1898.   3  children,  viz : 

4030.  Eliza  Victor  Bailey;  m.  Bennet  W.  Bowdry.   8  children  + 

4031.  Mary  Elizabeth  Bailey;  b.  Aug.  4,  1853;  d.  Dec.  26,  1898. 

4032.  John  Wm.  Bailey;  b.  Aug.  19,  1856. 

ELIZA  VICTOR  Bailey6  (4030)  (James  W.5,  Elizabeth4, 
James3,  Joseph2,  John1)  ;  b.  Oct.  19,  1847.   She  m.  Bennet  W.  Bow- 


JOHN  WALKER. 


565 


dry  Sept.  23,  1869.   They  live  in  Carrollton,  Mo.   8  children,  viz: 

4033.  James  Samuel  Bowdry;  b.  May  14,  1870. 

4034.  Elizabeth  Bowdry;  b.  Sept.  2,  1872;  m.  Henry  A.  Dunker 

Jan.  19,  1898. 

4035.  Sally  Kirtly  Bowdry;  b.  Feb.  22,  1876;  d.  Oct.  30,  1879. 

4036.  Hannah  Dean  Bowdry;  b.  Sept.  11,  1878. 

4037.  Dorothy  Catherine  Bowdry;  b.  Sept.  21,  1881. 

4038.  Knth  Marian  Bowdry;  b.  July  26,  1883. 

4039.  Eliza  Victor  Bowdry;  b.  July  31,  1886. 

4040.  Bennet  W.  Bowdry;  b.  Sept.* 29,  1887. 

MAEY  ELIZABETH  Bailey5  (4027)  (Elizabeth4,  James3,  Jos- 
eph2, John1) ;  seventh  child  of  Elizabeth  and  W  W.  Bailey;  b.  1833. 
She  m.  Damon  G.  TunneclifT  of  Macomb.  Elizabeth  d.  in  1865,  and 
he  then  m.  a  sister  of  Dr.  Bacon  of  Macomb.   Their  6  children  were : 

4041.  Mary  Eliza  TunneclifT;  b.  Oct.  11,  1855;  m.  Walter  Lee 

Parrotte.  He  was  b.  in  Rushville,  111. ;  reside  in  Chicago, 
Illinois. 

4042.  Bailey  TunneclifT ;  b.  April  23,  1857 ;  not  married  in  1900. 

4043.  Elizabeth  Marinda  TunneclifT;  b.  Dec.  23,  1859;  died. 

4044.  George  Damon  TunneclifT;  b.  Dec.  14,  1861;  m.  Isabelle 

Baker.    3  children  +. 

4045.  Wm.  Washington  TunneclifT;  b.  Xov.  23,  1863;  m.  Min- 

nie F.  Wilson. 

4046.  Henry  TunneclifT;  b.  April  15,  1865.    He  d.,  date  not 

given. 

GEOEGE  DAMO^  TunneclifT  (4044)  ;  m.  Isabella  Baker.  3 
children,  viz : 

4047.  Helen  Baker  TunneclifT. 

4048.  Louise  TunneclifT. 

4049.  Morris  Damon  TunneclifT. 

GEORGE  W.  Bailey5  (4028)  (Elizabeth4,  James3,  Joseph2, 
John1);  b.  1838;  m.  Eliza  Madison  Worthington  Feb.  20,  1861. 
She  was  b.  April  10,  1839.   Their  3  children  were: 

4050.  Rowland  William  Bailey;  b.  Oct.  3,  1862;  m.  Aug.  6, 

1885,  Mary  E.  Joy.   4  children  +. 

4051.  Annie  Louise  Bailey;  b.  Jan.  9,  1865;  m.  Ambrose  B. 

Blount  Oct.  18,  1887. 


566 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


4052.  James  Worthington  Bailey;  b.  Aug.  13,  1867;  m.  Lizzie 

Eleanor  Eads  May  11,  1892.  She  was  a  daughter  of 
Albert  and  Mary  C.  Linsley  Eads  No.  4006.   1  child  +. 

EOWLAND  WILLIAM  Bailey  (4050) ;  m.  Mary  E.  Joy.  4  chil- 
dren, viz: 

4053.  George  Eowland  Bailey ;  b.  May  25,  1886 ;  d.  Aug.  4,  1893. 

4054.  Joseph  Ralph  Bailey;  b.  June  30,  1889. 

4055.  Joy  Bailey;  b.  Feb.  28,  1892. 

4056.  Anna  Bailey;  b.  April  30,  1894. 

JAMES  WORTHINGTON  Bailey  (4052) ;  m.  Lizzie  Eleanor 
Eads.   1  child,  viz : 

4057.  Albert  Eads  Bailey;  b.  Aug.  13,  1893. 

THE  FAMILY  OF  ALEXANDER,  BROTHER  OF  JOHN 
WALKER,  THE  EMIGRANT. 

3.  Alexander  Walker,  who  was  a  brother  of  John  the  emigrant, 
never,  that  we  know  of,  left  Scotland.  The  name  of  his  wife  is  not 
known ;  and  as  he  is  the  head  of  the  family  whose  record  follows,  he 
will  be  designated  thus:  Alexander1.  Of  the  three  children  of  his 
who  came  to  America  with  their  Uncle  John  and  Aunt  Katherine 
Rutherford  Walker,  one  was  named : 

4058.  John  Walker.  He  m.  Mary  Culton.   11  children  +. 
This  John  Walker  had  a  brother,  Alexander,  and  sister,  Eleanor. 

As  much  of  their  history  as  is  known  to  us  will  appear  further  on  in 
this  work. 

JOHN  Walker2  (4058)  (Alexander1) ;  came  with  his  Uncle  John 
from  Ireland  to  America.  Soon  afterwards  he  m.  Mary  Culton. 
They  are  both  buried  in  a  graveyard  on  the  hill  in  front  of  his  cou- 
sin, Alexander  Walker's  home,  which  is  about  one  mile  from  where 
he  settled  on  Walker's  Creek.  The  farm  is  now  owned  by  a  Mr. 
Whitmore.  John  Walker  was  a  member  of  the  New  Providence 
Church  and  was  an  upright,  conscientious  man.  From  his  occupa- 
tion he  was  called  "Gunstocker  John,"  and  many  of  the  guns  he  as- 
sisted in  making  were  used  in  the  Revolutionary  War. 


JOHN"  WALKER. 


567 


WILL  OF  JOHN  WALKER. 

In  the  Name  of  God,  Amen  : 

I,  John  Walker  of  Rockbridge  County  and  State  of  Virginia,  call- 
ing to  mind  the  mortality  of  my  body,  knowing  that  it  is  appointed 
for  all  men  once  to  die,  do  make  this  my  last  will  and  testament,  that 
is,  principally  and  first  of  all,  I  recommend  my  soul  to  G-od  who  gave 
it,  and  my  body  to  the  earth,  to  be  buried  in  a  Christianlike  manner 
by  my  executors,  and  as  touching  what  worldly  goods  it  hath  pleas- 
ed God  to  bless  me  with  in  this  life,  I  will  and  dispose  of  in  manner 
following,  viz: 

I  will  and  bequeath  unto  my  son,  William  Walker,  the  plantation 
that  I  now  live  on,  containing  two  hundred  and  seventy-one  acres, 
be  the  same  more  or  less,  with  all  buildings,  orchards,  &c,  to  him, 
his  heirs  or  assigns  forever. 

Item.  I  will  and  bequeath  unto  Margaret,  my  beloved  wife,  her 
mare  and  saddle,  all  the  household  furniture,  beds,  &c,  bed  clothes 
included,  as  also  the  negro  wench  named  Philos,  during  her  natural 
life  and  what  issue  said  wench  has  is  to  be  at  the  sole  disposal  of  my 
said  wife,  being  only  the  issue  said  wench  has  during  my  said  wife's 
natural  life,  likewise  what  money  may  be  on  hand,  and  accounts  due 
to  me  is  also  to  be  for  the  use  of  my  said  wife,  except  the  sum  of 
forty-five  pound  what  my  son  William  is  owing  to  me  and  eight 
pounds  that  my  son  Alexander  is  owing  me. 

Item.  It  is  my  will  and  I  order  my  negro  wench  Philos,  after  my 
wife's  decease  to  be  sold  and  one  moiety  of  her  price  for  my  son  Jos- 
eph and  the  other  to  be  equally  divided  between  the  children  of  my 
son,  John  Walker,  deceased. 

Item.  It  is  my  will  and  I  order  that  the  remainder  of  my  estate 
after  my  funeral  expenses  and  lawful  debts  are  discharged  be  equal- 
ly divided  between  my  son  Joseph,  Alexander,  James,  Samuel,  An- 
drew and  William,  and  my  daughter  Mary  Graham  and  Margaret 
Phresher  and  the  children  of  my  son  John  deceased  is  to  have  a 
tenth  part  of  the  said  remainder  of  my  estate  equally  divided  be- 
tween them  and  the  same  to  be  divided  equally  between  the  children 
of  my  daughter,  Jean  Raugh,  deceased,  and  I  do  hereby  constitute 
and  appoint  my  beloved  wife  Margret  and  my  sons  Joseph  and  Alex- 
ander sole  executors  of  this  my  last  will  and  testament,  and  do  hereby 
revoke  all  other  wills  and  testaments  by  me  heretofore  made,  declar- 
ing this  my  last  will  and  testament. 


568 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


In  Witness  Whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  seal  this 
twenty-seventh  day  of  March,  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
ninety-seven. 

Teste  •  John  Walker,  L.  S. 

John  Walker. 
Tobias  Lambert. 
John  Stuart. 
Daniel  Schrekkenart. 

At  a  Court  Held  for  Rockbridge  County,  the  Third  Day  of 
October,  1797. 

This  writing  purporting  the  last  will  and  testament  of  John 

Walker,  deceased,  was  produced  in  Court  by  Joseph  Walker  and 

Alexander  Walker,  Executors  therein  and  proved  by  the  oath  of 

J ohn  Walker,  Tobias  Lambert  and  J ohn  Stuart,  subscribing  witness 

and  ordered  to  be  recorded.       ™   ,        .  ^  ^ 

Teste:    A.  Reid,  C.  C. 

(A  Copy.) 

Teste:    A.  T.  Shields,  Clerk. 

Their  eleven  children  were: 

4059.  Joseph  Culton  Walker;  m.  Jane  Moore,  and  from  these 

are  descended  the  Houston,  Bernard,  Barclay  and  other 
families.    See  record  elsewhere.    9  children  +. 

4060.  Mar}7  Walker;  m.  Abraham  Graham.   9  children  +. 

4061.  Alexander  Walker;  m.  Jane  Stuart  (sister  of  Judge 

Stuart).    11  children  +. 

4062.  James  Walker;  m.  Mary  Ann  Walker.    7  children  +. 

4063.  Jane  Walker;  m.  *John  Ray.    2  children  +. 

4064.  John  Walker ;  m.  Betsey  McCampbell.   2  children,  names 

not  given. 

4065.  William  Walker;  m.  Mary  Stuart.   8  children  +. 

4066.  Samuel  Walker ;  m.  Rebecca  Grados.   7  children  +. 

4067.  Margaret  Walker;  m.  James  Carr  Frazier.   13  children  +. 

4068.  Andrew  Walker ;  m.  Betsey  McKinney.   6  children  +. 

4069.  Eleanor  Walker;  m.  Andrew  Martin.   1  child  +. 

JOSEPH  C.  Walker3  (4059)  (John2,  Alexander1).  He  came 
with  the  first  tide  of  emigration  from  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  to  the 

*This  name  is  spelled  Raugh  in  her  father's  will. 


JOHX  WALKER. 


560 


Valley,  and  settled  near  Lexington.  He  was  one  of  the  three  gran- 
ters  of  land  upon  which  Liberty  Hal]  Academy  was  built,  which  was 
burned  in  1803,  the  ruins  of  which  can  still  be  seen  from  the  Univer- 
sity. He  afterwards  removed  to  a  large  farm  on  Buffalo  Creek,  in- 
cluding what  is  now  known  as  Buffalo  Mills.  He  was  for  many  years 
Justice  of  the  Peace  :  was  High  Sheriff  of  the  County,  and  was  a 
ruling  eider  in  both  Monmouth  and  Falling  Springs  Churches.  He 
was  appointed  by  the  Hanover  Presbytery  in  IT 82  a  trustee,  and  was 
one  of  the  trustees  named  in  the  charter.  He  served  until  1815.  a 
period  of  more  than  30  years,  and  the  records  of  the  board  attest 
his  punctual  attendance,  and  his  fidelity  to  duty.  He  was  a  large 
man,  of  dark  complexion,  commanding  in  appearance,  and  rather 
taciturn.  His  wife  was  Jane  Moore  (So.  139),  the  aunt  of  the  cap- 
tive, Mary  Moore,  who  lived  with  him  after  her  return  from  cap- 
tivity. His  daughter.  Margaret,  m.  Eev.  Samuel  Houston. — His- 
torical Papers  of  Washington  and  Lee  College,  ~So.  2.  page  109.  110. 

Joseph  C.  Walker  and  his  wife,  Jane  Moore,  had  the  following 
nine  children: 
*4070.    Margaret  Walker:  m.  Eev.  Samuel  Houston  +. 
4071.    Jane  Walker:  m.  Samuel  Barclay  ~K 
4:072.    James  Walker  ;  d.  aged  13  years. 

4073.  Mary  (Polly)  Walker:  m.  Richard  Bernard  -. 

4074.  Eachael  Walker;  d.  young. 

4075.  John  Moore  Walker  :  m.  Margaret  Woods  "h 

4076.  Joseph  Walker  :  d.  young. 

4077.  Patsey  Walker  :  m.  John  Donihue  ~h 

4078.  Alexander  Walker  :  cl.  young. 

MAEGAEET  Walker4  (4070)  (Joseph  C.3,  John-,  Alexander1)  : 
m.  Eev.  Samuel  Houston  in  1795.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Joseph, 
who  was  long  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Falling  Springs  Church.  She 
had  a  well  balanced  mind  and  retentive  memory  ;  was  very  religious. 
At  83  years  of  age  she  still  retained  the  manner  and  appearance  of 
a  much  younger  woman ;  was  often  found  ministering  to  the  sick  and 
afflicted  of  the  neighborhood.  Mary  Moore,  the  captive  of  Abb's  Val- 
ley, was  brought  up  with  Margaret  Walker,  being  her  first  cousin. 
Margaret  Walker  Houston  d.  at  her  home.  "'Eural  Valley/3  Aug.  14, 
1854,  and  was  buried  in  the  cemetery  of  "High  Bridge  Church."' 

*  These  names  by  mistake  were  -Dreviously  numbered,  and  -will  be  found  from  1075  to 
10S7  inclusive. 


570 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


HOUSTON  FAMILY. 

Memorial  of  Rev.  Samuel  E.  Houston,  D.  D.,  read  before  the 
Synod  of  Virginia,  Nov.  3,  1887 : 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Rutherford  Houston,  D.  D.,  after  a  long  life  of 
eminent  piety  and  earnest  labors  for  Christ,  died  at  his  home  in 
Monroe  County,  West  Virginia,  on  the  29th  of  January,  1887. 

He  was  born  near  the  Natural  Bridge  in  Rockbridge  County,  Vir- 
ginia, March  12,  1806.  His  father  was  the  Rev.  Samuel  Houston, 
who  for  many  years  was  the  pastor  of  High  Bridge  and  Falling 
Spring  Churches  in  Rockbridge  County,  Virginia.  On  his  mother's 
side  he  could  trace  his  ancestry  back  through  seven  generations  to 
the  illustrious  Samuel  Rutherford  of  Scotland,  for  whom  he  was 
named. 

He  was  gifted  with  a  high  order  of  talents,  and  his  requirements 
as  a  scholar  were  extraordinary  both  for  their  extent  and  thorough- 
ness. These  were  generally  concealed  by  his  modesty,  but  when  oc- 
casion demanded,  they  showed  themselves,  often  to  the  astonishment 
of  his  most  intimate  acquaintances. 

To  his  intellectual  attainments  were  added  elegance  of  person,  a 
face  that  beamed  with  benevolence,  and  dignity  and  simplicity  of 
character  which  commanded  reverence  as  well  as  confidence. 

He  received  his  first  academic  instructions  from  his  father,  and 
at  the  age  of  sixteen  he  entered  Dickenson  College,  Pa.  He  gradu- 
ated in  the  twentieth  year  of  his  age.  After  leaving  college  he  was 
engaged  the  next  six  years  as  an  instructor  in  the  Deaf  and  Dumb 
Asylum  in  Philadelphia.  This  experience  gave  him  a  love  for  the 
language  and  sign  of  mutes,  and  throughout  life  he  embraced  every 
opportunity  of  preaching  to  the  deaf  and  dumb  and  conversing  with 
them  wherever  he  met  them. 

In  the  year  1831  he  began  his  study  for  the  ministry  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary,  but  owing  to  the  prevalence  of  an  epidemic, 
he  left  Princeton  and  went  to  Union  Seminary,  Virginia,  where  he 
completed  his  course  in  1834.  He  was  soon  after  licensed  to  preach 
by  the  Lexington  Presbytery  and  ordained  to  go  as  a  missionary  to 
the  foreign  field.  He  was  stationed  for  a  few  months  on  the  island 
of  Scio,  and  was  then  directed  to  Areopolis  in  southern  Greece. 
There  he  and  the  Rev.  George  Seyburn  commenced  their  labors  to- 
gether of  teaching  and  preaching  the  gospel.  After  four  years,  in 
which  they  had  established  a  successful  school  and  laid  the  founda- 


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tion  of  a  hopeful  missionary  work,  Mr.  Houston  was  compelled,  on 
account  of  his  wife's  declining  health,  to  remove  to  Egypt  for  a  bet- 
ter climate.  While  here  he  supplied  the  place  of  the  chaplain  of  the 
Church  of  England  for  six  months  by  the  invitation  of  the  British 
Consul.  The  expected  advantages  of  climate  were  not  realized  and 
he  had  to  resign  to  the  hands  of  death  the  beloved  partner  of  his 
trials  and  lay  her  in  a  foreign  grave.  He  returned  again  to  his  work 
in  Greece,  but  the  critical  condition  of  little  Rutherford,  his  only 
living  child,  required  his  return  to  America.  He  arrived  amongst 
his  friends  in  this  country  in  1841.  After  spending  some  time  in 
visiting  the  churches,  he  married  again,  with  the  full  purpose  of 
going  back  to  the  mission  in  Greece.  But  before  setting  out  medical 
counsel  decided  that  Mrs.  Houston's  health  would  not  permit  her 
to  live  in  southern  Greece.  This  he  regarded  as  the  voice  of  Provi- 
dence assigning  him  to  his  work  in  the  field  at  home. 

In  1842  he  became  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Union  and  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant, Monroe  Count}',  West  Virginia.  There  for  forty-four  years  he 
abounded  in  labors  and  gathered  many  souls  into  the  Kingdom. 
Frequently  his  churches  were  blessed  with  seasons  of  refreshing  in 
which  large  numbers  were  added  to  the  Lord. 

During  his  long  ministry  he  gTew  into  the  affection  of  his  people, 
until  in  the  latter  years  of  his  life  he  enjoyed  their  confidence  and 
love  to  such  a  degree  that  they  seemed  anxious  that  every  wish  of 
his  should  be  gratified.  Xo  people  were  ever  blessed  with  a  more 
faithful  and  instructive  minister.  He  loved  to  study  and  explain 
the  word  of  God,  and  during  his  long  pastorate  he  expounded  every 
part  of  the  Bible  to  his  people.  He  gloried  in  the  cross  and  his  heart 
glowed  with  love  to  the  Eedeemer,  and  he  made  all  his  expositions  of 
the  scriptures  bear  upon  Christ  and  Him  crucified.  Almost  every 
sermon  was  a  finished  production  and  delivered  with  an  eloquence 
and  an  unction  that  would  have  charmed  and  impressed  the  most 
cultured  and  learned  audience.  Those  who  have  heard  him  preach 
during  a  series  of  services  under  the  special  presence  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  have  heard  specimens  of  pulpit  eloquence  and  power  of  the 
highest  order. 

As  a  pastor  he  was  unsurpassed  in  his  adaptation  to  men  of  differ- 
ent classes  or  to  persons  in  different  circumstances.  He  knew  just 
how  to  bring  Christ  to  the  bedside  of  the  sick,  to  the  hearts  of  the 
afflicted  or  to  the  mind  of  the  inquiring  sinner. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


He  was  the  most  profitable  and  pleasant  of  companions.  His  well 
stored  mind,  his  great  fund  of  incident  and  his  genial  spirit  made 
him  entertaining  and  attractive  to  all. 

Few  men  leave  behind  them  such  a  record  of  a  holy,  useful  life ; 
few  receive  such  unusual  testimony  to  their  excellence.  Yet  he  was 
wholly  unconscious  of  any  greatness  or  superiority  in  himself.  He 
leaned  upon  Christ  for  wisdom,  strength  and  righteousness,  and 
looked  to  him  as  the  source  of  all  excellence.  The  last  words  found 
written  in  his  diary  were  these :  "There  never  was  such  a  glorious 
person  as  Jesus  Christ ;  never  such  a  glorious  doctrine  as  the  doctrine 
of  the  Cross." 

J.  C.  Bare, 
M.  L.  Lacy, 
J.  C.  Bell, 

Committee. 

REMARKS  OF  REV.  JOS.  A.  WADDELL,  MODERATOR. 

I  cannot  forbear  from  adding  to  the  beautiful  tribute  just  read  a 
word  or  two  of  personal  testimony  to  the  character  of  the  subject. 
I  have  ever  regarded  Dr.  Houston  as  my  father  in  the  ministry,  hav- 
ing under  his  advice  dedicated  my  life  to  the  service  and  made  my 
preparation  for  it  with  the  aid  of  his  counsel  and  example.  Fre- 
quent observation  and  intercourse  with  him  impressed  me  with  his 
apparent  exemption  from  almost  all  those  imperfections  which  are 
observed  in  other  men. 

His  physical  manhood  seemed  to  have  been  cast  in  a  mould  of  ex- 
quisite proportions.  It  was  noble,  dignified  and  commanding ;  and 
his  intellectual,  moral  and  spiritual  being  seemed  in  all  respects  to 
correspond  with  the  form  and  bearing  of  the  external  man.  The  im- 
pression given  from  day  to  day  that  he  was  a  rounded  character, 
granded  and  purer  than  a  transient  observation  would  suggest. 

My  testimony  can  add  nothing  to  his  merits,  but  it  gratifies  the 
speaker  to  pay  this  brief  tribute  to  his  name  and  memory.  It  is 
right  and  just  that  one  too  modest  in  life  to  challenge  the  admiration 
of  his  contemporaries  should  receive  after  his  departure  the  com- 
mendation he  had  so  nobly  won. 

REMARKS  OF  REV.  DR.  WILLIAM  BROWN. 

It  is  not  in  my  power  to  add  anything  to  what  has  already  been 
said  in  reference  to  this  venerable  man  of  God,  who  has  been  taken 


JOHN  WALKER. 


573 


from  us.  But  it  is  at  least  a  personal  gratification  to  give  some  ex- 
pression to  the  feelings  which  are  in  my  heart  to-day.  There  is  a 
reason  for  this  which  is  somewhat  special.  The  mother  of  Dr.  Hous- 
ton and  my  own  mother  were  near  kindred  to  each  other,  and  when 
my  mother  was  brought  back  from  her  captivity  her  home  was  with 
the  father  of  Dr.  Houston's  mother.  In  this  way  they  were  brought 
up  together  more  like  sisters  than  cousins. 

My  earliest  recollection  goes  back  to  1821  or  1822.  He  came  with 
his  father  to  attend  a  sacramental  meeting  at  New  Providence. 
There  was  at  that  time  a  wonderful  religious  awakening  in  Eock- 
bridge  County,  and  about  fifty  persons  sat  down  together  for  the  first 
time,  at  the  Lord's  table.  It  was  truly  a  time  of  the  right  hand  of 
the  Most  High.  It  was  about  tins  time  that  Samuel  Rutherford 
Houston  and  George  Seyburn,  both  in  the  freshness  of  youth,  made 
a  public  profession  of  religion.  This  fact,  wherever  known,  made  a 
deep  impression. 

It  was  not  my  privilege  to  see  a  great  deal  of  Mr.  Houston  in  after 
years,  but  it  may  be  said  that  I  knew  him  well.  He  was  a  noble  ex- 
ample of  what  a  Christian  gentleman  and  minister  ought  to  be.  He 
had  an  excellent  mind  well  stored  with  theological  and  literary  fur- 
niture. He  was  a  man  of  quick  sensibilities,  true  and  courageous 
where  his  convictions  of  duty  were  concerned,  yet  with  a  heart  ten- 
der, sympathetic  and  gentle.  He  was  eminently  a  lover  of  peace. 
His  piety  was  of  the  best  sort,  thorough,  scriptural  and  consistent 
through  all  his  life.  He  was  one  of  the  most  powerful  preachers  in 
the  Synod  of  Virginia,  and  his  ministry  was  greatly  blessed.  It 
would  be  hard  to  point  to  any  minister  that  inspired  more  respect 
and  affection  where  he  was  known.  His  loss  to  his  family  and  the 
church  is  great.  But  it  is  the  privilege  of  the  weary  to  go  home  and 
rest  when  the  work  of  life  is  over.  Our  brother  now  rests  from  his 
labors  and  his  works  do  follow  him.  Let  us  bless  God  for  all  that 
he  was  both  by  nature  and  grace ;  for  all  that  he  now  is ;  and  for  all 
that  he  will  be  in  the  Kingdom  of  Glory,  world  without  end.  Amen. 

Taken  from  Foote's  Sketches  of  Virginia: — 

Mr.  Houston  was  born  on  Hay's  Creek,  in  the  congregation  of 
New  Providence.  In  his  letter  to  Mr.  Morrison,  he  gives  a  few  pleas- 
ant facts  respecting  his  ancestry.  His  parents'  names  were  John 
Houston  and  Sally  Todd.  His  father  was  for  many  years  an  elder 
in  New  Providence.    In  his  old  age  he  removed  to  Tennessee,  and 


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died  at  about  four  score  years.  While  an  infant,  Mr.  Samuel  Hous- 
ton was  exceedingly  feeble;  on  more  than  one  occasion  he  was  laid 
down  supposed  to  be  dying.  As  he  increased  in  years  he  became 
vigorous;  and  through  a  long  life  enjoyed  almost  uninterrupted 
health.  In  his  manhood  he  was  tall,  erect,  square  shouldered,  spare 
and  active;  particular  in  his  dress  and  dignified  in  his  deportment. 
After  he  became  a  minister,  he  never  seemed  to  forget  that  he  was  a 
minister  of  the  Lord  J esus,  and  that  all  parts  of  his  office  were  hon- 
orable. All  duties  devolving  upon  him  by  custom,  or  by  the  voice  of 
his  brethren,  he  cheerfully  performed  to  the  utmost  of  his  ability. 
From  his  deference  to  those  of  greater  acquirements,  or  more  ample 
endowments  of  mind,  or  more  maturity  of  age,  and  his  unobstrusive- 
ness  upon  the  public,  strangers  might  have  concluded  that  he  was 
a  timid  man.  And  when  called  to  act,  and  his  line  of  duty  led  him 
to  face  opposition,  in  whatever  form  it  might  come,  his  imperturba- 
bility might,  by  a  casual  observer,  have  been  considered  want  of  feel- 
ing. But  his  kindness  and  benevolence  in  the  relations  of  life  dem- 
onstrated the  depth  of  feeling  in  his  heart;  and  his  acquaintances 
knew  him  to  be  pure  in  his  principles,  warm  in  his  affections,  and 
unflinching  in  his  bravery.  A  man  was  sure  of  a  firm  friend,  if  he 
could  convince  Samuel  Houston  it  was  his  duty  to  stand  by  him. 
His  whole  apearance  and  bearing  were  those  of  an  honest  man.  His 
classical  education  was  completed  during  the  troubles  and  confus- 
ions of  the  American  Eevolution,  and  about  the  time  of  the  removal 
of  Liberty  Hall  Academy  to  the  neighborhood  of  Lexington.  In 
1781  a  call  came  for  militia  to  assist  Greene  against  Cornwallis.  The 
memorable  Battle  of  the  Cowpens  had  been  fought,  and  Morgan, 
under  protection  of  Greene's  retreating  army,  had  escaped  with  the 
prisoners  to  Virginia.  Cornwallis  had  encamped  at  Hillsborough, 
and  Greene  was  waiting  near  the  Virginia  line  for  reinforcements 
to  drive  his  pursuer,  Cornwallis,  back  to  South  Carolina  or  overcome 
him  in  battle.  Samuel  Houston  was  called  to  go  as  a  private  from 
the  congregation  of  New  Providence,  in  his  23rd  year.  Arrested  in 
his  studies  preparatory  to  the  ministry,  he  went  cheerfully,  with 
others,  to  try  the  labors  and  exposures  of  camp.  After  his  death 
there  was  found  among  his  papers  a  manuscript  of  foolscap,  folded 
down  to  sixteen  leaves  a  sheet,  on  which  were  memoranda  of  his 
campaign,  covering  about  the  one-half  of  a  sheet  of  the  large  size, 
then  in  use.   He  notices  all  that  appeared  to  him  worthy  of  special 


JOHX  WALKER. 


575 


mention,  and  as  remembrances  of  all  that  occurred,  no  better  de- 
scription of  a  militia  force  in  its  "weakness  and  efficiency  has  been 
left  ns  from  the  experience  of  the  Revolution.  The  beginning  is 
abrupt ;  no  mention  being  made  of  the  draft  or  the  officers  in  com- 
mand, or  the  object  of  the  expedition.  (For  extracts  from  this  diary, 
see  pages  486-488  of  this  work.) 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Houston,  in  answer  to  some  inquiries  made  by 
the  Rev.  James  Morrison,  the  third  pastor  of  Few  Providence,  gave 
in  writing  the  origin  of  the  congregation.  He  begins  with  the  grants 
to  Beverly  and  Burden.  "The  dividing  line  between  their  grants 
crossed  the  valley  near  where  New  Providence  Church  now  stands. " 

"Those  families  that  came  first  were  nearly  connected  or  large  fam- 
ilies. For  comfort  and  for  safety  they  generally  settled  near  each 
other,  and  with  the  understanding  that  as  soon  as  practicable  they 
might  have  schools  for  their  children,  and  form  religious  societies 
and  have  places  of  public  worship.  Those  first  settlers  in  the  valley 
were  mostly  Presbyterians  ;  but  those  in  New  Providence,  I  believe 
were  wholly  so,  at  least  in  name.  Near  the  South  Mountain,  there 
were  several  families  by  the  name  of  Moore;  others  of  Steel;  near 
them,  McClung,  Fulton  and  Beard ;  and  then  a  little  further  on,  my 
grandfather,  John  Houston,  and  his  brother-in-law,  John  Mont- 
gomery, and  some  by  the  name  of  Eaken.  Near  the  middle  of  the 
valley,  on  Kennedy's  Creek  and  its  branches,  were  the  Kennedys 
Wardlaws,  Logans,  and  another  line  of  Steels,  Edmundsons,  Bucha- 
nans, Pattons,  Millars  and  Stephensons.  Toward  the  North  Moun- 
tain, on  Haws  and  Walkers  Creeks,  were  two  families  of  Hays,  three 
or  four  Walkers  of  the  same  stock,  and  their  brother-in-law,  James 
Moore;  two  families  of  Robinsons,  one  each  of  Kelly,  Hudson, 
Thompson  and  Smiley  and  two  of  Rheas.  In  the  midst  were  three 
of  the  Berry  family,  one  of  Tedford,  one  of  Mc Campbell,  two  or 
three  McCroskys  and  a  Coalter  family.  In  the  course  of  a  few  years 
other  families  came  and  settled  among  them.  Their  names  were 
McNutt,  Weir,  Campbell,  Wilson,  Anderson,  Culton,  Henry,  Lowry, 
and  another  stock  of  Edmundsons,  and  one  family  named  Todd,  my 
grandfather  on  my  mothers  side;  two  of  the  name  of  Stuart,  one 
each  of  Alexander,  Cowder,  Gray,  Jamieson,  and  two  Pattons.  Of 
all  these  families,  by  intermarriages,  other  families  were  soon  form- 
ed; also  others  coming  in. 

"The  above  settlers  commenced,  at  least  many  of  them,  in  the 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


woods,  and  in  much  fear  from  savages  and  wild  beasts.  Hence,  at 
my  grandfather's  house,  which  was  some  distance  from  the  South 
Mountain,  but  nearer  it  than  the  western  side  of  the  settlement,  and 
a  house  most  convenient  for  the  whole  settlement  to  collect  their 
families  together  in  case  of  an  invasion,  the  settlers  erected  a  stock- 
ade fort,  the  remainder  of  which  I  saw  around  the  yard  when  I  was 
a  boy.  Near  to  the  fort,  at  a  place  then,  and  now,  called  Old  Provi- 
dence, they  erected  a  log  meeting  house,  and  had  worship  occasion- 
ally by  supplies  from  Pennsylvania.  In  those  early  days,  the  popu- 
lation of  Timber  Ridge  united  with  Providence  to  get  supplies,  in- 
tending as  soon  as  they  could,  to  have  a  settled  pastor  between  them. 
The  lower  settlement  on  Hay's  Creek  and  Walker's  Creek,  felt  them- 
selves too  distant  from  Old  Providence,  and  urged  a  more  central 
place  between  the  mountains,  and  proposed  the  place,  now  near 
Witherow's  Mansion.  My  grandfather  prevailed  upon  his  neighbors 
to  meet  them  at  the  new  site;  accordingly  a  log  meeting  house  was 
erected  on  the  southern  side  of  the  creek.  The  united  congregations 
of  Timber  Eidge  and  New  Providence  called  Mr.  John  Brown,  and 
he  was  installed  as  their  pastor.  The  first  elders  were  a  Mr.  Millar, 
Andrew  Hays,  John  Logan,  Samuel  Buchanan,  Alexander  Walker, 
my  grandfather  John  Houston,  and  Andrew  Steel.  After  the  con- 
gregation had  agreed  upon  a  site  for  the  new  church,  having  had 
much  difficulty  in  becoming  united  in  the  choice,  it  was  proposed 
to  adopt  a  name.  My  aged  ancestor  said,  'Neighbors,  we  have  hith- 
erto had  unpleasant  and  fruitless  meetings;  to-day  we  have  had  an 
agreeable  and  successful  one,  and  we  are  indebted  to  a  kind  Provi- 
dence ;  let  us  call  it  New  Providence,'  to  which  all  agreed.  Then,  or 
soon  afterwards,  they  united  in  efforts,  some  contributing,  others 
laboring,  until  they  finished  the  stone  walls,  roof,  doors,  windows 
and  floor,  and  set  in  benches  and  a  temporary  pulpit,  and  then  rested 
for  some  years  until  I  was  a  boy  capable  of  observation ;  for  well  do 
I  remember  sitting  in  my  father's  seat  and  seeing  the  swallows  fly- 
ing in  and  out  during  public  worship,  to  feed  their  young  ones,  in 
nests  upon  the  collar  beams  and  wall  plates,  or  cavities  in  the  stone 
work.  When  the  people,  after  some  years,  finished  the  work  by  mak- 
ing a  pulpit  with  a  canopy,  a  gallery,  and  by  glazing  the  windows, 
he  says,  'the  elders  were  Andrew  Hays,  John  Logan,  Alexander 
Walker,  John  Houston  (my  father),  Saunders  Walker,  and  soon 
after  James  Henry,  Charles  Campbell  and  James  McCampbell/ 


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57? 


"About  the  year  1763,  an  unhappy  difference  took  place  between 
the  pastor,  Mr.  Brown,  and  some  of  the  leading  men  in  Timber 
Eidge  congregation,  on  account  of  which  Mr.  Brown  talked  of  re- 
moving. This  deeply  affected  many  of  the  New  Providence  congre- 
gation. But  at  last  they  agreed  to  retain  his  labors  entirely,  and  on 
his  accepting  £80  salary  from  them  alone,  his  connection  and  theirs 
with  Timber  Eidge  was  dissolved.  Mr.  Brown's  labors  were  con- 
tinued harmoniously  in  New  Providence,  until  his  powers  of  body 
failed,  especially  his  voice.  Therefore  mutually  he  and  the  congre- 
gation agreed  for  him  to  be  relieved  by  the  congregation  becoming 
vacant,  and  another  called,  ail  which  was  in  due  order  effected ;  and 
in  a  short  time  his  successor,  Mr.  Samuel  Brown,  was  called  and  in- 
stalled as  their  pastor,  which  brings  us  down  to  the  year  1796. 

"A  few  remarks  and  I  am  done.  After  Mr.  J.  B.  Brown  left  Tim- 
ber Eidge  many  of  said  congregation  retained  much  affection  for 
him,  and  through  much  inconvenience  attended  almost  steadily  New 
Providence  meetings  and  communions  as  formerly.  Another  remark 
is,  that  before  the  struggle  for  independence  took  place,  New  Provi- 
dence kept, the  Sabbath  with  great  strictness,  and  family  worship 
was  almost  universal.  Another  remark  is,  that  shortly  before  the 
war,  some  men,  whose  sons  were  growing  up,  felt  a  desire  for  having 
them,  or  part  of  them,  educated  liberally,  chiefly  with  a  view  to  the 
ministry  of  the  gospel.  Accordingly  a  small  grammar  school  was 
formed  in  the  neighborhood  of  Old  Providence,  composed  of  Samuel 
Doak,  John  Montgomery,  Archibald  Alexander,  James  Houston, 
William  Tate,  Samuel  Greenlee,  William  Wilson,  and  others,  winch 
greatly  increased  and  drew  youths  from  distant  neighborhoods.  This 
grammar  school  was  moved  to  the  place  near  Fairfield,  called  Mount 
Pleasant;  it  was,  in  1776,  established  at  Timber  Eidge  meeting 
house,  and  named  Liberty  Hall.       Sincerely  yours, 

S.  Houston." 

Tradition  says  that  the  first  work  after  building  log  cabins  for 
themselves,  was  to  erect  a  capacious  meeting  house.  For  perman- 
ency and  dignity  they  determined  it  should  be  of  stone.  Limestone 
for  mortar  could  be  found  in  any  abundance,  but  sand  was  brought 
on  pack  horses  six  or  seven  miles  from  the  stream  called  South  Fork. 
Nails  and  glass  were  brought  in  the  same  way  from  Philadelphia. 
A  sycamore,  for  a  long  time  the  only  one  in  the  neighborhood, 
sprung  from  the  bank  of  refuse  brought  from  a  stream  where  the 

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DESCENDANTS  OF 


tree  abounds.  The  succeeding  generations  knew  the  old  sycamore, 
enjoying  its  shade  on  Sabbath  noon.  So  intent  were  many  of  the 
people  of  New  Providence  that  their  house  of  worship  should  be 
properly  finished,  that  they  forebore  not  only  luxuries,  but  what  are 
now  esteemed  the  necessaries  of  housewifery.  One  old  lady  apol- 
ogized to  some  company  that  came  to  eat  with  her,  for  not  accom- 
modating more  at  a  time  at  the  table,  and  requiring  them  to  eat  by 
turns,  that  all  might  have  the  benefit  of  her  few  knives  and  forks, 
by  saying,  "We  intended  to  have  got  a  set  of  knives  this  year,  but 
the  meeting  house  was  to  be  finished,  and  we  could  not  give  our 
share  and  get  the  knives,  so  we  put  them  off  for  another  year."  The 
only  pair  of  wheels  in  the  congregation  for  many  years  was  made  to 
draw  timbers  for  the  church.  In  their  private  concerns  the  drag 
and  sled  sufficed. 

The  name  of  the  first  teacher  has  been  preserved,  but  not  those  of 
his  successors,  till  William  Graham  and  John  Montgomery;  these 
are  preserved  in  the  records  of  Presbytery.  It  does  not  appear  that 
Mr.  J.  Brown  ever  himself  engaged  in  teaching  the  school  which  for 
years  was  in  operation  about  a  mile  from  his  dwelling,  in  which  his 
elder  children  received  their  education,  preparatory  for  those  posts 
of  honor  conferred  upon  them  by  the  community. 

The  people  of  New  Providence  were  visited  by  the  missionaries 
sent  out  by  the  Presbyteries  of  the  Synod  of  New  York,  and  May 
18,  1748,  the  Eecords  of  Synod  say,  "A  call  was  brought  into  Synod 
from  Falling  Spring  and  New  Providence,  to  be  presented  to  Mr. 
Bryam,  the  acceptance  of  which  he  declined."  The  congregation 
being  pleased  with  the  labors  of  Mr.  John  Brown,  a  licentiate  of 
New  Castle  Presbytery,  who  remained  in  the  valley  for  some  time 
as  a  missionary,  united  in  1753  with  the  people  of  Timber  Eidge  in 
making  the  call  for  his  services.  After  Mr.  Brown  withdrew  from 
Timber  Eidge,  he  continued  for  many  years  to  preach  to  New  Provi- 
dence alone.  His  sketch  is  given  under  the  head  of  Timber  Eidge. 
That  the  congregation  of  New  Providence  did  not  overvalue  his  use- 
fulness, is  seen  in  their  prosperity.  It  went  united  into  the  hands 
of  his  successors,  with  a  cheering  prospect  of  usefulness,  the  stand- 
ard of  piety,  an  able  eldership,  a  large  number  of  professors  of  relig- 
ion, having  sent  into  the  ministry  some  of  her  sons,  and  been  the 
nursery  of  the  Academy  and  the  germ  of  the  College. 

The  second  pastor  was  Mr.  Samuel  Brown,  settled  in  1796.  We 


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know  nothing  of  the  life  of  John  Brown  till  he  left  college ;  we  know 
but  comparatively  little  of  his  successor  before  he  entered  on  his 
ministry;  and  that  little  we  know  is  from  the  memoranda  of  a  son, 
now  a  minister  of  the  gospel.  Samuel  Brown,  of  English  origin, 
was  born  in  the  year  1766,  of  a  family  of  moderate  circumstances,  in 
Bedford  County,  Virginia,  in  the  bounds  of  the  congregation  of 
Peaks  and  Pisgah,  the  fruitful  mother  of  many  ministers  of  the 
gospel  prominent  in  the  Virginia  Church. 

While  preparing  for  the  ministry  as  a  candidate,  he  was  a  member 
of  Liberty  Hall  Academy,  under  William  Graham.  At  the  meeting 
of  Hanover  Presbytery,  at  Concord,  July  30,  1791,  Messrs.  Turner 
and  Calhoun  read  parts  of  their  trials  in  preparation  for  licensure ; 
the  call  from  Philadelphia  for  the  removal  of  J.  B.  Smith,  from 
Hampden  Sidney  College,  was  put  in  his  hands  with  the  non-con- 
currence of  the  Presbytery;  and  three  young  men  were  taken  as 
candidates.  J ohn  Lyle,  recommended  to  this  Presbytery  as  a  young" 
man  of  good  moral  character,  prosecuting  his  studies,  and  desirous 
of  putting  himself  under  their  care,  not  as  a  candidate  at  present, 
but  for  their  patronage  and  direction,  was  introduced ;  and  the  Pres- 
bytery, having  heard  an  account  of  his  religious  exercises,  thought 
proper  to  encourage  him  in  his  studies.  Mr.  Samuel  Brown  was  also 
recommended  as  a  young  man  in  nearly  the  same  circumstances,  and 
wishing  to  be  taken  under  the  directions  of  Presbytery  in  the  same 
manner. 

At  Bethel,  July  27,  1792,  Mr.  Brown  read  his  essay  upon  the 
"Extent  of  Christ's  Satisfaction."  This  essay  was  on  the  30th  con- 
sidered and  sustained,  and  an  essay  was  appointed  him  upon  the 
question,  "How  do  men  become  depraved,  and  wherein  does  that  de- 
pravity consist";  and  also  a  Presbyterial  exercise  upon  Eomans  1st, 
18th.  At  Providence,  in  Louisa,  Oct,  5,  1792,  "Mr.  Brown  was  ap- 
pointed a  popular  discourse  on  Eom.  5th,  1st,  in  addition  to  his  other 
parts  of  trial  to  be  produced  at  the  next  meeting."  Briery,  April  5. 
1793. — "The  Presbytery  was  opened  with  a  sermon  by  Samuel 
Brown,  on  the  subject  assigned  him."  At  this  meeting  the  Eev. 
Devereux  Jarret  took  his  seat  as  a  corresponding  member.  On  the 
next  evening  the  Presbytery  met  at  7  o'clock,  at  the  house  "of  old 
Mrs.  Morton,"  and  after  consideration,  sustained  Mr.  Brown's  popu- 
lar sermon.  The  notice  of  his  reading  his  essay  and  Presbj^erial 
exercise  is  omitted  in  the  records.   "The  Presbytery  then  proceeded 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


to  examine  Mr.  Brown  with  respect  to  his  knowledge  in  the  doctrines 
of  divinity,  and  his  answers  being  satisfactory,  it  was  agreed  to 
license  him  to  preach  the  gospel;  and  Mr.  Brown,  having  adopted 
the  Confession  of  Faith  as  received  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  in 
America,  and  promised  subjection  to  his  brethren  in  the  Lord,  was 
accordingly  licensed  to  preach  the  everlasting  gospel  of  J esus  Christ, 
and  recommended  to  all  the  churches  where  God  in  his  Providence 
may  call  him."  At  a  meeting  in  July,  at  the  Cove,  on  the  25th  in- 
stant, Presbytery  recommended  Mr.  Brown  to  the  commission  of 
Synod.  Under  the  direction  of  this  commission,  he  performed  mis- 
sionary service  until  April  21,  1796. 

The  range  of  his  missionary  field  was  large;  the  bounds  of  the 
commission  extended  over  Virginia,  West  Pennsylvania  and  Ken- 
tucky. With  the  general  extent  of  their  bounds,  and  a  large  propor- 
tion of  the  particulars,  Mr.  Brown  became  fully  acquainted ;  and  the 
selection  of  a  place  of  living,  which  he  was  enabled  to  make  by  the 
good  will  and  choice  of  the  people,  was  characteristic  of  the  man. 
For  quietness,  usefulness,  comfort,  present  success  in  the  ministry, 
and  prospective  in-gathering  of  harvests,  New  Providence  was  un- 
surpassed by  any  of  the  numerous  vacancies,  and  was  equalled  by 
few  that  had  pastors.  Honesty  of  purpose,  simplicity  of  manner, 
diligence  in  business,  and  a  liberal  economy  characterized  the  people 
of  this  retired  but  fertile  region  of  country.  The  congregation  had 
been  famous  for  its  attachment  to  its  ministers ;  and  the  condition  in 
which  the  first  minister  left  it,  in  his  feeble  age,  bore  testimony  to 
his  fidelity.  The  activity  of  a  young  man  was  becoming  visibly  nec- 
essary, and  Brown  the  first  gave  place  cheerfully  to  Brown  the  sec- 
ond, and  the  successor  as  cheerfully  honored  his  predecessor  while 
reaping  the  fruit  of  his  labors. 

Tall,  spare,  broad  shouldered,  and  not  particularly  careful  at  all 
times  whether  he  stood  precisely  straight,  a  thin  visage  with  small, 
deep-set  eyes  of  a  grey  color  tinged  with  blue,  not  particularly  ex- 
pressive till  the  deep  passions  of  the  heart  were  aroused — "Then," 
said  Governor  James  McDowell,  "they  began  to  sparkle  and  glow, 
and  apparently  sink  deeper  in  his  head,  and  grow  brighter  and 
brighter,  till  the  sparkling  black  was  lost  in  a  vivid  flame  of  fire"; 
then  the  volcano,  giving  no  other  sign  in  muscle  or  in  limb,  of  its 
subterraneous  workings,  was  ready  to  burst.  Then,  if  the  explosion 
was  a  volume  of  wrath,  it  was  terrible;  if  the  kindling  of  a  great 


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subject,  the  burst  of  eloquence  was  resistless :  the  bolt  shot  forth  and 
shivered  like  lightning." 

The  people  of  Xew  Providence  considered  their  pastor  as  com- 
pletely suited  to  them;  they  desired  no  other;  they  could  not  well 
conceive  a  better.  And  Mr.  Brown  rejoiced  in  an  eldership  of  men 
of  simplicity  of  manners  and  purposes ;  of  sterling  integrity  and  un- 
feigned piety;  and  a  congregation  of  sensible  people,  numerous 
enough  for  all  his  capabilities  as  a  pastor,  and  worthy  of  the  best 
exercise  of  those  endowments  of  body  and  mind  that  might  be  fitted 
for  any  service  the  Lord  might  call.  Both  were  contented.  Under 
his  ministry  the  old  stone  meeting  house,  endeared  by  a  thousand 
recollections,  gave  place  to  a  new  brick  building;  and  as  his  own  log 
dwelling  was  about  to  be  exchanged  for  a  convenient  brick  residence, 
nearly  completed,  he  came  suddenly  to  the  end  of  his  life.  Mr. 
Brown  left  a  widow  and  ten  children,  seven  sons  and  three  daughters. 
A  sketch  of  his  widow  has  appeared  in  the  preceding  volume.  In 
about  six  years  she  followed  her  husband  to  the  tomb,  and  lies  by  his 
side.    One  of  his  elders  describes  him  thus : 

January  1th,  1851. 

Reverexd  and  Dear  Sir  : — 

I  received  your  favor  of  Dec.  4th,  only  a  few  days  ago,  mak- 
ing some  inquiries  respecting  the  Reverend  Samuel  Brown.  In  com- 
pliance with  your  request,  I  will  with  pleasure,  send  you  such  notices 
of  him  as  my  information  on  the  subject  will  allow.  He  preached 
his  first  sermon  in  New  Providence,  after  taking  their  call  into  his 
hands,  June  5,  1796.  He  was  married  9th  of  October,  1798,  to  Polly 
Moore,  whose  story  is  known  to  you.  He  purchased  soon  afterwards 
a  small  farm  near  Brownsburg,  and  commenced  teaching  a  classical 
school.  He  continued  the  school  several  years.  Amongst  those  who 
were  his  pupils  I  may  name  Governor  James  McDowell,  Governor 
McXutt  of  Mississippi,  Samuel  McD.  Moore,  and  Dr.  Wilson,  now 
of  Union  Seminary.  He  attended  to  the  business  of  the  farm  him- 
self, employing  no  overseer.  His  salary  was  only  $400  per  annum, 
until  a  year  or  two  before  his  death,  when  it  was  raised  to  $500.  He 
was  judicious  and  economical  in  the  management  of  his  affairs.  At 
the  time  of  his  installation  his  means  were  nothing,  his  family  be- 
came large,  yet  at  his  death  his  estate  was  quite  considerable.  He 
died  suddenly,  13th  of  October,  1818,  having  preached  the  day  be- 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


fore.  His  text  on  that  occasion  was  in  the  40th  chapter  of  Isaiah,  30 
and  31. 

His  talents,  according  to  the  common  opinion,  and  that  is  my 
own,  were  of  a  very  high  order.  His  judgment  in  all  matters  was 
sound  and  practical.  In  cases  where  it  seemed  difficult  to  arrive  at 
a  correct  decision,  he  seemed  to  seize  with  facility  the  true  view ;  and 
the  clearness  of  his  statements  hardly  failed  to  bring  others  to  con- 
cur with  him.  His  preaching  was  impressive  and  interesting.  His 
gestures,  according  to  my  recollection,  were  few,  but  appropriate. 
In  his  addresses  from  the  pulpit  he  was  eminent  for  strength,  con- 
ciseness and  perspicuity.  Argumentative  more  than  declamatory, 
he  convinced  the  judgment  of  his  hearers.  Plain,  instructive  and 
practical  in  his  discourses,  he  brought  the  principles  of  the  Bible  to 
bear  upon  the  conduct  of  his  people  in  all  their  relations.  He  also 
held  very  strongly  the  great  Calvinistic  doctrines  of  the  Scriptures. 

His  sermons  were  short  generally.  I  have  heard  people  complain 
sometimes  that  they  were  too  short,  but  never  that  they  were  too 
long.  When  he  preached  two  sermons  on  the  Sabbath,  as  he  did  in 
the  summer,  his  last  sermon  was  generally  considered  the  ablest.  I 
never  saw  but  one  sermon  of  his  in  print ;  that  one  was  preached  at 
the  installation  or  ordination  of  A.  B.  Davidson,  in  Harrisonburg. 
Mr.  Brown  told  me  he  had  preached  it  without  much  preparation, 
that  he  had  however  felt  liberty  in  the  delivery  of  it.  When  the 
Presbytery  applied  for  a  copy  he  had  none,  and  wrote  it  out  as  near- 
ly as  he  could;  but  I  think  he  was  not  satisfied  with  it,  and  people 
generally  did  not  consider  it  a  fair  specimen  of  his  sermons. 

The  longer  he  lived  among  his  people,  the  more  they  became  at- 
tached to  him.  He  mingled  amongst  them  on  easy  and  familiar 
terms ;  took  an  interest  in  their  welfare,  both  temporal  and  spiritual. 
His  conversation  was  interesting,  and  to  use  a  current  phrase,  he 
was  the  soul  of  the  company  in  which  he  was.  He  took  an  active  in- 
terest in  the  Brownsburg  Circulating  Library,  and  was  desirous  to 
promote  the  taste,  and  the  habit  of  reading  amongst  his  people.  He 
uniformly  attended  to  catechising  once  a  year,  at  the  different  places 
of  his  congregation,  and  made  pastoral  visits  to  some  extent.  In  his 
day  it  was  not  customary  to  preach  at  funerals. 

He  was  a  very  kind  husband,  and  was  always  heard  to  speak  of  his 
wife  in  the  most  affectionate  manner,  and  he  reposed  in  her  opinion 
and  judgment  great  confidence.   His  piety  was  undoubted.   He  died 


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universally  lamented,  in  the  prime  of  life,  in  full  intellectual  vigor, 
in  the  midst  of  his  usefulness,  and  when  the  love  of  his  people  toward 
him,  so  far  from  abating,  was  becoming  deeper  and  stronger. 

I  am  yours,  respectfully, 

Thomas  H.  Walker. 

BATTLE  OF  GUILFORD  COURT  HOUSE, 

Occasionally  in  speaking  of  this  battle  among  Ins  friends  Mr. 
Houston  related  two  circumstances  respecting  himself ;  one  was  that 
on  the  morning  of  the  battle,  he  got  an  opportunity  for  private  pray- 
er in  an  old  tree  top,  and  with  unusual  freedom  committed  himself  to 
the  wise  and  protecting  providence  of  God ;  the  other  was  that  in  that 
battle  of  two  hours  and  twenty  minutes,  he  discharged  his  rifle  four- 
teen times,  that  is,  once  in  about  ten  minutes  from  the  time  he  heard 
the  first  fire  of  the  approaching  enemy,  till  his  company  joined  the 
retreat  of  Greene.  Others  in  the  battle  said  that  he  was  the  first  in 
his  line  to  answer  the  command,  "fire,"  and  that  he  was  quite  in  ad- 
vance when  he  discharged  his  rifle.  It  is  easy  to  find  the  position  of 
the  Rockbridge  militia  in  the  battle  from  the  diagram  and  state- 
ments in  the  life  of  General  Greene.  Greene,  with  the  regulars,  were 
at  the  court  house;  some  distance  in  front,  crossing  at  right  angles 
the  great  Salisbury  road  on  which  the  British  were  advancing,  were 
stationed  the  Virginia  militia;  some  distance  in  front  and  across  the 
same  road  lay  the  North  Carolina  militia.  The  Virginia  line  was 
in  the  forest ;  the  Carolina  partly  in  the  forest  and  partly  in  the  skirts 
of  the  forest  and  partly  behind  a  fence  enclosing  the  open  space 
across  which  the  British  force  was  advancing  with  extended  front. 
According  to  orders,  the  Carolina  line,  when  the  enemy  was  very 
near,  gave  their  fire,  which  on  the  left  of  the  British  line  was  deadly, 
and  having  repeated  it  retreated ;  some  remained  to  give  a  third  fire, 
and  some  made  such  haste  in  retreat  as  to  bring  reproach  upon  them- 
selves as  deficient  in  bravery,  while  their  neighbors  behaved  like 
heroes.  The  right  wing  of  the  Virginia  line  was  soon  turned  by  the 
British  regulars  pressing  on  to  the  position  of  Greene,  and  like  the 
Carolina  line  gave  vivid  examples  both  of  timidity  and  heroic  cour- 
age; the  left  wing,  in  which  Houston  was,  maintained  its  position 
till  Greene  retreated,  almost  constantly  engaged,  but  not  pressed  so 
hard  as  they  might  have  been  by  the  regulars  occupied  with  the  main 
body  of  the  American  army. 


SSI- 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


The  greatest  loss  of  the  Eockbridge  and  Augusta  forces  was  exper- 
ienced after  they  commenced  their  retreat.  Lee's  light  horse  were 
riot  ready  to  cover  them,  and  their  retreat  became* a  flight  exposed  to 
the  sabres  of  the  British  light  horse.  Mr.  Samuel  Steele,  that  died 
an  old  man,  near  Waynesborough,  in  that  retreat  shot  one  horseman 
that  followed  him.  Two  others  came  upon  him  before  he  reloaded, 
and  he  surrendered  himself  a  prisoner.  "Give  us  your  gun."  "Oh, 
no,  I  cant  think  of  that/'  "I  say,  give  us  your  gun !"  "Oh,  no,  T 
can't  think  of  that."  Bursting  into  a  laugh  at  his  simplicity,  "Well, 
carry  it  along  then,"  motioning  him  to  follow  in  the  rear.  He  went 
along  some  distance,  when  suddenly  springing  into  the  thick  top  of  a 
fallen  tree,  he  commenced  loading  his  gun.  The  horsemen,  unable 
to  get  at  him  with  their  swords,  put  spurs  and  rode  out  of  reach  of 
his  shot.  He  took  advantage  of  their  disappearance  and  was  soon 
out  of  danger.  David  Steele,  of  Medway,  where  Waddell  addressed 
the  militia  before  their  march,  was  cut  down  in  the  retreat  and  left 
for  dead.  The  scar  of  a  deep  wound  over  one  of  his  eyes  was  fright- 
ful to  strangers  through  his  long  life.  Judge  Stuart,  of  Staunton, 
was  in  the  battle,  a  messmate  of  Houston,  and  retained  a  friendship 
for  him  till  his  death ;  excelling  in  talents  he  could  not,  in  the  opin- 
ion of  the  soldiers,  surpass  him  in  the  cool  facing  of  danger.  Cap- 
tain James  Tate,  of  Bethel,  was  killed  in  the  early  part  of  the  battle. 
Captain  Andrew  Wallace,  from  near  Lexington,  was  in  the  regular 
service,  and  had  always  shown  himself  a  brave  man.  That  morning 
he  expressed  a  mournful  presage  that  he  would  fall  that  day.  In  the 
course  of  the  action,  he  sheltered  himself  behind  a  tree,  with  some 
indication  of  alarm.  Being  reproached,  he  immediately  left  the 
shelter,  and  in  a  moment  received  his  death  wound.  A  brother  of  his, 
Captain  Adam  Wallace,  was  with  Buford  at  the  terrible  massacre  on 
the  Waxhaw;  after  killing  many  of  the  enemy  with  his  espontoon, 
he  dies  bravely  fighting.  A  third  brother,  Captain  Hugh  Wallace, 
in  the  regular  army,  died  in  Philadelphia,  of  smallpox.  Major  Alex- 
ander Stuart,  of  whom  Mr.  Houston  says,  "We  lost  our  Major,"  was 
mounted  on  a  beautiful  mare.  A  shot  was  fatal  to  her  on  the  hasty 
retreat.  As  she  fell,  the  Major  was  seized  and  surrendered.  His 
captors  plundered  him  and  left  him  standing  in  his  cocked  hat,  shirt, 
and  shoes.  He  was  unwounded.  Cornwallis  took  him  and  other 
prisoners  with  him  in  his  retreat  to  Wilmington.  For  a  time  Greene 
greatly  harassed  Cornwallis  in  his  daily  marches.    Mr.  Stuart  said 


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the  prisoners  suffered  severely,  particularly  from  thirst.  So  great 
was  the  haste  of  flight,  and  the  unkindness  of  the  guard,  that  the 
prisoners  were  not  suffered  to  intermit  their  speed  even  to  drink  in 
crossing  the  runs ;  those  that  attempted  to  drink  were  warned  by  the 
bayonet  point  to  go  on.  He  dipped  water  with  his  cocked  hat; 
others  used  their  shoes.  Archibald  Stuart  was  commissary,  but  at 
Guilford  he  took  his  musket  and  entered  the  ranks  as  a  common  sol- 
dier. Major  Stuart  said  that  Green  afterward  told  him  that  there 
was  a  turn  in  the  battle  in  which,  if  he  could  have  reckoned  upon  the 
firm  stand  of  the  left  wing  of  Virginia  militia,  he  could  have  anni- 
hilated the  army  of  Cornwallis.  He  knew  they  were  good  for  a  short 
fight,  but  was  not  prepared  to  see  them  stand  it  out  as  regulars.  The 
defect  of  the  militia  system  was  apparent.  The  second  day  after  the 
battle,  when  they  must  either  march  further  from  home  in  pursuit 
of  Cornwallis — "to  offer  the  British  force  more  cannon  and  another 
regiment  of  recaptured  prisoners,  on  the  same  terms  as  on  the  15th" 
— or  return  home;  they  all,  the  very  men  who  called  those  who 
flinched  at  the  Dan  "cowards" ;  all,  in  face  of  their  Colonel,  and  dis- 
pleasure, "the  fury"  of  the  General  of  Brigade,  all  marched  off  home. 
The  American  Generals  soon  learned  to  object  to  short  terms  of  ser- 
vice, and  at  the  same  time  had  full  confidence  in  the  courage  of  their 
countrymen. 

[I  also  add  a  few  additional  items  also  found  in  Foote's  Sketches 
of  Virginia  relating  to  the  different  churches  of  iiugusta  in  which 
Eev.  Houston  labored. — Ed.] 

At  a  meeting  of  Hanover  Presbytery  at  the  stone  meeting  house, 
Augusta  County,  November,  1771,  Messrs.  Samuel  Houston,  An- 
drew McClure,  Samuel  Carrick  and  Adam  Rankin,  were  on  examina- 
tion received  as  candidates  for  the  ministry.  In  May,  1772,  at  Tim- 
ber Ridge,  on  the  22nd,  Mr.  Houston  read  a  lecture  on  Colossians 
3d  from  the  1st  to  the  8th  verse;  and  also  a  Presbyterial  discourse 
on  1  Tim.,  1,  5,  which  were  sustained  as  parts  of  trial.  Messrs.  Ran- 
kin, Carrick  and  McClure  exhibited  parts  of  their  trials  for  licensure. 
At  this  Presbytery  Mr.  John  McCue  was  licensed,  and  on  parts  of 
his  examination  Messrs.  Houston  and  Rankin  were  associated.  Octo- 
ber 22,  1772,  at  New  Providence,  the  Presbytery  was  opened  with  a 
sermon  by  Adam  Rankin,  from  2  Cor.,  5,  14,  and  Samuel  Houston 
John,  17,  3;  both  candidates  for  licensure.  They  were  sustained. 
Messrs.  Andrew  McClure  and  Samuel  Carrick,  also  produced  their 


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pieces  of  trial ;  and  the  four  candidates  having  passed  acceptably  all 
their  trials,  were  licensed  to  preach  the  gospel.  At  Hall's  meeting 
house  May  20,  1773,  Mr.  Houston  accepted  a  call  from  the  Provi- 
dence congregation  in  Washington  County.  The  third  Wednesday 
of  August  was  fixed  for  the  ordination :  Mr.  Houston  to  preach  from 
Col.,  3,  4 ;  the  ordination  services  to  be  performed  by  Messrs  Cuin- 
mings,  Balch  and  Doak,  the  second  to  preach  the  ordination  sermon, 
the  third  to  preside,  the  first  to  give  the  charge.  In  August,  1775, 
the  Presbytery  of  Abingdon  was  formed,  and  Mr.  Houston  made  a 
constituent  part.  In  May,  1786,  he  took  his  seat  in  the  Synod  as  the 
first  in  attendance  from  the  Presbytery.  In  the  events  of  the  few 
succeeding  years,  Mr.  Houston,  in  common  with  his  fellow  citizens, 
took  an  active  part.  He  advocated  the  formation  of  a  new  state  to  be 
called  Franklin.  After  some  years  of  commotion  the  State  of  Ten- 
nessee was  formed  and  made  one  of  the  Union.  Unfortunately  the 
Presbyterian  ministers  were  divided  in  their  opinions  in  the  course 
of  the  procedure,  and  suffered,  many  of  them,  much  uneasiness  on 
a  subject  the  particulars  of  which  it  is  not  necessary  to  record,  ex- 
cept in  a  history  of  Tennessee  in  its  settlement  and  progress.  For 
various  reasons  Mr.  Houston  determined  to  return  to  Virginia,  and 
on  the  24th  of  October,  1789,  he  was  admitted  a  member  of  Lexing- 
ton Presbytery. 

In  September,  1791,  at  Augusta  Church  on  the  20th,  when  A. 
Alexander  opened  Presbytery  with  his  trial  sermon,  he  accepted  a 
call  from  Falling  Spring  for  two-thirds  of  his  time.  At  this  place 
and  High  Bridge  he  performed  the  duties  of  a  minister  of  the  gospel, 
faithfully  and  diligently,  till  the  infirmities  of  age  made  it  necessary 
for  him  to  throw  the  labor  on  younger  men.  For  many  years  he 
taught  a  classical  school  with  success,  mingling  firmness  and  kind- 
ness in  his  discipline.  He  took  great  delight  in  meeting  his  brethren 
in  the  judicatories  of  the  church.  His  last  attendance  of  the  Vir- 
ginia Synod  was  at  Lexington,  October,  1837.  Bent  with  age,  almost 
blind,  his  long  gray  locks  falling  upon  his  shoulders,  he  sedulously 
attended  the  sessions  and  listened  to  the  debates,  and  finally  gave  his 
vote  to  sustain  the  action  of  the  Assembly  of  ?37.  None  that  saw 
him  could  forget  his  appearance.  Cheerful  through  life,  he  was  glad 
when  his  end  came.  His  works  remain.  He  was  one  that  cherished 
Washington  College  in  the  days  of  its  greatest  weakness  and  depres- 
sion.  When  his  infirmities  came  upon  him,  he  resigned  his  pastoral 


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charges,  and  employed  himself  in  going  out  into  the  highways  and 
hedges.  About  two  miles  from  the  Natural  Bridge,  and  sixteen  from 
Lexington,  on  the  road  to  Fincastle,  is  a  brick  church  on  a  hill,  sur- 
rounded by  a  graveyard.  At  the  western  end  of  the  church  is  a  mar- 
ble slab  inscribed: 

SACRED 
to  the  Memory 

OF  THE 

EEV.  SAMUEL  HOUSTON, 
who  in  Early  Life  was  a  Soldier  of  the 
REVOLUTION, 
and  for  55  Years  a  Faithful  Minister  of  the 
LORD  JESUS  CHRIST. 
He  Died  on  the  20th  Day  of  January,  1839, 
Aged  81  Years, 
in  the  Matured  and  Blessed  Hope  of  a 
Glorious  Resurrection 
and  of  Immortal  Life,  in  the  Kingdom  of 
his  Father  and  his  God. 


PAXTON"  FAMILY. 

John  Paxton,  one  of  the  three  brothers  who  emigrated  with  the 
Houstons  first  to  Pennsylvania  and  afterwards  with  them  to  the  Val- 
ley of  Virginia,  1740-45. 

He  was  a  Brigade  Inspector  for  many  years,  and  while  from  home 
attending  his  military  duties  in  the  western  part  of  Virginia  he  was 
arrested  by  the  hand  of  death,  and  breathed  his  last  in  Callighan's 
Hotel,  a  celebrated  inn,  in  what  is  now  Alleghany  County,  Va. 

He  was  a  man  above  the  ordinary  size,  of  fine  personal  appearance 
and  military  bearing.  We  have  not  been  able  to  gather  such  knowl- 
edge of  his  history  as  might  otherwise,  no  doubt,  have  given  much 
entertainment  to  his  posterity,  some  of  whom  were  among  the  most 
distinguished  of  the  tribe.  Not  many  years  after  his  death,  his 
widow  left  the  home  which  he  had  inherited  from  his  father  on  Tim- 
ber Ridge,  and  removed  with  her  family  to  Blount  County,  Tenn. 
(about  1807),  and  settled  on  Pistol  Creek,  near  a  church  which  was 
called  "Baker's  Creek  Church/'  where  she  habitually  attended  with 
her  children.    She  was  a  lady  of  much  excellence.    Her  prominent 


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virtues  were  displayed  in  bringing  up  her  large  family  after  the  sud- 
den death  of  her  husband.   Among  their  children  were : 

a.  John  Paxton;  b.  1715  or  1716;  m.  Mary  Blair. 

b.  Samuel  Paxton;  m.  Mary  Moore  (No.  133).   He  d.  in  1756, 

leaving  a  son,  Samuel  Paxton,  who  was  in  Adair  County, 
Ky.,  in  1803. 
e.    Mary  Paxton;  m.  Major  Stuart. 

d.  Thomas  Paxton ;  m.  Betsey  MeClung. 

e.  Joseph  Paxton;  d.  unmarried,  in  1755. 

f.  William  Paxton;  m.  Eleanor  Hays. 

g.  Elizabeth  Paxton;  m.  Samuel  Houston. 

HOUSTON  FAMILY. 

BY  REV.  SAMUEL  R.  HOUSTON,  D.  D. 

The  following  is  copied  from  a  manuscript  found  among  the 
papers  of  Eev.  Samuel  Houston  (who  married  Margaret  Walker)  : 

"John  Houston,  my  grandfather,  came  from  Ireland  with  his  fam- 
ily when  my  father  was  about  nine  years  old,  about  1735,  bringing 
with  him  his  mother  and  wife,  who  was  a  Miss  Cunningham,  and 
all  of  his  children,  excepting  the  oldest  son,  James,  who  died  soon 
after  the  family  left  him. 

John  Houston's  family  consisted  of  the  following  children : 

a.  Robert  Houston  +. 

b.  Isabella  Houston. 

c.  Esther  Houston. 

d.  John  Houston  +. 

e.  Samuel  Houston. 

f.  Matthew  Houston. 

Grandfather  John  Houston  remained  in  Pennsylvania  until  his 
three  oldest  children  were  married.  He  then  removed  to  Virginia, 
and  settled  on  'Burden's  Land/  and  with  his  son-in-law  (John  Mont- 
gomery) ,  was  a  principal  founder  of  the  congregation  of  'New  Provi- 
dence/ to  which  he  gave  the  name.  In  the  cemetery  of  the  same,  his 
mother,  aged  ninety-seven,  his  wife  and  himself,  with  several  of  his 
descendants,  lie  buried. 

John  Houston,  my  grandfather,  was  killed  by  a  limb  falling  from 
a  tree  on  fire,  as  he  walked  under  it.    My  mother,  her  maiden  name 


JOHN  WALKER. 


539 


was  Todd,  died  in  1T95,  and  was  buried  near  Maryville,  Blount 
County.  My  father  died  in  Kentucky,  and  was  buried  in  a  church- 
yard near  Whipperwill  Creek.  Logan  County, 

(Signed)      Samuel  Houston." 

May  30th.  1820. 

General  Sam  Houston  furnishes  some  interesting  history  connect- 
ed with  the  family : 

"At  an  early  period  in  the  history  of  the  Houstons,  John  Houston, 
with  a  body  of  soldiers,  reinforced  a  broken  column,  and  for  Ms  great 
courage  and  unexampled  energy  was  knighted  on  the  field  of  battle. 
The  greyhounds  in  their  coat  of  arms,  indicates  his  fleetness  in  com- 
ing to  the  rescue ;  the  "last  sand  of  the  hour-glass,"  the  perilous  ex- 
tremity of  the  army  ;  and  the  motto,  Tn  time,*  its  victory.  It  is  the 
tradition  that  the  Houstons  dwelt  on  the  'Lowlands'  of  Scotland, 
and  the  registering  of  their  'Coat  of  Arms"  in  the  government  office 
at  London,  proves  satisfactorily  that  their  standing  was  somewhat 
elevated.  They  took  a  decided  stand  in  favor  of  the  Reformation: 
adopted  early  the  tenets  of  Calvin;  sustained  with  their  hearts'  sub- 
stance and  blood  the  religious  views  of  J ohn  Knox ;  and  were  perse- 
cuted for  their  riffid  adherence  to  the  Bible,  and  the  "Bible  alone/" 
as  their  rule  of  faith  and  practice,  and  to  the  'Tresbytery^  as  the 
scriptural  form  of  Church  government.  Many  of  them  fled  to  the 
north  of  Ireland,  and  were  there  and  joined  in  the  siege  of  London- 
derry, and  shared  in  the  final  triumph  in  1688.  In  the  party  which 
emigrated  to  America  in  IT 35,  with  John  Houston,  were  a  number 
who  had  considerable  money.  Believing  from  all  appearances  that 
the  crew  had  designs  of  robbing  the  passengers,  after  holding  a  con- 
sultation, the  crew  were  seized,  put  in  chains,  and  some  of  the  emi- 
grants who  were  skilled  in  navigation,  took  command  of  the  ship  and 
landed  safely  in  the  port  of  Philadelphia.  Two  large  grants  of  land 
were  made  by  Governor  G-ooch  to  induce  settlers  to  come  to  this  fer- 
tile valley.  The  land  was  offered  for  twenty-five  dollars  per  hundred 
acres.  The  Scotch-Irish  then  came  in  from  Pennsylvania  and  other 
places  in  considerable  numbers,  and  made  their  homes  there.'" 

ROBERT  Houston  (a),  the  oldest  of  John's  family,  was  born  in 
Ireland  about  1720;  lived  on  Timber  Ridge,  some  five  or  six  miles 
northeast  of  Lexington,  the  county  seat  of  Rockbridge  County.  He 


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married  Margaret  Davidson,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Ann  Dun- 
lap.  Eoberfs  second  son,  Samuel  Houston,  married  Elizabeth  Pax- 
ton,  a  daughter  of  J ohn  Paxton,  and  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  were  the 
parents  of  General  Samuel  Houston,  he  being  their  fifth  son,  the 
fourth  son  being  Major  John  Houston. 

JOHN*  Houston  (d),  the  fourth  child  of  John  Houston  and  

Cunningham,  was  nine  years  old  when  his  father  came  to  America 
in  1735.  He  was  b.  in  Ireland;  settled  on  Hay's  Creek,  near 
Brownsburg,  on  a  farm  now  known  as  the  McBride  place.  He  was 
High  Sheriff  of  Eockbridge  County  in  1786-88;  a  Trustee  of  Wash- 
ington and  Lee  College  in  1776 ;  also  of  the  incorporated  body  from 
1784-1791.  He  cultivated  his  plantation  and  lived  a  life  of  industry 
and  piety;  m.  Sarah  Todd.  She  d.  in  Blount  County,  Tenn.,  in 
1795.  He  d.  in  1795  while  on  a  visit  to  his  son  Eobert,  who  lived  in 
Logan  County,  Ky.   They  had  9  children,  viz : 

a.  James  Houston;  b.  about  1754;  m.  Elizabeth  Weir.    5  chil- 

dren. 

b.  John  Houston;  b.  about  1750. 

c.  Samuel  Houston;  b.  Jan.  1,  1758;  graduated  from  Libert}7 

Hall  Academy;  joined  the  army  and  served  with  great 
credit;  was  a  minister  of  the  gospel  for  about  fifty-five 
years;  m.  Margaret  Walker  +. 

d.  William  Houston.    He  was  a  merchant;  went  "North  to  pur- 

chase goods  and  was  never  heard  from  again. 

e.  Eobert  Houston;  b.  1768;  d.  in  Logan  County  in  1863;  m. 

(1)  a  Miss  Matthews,  (2)  Mary  J.  Neely.  General  Alex- 
ander Houston  was  his  son. 

f.  Matthew  Houston;  b.  about  1762;  m.  Patsey  Cloy d.    6  chil- 

dren. 

g.  Alice  Houston ;  m.  William  Stephenson.    3  children. 

h.  Margaret  Houston;  m.  (1)  Alexander  McEwen,  (2)  Eev. 

Samuel  Doak,  D.  D.   5  children  by  first  husband. 

i.  Esther  Houston ;  m.  Joel  Wallace.   He  d.  aged  about  80  years. 

She  d.  aged  about  60  years.    6  children. 

SAMUEL  Houston3  (c)  (John2,  John1)  ;  third  child  of  John 
and  Sarah  Todd  Houston;  b.  Jan.  1,  1758;  d.  1839;  graduated  from 
"Liberty  Hall  Academy,"  1780.    Soon  after  this  he  entered  the 


JOHX  WALKEK. 


591 


army  and  fought  at  Guilford  Court  House,  and  probably  other 
places;  was  a  minister  of  the  Gospel  55  years,  47  of  these  years  in 
Virginia ;  was  clerk  of  the  Presbytery  of  Eockbridge  Comity ;  was  an 
intimate  friend  of  Dr.  Moses  Hoge ;  corresponded  with  him  for  years. 
These  letters  were  preserved  by  the  family  until  they  were  turned 
over  to  Dr.  Foote,  to  be  used  by  him  in  preparing  his  "Sketches  of 
Virginia."  His  farm  consisted  of  more  than  six  hundred  acres.  He 
was  a  successful  farmer.  He  invented  and  obtained  a  patent  for  a 
threshing  machine.  For  about  20  years  he  taught  a  classical  school, 
which  was  well  patronized.  As  a  preacher  he  was  plain,  practical 
and  tender,  and  well  beloved  by  his  flock.  In  his  dress  and  manners 
he  was  always  the  gentleman,  neat  and  courteous.  For  many  years 
his  dress  was  that  of  the  English  gentry  in  former  times — short 
breeches,  buttoned  and  buckled  at  the  knees,  long  stockings,  shoes 
rather  large,  with  heavy  silver  buckles;  boots,  when  riding  out, 
reaching  nearly  to  the  knees,  with  white  leather  tops  to  them ;  a  dress 
coat  rounded  in  front,  with  many  buttons  on  one  side  only,  and  a 
standing  collar.  To  crown  all  he  wore  a  broad-brimmed,  triangular 
cocked  hat.  His  father,  John,  was  a  brother  of  Eobert  Houston, 
grandfather  of  Governor  Samuel  Houston.  Thus  Eev.  Samuel  and 
Governor  Sam  Houston  were  second  cousins.  His  first  wife  was  a 
Miss  Hall,  who  died  within  a  few  months  after  their  marriage.  He 
then  married  Margaret  Walker  in  1795.   Their  7  children  were : 

4079.  Betsey  Stuart  Houston;  b.  1796  +. 

4080.  Maria  Todd  Houston;  b.  1798  +. 

4081.  Janette  Moore  Houston;  b.  1800.    She  m.  Madison  Gil- 

more.  They  had  no  children.  Mr.  Gilmore  was  a  man 
highly  respected  for  his  integrity,  honorable  bearing  and 
usefulness ;  was  Magistrate  of  Botetourt  County,  Va.,  for 
many  years ;  was  twice  elected  to  represent  Botetourt  and 
Craig  Counties  in  the  Legislature.  She  was  an  exem- 
plary Christian  woman. 

4082.  Matilda  Eowe  Houston;  b.  1802  +. 

4083.  Elvira  Margaret  Walker  Houston;  b.  1804.    She  m.  Dr. 

J.  J.  Moorman.  They  adopted  Ella  M.  Houston,  who 
was  a  daughter  of  John  Davies  Houston.  Dr.  Moorman 
was  a  member  of  the  Virginia  Legislature,  an  elder  in 
the  Salem  Church  and  the  author  of  several  books.  El- 
vira Margaret  Moorman  was  considered  by  all  who  knew 


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her  as  a  very  superior  woman,  very  religious.  Her  hus- 
band was  resident  physician  at  White  Sulphur  Springs 
for  about  40  years. 

4084.  Samuel  Eutherford  Houston;  b.  1806  +. 

4085.  John  Davies  Houston;  b.  1809  +. 

BETSEY  STUART  Houston5  (4079)  (Margaret4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Dr.  James  Paxton,  brother  of  Rev.  John  D. 
Paxton,  D.  D.,  of  Kentucky.  They  were  sons  of  John  Paxton,  rul- 
ing elder  of  Falling  Springs  Church.  They  lived  at  Abingdon,  Va., 
where  he  practiced  his  profession  with  great  skill  and  success.  She 
died  there  after  a  short  illness  in  1827.   Her  epitaph  is  as  follows : 

"Here  lies  all  that  is  mortal  of  Elizabeth  Stuart  Paxton  and  her 
infant,  who  died  Jan.  16,  1827,  aged  30.  Dust  to  dust,  but  the  spirit 
to  God,  who  gave  it." 

She  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  of  profound 
religious  principles.   They  left  one  child,  viz : 

4086.  John  Paxton.    He  m.  Miss  Campbell.   They  had  four  or 

five  children,  names  not  given.  He  was  a  physician  of 
some  note  in  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  and  was  a  surgeon  in  the 
Confederate  army. 

MARIA  TODD  Houston5  (4080)  (Margaret4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2, 
Alexander1)  ;  m.  Samuel  Walkup.  He  was  a  minister  in  the  Presby- 
terian Church.  At  one  time  he  was  editor  of  a  paper  or  magazine 
in  Lexington,  Va. ;  afterwards  sheriff  of  Rockbridge  County,  Va. 
In  the  War  of  1812  he  was  Paymaster  in  the  army  stationed  at  Nor- 
folk, Va.  She  was  a  most  devoted  woman  to  her  family  and  friends. 
Her  last  illness  was  contracted  by  fatigue  and  exposure  while  caring 
for  her  grandchildren.  She  d.  in  1875,  aged  76.  Their  children 
were : 

4087.  Samuel  Augustine  Walkup ;  m.  Louisa  B.  Banks  +. 

4088.  John  Arthur  Walkup  ;  m.  Susan  Banks,  a  daughter  of 

William  Banks  of  Halifax  Court  House;  educated  at 
Washington  College;  taught  a  classical  school;  resided 
in  Halifax  County,  Va.,  1877.   No  children. 

4089.  Rev.  Joseph  Walker  Walkup ;  m.  twice,  Jennie  Armstrong 

and  Kate  Kendrick  +. 

4090.  Matthew  Henry  Walkup  (Elder)  ;  m.  (1)  Kate  Byrnside, 

(2)  Elizabeth  Ann  Bickett  +. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


593 


4091.  Samuel  Rutherford  Walkup;  d.  in  infancy. 

4092.  James  Douglass  Walkup;  m.  Bessie  Pegrarn  —. 

4093.  William  Madison  Walkup  +. 

4094.  Samuel  Houston  "Walkup:  m.  Annie  DeWitt  ~~ . 

SAMUEL  AHGUSTIYE  Walkup6  (4087)  (Maria  TV5,  Mar- 
garet4, Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alexander1)  :  m.  Louisa  B.  Banks  for  his 
first  wife;  m.  (2)  Mary  M.  Gerry  in  1659,  daughter  of  Rev.  J.  L. 
Gerry  of  Hamilton  County.  Fla.  (  Louisa  B.  was  the  daughter  of 
Wm.  Banks  of  Pittsylvania  Court  House,  Ya.,  who  was  State  Attor- 
ney of  Halifax  County  in  1S46.)  Samuel  Augustine  was  educated 
at  Washington  College,  Virginia;  graduated  in  1841;  studied  medi- 
cine under  Dr.  Moorman  and  Dr.  David  Houston ;  attended  lectures 
and  obtained  a  diploma  from  a  Yew  York  City  School,  1347-9.  He 
practiced  in  several  places,  finally  locating  in  Eufalia,  Alabama.  He 
was  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church.  His  first  wife  d.  in  1857. 
Four  children  by  first  wife.    The  11  children  were : 

4095.  Alice  L.  Walkup. 

4096.  Susan  M.  Walkup;  m.  A.  W.  Stokes.   3  children  — . 

4097.  Margaret  Louisa  Walkup:  d.  from  effects  of  a  burn. 

4098.  Lucy  G.  Walkup. 

4099.  Jennie  F.  Walkup. 

4100.  Roberta  P.  Walkup. 

4101.  Jessie  Walkup. 

4102.  Charles  G.  Walkup. 

4103.  Augustine  J.  Walkup. 

4104.  Marion  Julia  Walkup. 

4105.  Mary  Maud  Walkup. 

ST7SAY  M.  Walkup  (4096 )  ;  m.  A.  W.  Stokes  at  Eufalia.  3  chil- 
dren, viz : 

4106.  Margaret  L.  Stokes. 

4107.  Yame  not  given. 

4108.  Yame  not  given. 

JOSEPH  WALKER  Walkup5  (4089)  (Maria  T.\  Margaret4 
Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  (1)  Jennie  Armstrong.  (2) 
Kate  Kendrick  of  Frederick  County,  Ya.  Jennie  was  a  daughter  of 
Rev.  Dr.  Armstrong,  pastor  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church 

—40 


594 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Richmond,  Va.,  who  lost  his  wife  by  the  wrecking  of  a  steamer  on 
Long  Island  Sound.  Eev.  Walkup  was  pastor  of  "Old  Concord" 
Roanoke  Presbytery.   The  6  children  were : 

4109.  George  Armstrong  Walkup;  a  son  by  the  first  wife;  at- 

tended Washington  and  Lee  College. 

4110.  Samuel  Kendrick  Walkup. 

4111.  Joseph  Alleine  Walkup.    He  was  a  chaplain  in  the  Con- 

federate army. 

4112.  Edward  H.  Walkup. 

4113.  Arthur  D.  Walkup. 

4114.  William  C.  Walkup. 

MATTHEW  HENRY  Walkup6  (4090)  (Maria  T.5,  Margaret4, 
Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  first  Kate  Byrnside,  secondly 
Elizabeth  Ann  Bickett.  Of  his  seven  children,  four  are  by  his  first 
wife.  He., was  educated  at  Washington  College;  is  an  elder  in  the 
church  and  resides  near  Rocky  Point,  Monroe  County,  Va.  7  chil- 
dren, viz : 

4115.  Samuel  B.  Walkup. 

4116.  Maria  Houston  Walkup;  m.  Mr.  Peck  in  1883. 

4117.  William  Akers  Walkup. 

4118.  Kate  May  Walkup. 

4119.  Nannie  Jane  Walkup. 

4120.  Michael  Henry  Walkup. 

4121.  Samuel  R.  Walkup;  d.  young. 

JAMES  DOUGLASS  Walkup6  (4092)  (Maria  T.5,  Margaret4, 
Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alexander1);  m.  Bessie  Pegram;  joined  the 
M.  E.  Church,  and  is  an  active  member.   Their  5  children  were : 

4022.    Samuel  D.  Walkup. 

4123.  John  P.  Walkup. 

4124.  Joseph  A.  Walkup. 
4025.    William  Maston  Walkup. 
4126.    Lizzie  Houston  Walkup. 

WILLIAM  MADISON  Walkup6  (4093)  (Maria  T.5,  Margaret4, 
Joseph3,  John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Mattie  Hunter,  1867.  She  d.  in 
1877;  m.  (2)  Fannie  A.  Adams.  He  taught  in  a  high  school  at 
Holly  Springs  for  some  time.   4  children,  all  by  first  wife,  viz : 


JOHX  WALKER. 


595 


4127.  Anna  Maria  Walkup. 

4128.  Claudius  Houston  Walkup. 

4129.  Mary  Elizabeth  Walkup. 

4130.  William  Hunter  Walkup. 

SAMUEL  HOUSTON  Walkup6  (4094)  (Maria  T.5,  Margaret4, 
Joseph3,  John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  Mary  Ann  Dewitt  of  Richmond., 
Va.  He  was  terribly  wounded,  first  in  the  battle  at  Williamsburg, 
in  both  hands  and  in  the  side:  and  again,  in  the  battle  of  Drury 
Bluff,  he  was  shot  through  his  left  lung.  It  is  with  difficulty  he  sup- 
ports his  family.    Their  children  were: 

4131.  Dewitt  Walkup. 

4132.  Arthur  R.  Walkup. 

4133.  Lottie  M.  Walkup. 

4134.  Julia  R,  Walkup. 

4135.  Joseph  Walkup. 

4136.  Samuel  Price  Walkup  (or  Philip). 

4137.  John  Thompson  Walkup. 

MATILDA  ROWE  Houston5  (4082)  (Margaret4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1);  m.  John  H.  Myers  of  Georgetown,  D.  C,  a 
merchant.   She  d.  Sept.  1,  1832.   They  had  one  daughter,  viz : 

4138.  Matilda  H.  Myers;  attended  a  Female  Seminary  in  ]STew 

Jersey.  She  d.  at  Lexington,  in  1862  or  1863,  of  brain 
fever. 

SAMUEL  RUTHERFORD  Houston5  (4084)  (Margaret4,  Jos- 
eph C.3,  John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  (1)  Mary  R.  Rowland,  (2)  Mary 
P.  Paxton.  3  children  by  first  wife  and  eight  by  the  second.  All  of 
the  latter,  except  William  P.,  b.  in  Monroe  County,  Va. 

Rev.  Samuel  Rutherford  Houston,  to  whom  we  are  indebted  for 
most  of  the  data  of  the  Houston  family,  was  born  March  12,  1806, 
at  Rural  Valley,  Rockbridge  County.  He  was  named  for  the  Rev. 
Samuel  Rutherford,  of  Scotland,  author  of  "The  Rutherford  Let- 
ters" and  other  religious  works.  Soon  after  graduating  from  Dick- 
enson College,  Carlisle,  Pa.,  he  became  instructor  in  the  Institution 
for  the  Deaf  and  Dumb  at  Philadelphia,  where  he  remained  about 
six  years.  After  graduating  in  Theology  he  was  licensed  to  preach 
by  the  Presbytery  of  Lexington  in  1 843 ;  was  ordained  the  following 


596 


DESCENDANTS  OP 


January,  to  labor  as  an  evangelist  under  the  direction  of  the  Ameri- 
can Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions.  He  was  desig- 
nated to  a  field  in  Asia  Minor,  "Old  Kaiseriah,"  along  with  Rev. 
John  B.  Adger.  Rev.  Houston  was  located  on  the  Island  of  Scio, 
for  the  training  of  "Helpers"  for  the  Greek  Mission.  This  island  is 
about  75  miles  from  Smyrna,  and  nine  miles  from  the  coast  of  Asia. 
He  commenced  his  labors  here  Nov.  8,  1834,  remaining  two  and  one- 
half  years.  From  here  he  went  to  the  Province  of  Laconia,  in  Pelo- 
ponnesus. The  Rev.  George  Ley  burn  joining  him,  they  chartered  a 
Greek  coasting  vessel  and  proceeded  at  once  to  Athens,  thence  to 
Areopolis,  the  capital  of  Laconia,  and  were  received  with  the  highest 
tokens  of  respect  by  the  Governor  and  the  people  of  the  "old  Bey." 
Here  they  erected  a  large  school  house,  sufficient  to  accommodate  at 
least  150  pupils,  with  another  building  for  higher  studies.  In  a 
short  time  both  were  in  successful  operation,  the  good  effects  of 
which  are  seen  to  the  present  day.  Owing  to  the  ill  health  of  wife 
and  child  he  left  here  after  a  stay  of  three  or  four  years,  and  went  to 
Athens,  where  the  child  died.  They  then  went  to  Egypt.  He 
preached  in  Alexandria  six  months,  in  the  house  of  the  British  Con- 
sulate. His  wife  dying  in  the  city  of  Cairo,  he  returned  to  his  labors 
in  Greece.  But  only  remained  about  eighteen  months,  being  ob- 
liged to  leave  on  account  of  the  illness  of  his  remaining  child.  He 
returned  to  America,  arriving  at  his  home  in  Virginia  Aug.,  1841. 
After  some  delay,  arrangements  were  made  for  his  return  to  his 
missionary  labors  in  the  East.  His  baggage  had  gone  on  to  Boston, 
when  his  second  wife  was  stricken  down  with  a  disease,  the  nature 
of  which  prevented  their  embarking  for  foreign  shores.  He  there- 
fore sought  for  work  nearer  home  and  was  soon  located  as  pastor  at 
Union,  Mt.  Pleasant,  West  Virginia,  where  he  was  in  1882. 

His  first  wife,  Mary  Russel  Rowland,  was  born  in  Pattonsburg, 
Botetourt  County,  Va.  She  was  the  second  daughter  of  Colonel 
Wm.  Rowland,  a  man  of  considerable  wealth  and  influence.  She 
was  a  woman  of  Christian  character,  her  early  devotion  to  the  cause 
of  missions  being  quite  marked.  She  acquired  a  knowledge  of  the 
Greek  language,  and  was  a  help-meet  indeed  to  her  husband.  She 
died  at  Cairo,  Egypt,  in  1839,  and  was  buried  in  Alexandria. 

The  second  wife  of  Samuel  R.  Houston  was  Margaret  Parks  Pax- 
ton,  daughter  of  Colonel  Wm.  Paxton.  The  family  to  which  she  be- 
longed emigrated  from  Ireland  with  the  Houstons  in  1735.  William 


JOHN  WALKER. 


597 


C.  was  a  magistrate,  also  represented  the  County  in  the  Legislature. 
His  wife.  Polly  Paxton  was  his  cousin.  She  was  a  niece  of  Elizabeth 
Paxton,  the  mother  of  General  Samuel  Houston.  Mrs.  Houston's 
brothers,  Archibald  and  James  Paxton.  and  sisters.  Mrs.  Mary  Bar- 
clay and  Mrs.  Dr.  McClung,  have  all  occupied  highly  respected  posi- 
tions in  society.  S.  E.  Houston  wrote  a  history  of  the  Houston  fam- 
ily in  1876-82.  and  left  a  manuscript  record  of  the  Walker  and  allied 
families,  prepared  in  1883.  The  11  children  of  Samuel  E.  Houston 
were  as  follows : 

•1139.*  Rutherford  R.  Houston;  b.  in  Smyrna.  Asia  Minor:  m. 
Margaret  Steele  +. 

4140.  Catherine  Elizabeth  Houston  :  b.  at  Areopolis,  Laconia, 

Greece;  d.  young  at  Port  Athens  May  10.  1839;  buried 
at  Athens. 

4141.  William  Paxton  Houston;  b.  April  18,  1843  +. 

4142.  Samuel  Adger  Houston;  b.  May  29,  1845;  has  served  as 

County  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  as  a  County  Delegate; 
served  two  years  in  the  State  Legislature  :  has  been  a 
member  and  elder  for  years  in  the  church  of  Union.  He 
was  engaged  in  ten  of  the  most  terrific  battles  of  the  Civil 
War,  also  a  number  of  others  of  less  magnitude. 

4143.  Adamantine  Corey  Houston  :  b.  Feb.  15,  1847.    He  is  a 

lawyer;  has  a  diploma  from  Washington  College;  is  now 
practicing  in  Union,  Monroe  Count}',  Ya.;  has  served 
his  county  as  commonwealth  attorney;  is  often  called 
upon  to  make  public  speeches,  where  he  acquits  himself 
well ;  is  a  member  of  the  church  and  teacher  in  the  Sab- 
bath School;  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War  at  the  age  of  17* 
was  in  a  West  Virginia  regiment. 

4144.  MARY  MARGARET  Houston:  b.  March  11,  1849.  At 

an  early  age  she  showed  extraordinary  talent  for  draw- 
ing and  painting,  and  her  drawings  were  much  sought 
after  by  her  friends  and  relatives  far  and  near.  She  left 
a  first  draught  of  the  "Genealogical  Tree7"  of  the  Hous- 
ton family.  For  many  years  she  occupied  a  prominent 
position  in  the  choir  of  one  of  her  father's  churches ;  d . 
unmarried. 

4145.  Helen  Alexander  Houston  :  b.  March  13.  1851.    She  is  a 

musician  of  much  ability :  was  chief  organist  in  one  of 


598 


DESCENDANTS  OF. 


her  father's  churches.  When  her  sister  died,  leaving  a 
child  only  six  months  old,  she  took  this  child  and  proved 
a  most  worthy  guardian.  She  with  her  sister  conducts 
a  Sabbath  School  for  colored  children. 

4146.  Elizabeth  Moore  Houston;  b.  April  12,  1853.    She  is  a 

teacher  in  the  colored  school  which  is  kept  at  her  father's 
residence,  "Wigton." 

4147.  Janet  Hay  Houston;  b.  May  2,  1855.   At  an  early  period 

in  her  life  she  had  her  attention  turned  towards  the  cry- 
ing wants  of  the  heathen  world,  and  soon  determined  to 
offer  herself  as  a  missionary  to  China.  She  was  accepted 
by  the  Committee  of  Foreign  Missions,  but  the  limited 
means  of  the  church  prevented  her  from  engaging  in  the 
work  until  1880,  when  she  was.  sent  to  the  Mexican  Mis- 
sion on  the  Rio  Grande  River,  until  such  time  as  they 
could  gratify  her  wish  in  regard  to  China;  engaged  in 
missionary  work  in  Brownville,  Texas,  in  1899. 

4148.  James  Bernard  Houston;  b.  June  15,  1858;  attended  the 

Medical  College  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  afterwards  at- 
tended the  Ohio  Medical  College  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

4149.  Hubert  Todd  Houston;  b.  March  7,  1861.    He  attended 

Washington  College. 

RUTHERFORD  R.  Houston6  (4139)  (Samuel5,  Margaret4,  Jos- 
eph C.3,  John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  Margaret  Steele.  He  graduated 
from  Washington  College,  1855.  After  a  full  Theological  course, 
was  appointed  Assistant  Professor  of  Oriental  Literature.  Being 
licensed  to  preach,  he  has  filled  several  pastorates,  settling  in  1869 
at  Fincastle,  Botetourt  County,  Va.   9  children,  viz : 

4150.  Mary  Bell  Houston. 

4151.  Emma  Bessie  Houston. 

4152.  Catherine  M.  Houston. 

4153.  Alice  Houston. 

4154.  Annie  R.  Houston. 

4155.  Stella  M.  Houston. 

4156.  Olive  A.  Houston. 

4157.  Harry  R.  Houston. 

4158.  Janet  Caroline  Houston. 


JOHN-  WALKER. 


599 


WILLIAM  PAXTOiSr  Houston6  (4141)  (Samuel5,  Margaret4, 
Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  (1)  April  27,  1871,  to  Edith 
McClung.  She  d.  Dec.  25,  1873,  leaving  a  daughter  Edith,  who  was 
cared  for  by  her  Grandfather  Houston.  Edith  McClung  was  the 
daughter  of  an  eminent  physician  of  Lexington,  Va.  Judge  William 
Paxton  Houston  m.  (2)  Hannah  M.  Barclay.  He  was  educated  at 
the  classical  school  in  Union  County  and  at  Washington  College.  He 
enlisted  in  the  Civil  War  at  Lexington,  Va.,  at  the  age  of  18,  and  was 
a  battery  officer.    2  children,  viz : 

4159.  Martha  Elizabeth  H.  Houston;  d.  in  infancy. 

4160.  Edith  McClung  Houston. 

JOHN  DAVIE S  Houston5  (4085)  (Margaret4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  (1)  Martha  Wilson,  (2)  Lizzie  Steele. 
Martha  was  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Samuel  B.  Wilson,  D.  D.,  a  Professor 
in  the  Union  Theological  College  of  Virginia.  Lizzie  was  a  niece 
of  Rev.  Jno.  Steele  of  Staunton.  John  D.  Houston  d.  in  1879. 
Their  children  were : 

4161.  Samuel  Wilson  Houston;  never  married;  was  last  heard 

of  in  Dakota. 

4162.  Margaret  Walker  Houston;  m.  Mr.  Leach  +. 

4163.  Mary  Rowland  Houston;  never  married. 

4164.  Bettie  Stuart  Houston;  m.  Mr.  Listre;  no  children. 

4165.  Horace  Houston;  m.  Miss  Wilson. 

4166.  Ella  Moorman  Houston;  adopted  by  her  uncle,  Dr.  Moor- 

man.  She  m.  Dr.  Scott  +. 

4167.  Janette  Madison  Houston;  m.  Mr.  Sterret;  no  children. 

4168.  Jennie  Caruthers  Houston;  m.  Mr.  Swink;  reside  in  Rock- 

bridge County. 

4169.  Martha  Hannah  Houston;  m.  Mr.  Cottingham. 

4170.  J.  LeRoy  Davies  Houston;  single;  minister  in  Arkansas. 

4171.  Robert  Bruce  Houston;  single. 
By  the  second  wife : 

4172.  Lorene  H.  Houston. 

4173.  John  Perry  Houston. 

4174.  Matilda  P.  Houston. 

4175.  Mabel  Houston. 


MARGARET  Houston6  (4162)   (John  D.5,  Margaret4,  Joseph 


600 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


C.3,  John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  Boliver  F.  Leach  of  Rockbridge.  He 
graduated  from  Washington  College;  was  a  Delegate  to  the  State 
Legislature  three  terms.   Their  9  children  are : 

4176.  Ella  H.  Leach. 

4177.  Houston  Leach. 

4178.  Coray  Leach. 

4179.  Stuart  Leach. 

4180.  Charles  B.  Leach. 

4181.  Herbert  Leach. 

4182.  Finley  Leach. 

4183.  Maggie  Homer  Leach. 

4184.  Name  not  given. 

ELLA  MOORMAN  Houston  (4166) ;  m.  Dr.  Scott.  They  have 
one  child,  a  daughter,  viz : 

4185.  Eddie  Scott. 

JANE  Walker4  (4071)  (Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alexander1).  She 
was  a  sister  of  Margaret  Walker,  who  m.  Samuel  Houston ;  m.  Sam- 
uel Barclay.  He  was  b.  1773 ;  d.  1845.  She  d.  in  1845,  having  been 
m.  50  years ;  lived  for  some  time  in  Fincastle,  Botetourt  County,  Va., 
then  removed  to  Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  in  1806.  He  was  a  cabinet- 
maker and  farmer;  both  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
Their  10  children  were : 

4186.  Sarah  C.  Barclay;  b.  1796;  d.  1823;  unmarried;  member 

of  Bowling  Green  Church. 

4187.  Philander  W.  Barclay;  b.  1798;  d.  1838  +. 

4188.  Joseph  W.  Barclay;  b.  1800;  d.  1830  +. 

4189.  Hugh  Barclay;  b.  1802;  d.  1878  +. 

4190.  Jane  Moore  Barclay ;  b.  1805 ;  d.  (living  in  1880)  +. 

4191.  Mary  Barclay;  b.  1807  (living  in  1883)  +. 

4192.  Virginia  Barclay;  b.  1809  (living  in  1883)  +. 

4193.  Margaret  H.  Barclay;  b.  1812;  d.  1855. 

4194.  Samuel  Alexander  Barclay ;  b.  March,  1815 ;  d.  1877  +. 

4195.  Martha  Donahue  Barclay;  b.  1819  (living  in  1880)  +. 

PHILANDER  W.  Barclay5  (4187)  (Jane4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2, 
Alexander1)  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Garnett.   Their  2  children  were: 


JOHN  WALKER. 


601 


4196.  Ann  Eliza  Barclay  +. 

4197.  Joseph  Walker  Barclay  +. 

ANN  ELIZA  Barclay6  (4196)  (Philander5..  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  Walter  B.  Pendleton.    6  children,  viz: 

4198.  Philander  B.  Pendleton,  Jr. 

4199.  Carrie  Kay  Pendleton. 

4200.  Loulie  Parker  Pendleton. 

4201.  Died  young. 

4202.  Carrie  not  known. 

4203.  Name  not  known. 

JOSEPH  W.  Barclay6  (4197)  (Philander5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1);  b.  1800;  d.  1830;  m.  (1)  Sallie  Tandy,  (2) 
Sallie  Proctor.    Several  children. 

JOSEPH  W.  Barclay3  (4188)  (Jane4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alex- 
ander1) ;  m.  Adeleine  Lapsley,  a  daughter  of  Rev.  J.  Lapsley.  They 
had  two  children,  both  died  in  infancy. 

HUGH  Barclay5  (4189)  (Jane4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alexander1)  ; 
m.  Lavina  Hall.  They  resided  in  Eusselville  in  1877,  on  a  valuable 
farm.  They  were  Methodists.  He  d.  in  1878.  Two  of  their  sons 
were  officers  in  the  Eusselville  Bank.  They  are  the  parents  of  eleven 
children,  viz: 

4204.  James  Samuel  Barclay  ;  m.  Mary  E.  Taylor.   2  children  + 

4205.  Philander  W.  Barclay;  m.  Mary  E.  Crews.   3  children  ~h 

4206.  Amanda  M.  Barclay ;  d.  young. 

4207.  Joseph  Crews  Barclay. 

4208.  Sarah  Jane  Barclay  +. 

4209.  John  Fletcher  Barclay;  m.  Lucy  Allison.    2  children;  d. 

young. 

4210.  Luanna  L.  Barclay;  d.  young. 

4211.  Hugh  Barclay;  m.  Jane  Eizer  +. 

4212.  Prudence  Barclay;  m.  Walter  G.  Wines ;  no  children. 

4213.  Virginia  E.  Barclay;  m.  A.  C.  Wright  +. 

4214.  Wilber  Fisk  Barclay.    His  home  is  at  Louisville,  Ky. ;  m. 

Alice  Hargrove.   2  children  +. 


JAMES  SAMUEL  Barclay6  (4204)  (Hugh5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3, 


602 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Mary  E.  Taylor.  He  was  a  druggist  in 
Cairo,  111.   They  had  2  children : 

4215.  Luanna  E.  Barclay. 

4216.  James  Taylor  Barclay. 

PHILANDER  W.  Barclay6  (4205)  (Hugh5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Mary  E.  Crews,  daughter  of  Eev.  H.  Crews, 
X).  D.,  who  was  a  Methodist  and  Grand  Commander  of  Knight's 
Templars  in  Illinois  in  1876-7.  Philander  W.  Barclay  and  Mary  E. 
Barclay  are  the  parents  of  3  children,  viz : 

4217.  Philander  C.  Barclay. 

4218.  Eannie  L.  Barclay. 

4219.  Hugh  Barclay. 

JOSEPH  CREWS  Barclay6  (4207)  (Hugh5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  (1)  to  Anna  Dulaney  and  (2)  to  Mary 
Ronald.  He  was  a  farmer  in  Rockfield,  Warren  County,  111.  *  a 
Methodist.   They  have  2  children,  viz : 

4220.  Annie  L.  Barclay. 

4221.  Elizabeth  Barclay. 

SARAH  JANE  Barclay6  (4208)  (Hugh5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  Hon.  John  W.  Caldwell,  who  was  a  Colonel 
in  the  9th  Regiment  of  C.  S.  A.,  also  a  County  Judge  and  a  member 
of  the  U.  S.  Congress.   They  are  the  parents  of  3  children,  viz : 

4222.  Lulu  Caldwell. 

4223.  Virginia  P.  Caldwell. 

4224.  Hugh  B.  Caldwell. 

HUGH  Barclay6  (4211)  (Hugh5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alex- 
ander1) ;  m.  Jane  Rizer.  He  was  a  banker  in  Russelville.  They  are 
the  parents  of  five  children,  viz : 

4225.  Hugh  P.  Barclay. 

4226.  Edwin  Barclay. 

4227.  ;  d.  young. 

4228.  ;  d.  young. 

4229.  ;  d.  young. 


VIRGINIA  E.  Barclay6  (4213)   (Hugh5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3., 


JOHN  WALKER. 


603 


John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  A.  Cooper  Wright,  a  physician  in  Bowling 
Green,  in  1882.   They  have  a  son,  whose  name  is  unknown : 

4230.  ;  b.  in  1875. 

WILBER  FISK  Barclay6  (4214)  (Hugh5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C,3, 
John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  Alice  Hargrove,  a  daughter  of  Bishop  R.  K. 
Hargrove,  D.  D.,  of  Franklin  County,  Tenn.  Wilber  Fisk  Barclay 
was  educated  at  Washington  and  Lee  University.  He  and  his  wife, 
Alice  Barclay,  are  the  parents  of  2  children,  viz : 

4231.  Wilbur  Hargrove  Barclay. 

4232.  Robert  H.  Barclay. 

J  AXE  MOORE  Barclay5  (4190)  (Jane4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alex- 
ander1) ;  m.  Hugh  H.  Patton,  D.  D.,  of  Tennessee,  a  Presbyterian 
clergyman  and  physician  in  Princeton,  Indiana.  He  was  b.  in  179 6 
and  d.  in  1876.  Jane  Moore  Barclay  is  described  by  those  who  knew 
her  as  "A  genuine  Virginia  lad}^,  kind,  sincere  and  cordial."  2  chil- 
dren, viz : 

4233.  Sarah  Jane  Patton;  d.  in  1840,  aged  17  years. 

4234.  James  Comfort  Patton.   He  was  a  physician  and  member 

of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  m.  Louisa  Marstella. 
They  are  the  parents  of  the  following  10  children : 

4235.  Samuel  B.  Patton;  m.  Henrietta  Kolb  at  Princeton,  111., 

in  1876. 

4236.  Morgan  Leslie  Patton;  m.  (1)  to  Jane  Moore  and  (2)  to 

Elizabeth  Walker  in  1868. 

4237.  Jane  Moore  Patton. 

4238.  Elizabeth  Walker  Patton. 

4239.  Gilbert  Tennant  Patton. 

4240.  Annie  Patton. 

4241.  Lewis  Patton. 

4242.  ;  d.  young. 

4243.  ;  d.  young. 

4244.  ;  d.  young. 

MARY  Barclay5  (4191)  (Jane4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alexander1)  ; 
m.  Samuel  Stubbins.  He  was  a  tanner  of  Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  and 
a  worthy  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church.  They  were  the  parents 
of  the  following  8  children : 


604 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


4245.  Martha  Jane  Stubbins ;  b.  1834 ;  m.  H.  H.  Jackson.  No 

children. 

4246.  Samuel  Barclay  Stubbins;  b.  1836;  m.  Sarah  N.  Ray. 

They  had  2  children,  both  d.  young. 

4247.  Philander  Stubbins;  b.  1838.    He  was  a  druggist;  never 

married. 

4248.  Virginia  Agnes  Stubbins;  b.  1841;  m.  James  A.  Briggs. 

They  have  1  child  +. 

4249.  Hugh  Alexander  Stubbins;  b.  1843;  m.  Georgia  Patter- 

son.  2  children  +. 

4250.  Asher  Rice  Stubbins;  b.  1845;  a  druggist;  never  married. 

4251.  Cecil  Grace  Stubbins;  b.  1848;  m.  Hiram  Dulaney,  a 

farmer.   2  children  +. 

4252.  Joseph  Briggs  Stubbins;  b.  1850;  m.  Mollie  Gaines, 

daughter  of  Professor  Gaines,  a  relative  of  General 
Gaines.   1  child. 

VIRGINIA  AGNES  Stubbins  (4248)  ;  m.  James  A.  Briggs.  1 
child,  viz : 

4253.  John  S.  Briggs. 

HUGH  ALEXANDER  Stubbins6  (4249)  (Mary5,  Jane4,  Joseph 
C.3,  John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  Georgia  Patterson.  Their  2  children 
were  : 

4254.  Richard  P.  Stubbins. 

4255.  Carrie  T.  Stubbins. 

CECIL  GRACE  Stubbins6  (4251)  (Mary5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  Hiram  Dulaney.    2  children,  viz: 

4256.  Mary  S.  Dulaney. 

4257.  Annie  Woodford  Dulaney. 

VIRGINIA  Barclay5  (4192)  (Jane4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alexan- 
der1) ;  m.  Robert  Garnett.    Their  10  children  were: 

4258.  Jane  W.  Garnett. 

4259.  Samuel  B.  Garnett;  b.  1838;  C.  S.  A.  soldier.    He  was 

killed  at  Helena,  Ark. 

4260.  Richard  Garnett;  b.  1834;  farmer  and  miller;  is  a  mem- 

ber of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  m.  Martha  E.  Fisher. 
They  have  1  child  +. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


605 


4261.    John  Garnett;  b.  1840 ;  m.  1874,  in  Warren  County,  Tenn. 

He  is  a  Baptist  +. 
4.262.    Mary  C.  Garnett;  b.  1842. 

4263.  Hugh  B.  Garnett;  b.  1844  +. 

4264.  Martha  L.  Garnett  ;  b.  1847. 

4265.  William  G.  Garnett;  d.  1866. 

4266.  Joseph  P.  Garnett;  b.  1852. 

4267.  Luann  V.  Garnett;  b.  1855. 

JOHN  Garnett6  (4261)  (Virginia5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2, 
Alexander1) ;  m.  .   They  have  2  children,  viz : 

4268.  James  L.  Garnett;  b.  1875. 

4269.  Virginia  Garnett;  b.  1876. 

HUGH  Garnett6  (4263)  (Virginia5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2, 
Alexander1)  ;  m.  Lizzie  Ewing.   They  have  3  children,  viz: 

4270.  Lizzie  Garnett. 

4271.  Eobert  S.  Garnett. 

4272.  Mary  C.  Garnett. 

RICHARD  Garnett6  (4260)  (Virginia5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1) ;  b.  1834;  m.  Martha  E.  Fisher.   One  child,  viz: 

4273.  Eobert  F.  Garnett. 

SAMUEL  ALEXANDER  Barclay5  (4194)  (Jane4,  Joseph  C.s, 
John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  (1)  Sarah  Pollard,  (2)  Louisa  Douglass, 
(3)  Mary  Gillis.    7  children,  viz: 

4274.  Thomas  Philander  Barclay ;  m.  Lou  Rorer.   6  children  +. 

4275.  Jane  Pollard  Barclay ;  m.  Judge  Wm.  L.  Dulaney ;  no  chil- 

dren. 

4276.  Hettie  A.  Barclay;  m.  Dr.  Wm.  Claypool.    5  children  +. 

4277.  Sally  Barclay;  m.  James  A.  Mitchell,  a  lawyer.    4  chil- 

dren +. 

4278.  Douglass  Barclay. 

4279.  Julius  P.  Barclay;  Banker  in  Kentucky. 

4280.  Mary  Gillis  Barclay. 

THOMAS  P.  Barclay6  (4274)  (Samuel5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1)  :  m.  Lou  Rorer.    6  children,  viz: 


606 


DESCENDANTS  OE 


4281.  Jonas  Barclay;  b.  1867. 

4282.  Samuel  Alexander  Barclay;  b.  1867. 

4283.  McKee  Barclay;  b.  1869. 

4284.  Julia  Comley;  b.  1871. 

4285.  Thomas  Pollard  Barclay ;  a  manufacturer  in  Louisville  in 

1880. 

4286.  Child;  d.  young. 

HETTIE  A.  Barclay6  (4276)  (Samuel5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Dr.  W.  Claypool.   5  children,  viz: 

4287.  Barclay  Claypool ;  b.  1867. 

4288.  Elijah  Claypool ;  b.  1869. 

4289.  William  Claypool;  b.  1871. 

4290.  Bettie  Claypool;  b.  1873. 

4291.  Sarah  Claypool;  b.  1877;  d.  young. 

SALLY  Barclay6  (4277)  (Samuel5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2, 
Alexander1) ;  m.  J.  A  .Mitchell.   4  children,  viz: 

4292.  Eobert  S.  Mitchell;  b.  1870. 

4293.  Martha  Douglass  Mitchell;  b.  1873. 

4294.  Louisa  Mitchell;  b.  1875. 

4295.  Samuel  Julius  Mitchell. 

MARTHA  DONAHUE  Barclay5  (4195)  (Jane4,  Joseph  C.3, 
J ohn2,  Alexander1 ) ;  m.  John  Walker  Mcllwaine.  He  was  related 
to  the  Eraziers;  was  a  farmer  in  Trenton,  Ky.,  20  miles  from  Rus- 
sellville,  where  they  had  a  beautiful  home  surrounded  by  a  lovely 
lawn ;  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.    7  children,  viz : 

4296.  Thomas  W.  Mcllwaine;  m.  J.  Dickenson.    3  children  +. 

4297.  Mary  Jane  Mcllwaine;  m.  Robert  Johnson;  had  children. 

4298.  Alexander  Mcllwaine. 

4299.  Martha  Ann  Mcllwaine;  m.  Cullender  Reeves.   1  child  +. 

4300.  Samuel  Barclay  Mcllwaine. 

4301.  Virginia  Mcllwaine;  m.  John  B.  Sullivan.    1  child  +. 

4302.  Irene  John  Mcllwaine ;  m.  Robert  Morrison.    1  child  +. 

THOMAS  W.  Mcllwaine6  (4296)  (Martha  D.5,  Jane4,  Joseph 
C.3,  John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  J.  Dickenson.    3  children,  viz: 


JOHN  WALKER. 


607 


4303.  Charles  Boss  Mcllwaine. 

4304.  ;  d.  young. 

4305.  ;  d.  young. 

MAKTHA  ANN  Mcllwaine6  (4299)  (Martha  D.5,  Jane4,  Joseph 
C.3,  John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  Cullender  Reeves.    1  child,  viz: 

4306.  Wade  Hampton  Eeeves. 

VIRGINIA  Mcllwaine6  (4301)  (Martha  D.5,  Jane4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  John  B.  Sullivan.   1  child,  viz : 

4307.  Percy  B.  Sullivan. 

IRENE  JOHN  Mcllwaine6  (4302)  (Martha  D.5,  Jane4,  Joseph 
C.3,  John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  Robert  Morrison.   1  child,  viz : 

4308.  Ora  Lee  Morrison. 

BERNARD  FAMILY. 

Richard  Bernard,  who  m.  Mary  (Polly)  Walker  (daughter  of  Jos- 
eph  C),  was  a  son  of  Wm.  Bernard  and  Mary  Fleming  Bernard. 
William,  with  his  brother,  John  Bernard,  emigrated  to  America  from 

Ireland,  1735-40.    He  had  two  sisters:    Eliza  Bernard,  m. 

Mr.  M.  Gooch;  Mary  Bernard,  m.  Mr.  Branch.  Mrs.  Gooch  and 
Mrs.  Branch  each  left  a  son  and  daughter. 

Mary  Fleming,  the  mother  of  Richard  Bernard,  was  a  sister  of 
Colonel  Charles  Fleming,  who  was  paid  off  in  54,000  acres  of  Ken- 
tucky land;  also  a  sister  of  Judge  Fleming,  of  Chesterfield  County, 
Ya.  Richard  Bernard  moved  from  Rockbridge  County,  Va.,  to 
Highland  County,  O.,  in  1805,  and  made  his  home  there  until  the 
time  of  his  death  in  1834.  This  was  on  Tees  Creek,  one  mile  west 
of  New  Lexington.  The  father  of  Mary  Fleming  was  Colonel  John 
Fleming  of  Goochland  County,  Va.  Mary's  mother  was  a  daughter 
of  Robert  Bowling,  whose  wife  was  a  Miss  Rolf,  a  descendant  of 
Pocahontas.   Wm.  Bernard  and  Mary  had  the  5  following  children : 

a.  John  Bernard;  who  had  several  children.   After  his  death  the 

children  moved  to  Lynchburg,  Va. 

b.  Wm.  Bernard;  b.  1750 ;  was  a  Lieutenant  in  the  Revolutionary 

War,  under  Colonel  Charles  Fleming. 

c.  Robert  Bernard ;  was  a  private  under  General  Morgan  in  Rev- 

olutionary War. 


608 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


d.  Thomas  Bernard;  b.  1756;  m.  a  Miss  Hicks.   They  had  eight 

children.  The  descendants  of  Thomas  are  living  in  Clin- 
ton and  Highland  Counties,  Ohio. 

e.  Eichard  Bernard;  m.  Mary  (Polly)  Walker  +. 

MARY  (POLLY)  Walker4  (4073)  (Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alexan- 
der1) ;  b.  in  1775 ;  d.  1860;  m.  Eichard  Bernard,  son  of  William  and 
Mary ;  had  8  children,  viz : 

4309.  William  Plummer  Bernard;  b.  1880;  m.  Mary  Ehoades. 

1  child  +. 

4310.  Joseph  Walker  Bernard;  b.  1805;  m.  Nancy  Miller.  3 

children  +. 

4311.  Eliza  Fleming  Bernard;  b.  1807;  m.  Hugh  Evans.  7 

children  +. 

4312.  Mary  Jane  Bernard;  b.  1803;  d.  1823. 

4313.  Martha  A.  Bernard;  b.  1805;  d.  1836. 

4314.  Eichard  F.  Bernard;  b.  1815;  m.  Emma  Wicks.    9  chil- 

dren +. 

4315.  Caroline  M.  Bernard;  b.  1817;  m.  Hugh  Evans.    4  chil- 

dren +. 

4316.  Christopher  C.  Bernard;  b.  1811;  d.  young. 

WILLIAM  PLUMMEE  Bernard5  (4309)  (Mary4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1).  He  was  b.  in  Lexington,  Va.,  1800,  and  m.  in 
1853  Mrs.  Mary  Ehoades  of  Hattsborough,  O.  She  was  a  widow 
with  three  sons  and  one  daughter.  Wm.  P.  Bernard  lived  for  several 
years  with  his  uncle,  Eev.  Samuel  Houston,  of  Eockbridge,  who  was 
the  Principal  of  the  "Eural  Valley  Classical  School/'  Wm.  P.  Ber- 
nard was  a  deacon  in  the  Hillsborough  Church  for  25  years.  He  d. 
Nov.  9,  1880.    1  child,  viz : 

4317.  Charles  Fleming  Bernard;  b.  1831;  d.  aged  23  years. 

JOSEPH  WALKER  Bernard5  (4310)  (Mary4,  Joseph  C.s, 
John2,  Alexander1) ;  b.  in  1805;  was  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church;  lived  in  Logan  County,  111.;  was  a  farmer  (1877)  ;  m.  in 
1830  Nancy  Miller.  Their  3  children  were : 

4318.  William  Miller  Bernard;  lived  in  California;  had  seven 

children  +. 

4319.  Anortown  Bernard;  m.  Eobert  Willock.    2  children  +. 

4320.  Martha  Caroline  Bernard;  unmarried  in  1883. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


609 


WILLIAM  MILLER  Bernard  (4318) ;  m.  and  had  seven  chil- 
dren, viz : 

4321.  Herbert  Bernard. 

4322.  Victor  Bernard. 

4323.  Walter  Bernard. 

4324.  Joseph  Bernard. 

4325.  Anor  T.  Bernard. 

4326.  Jessie  Bernard. 

4327.  David  Bernard. 

ANORTOWN  Bernard  (4319) ;  m.  Robert  Willock.  2  children, 
viz : 

4328.  Nellie  Willock. 

4329.  Emma  Willock. 

ELIZA  F.  Bernard5  (4311)  (Mary4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alexan- 
der1) ;  b.  in  1807,  and  d.  in  1846.  She  m.  Hugh  Evans  and  lives  in 
Cincinnati  (iivonsdale),  Ohio.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyter- 
ian Church.    7  children,  viz  : 

4330.  Richard  B.  Evans ;  d.  in  infancy. 

4331=    Man*  J.  Evans ;  m.  David  Terrel.   7  children  +. 

4332.  Thomas  Rowland  Evans;  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  with  the 

Indians ;  d.  in  1866. 

4333.  Martha  A.  Evans ;  m.  Mr.  Dale  of  a  large  publishing  house 

in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  They  have  no  children;  made  in 
1882,  an  extended  trip  through  the  British  Islands,  and 
on  the  European  continent ;  both  belong  to  the  Methodist 
Church. 

4334.  Caroline  Matilda  Evans;  m.  in  1872  Richard  Beresford. 

She  d.  in  Rockbridge  County,  Ya. ;  member  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church.   2  children  +. 

4335.  Nancy  M.  Evans ;  m.  Mr.  Samuel  Blatchly  in  1864 ;  live 

in  New  Haven,  Conn.  She  belonged  to  the  Episcopal 
Church.    They  have  no  children. 

4336.  Henry  Clay  Evans;  m.  Ella  Stewart;  no  children. 

MARY  J.  Evans6  (4331)  (Eliza  F.5,  Mary4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2, 
Alexander1)  ;  m.  David  Terrel.   7  children,  viz: 

4337.  Moss  Louisa  Terrel. 

4338.  Cora  Fleming  Terrel. 

-41 


610 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


4339.  Hugh  Terrel. 

4340.  Ann  Terrel. 

4341.  Harry  Terrel. 

4342.  Imogen  Terrel. 
4342a.  Butherford  Terrel. 

CAROLINE  MATILDA  Evans  (4334)  ;  m.  Richard  Beresford. 
2  children,  viz : 

4343.  Richard  Beresford. 

4344.  John  Dale  Beresford. 

BICHARD  F.  Bernard5  (4314)  (Mary4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alex- 
ander1) ;  m  .Emma  (Eunice)  Wicks  in  1839.   9  children,  viz: 

4345.  Mary  Ann  Bernard.    She  d.  in  1859 ;  m.  Cyrus  Johnson, 

and  lived  in  Highland  County,  Ohio.   1  child. 

4346.  William  H.  H.  Bernard ;  m.  Alice  Bowman.   3  daughters. 

4347.  Christopher  C.  Bernard;  killed  in  Confederate  war. 

4348.  Frank  Sherman  Bernard;  lives  in  Iowa. 

4349.  Joseph  Edgar  Bernard;  lives  in  California. 

4350.  Ella  Fleming  Bernard;  single  in  1880. 

4351.  Horace  Rutherford  Bernard;  lives  in  Iowa. 

4352.  Flora  Bernard. 

4353.  Margaret  Eliza  Bernard;  m.  Mr.  Gilchrist.   They  have  1 

daughter. 

CAROLINE  M.  Bernard5  (4315)  (Mary4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2, 
Alexander1) ;  m.  Hugh  Evans  (her  brother-in-law) .  4  children,  viz : 

4354.  Alice  Fleming  Evans ;  m.  Wm.  M.  Frazier ;  no  children ; 

live  in  Cincinnati,  0. 

4355.  Charles  Walker  Evans;  lived  with  Mrs.  Frazier. 

4356.  Benjamin  Franklin  Evans  •  lived  with  Mrs.  Frazier. 

4357.  James  Rutherford  Evans;  d.  aged  4  years. 

JOHN  MOORE  Walker4  (4075)  (Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alexan- 
der1) ;  settled  on  a  portion  of  his  father's  estate  on  Buffalo  Creek  in 
Rockbridge  County,  Va. ;  built  a  large  sawmill,  also  a  stone  mill,  and 
made  many  improvements;  moved  to  Tennessee  in  1810;  a  son,  15 
years  old,  was  drowned  while  they  lived  in  Tennessee ;  m.  Margaret 
Woods.  He  d.  in  Nashville,  where  he  had  amassed  a  considerable 
fortune  in  the  banking  business.    Their  8  children  were : 


JOHN  WALKER. 


611 


4358.  Catherine  Kutherford  Walker;  b.  in  Virginia,  1801;  m. 

Robert  A.  Lapsley.    She  d.  1844.   9  children  +. 

4359.  James  Walker;  b.  1802,  in  Virginia;  never  married. 

4360.  Agnes  Walker;  b.  in  Virginia,  1804;  m.  James  Norvell; 

no  children. 

4361.  Margaret  J.  Walker;  b.  1806;  m.  John  Duke  Kelly;  no 

children. 

4362.  Joseph  Walker;  b.  in  Virginia;  d.,  single,  in  1808. 

4363.  Robert  Woods  Walker;  b.  in  Kentucky,  1810;  m.  Eulalia 

B.  Taylor.    11  children  +. 

4364.  John  M.  Walker;  b.  1812  in  Kentucky;  never  married. 

4365.  Espa  M.  Walker;  b.  in  1814  in  Kentucky;  m.  Reuben  L. 

Kay;  no  children.  After  her  husband's  death  she  with 
her  widowed  sisters,  Agnes  Norvell  and  Margaret  Kelly, 
lived  together  for  some  time  at  Jones  Switch,  Autogia 
County,  Ala. 

CATHERINE  R.  Walker5  (4358)  (John4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2, 
Alexander1) ;  b.  in  Virginia  in  1801 ;  d.  in  1844;  m.  Robert  A.  Laps- 
ley,  D.  D.,  in  1823.  He  was  for  many  years  pastor  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  in  Nashville,  Tenn.  After  Catherine's  death  he  m. 
two  other  wives. 

This  appears  on  the  tombstone  over  Catherine  R.  Laptev's  grave : 
"Mrs.  Catherine  Rutherford  Lapsley,  daughter  of  John  Moore 
Walker,  was  born  in  Virginia,  1801 ;  descended  from  Samuel  Ruth- 
erford, member  of  the  Westminister  Assembly;  dedicated  to  God  in 
infancy;  educated  in  the  doctrines  of  the  Reformation,  as  compiled 
by  that  body.  She  beautifully  illustrated  their  truth  by  a  life  of 
active  piety,  and  their  efficacy,  in  a  death  of  signal  triumph." 

It  is  supposed  that  Rev.  Samuel  Rutherford's  children  all  died 
without  issue.   9  children,  viz : 

4366.  Joseph  Woods  Lapsley;  b.  1824;  graduated  at  Nashville 

University  and  studied  Theology  at  Princeton  College, 
N.  J.   He  never  married. 

4367.  John  Duke  Lapsley;  b.  1827;  never  married. 

4368.  Norvell  Alexander  Lapsley;  b.  1831;  never  married. 

4369.  Robert  Lapsley;  b.  1833;  m.  (1)  Mary  Alberti  Pratt, 

daughter  of  Rev.  H.  S.  Pratt,  Professor  in  University  of 
Alabama,  and  sister  of  John  W.  Pratt,  D.  D.,  of  Central 


612 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


University  of  Kentucky;  m.  (2)  Mary  Willie  Pettus, 
daughter  of  J ohn  Pettus,  Governor  of  Mississippi.  Eob- 
ert  Lapsley  is  a  merchant  at  Selma,  Ala.,  also  Treasurer 
of  S.  E.  &  Dalton  E.  E. ;  an  elder  in  Presbyterian 
Church.    3  children  +. 

4370.  James  Woods  Lapsley;  b.  1835;  m.  Sarah  Eliza  Pratt, 

sister  of  Eev.  J.  W.  Pratt,  of  Lexington ;  an  eminent  law- 
yer ;  resides  in  Selma,  Ala. ;  elder  in  Vine  Hill  Church. 
12  children  +. 

4371.  Margaret  Agnes  Lapsley;  b.  1838;  m.  James  W.  Moore. 

No  children. 

4372.  Mary  Priscilla  Lapsley;  b.  1840  (twin). 

4373.  Elsie  Lapsley;  b.  1840  (twin). 

4374.  Samuel  Eutherford  Lapsley;  d.  of  wounds  received  at 

Shiloh,  Ala.,  April,  1862. 

EOBEET  Lapsley6  (4369)  (Catherine5,  John4,  Joseph  C.3, 
John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Mary  A.  Pratt,  (2)  Mary  W.  Pettus.  3 
children,  viz: 

4375.  Eobert  K.  Lapsley;  b.  1870. 

4376.  John  Pettus  Lapsley;  b.  1872. 

4377.  Edna  Winstun  Lapsley;  b.  1877. 

JAMES  WOODS  Lapsley6  (4370)  (Catherine5,  John4,  Joseph 
C.8,  John2,  Alexander1)  ;  b.  1835.  He  m.  Sarah  Eliza  Pratt,  who 
was  b.  in  1857.  They  live  in  Selma,  Ala.,  and  have  the  following 
12  children: 

4378.  Eobert  Alberti  Lapsley;  b.  1858;  Theological  student  in 

Columbia  Seminary,  South  Carolina,  in  1880. 

4379.  James  Lapsley ;  b.  1859 ;  attended  an  Agricultural  College. 

4380.  Zaidee  Lapsley;  b.  1862. 

4381.  Samuel  ISTorvell  Lapsley;  b.  1866. 

4382.  Mary  Alberti  Lapsley ;  b.  1867. 

4383.  Isabella  P.  Lapsley;  b.  1868. 

4384.  John  Kay  Lapsley;  b.  1871. 

4385.  Zaidee  (2)  Lapsley;  b.  1872. 

4386.  John  P.  Lapsley;  b.  1873. 

4387.  Eutherford  Lapsley;  b.  1875,  in  Vine  Hill,  Autauga  Coun- 

ty, Ala. 


JOHX  WALKER. 


613 


4388.  Catherine  Lapsley;  b.  18 76,  in  Vine  Hill,  Autauga  Coun- 

ty, Ala. 

4389.  Norvell  Lapsley;  b.  1879.  in  Vine  Hill,  Autauga  County, 

Alabama. 

EOBEET  WOODS  Walker5  (4363)  (John4,  Joseph  C.3,  John2, 
Alexander1) ;  in.  Eulalia  B.  Taylor.  They  are  the  parents  of  the 
following  12  children: 

4390.  Creed  Taylor  Walker;  rn.  Elizabeth  Cox.   He  was  cashier 

of  a  bank  at  Little  Bock,  Ark. ;  is  now  dead.  His  widow, 
mother,  brother  and  sister  lived  in  1880,  near  Pine  Bluff  , 
Ark.  + 

4391.  Margaret  Walker;  m.  Benjamin  T.  Benton.    They  had  1 

child  +. 

4392.  John  Moore  Walker. 

4393.  Catherine  Walker. 

4394.  Joseph  Walker. 

4395.  Agnes  Mary  Walker. 

4396.  Sallie  Moseby  Walker. 

4397.  Robert  Woods  Walker. 

4398.  Samuel  Walker. 

4399.  James  Walker. 

4400.  James  Xorvell  Walker. 

CREED  TAYLOR  Walker  (4390)  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Cox.  Several 
children,  name  of  only  one  given,  viz : 

4401.  Robert  Walker. 

MARGARET  Walker  (4391);  m.  Benjamin  T.  Benton.  One 
child,  viz : 

4402.  Eulalia  Benton. 

PATSIE  Walker4  (4077)  (Joseph  C.3,  John2,  Alexander1)  ;  b. 
in  Rockbridge  County,  Va.,  in  1795,  and  d.  in  1868,  near  Detroit, 
Mich.  She  m.  John  Donihue,  who  was  b.  in  1775,  and  d.  in  1858. 
They  lived  for  awhile  on  Buffalo  Creek,  where  he  built  a  forge  and 
engaged  in  manufacturing,  but  afterwards  removed  to  Michigan. 
He  was  from  Pennsylvania.    They  were  members  of  the  Falling 


614  DESCENDANTS  OP 

Springs  Church,  and  were  a  fine  Christian  family.  Their  10  chil- 
dren were: 

4403.  Joseph  A.  W.  Donihue;  m.  Lydia  R.  Adams.   Their  home 

is  in  Chicago.  They  have  5  children,  also  grandchildren. 
One  son  +. 

4404.  Laura  E.  Donihue;  m.  Captain  J.  L.  S.  Andrews  in  1843. 

She  d.  1852.  He  d.  in  1851,  in  Eacine,  Wis.  No  chil- 
dren. 

4405.  Davis  W.  Donihue ;  m.  Juliet  Harris.   They  went  to  Flor- 

ida about  1878.  7  children,  several  of  whom  live  in 
Grandville,  Mich. 

4406.  Gibbons  S.  Donihue ;  m.  Mary  S.  Foot.   3  children  +. 

4407.  Caroline  Susan  Donihue;  m.  Rev.  W.  Bakewell.    She  d. 

in  1877,  leaving  no  children. 

4408.  Thomas  S.  Donihue ;  m.  Jane  Luce  in  1854 ;  lived  in  Chi- 

cago in  1878.  He  has  one  child,  who  m.  E.  C.  Jennings, 
a  merchant  in  Detroit,  also  grandchildren. 

4409.  Margaret  Houston  Donihue. 

4410.  Jane  Moore  Donihue ;  lives  with  her  brother  Gibbons. 

4411.  Matilda  Harvey  Donihue. 

4412.  Drusilla  L.  Donihue. 

JOSEPH  A.  W.  Donihue  (4403)  ;  m.  Lydia  R.  Adams.  1  child, 
viz : 

4413.  Joseph  Donihue,  Jr. ;  m.  Miss  Race  of  Chicago.  They 

have  1  child,  name  not  given. 

GIBBONS  S.  Donihue6  (4406)  (Patsie5,  Joseph  C.3,  John2, 
Alexander1) ;  m.  Mary  S.  Foot.   3  children,  viz: 

4414.  John  Donihue;  m.  in  Bismark,  Dakota. 

4415.  Emma  Donihue ;  m.  W.  Westbrook  in  1874. 

4416.   ;  name  not  given. 

MARY  Walker3  (4060)  (John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Abraham 
Grimes  (Graham).  The  record  said  this  name  was  Grimes,  but  in 
J ohn  Walker's  will  the  name  was  Graham .   Their  9  children  are : 

4417.  Mary  Grimes  (Graham). 

4418.  Margaret  Grimes  (Graham). 

4419.  Jane  Grimes  (Graham). 


JOHN  WALKER. 


615 


4420.  Torgy  Grimes  (Graham). 

4421.  John  Grimes  (Graham). 

4422.  James  Grimes  (Graham). 

4423.  Joseph  Grimes  (Graham). 

4424.  Kobert  Grimes  (Graham). 

4425.  Eebeeca  Grimes  (Graham). 

ALEXAXDEE  Walker3  (4061)  (John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Jane 
Stuart,  sister  of  Judge  Stuart.   Their  11  children  are : 

4426.  Mary  Culton  Walker  (Polly).    Xothing  is  known  of  this 

daughter,  except  that  she  m.  Mr.  Hoague  and  settled  in 
Lawrence.  Ind. 

4427.  John  C.  Walker;  m.  Margaret  Culton. 

4428.  James  Walker. 

4429.  Pherzy  Walker. 

4430.  Joseph  Walker;  drowned  in  the  Arkansas  River. 

4431.  Ella  Walker;  m.  Charles  Kelso,  son  of  Hugh. 

4432.  Ann  Walker;  m.  Walker  Kelso,  brother  of  Hugh.  These 

two  families  of  Kelsos  moved  to  Kentucky. 

4433.  Betsey  Walker. 

4434.  Pricilla  Walker. 

4435.  Melinda  Walker. 

4436.  Archibald  Walker;  d.  during  or  after  the  Civil  War,  at 

Ealeigh  Court  House,  West  Virginia. 

Betsey,  Pricilla,  Melinda  and  Archibald  removed  from  Rockbridge 
County,  Va.,  to  Eawley  County,  W.  Ya.,  where  they  died;  none  of 
them  married. 

JAMES  Walker3  (4062)  (John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Ann  Walker3 
(Alexander2,  John1).  They  were  second  cousins.  Ann  was  born 
March  22,  1754.  She  d.  in  McDonough  County,  111.  He  d.  in 
Montgomery  County,  111.  They  were  m.  Feb.  24,  1774.  James 
Walker  was  a  Eevolutionary  soldier.  For  their  8  children,  see  Xo. 
1944,  page  327. 

JAXE  Walker3  (4063)  (John2,  Alexander1);  m.  John  Ray. 
They  had  2  children,  viz : 

4437.  Eobert  Ray. 

4438.  John  Ray. 


616 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


JOHN  Walker3  (4064)  (John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Betsey  Mc- 
Campbell.   They  had  2  children,  names  not  known. 

WILLIAM  Walker3  (4065)  (John2,  Alexander1);  m.  Mary 
Stuart  (No.  198).  He  was  a  good  man  and  an  elder  in  the  New 
Providence  Church.    Their  8  children  are: 

4439.  John  Walker;  never  married. 

4440.  Betsey  Walker;  d.  young. 

4441.  Joseph  Walker;  m.  Mary  Walker.   3  children  +. 

4442.  James  Walker;  m.  Nancy  Walker;  had  no  children. 

4443.  Margaret  Walker;  m.  William  Brown  and  had  four  chil- 

dren +. 

4444.  Eobert  Walker.   Nothing  known  of  this  son. 

4445.  Stuart  Walker.    (This  may  be  wrong.) 

4446.  Ann  Eliza  Walker;  m.  James  Eowan  and  had  seven  chil- 

dren. All  this  family  lived  and  died  on  Walker's  Creek, 
and  are  buried  in  a  graveyard  at  the  foot  of  J ump  Moun- 
tain +. 

JOSEPH  Walker4  (4441)  (William3,  John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m. 
Mary  Walker.    3  children,  viz  : 

4447.  Cyrus  Walker  ;  m.  Catherine  Patterson.    12  children  +. 

4448.  William  A.  Walker ;  never  married.   He  fought  four  years 

in  the  Civil  War.  He  was  a  brave  soldier.  He  d.  of  con- 
sumption May  12,  1898,  aged  sixty-four  years.  He  was  a 
member  of  New  Providence  Church;  lies  buried  on  the 
hill  near  Jump  Mountain. 

4449.  James  Morrison  Walker;  m.  Miss  Patterson  and  moved 

West.   They  had  several  children,  names  not  known. 

MAEGAEET  Walker4  (4443)  (William3,  John2,  Alexander1)  ; 
m.  William  Brown.   They  have  4  children,  viz  : 

4450.  Mary  Jane  Brown;  m.  Joseph  Strickler.    5  children  +. 

4451.  James  Brown;  m.  Mary  Stuart.    6  children  +. 

4452.  Eliza  Brown;  m.  John  Home.    3  children  +. 

4453.  Margaret  Brown;  m.  Colonel  Eobert  Brown;  no  children. 

ANN  ELIZA  Walker4  (4446)  (William3,  John2,  Alexander1)  ; 
in.  James  Eowan.    7  children,  viz: 


JOHN  WALXEE. 


617 


4454.  Mary  Rowan;  m.  Charles  Berry.    4  children  +. 

4455.  William  Eowan;  m.  Eliza  Harper.    6  children  ~K 

4456.  Demaras  Eowan:  m.  Captain  Samuel  Carson  :  no  children. 

4457.  Ella  Rowan  :  never  married:  d.  of  consumption. 
445S.  Fannie  Eowan  ;  never  married  ;  d.  1889. 

4459.  Davis  Eowan  :  m.  Mary  Paxton.    3  children  +. 

4460.  Baxter  Eowan  :  m.  Maggie  Massie.    3  children  +. 

MARY  Eowan5  (4454)  (Ann  EA  William3,  John2,  Alexander1)  ; 
m.  Chas.  Berry.  They  are  members  of  the  Xew  Providence  Church  : 
have  the  following  4  children : 

4461.  Frank  Berry. 

4462.  Gaffie  Berry. 

4463.  Irene  Berry. 

4464.  Balston  Berry. 

WILLIAM  Eowan3  (4455)  (Ann  EA  William3,  John2,  Alexan- 
der1 )  :  m.  Eliza  Harper.    They  have  the  following  6  children : 


4465. 

Annie  Eowan :  m.  Murray  Oats  of  Arkansas 

4466. 

Calvin  Eowan. 

4467. 

Poague  Eowan. 

4468. 

William  Eowan. 

4469. 

John  Eowan. 

4470. 

Mary  Eowan. 

DAVIS  Eowan5  (4459)  (Ann  E.4,  William3.  John2.  Alexander1)  : 
m.  Mary  Paxton.    They  have  3  children,  viz : 
4471.    Cary  Eowan. 
44? 2.    Warren  Eowan. 

4473.  Sallie  Eowan. 

BAXTEE  Eowan5  (4460)  (Ann  E.4.  William3.  John2,  Alexan- 
der1) :  m.  Maggie  Massie.    They  had  3  children,  viz : 

4474.  Ella  Eowan. 
44T5.    Louis  Eowan. 

4476.    Baxter  Stuart  Eowan  :  d.  1889. 

All  of  this  family,  except  the  Berrys,  belong  to  the  Old  Providence 
Church.  The  Berrys  belong  to  the  Xew  Providence  Church  and  are 
all  good  Christian  people. 


618 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


CYEUS  Walker5  (4447)  (Joseph4,  William3,  John2,  Alexan- 
der1) ;  m.  Catherine  Patterson.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyter- 
ian Church ;  is  buried  on  a  hill  near  Jump  Mountain.  He  d.  in  1894. 
Their  12  children  are : 

4477.  Joseph  Walker. 

4478.  William  Walker. 

4479.  Zaehariah  Walker. 

4480.  Viola  Walker. 

4481.  Hettie  Walker. 

4482.  Fannie  Walker. 

4483.  Annie  Walker. 

4484.  Linn  Walker. 

4485.  Kate  Walker. 

4486.  Agnes  Walker. 

4487.  John  Walker. 

4488.  Margaret  Walker. 

MAEY  JANE  Brown5  (4450)  (Margaret4,  William3,  John2, 
Alexander1)  ;  m.  Eev.  Joseph  Strickler.    5  children,  viz: 

4489.  Cyrus  Strickler;  killed  during  the  war. 

4490.  Rev.  Givens  Brown  Strickler;  m.  Francis  Moore.    5  chil- 

dren +. 

4491.  Jennie  Strickler;  teacher  of  Latin  in  Mary  Baldwin  Semi- 

nary since  1865. 

4492.  Heron  Strickler;  m.  .   3  children  +. 

4493.  Estalimo  Strickler;  m.  Mr.  Hughing  in  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

She  d.  some  years  ago. 

GIVENS  BROWN  Strickler0  (4490)  (Mary  J.5,  Margaret4,  Will- 
iam3, John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Francis  Moore  of  Rockbridge  County, 
Va.  They  are  the  parents  of  the  following  5  children : 

4494.  Nettie  Strickler ;  m.  Rev.  Ranklin  in  October,  1898. 

4495.  Cyrus  Strickler. 

4496.  Mary  Strickler. 

4497.  Janie  Strickler. 

4498.  Effie  Strickler. 

HERON  Strickler6  (4492)  (Mary5,  Margaret4,  William3,  John2, 
Alexander1 )  ;  married ;  has  3  children,  viz : 


JOHN  WALKER. 


619 


4499.  Joseph  Strickler. 

4500.  Son. 

4501.  Daughter. 

JAMES  Brown5  (4451)  (Margaret^  William^  John2,  Alexan- 
der1) ;  m.  (No.  283)  Mary  Stuart  in  1847.    6  children,  viz : 

4502.  Francis  Virginia  Brown. 

4503.  William  Stuart  Brown:  m.  Grace  Swain.    1  child  +. 

4504.  James  Eutherford  Brown;  m.  Eebecca  Buchanan  April, 

1896. 

4505.  Cyrus  Givens  Brown;  m.  Ella  Walker  Oct.  23,  1888.  (See 

record  elsewhere. )  He  was  educated  at  Washington  and 
Lee  College,  and  attended  Union  Seminary.  He  was 
ordained  by  the  Lexington  Presbytery  in  1888  as  an 
evangelist,  and  left  the  same  year  for  Japan,  where  they 
spent  four  years  +. 

4506.  Eobert  Brown  :  not  married. 

4507.  Albert  Sidney  Brown;  not  married. 

WILLIAM  STUAET  Brown6  (4503)  (James5,  Margaret4,  Will- 
iam3, John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  Grace  Swain  of  Eichmond,  Ya.,  in 
May,  1892,   1  child,  viz  : 

4508.  Stuart  Swain  Brown;  b.  March,  1893. 

ELIZA  Brown5  (4452)  (Margaret4,  William3,  John2,  Alexan- 
der1) ;  m.  John  Home.  They  are  the  parents  of  the  following  three 
children : 

4509.  Emerson  Home. 

4510.  Elizabeth  Home. 

4511.  Mary  Horne. 

SAMUEL  Walker3  (4066)  (John2,  Alexander1)  :  m.  Eebecca 
Grados.  He  went  south  and  settled  in  the  northern  part  of  Georgia 
among  the  Cherokee  Indians.   Their  seven  children  are : 

4512.  Margaret  Walker. 

4513.  Nancy  Walker. 

4514.  Eebecca  Walker. 

4515.  John  Walker. 

4516.  Thomas  Walker. 

4517.  Jane  Walker. 

4518.  Eliza  Walker. 


620 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


MAEGAEET  Walker3  (4067)  (John2,  Alexander1) ;  m.  James 
Carr  Frazier.  They  moved  to  Logan  County,  Ky.,  between  1790- 
1800.  From  them  are  descended  a  numerous  family.  Two  of  their 
grandchildren  lived  in  Busselville.  Eev.  Samuel  Eutherford  Hous- 
ton visited  the  family  of  Betsey  Frazier  Collins  in  1877,  as  he  was 
returning  from  the  General  Assembly  at  New  Orleans.  Mrs.  Ellen 
C.  Alexander  of  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  writes  me  that  her  grandfather, 
James  C.  Frazier,  was  a  Eevolutionary  soldier;  that  he  d.  before  she 
was  born,  and  that  her  father  d.  when  she  was  about  8  years  old. 
Their  children  were : 


4519. 

Thomas  Frazier. 

4520. 

Walker  Frazier. 

4521. 

Joseph  Frazier. 

4522. 

Cutton  Frazier. 

4523. 

John  Frazier. 

4524. 

Polly  Frazier. 

4525. 

James  Frazier. 

4526. 

Elijah  Frazier;  lived  in  St.  Louis  in  1877. 

4527. 

Levi  Frazier. 

4528. 

William  Frazier. 

4529. 

Betsey  Frazier ;  m.  Geo.  H.  Collins ;  both  living  in  Logan 

County  in  1877. 

4530. 

Jane  Frazier. 

4531. 

Washington  Frazier. 

ANDEEW  Walker3  (4068)  (John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Betsey  Mc- 

Kinney.  Their  6  children  were : 

4532.  Margaret  Walker. 

4533.  Alexander  Walker. 

4534.  John  Walker. 

4535.  William  Walker. 

4536.  Betsey  Walker. 

4537.  Mary  Walker. 


ELEANOR  Walker3  (4069) 
drew  Martin.  He  was  a  soldier 
Virginia  Magazine  for  January, 

4538.    Eleanor  Martin. 


(John2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Mr.  An- 
in  the  colonial  service,  1742.  (See 
1901.)    Had  one  child,  viz: 


JOHN  WALKER. 


621 


JOHN  C.  Walker4  (4427)  (Alexander3,  John2,  Alexander1) ;  m. 
Margaret  Culton  April  1,  1822.  This  family  moved  from  Eock- 
bridge  County,  Va.,  to  Montgomery  County,  Ind.,  in  1837,  where 
John  and  his  wife  died.  Archibald,  the  oldest  son,  died  there  also. 
John  C.  d.  Aug.  15,  1866.  Margaret  Walker  d.  Oct.  18,  1839.  Mar- 
garet Culton  had  two  aunts,  Katherine  and  Agnes  Culton,  who  made 
their  home  with  her  as  long  as  they  lived.  They  were  the  parents  of 
the  following  4  children,  viz : 

4539.  Archibald  Walker;  b.  March  12,  1823;  m.  Mary  E.  Har- 

ris.   1  child  +. 

4540.  Alexander  Stuart  Walker;  b.  August  18,  1826;  m.  (1) 

Anna  Jane  Wilbarger;  m.  (2)  Katherine  Pendleton 
Waggener.   2  children  +. 

4541.  Eobert  S.  Walker;  b.  April  20,  1830;  m.  Mary  E.  Cook, 

(2)  Sarah  M.  Brown  Shuey.   2  children  +. 

4542.  John  Edgar  Walker;  b.  Dec.  4,  1831,  in  Eockbridge  Coun- 

ty, Va. ;  attended  the  Waveland  Academy,  Indiana ;  later 
attended  Wabash  College,  and  in  1851  began  the  study 
of  medicine  under  Dr.  Parsons  of  Mace,  Ind.  After  at- 
tending Eush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  he  began  the 
practice  of  medicine  in  Indiana,  where  New  Paris  is  now 
located.  In  1858  he  opened  an  office  in  Georgetown, 
Tex.  He  m.  Louisa  Wilbarger,  sister  of  his  brother's 
wife.  She  survives  him.  He  d.  May  31,  1893.  No  chil- 
dren were  born  to  them,  but  they  raised  their  nephew, 
Alex.  S.  Walker,  from  infancy. 

AECHIBALD  Walker5  (4539)  (John  C.4,  Alexander3,  John2, 
Alexander1)  ;  d.  April  8,  1863;  m.  Mary  E.  Harris  Feb.  28,  1851. 
They  had  one  child,  Martha  E.  After  Archibald's  death  Mary  m. 
Eev.  M.  M.  Van  Cleave,  of  Crawfordsville,  Ind.  He  d.  in  1899.  She 
resides  in  Crawfordsville.    1  child,  viz : 

4543.  Martha  E.  Walker;  m.  Mr.  Fisher,  but  d.  without  issue, 

about  1878. 

ALEXANDEE  STUAET  Walker  (4540) ;  son  of  John  Walker 
and  Margaret  Culton  Walker ;  was  b.  near  Brownsburg  in  Eockbridge 
County,  Va.,  on  the  18th  day  of  August,  1826,  and  at  the  ti  me  of  his 


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death,  August  14,  1896,  lie  was  within  a  few  days  of  being  seventy 
years  of  age.  His  parents  were  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  When  11 
years  of  age  he  removed  with  his  parents  to  Crawfordsville,  Ind., 
where  they  died.  His  oportunities  for  education  were  ample,  and 
he  graduated  in  1850  at  Hanover  College,  Indiana,  from  which  he 
received  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts.  At  Hanover  he  was  a  class- 
mate of  Judge  X.  B.  Saunders  of  Belton,  and  Judge  Davis  of 
El  Paso. 

He  removed  to  Texas  in  1852,  settling  at  Manayunk,  on  the  San 
Jacinto  River,  not  far  from  Houston,  where  he  taught  school.  While 
teaching,  acting  under  the  advice  of  David  G.  Burnett,  first  presi- 
dent of  the  Republic,  and  J.  Pickney  Henderson,  first  governor  of 
Texas,  he  studied  law,  using  their  books.  In  January,  1853,  he  ob- 
tained his  professional  license.  In  July  of  that  year  he  removed  to 
Georgetown,  Williamson  County,  where  he  began  the  active  practice 
of  his  profession,  rapidly  rose  in  it,  and  in  1858  was  elected  district 
attorney. 

At  the  outbreak  of  the  war,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  soldier  in  the 
Confederate  army,  and  while  absent  from  home  at  the  front  he  was 
elected  Judge  of  the  Seventeenth  Judicial  District  of  Texas,  and 
returned  home  to  enter  upon  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of  that  office. 
Subsequently,  in  1865,  because  of  his  well  known  and  pronounced 
political  views,  he  was  removed  by  the  military  authorities  as  an  im- 
pediment to  reconstruction.  He  moved  to  Austin  and  shortly  after- 
wards became  one  of  the  principal  projectors  of  the  "Austin  States- 
man." He  was  prominent  in  politics  and  conducted  the  campaign 
which  resulted  in  the  redemption  of  Texas  from  radical  reconstruc- 
tion rule.  While  in  partnership  with  Judge  Alexander  W.  Terrell 
their  services  were  secured  as  supreme  court  reporters,  and  the  result 
of  this  labor  is  found  in  "Volumes  38  to  52  inclusive,  Texas  Supreme 
Court  Reports.  He  was  later  elected  and  re-elected,  without  can- 
vass or  solicitation,  as  Judge  of  his  judicial  district,  and  was  holding 
this  office,  when  he  was  appointed  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
State  of  Texas.  In  1889  he  was  selected  as  Supreme  Court  Reporter, 
which  position  he  filled  until  the  date  of  his  death  which  occurred 
at  Austin.  Texas. 

He  was  rarely  absent  from  church  services ;  was  a  liberal  supporter 
of  all  benevolent  objects.  He  was  for  a  long  time  Trustee  of  the 
Southern  Free  Presbyterian  Church  of  Austin,  yet  never  connect- 


JOHX  WALKEE. 


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ed  himself  with  any  church.  The  Texas  Presbyterian  says:  "He 
came  nearer  filling  the  picture  drawn  by  the  Psalmist  in  the  84th 
Psalm  than  any  man  we  have  ever  seen :  'Who  shall  ascend  unto  the 
hill  of  the  Lord  ?  or  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place  ?  He  that  hath 
clean  hands  and  a  pure  heart.'  In  all  his  public  and  private  life  his 
hands  were  clean,  his  heart  right.'"'  Rev.  E.  L.  Dabney.  D.  D.,  said 
that  Judge  Walker  was  one  of  the  most  entertaining  men.  when  one 
succeeded  in  drawing  him  out.  with  whom  he  ever  talked. 

The  ruling  traits  of  Judge  "Walkers  character  were  a  deep  love  of 
justice,  an  unswerving  and  an  abiding  strictness  in  the  performance 
of  duty.  He  was  a  thorough  master  of  the  principles  of  law.  untir- 
ing in  his  search  for  truth,  calm  and  conscientious  in  his  conclusions, 
and  no  art  of  casuistry  could  induce  him  to  abandon  an  opinion 
formed  from  an  impartial  judgment  and  fortified  by  reason  and 
sound  sense.  He  was  patient  and  courteous  in  his  deference  to  the 
opinions  of  others  and  to  the  views  of  the  opposition,  and  while  firm 
in  maintaining  his  own  honest  convictions,  he  never  challenged  the 
honesty  and  sincerity  of  others.  Few  judges  ever  enjoyed  greater 
confidence  on  the  part  of  both  the  bar  and  the  people.  His  opinions 
from  the  bench  were  generally  accepted  as  conclusive  and  as  lights 
along  the  paths  of  justice.  While  he  was  stern  in  the  enforcement 
of  law.  the  breath  of  goodness  and  the  robe  of  mercy  were  around 
him.  Patience  with  the  erring  and  offending  was  a  lofty  trait  of  his 
character.  Compassion  with  him  was  great  and  he  was  often  seen 
quietlv  shedding:  tears  when  passing*  sentence  upon  some  hanless 
criminal. 

Judge  A.  S.  Walkers  private  life  was  a  beautiful  conception.  It 
was  an  example  to  all  men  in  every  sphere  of  life:  in  the  homes  of 
the  rich,  in  humble  abodes  and  in  the  daily  intercourse  with  the 
world.  He  lived  the  life  of  a  truly  good  man.  pure,  calm,  strong, 
self-reliant  and  dependent  neither  upon  fashion,  fortune  nor  fame. 
Judge  Walker  was  a  good  man.  and  goodness  is  the  great  inspirer. 
the  great  refiner  and  the  great  glorifier  of  this  world.  He  wore  the 
crown  of  fidelity  and  truth,  the  crown  of  earthly  royalty,  and  amid 
assembled  worlds  a  brighter  crown  has  been  placed  upon  his  brow. 
"Be  thou  faithful  unto  death."'  saith  the  Judge  of  all  hearts,  "'and  I 
will  give  thee  a  crown  of  life.""  Judge  Alexander  Smart  Walker 
was  faithful.  His  first  wife  was  Anna  Jane  Wilbarger  of  George- 
town. Texas.   She  was  born  in  Bastrop  County.  Texas,  July  v,  1839, 


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and  died  in  Dec,  1865.  After  her  death  he  m.  Katherine  Pendleton 
Waggener.   2  children,  viz : 

4544.  Sarah  Margaret  Walker;  b.  June  24,  1862;  d.  Oct.  14. 

1867. 

4545.  Alexander  Stuart  Walker;  b.  Nov.  27,  1865  +. 

ALEXANDER  STUART  Walker6  (4545)  (Alexander5,  John 
C.4,  Alexander,  John2,  Alexander1)  ;  b.  Nov.  27,  1865,  at  George- 
town, Tex.;  attended  the  Southwestern  University  at  Georgetown; 
entered  Washington  and  Lee  University  in  1882;  graduated  from 
Law  Department  of  University  of  Texas  in  1886,  taking  highest 
honor  in  his  class  and  being  elected  by  the  faculty  representative  of 
the  University  at  large  on  Commencement  Day;  was  appointed 
County  Attorney  of  Travis  County  in  1891.  In  1892,  was  elected  to 
the  same  office  which  he  held  until  1894 ;  was  then  elected  Judge  of 
Travis  County,  which  position  he  now  holds  (1899)  ;  m.  Nov.  27, 
1888,  Katherine  Pendleton  Waggener,  daughter  of  Dr.  Leslie  Wag- 
gener, Chairman  of  the  Faculty  of  the  University  of  Texas.  They 
have  2  children,  viz  : 

4546.  Frances  Pendleton  Walker;  b.  Nov.  24,  1889. 

4547.  Alexander  Stuart  Walker;  b.  Jan.  14,  1892. 

ROBERT  S.  Walker5  (4541)  (John  C.4,  Alexander3,  John2,  Alex- 
ander1) ;  m.  on  July  4,  1861,  Mary  E.  Cook.  They  came  to  Iowa, 
April,  1868.  Mary  E.  Walker  d.  Dec.  11,  1868,  in  Iowa.  He  then 
m.  April  6,  1871,  Sarah  M.  Brown  Shuey.  He  is  Justice  of  the 
Peace  and  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church.   2  children,  viz : 

4548.  Clara  A.  Walker;  b.  Sept.  4,  1863.    She  m.  Anderson  C. 

Van  Cleave  in  1883.    3  children  +. 

4549.  Margaret  M.  Walker;  b.  May  1,  1866;  m.  Nov.  11,  1896, 

Sylvester  A.  Van  Cleave,  a  brother  of  Anderson  C. 
They  have  no  children.  This  family  lives  at  Earlham, 
Iowa.  He  is  Secretary  of  the  School  Board,  and  has 
been  an  elder  for  over  34  years. 

CLARA  A.  Walker  (4548)  ;  m.  Anderson  Van  Cleave.  3  chil- 
dren, viz : 

4550.  Sarah  A.  Van  Cleave;  b.  April  7,  1886. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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4551.  Eobert  T.  Van  Cleave;  b.  Jan.  2,  1888. 

4552.  Nellie  G.  Van  Cleave;  b.  Jan.,  1898. 

ALEXANDER  Walker2  (3)  (Alexander1)  ;  was  the  nephew  of 
John  and  Katherine  Walker,  the  emigrants.  He  came  to  America 
with  them  in  1728,  with  his  older  brother  John  (called  Jack)  and 
sister  Eleanor ;  first  settled  in  Pennsylvania,  and  then  with  his  broth- 
er John  and  cousin  Alexander  (eighth  child  of  John  and  Katherine) 
went  to  Virginia  and  settled  on  what  was  called  Walker's  Creek, 
Rockbridge  County,  then  Augusta  County;  this  was  in  the  fall  of 
1734.  Alexander  Walker  lived  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  William 
Walker;  his  brother  John  settled  about  one  mile  up  the  creek,  and 
their  cousin  Alexander  pitched  his  tent  nearer  the  Jump  Mountain, 
about  one-half  mile  from  his  cousin  Alexander's  place,  they  being 
the  first  settlers  there.  The  creek  which  runs  parallel  with  the  val- 
ley was  called  for  them,  and  still  bears  that  name.  Alexander  or 
"Sawney"  as  he  was  called,  was  killed  by  the  falling  of  a  tree,  and 
was  buried  on  a  hill  which  is  near  and  overlooks  his  farm.  In  this 
quiet  "God's  Acre"  rest  many  of  his  kindred. 

In  the  Name  of  God  Amen  I  Alexander*  Walker  of  Rockbridge 
County  and  Colony  of  Virginia  being  weakly  of  body  but  of  perfect 
mind  and  Memory  thanks  be  given  to  almighty  God  therefore  con- 
sidering the  Mortality  of  my  Body  and  that  it  is  apointed  for  all 
Men  once  to  die  do  therefore  make  and  ordain  this  my  last  Will  and 
Testament  that  is  to  say  Principaly  and  first  of  all  I  recommend  and 
Commit  my  soul  into  the  hands  of  Almighty  God  who  gave  it  and 
my  Body  to  the  Earth  to  be  decently  Buried  at  the  Discretion  of  my 
Executors  doubting  nothing  but  I  shall  receive  the  same  by  the 
Mighty  power  of  God  at  the  general  Resurection  and  as  touching 
what  estate  it  has  pleased  God  to  bless  me  within  this  life  I  give  De- 
vise and  dispose  of  the  same  in  the  following  manner  and  form  Im- 
premise  it  is  my  Will  and  I  do  Order  that  all  my  lawful  Debts  and 
funeral  Charges  be  fully  paid  and  satisfyed  Item  I  give  and  bequeth 
J ean  my  beloved  Wife  one  third  pert  of  my  plantation  on  which  we 
now  live  which  containeth  one  hundred  and  seventy  seven  acres  while 
she  liveth  and  remaineth  unmarried,  Item  I  also  give  and  bequeth 
unto  Jean  my  beloved  wife  her  Mare  and  Saddle  and  bed  with  its 
furniture,  Item  I  give  and  bequeth  unto  Joseph  Walker  my  young 
Son  the  other  two  thirds  of  my  Plantation  on  which  we  now  live  up- 

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on  Condition  lie  will  bind  himself  to  pay  unto  Eleanor  Walker  my 
younger  Doughter  fifty  Pounds  Current  Money  of  Virginia  upon 
the  Eighteenth  Day  of  Feeburwary  in  the  year  one  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  eighty  nine  and  it  is  my  Will  and  I  do  order  and  apoint 
that  the  other  third  of  the  land  shall  fall  into  his  posession  at  his 
mother's  Death  or  marriage,  Item  It  is  my  Will  and  I  do  order  that 
all  my  moovabell  estate  be  sold  at  public  vendue  the  Price  of  which 
I  order  and  dispose  of  in  manner  following,  Item  I  give  and  bequeth 
unto  John  Walker  my  beloved  son  five  Pounds  Current  money  of 
Virginia,  Item  I  give  and  bequeth  unto  Eebecca  Walker  my  (once) 
beloved  Daughter  six  shillings  and  six  Pence  Current  money  of  Vir- 
ginia and  one  fourth  part  of  my  Library  and  the  rest  I  do  order  to 
be  equally  Divided  betwixt  my  wife  and  my  son  Joseph  and  my 
Daughter  Eleanor  that  is  to  say  I  give  and  bequeth  one  third  unto 
Jean  my  beloved  wife  and  one  third  unto  Joseph  my  beloved  Son., 
and  the  other  third  I  give  and  bequeth  unto  Eleanor  my  beloved 
Daughter,  Item  it  is  my  will  and  I  do  order  that  Eleanor  shall  have 
her  boarding  from  the  fruits  of  the  Plantation  while  she, come  to 
Age  if  she  seeth  cause  to  live  upon  it  so  long,  Item  it  is  my  Will  and 
I  do  order  that  if  my  son  Joseph  Die  before  he  come  to  age  or  marry 
that  then  his  Brother  John  and  his  Sister  Eleanor  shall  equaly  Heir 
his  Estate,  Item  it  is  my  Will  and  I  do  order  that  if  Eleanor  Die 
before  she  come  to  Age  that  then  John  and  Joseph  her  Brothers 
shall  equaly  Heir  her  Estate  and  I  do  ordar  that  my  Library  be 
equaly  Divided  amongst  my  wife  and  Children,  I  likewise  Constitute 
and  apoint  my  Trusted  friend  and  well  beloved  Cousin  J oseph  Moore 
and  my  son  John  Walker  my  sole  Executors  of  this  my  last  Will  and 
Testament  and  do  hereby  Disannul  and  Revoke  all  other  Wills  or 
Testaments  by  me  made  Declaring  and  publishing  this  my  last  Will 
and  Testament  In  Witness  hereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and 
seal  this  Twenty-fourth  Day  of  January  one  thousand  seven  hundred 
and  Eighty  three  published  and  pronounced  in  the  presance  of  us 

ALExdr  Walker  (Seal) 

Arthur  Graham 
Joseph  Walker 
James  Wallace 
John  Kidd 
John  Wallace. 


JOHN  WAIiKEE. 


62; 


At  a  Couet  Continued  and  Held  eok  Eockbridge  County  May 
4th,  1785. 

This  writing  purporting  the  last  Will  &  Testament  of  Alexander 
Walker  deed,  was  Presented  in  Court  by  Joseph  Moore  and  John 
Walker  the  Exenrs  therein  named  and  proved  by  James  Wallace 
Joseph  Walker  &  Jno  Kidd  *  *  *  Witnesses  thereto  and  Ordered 
to  be  Recorded  And  on  the  motion  of  said  Executors  who  made  Oath 
according  to  Law  Certificate  is  Granted  them  for  obtaining  Probate 
thereof  in  due  form  giving  Security  whereupon  they  together  with 
Jno  Hays  and  John  Moore  their  securities  entered  into  and  acknowl- 
edged their  Bond  in  Two  Thousand  pounds  Conditioned  *  *  *  Ac- 
cording to  Law. 

A  copy  Test  A  Eeid  Clk. 

A  Copy : 

Teste:    E.  C.  Walker,  Deputy  Clerk. 

This  Indenture  made  this  Sixth  day  of  October  in  the  year  of 
our  Lord  one  thousand  Seven  Hundred  &  Seventy  Eight  Between 
Alexander  Walker  of  the  County  of  Rockbridge  and  Commonwealth 
of  Virginia  of  the  one  part  and  John  Walker  of  the  Count}7  and  Com- 
monwealth afforesaid  of  the  other  part. 

Witnesseth  that  the  said  Alexander  Walker  for  and  in  considera- 
tion of  the  Sum  of  three  hundred  and  fifty7  Pounds  Current  money 
of  Virginia  to  him  in  hand  paid  by  the  said  John  Walker  the  Eeceipt 
whereof  he  the  said  Alexander  Walker  doth  hereby  Acknowledge 
and  of  Every  part  and  parcel  thereof  doth  Clearly  Acquit  Exonerate 
and  Discharge  the  said  Said  John  Walker :  hath  Granted  Bargained 
and  Sold  Aliened  and  Confirms  and  by  these  Presents  doth  grant 
Bargain  and  Sell  Alien  and  Confirm  unto  the  said  John  Walker  and 
His  Heirs  one  Certain  Tract  or  Parcel  of  Land  containing  one  Hun- 
dred and  fifty  acres  be  the  same  more  or  less;  Lying  and  being  in 
the  Count}'  of  Eockbridge  on  Walkers  Creek  (formerly  called  Hayses 
Creek)  iu  Burdens  Tract,  and  Bounded  as  followeth  (to-wit)  Begin- 
ning at  an  Ash  a  Eed  Bud  and  Walnut  Sapling  by  the  West  side  of 
Said  Creek  and  running  Thence  North  ten  degrees,  East  fifty  poles 
to  a  poplar  in  James  Walkers  Line,  thence  North  Sixty  Six  degrees, 
West  one  Hundred  and  Seventy  nine  Poles  to  a  Stake  between  a  dog- 
wood and  Black  Oak,  thence  South  twenty  four  Degrees,  West  one 
hundred  and  twenty  seven  Poles  to  a  small  poplar  and  dogwood  in 


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a  line  of  Kellys  Land(  formerly  John  Walkers),  thence  with  said 
line  South  Sixty  Six  degrees,  East  two  hundred  and  four  Poles  to  a 
stake  between  a  poplar  and  White  Walnut  by  the  side  of  said  Creek, 
thence  up  the  Several  Courses  of  the  Creek  to  the  Begining  and  now 
in  the  possession  of  the  said  John  Walker  with  all  Houses  ways  Eas- 
ments  and  advantages  whatsoever  to  the  said  Land  and  premises  be- 
longing or  in  any  ways  appertaining  and  also  all'the  Estate  Eight 
Title  Interest  Claim  and  demand  Whatsoever  of  him  the  Said  Alex- 
ander Walker  of  in  and  to  the  Same.  To  have  and  to  hold  the  said 
Land  and  Premises  with  the  appurtenances  unto  the  said  John 
Walker  his  heirs  and  assigns  forever  and  the  said  Alexander  Walker 
and  his  Heirs  the  Said  Land  and  Premises  above  mentioned  with 
the  appurtenances  to  the  said  John  Walker  his  Heirs  and  assigns 
against  him  the  said  Alexander  Walker  and  his  Heirs  and  all  other 
persons  whatsoever  will  warrant  and  forever  Defend  by  these  pres- 
ents in  Witness  whereof  the  said  Alexander  Walker  hath  hereunto  set 
his  hand  and  seal  the  Day  and  year  first  above  Written. 
Signed  sealed  and  Delivered  In  the  Presence  of 

Alexander  Walker  (Seal) 

At  a  Court  Held  for  Eockbridge  County  October  6th,  1778. 

This  Deed  Indented  from  Alexander  Walker  to  J ohn  Walker  was 
acknowledged  &  ordered  to  be  Eecorded. 

A  Copy :  Andrew  Eeid,  Clk. 

Teste :    E.  C.  Walker,  Deputy  Clerk. 

Alexander  Walker  m.  Jane  .    They  had  4  children,  viz: 

4553.  John  Walker;  who  m.  Mary  Moore,  daughter  of  John 

Moore  and  Jane  Walker  Moore.    8  children  +. 

4554.  Eebecca  Walker;  who  m.  against  her  parents'  wishes  and 

was  disinherited.  She  went  to  Kentucky  and  nothing 
further  is  known  of  her  family.  I  have  been  told  that 
they  prospered  and  were  respected. 

4555.  Joseph  Walker;  nothing  known  of  him. 

4556.  Eleanor  Walker;  never  married;  d.  in  Kentucky. 

The  only  living  descendants  as  far  as  known  of  Alexander  (Saw- 
ney) Walker  are  the  two  children  of  Louisa  Chisolm,  and  the  three 
of  Belle  Mackey  Sterett. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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JOHN  Walker3  (4553)  (Alexander2,  Alexander1)  ;  m.  Mary 
Mo-ore3,  the  daughter  of  John  Moore  and  Jane  Walker2  (John 
Walker1),  and  an  aunt  of  Mary  Moore,  the  Abb's  Valley  captive. 
Their  children  were : 

4557.  John  Walker;  never  married;  d.  in  1812  or  1813. 

4558.  Alexander  Walker;  never  married. 

4559.  Jane  Walker. 

4560.  Joseph  Walker;  m.  Sallie  Johnston.   5  children  +. 

4561.  Polly  Walker. 

4562.  Betsey  Walker. 

4563.  James  Walker ;  m.  (1)  Isabella  Dunlap,  (2)  Sallie  Beard. 

1  child  +. 

4564.  William  Walker;  never  married;  d.  May  25,  1866,  aged  60 

years. 

JOSEPH  Walker4  (4560)  (John3,  Alexander2,  Alexander1). 
Squire  Joseph  Walker  was  for  years  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church;  m.  Sallie  Johnston  in  1829.  He  d.  in  May,  1879,  aged  80 
years ;  buried  in  New  Providence  graveyard.    5  children,  viz  : 

4565.  John  Walker;  never  married;  served  in  the  War  of  the 

Secession  and  d.  in  prison  in  Elmira,  X.  Y. 

4566.  Zachariah  Walker;  a  noted  physician;  surgeon  in  Civil 

War;  m.  Bettie  Brooks  of  Augusta  County,  Va. ;  both 
d.  Nov.  8,  1889;  no  children. 

4567.  Jane  Ann  Walker;  m.  Nov.  9,  1859,  Colonel  William  Set- 

tington  of  Bath  County,  Va. ;  no  children. 

4568.  William  Walker;  studied  medicine  in  New  York  City  for 

several  years ;  was  a  noted  physician ;  d.  at  the  home  of 
his  brother,  Dr.  Zachariah  Walker,  in  Brownsburg,  Va. 

4569.  Louisa  Walker;  m.  Mr.  Chisolm.   4  children: 

4570.    Josie  Chisolm. 

Three  others,  names  not  known. 

JAMES  Walker4  (4563)  (John3,  Alexander2,  Alexander1)  ;  lived 
at  the  forks  of  Walker's  and  Hays'  Creeks ;  was  a  very  pious  man ; 
m.  (1)  Isabella  Dunlap  of  Eockbridge  County.  She  d.  Jan.  5,  1865. 
He  then  m.  Sallie  Beard,  who  d.  in  1892.  He  d.  March  9,  1867.  1 
child,  viz : 


630 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


4571.    Martha  Jane  Walker;  d.  Nov.  27,  1862;  m.  Dr.  A.  S. 
Mackey  of  Kockbridge.   2  children,  viz : 

4572.  Belle  Mackey;  married.   3  children  +. 

4573.  John  Mackey;  not  married. 

BELLE  Mackey  (4572)  ;  m.  Frank  Sterrett  of  Lexington,  Va. 
3  children,  viz : 

4574.  Martha  Sterett. 

4575.  John  D.  Sterett. 

4576.  James  Reid  Sterett. 


LIKE  OF  JENCY  WALKER,  WIFE  OF  TAYLOR  POLK. 

The  following  records  were  furnished  by  Mrs.  F.  M.  Angellotti  of 
San  Rafael,  California.  We  were  not  able  to  ascertain  the  name  of 
the  father  of  Alexander  Walker,  whose  daughter  Jency  married  Tay- 
lor Polk,  but  being  satisfied  that  he  was  of  this  family  and  a  direct 
descendant  of  John  and  Katherine  Walker  of  Wigton,  we  have  in- 
cluded the  record  in  this  work.  Old  letters  and  papers  in  the  Polk 
family  show  that  the  wife  of  Taylor  Polk  was  J ency  Walker,  daugh- 
ter of  Alexander  Walker,  a  lineal  descendant  of  J ohn  and  Katherine 
Rutherford  Walker  of  Wigton,  Scotland. 

Taylor  Polk  was  a  son  of  John  Polk,  a  private  in  Captain  James 
Watson's  company  of  the  famous  "Flying  Camp"  of  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania,  commanded  by  Colonel  James  Cunningham,  which 
participated  in  the  New  Jersey  Campaign  of  1776,  and  was  at  the 
Battle  of  Long  Island  in  August,  1776.  (For  reference,  see  Penn- 
sylvania Archives,  Second  Series,  Vol.  15,  p.  631.)  He  was  subse- 
quently in  the  service  of  the  Pennsylvania  line  of  the  Revolution, 
and  received  depreciation  pay  for  his  services  from  the  State  of 
Pennsylvania  up  to  Jan.  1,  1781.  (See  Pennsylvania  Archives,  Sec- 
ond Series,  Vol.  13,  p.  183.) 

John  Polk  married  Eleanor  Shelby,  daughter  of  Evan  Shelby  and 
his  wife,  Letitia  Cox,  of  Fort  Frederick,  Maryland,  afterwards  of 
Bristol,  Tennessee,  the  "King's  Meadows"  of  Colonial  days.  Eleanor 
was  a  sister  of  Isaac  Shelby,  first  Governor  of  Kentucky.  John 
Polk  was  the  son  of  William,  son  of  John,  son  of  Robert  Polk  and 
Magdalen  Tasker,  his  wife,  who  emigrated  to  America,  and  in  1687 


JOHN  WALKER. 


631 


received  from  Lord  Baliniore  the  original  grant  of  "Polk's  Folly/' 
in  Somerset  County,  Maryland. 

Kobert  Polk  was  Captain  in  the  regiment  of  Colonel  Porter,  under 
Cromwell.  After  Colonel  Porter's  death  he  married  his  widow, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Magdalen  Tasker.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Colonel  Tasker,  a  Chancellor  of  Ireland,  whose  seat  was  Bloomfield 
Castle,  near  Londonderry.  (For  these  facts,  and  also  for  descent  of 
Taylor  Polk,  see  American  Historical  Magazine,  Vol.  II,  No.  4.) 

ALEXANDER  Walker  (4577) ;  m.,  name  of  wife  not  known. 
4  children,  viz : 

4578.  Jency  Walker:  m.  Taylor  Polk  in  1798.    He  d.  in  1824. 

She  d.  Dec.  3,  1814.    7  children  +. 

4579.  Alexander  Walker. 

4580.  Joel  Walker. 

4581.  Sylvester  Walker. 

JENCY  (probably  Janey)  Walker  (4578)  ;  m.  Taylor  Polk,  son 
of  John  and  Eleanor  Shelby  Polk.   7  children,  viz : 

4582.  Benjamin  Polk;  b.  in  1799 ;  m.  Peggy  Boatright.   7  chil- 

dren +. 

4583.  Taylor  Polk;  b.  1800;  m.  Prudence  Anderson.    10  chil- 

dren +. 

4584.  James  Polk;  b.  1802;  m.  (1)  Miss  Trammell,  m.  (2)  Sal- 

lie  Cox.    5  children  +. 

4585.  Cumberland  Polk;  b.  1803;  m.  in  1826  Nancy  Cox,  sister 

of  Sallie  Cox,  who  m.  James  Polk.  Nancy  Cox.  was  b. 
in  Kentucky  in  1811,  daughter  of  Joel  and  Frances  Bart- 
lett  Cox.  The  marriage  took  place  in  Arkansas,  where 
the  Polks  owned  what  was  then  termed  "Western  lands 
He  d.  at  his  home,  "Red  Top,"  in  Griines  County,  Tex., 
June  16,  1859.   She  d.  in  May,  1867.    12  children  +. 

4586.  William  Polk;  b.  1805;  m.  (1)  Miss  Griffith.    They  had 

2  children;  m.  (2)  Miss  Griffith,  a  cousin  of  his  first 
wife  +. 

4587.  Jency  Polk;  b.  1810;  m.  Mitchell  Anderson,  brother  of 

the  wife  of  Taylor  Polk,  No.  4583.    10  children  +. 

4588.  Alfred  Polk;  b.  1814;  m.  (1)  Irene  Chandler,  (2)  Mrs. 

Ricketts.    12  children  +. 


632 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


BENJAMIN  Polk  (4582)  ;  m.  Peggy  Boatright.  Their  children 
all  died  in  childhood.    7  children,  viz : 

4589.  Jency  Polk. 

4590.  Benjamin  Polk. 

4591.  James  Walker  Polk. 

4592.  Charles  Polk. 

4593.  William  Polk. 

4594.  Eichard  Polk. 

4595.  Priscilla  Polk. 

TAYLOE  Polk  (4583)  ;  m.  Prudence  Anderson, 
viz : 

4596.  Anderson  Polk;  married  +. 

4597.  Eleanor  Polk;  married  +. 

4598.  Cumberland  Polk;  married  +. 

4599.  Sarah  DeLaney  Polk;  married  +. 

4600.  Mitchell  Polk;  died;  unmarried. 

4601.  Sylvester  Walker  Polk;  married  +. 

4602.  Henry  Clay  Polk;  married  +. 

4603.  Taylor  Polk;  married  +. 

4604.  Prudence  Polk;  married  +. 

4605.  Alfred  Polk;  married  +. 

ANDEESON  Polk  (4596)  ;  m.  (1)  Eliza  Epperson,  4  children; 
m.  (2)  Martha  Martin,  4  children;  m.  (3)  Susan  Langley,  2  chil- 
dren.   10  children,  viz: 

4606.  Henry  Polk;  m.  Ellen  Deathrow. 

4607.  Sarah  Polk;  m.  John  Huddelston. 

4608.  Jane  Polk ;  m.  Thomas  Huddleston. 

4609.  Sylvester  Polk;  m.  Sarah  Intz. 

4610.  Texanna  Polk;  m.  Thomas  Williamson. 

4611.  Matilda  Polk;  m.  James  Joplin. 

4612.  Thomas  Polk;  m.  Annie  Mettock. 

4613.  Prudence  Polk;  died;  unmarried. 

4614.  Martha  Polk;  m.  Jefferson  Bugg. 

4615.  Almeda  Polk;  m.  Charles  Cruger. 

ELEAISTOE  Polk  (4597)  ;  m.  Daniel  Huddleston.  6  children, 
viz : 


10  children, 


JOHN  "WALKER. 


633 


4616.  Prudence  Hnddleston;  m.  Joseph  Story. 

461?.  Daniel  Hnddleston;  m.  Miss  Stinson. 

4618.  Jane  Hnddleston;  m.  Moses  Waterman. 

4619.  Rachel  Hnddleston:  m.  Jefferson  Cunningham. 

4620.  Thomas  Huddleston;  m.  Jane  Polk. 

4621.  Katherine  Huddleston;  m.  James  Stevens. 

CUMBERLAND  Polh  (4598)  ;  m.  Almeda  Blackwood.  10  chil- 
dren, riz : 

4622.  Prudence  Polk;  m.  James  Stanford. 

4623.  Taylor  Polk:  m.  Ellen  Griggs. 

4624.  Caldona  Polk;  m.  Robert  Priest. 

4625.  Lncinda  Polk;  m.  John  Houston. 

4626.  Lawrence  Polk;  m.  Penelope  Rose. 
462?.    Sarah  Polk;  m.  Alonza  Tracy. 

4628.  John  Polk;  never  married. 

4629.  Sylvester  Polk;  never  married. 

4630.  Henry  Polk;  never  married. 

4631.  Wesley  Polk;  never  married. 

SARAH  DeLAXEY  Polk  (4599)  :  m.  Captain  T.  Gr.  Epperson. 
5  children,  viz : 

4632.  Henry  Peyton  Epperson;  m.  Miss  Rowles. 

4633.  Mary  Epperson;  m.  Blount  Bullock. 

4634.  Taylor  Epperson;  m.  Victoria  Bush. 

4635.  Isabella  Epperson  :  m.  George  Jacobs. 

4636.  Emma  Epperson;  m.  Ira  Cobb. 

SYLVESTER  WALKER  Polk  (4601)  ;  m.  Sarah  Large.  9  chil- 
dren, viz : 

4637.  Isom  Polk;  m.  Lucy  Miller. 

4638.  Victoria  Polk;  m.  H.  0.  Brockmann. 

4639.  Paschal  Polk;  m.  Hannah  Jones. 

4640.  Isadora  Polk;  m.  W.  R.  Capps. 

4641.  David  Polk  :  m.  Jane  Burnett. 

4642.  Laura  Polk;  m.  L.  D.  Burnett. 

4643.  Alpha  Polk ;  m.  John  Lindsay. 

4644.  Maud  Polk  :  m.  W.  L.  Rothmann. 

4645.  Claud  Polk. 


634: 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


HENRY  CLAY  Polk  (4602)  ;  m.  Mary  A.  Dickson.  10  children, 
viz : 

4646.  Henry  Polk;  m.  Annie  Gould. 

4647.  David  Polk ;  unmarried. 

4648.  Emma  Polk;  died. 

4649.  Alice  Polk;  m.  Dr.  G.  B.  Green. 

4650.  John  Polk ;  m.  Susan  Brown. 

4651.  Anna  Polk;  m.  John  Hawkins. 

4652.  Lela  Polk ;  m.  Dr.  J ohn  Brown. 

4653.  Betty  Polk ;  unmarried. 

4654.  Roxy  Polk  ;  unmarried. 

4655.  Leon  Polk;  unmarried. 

TAYLOR  Polk  (4603)  ;  in.  Mary  Petty.  They  had  10  children, 
viz : 

4656.  Laura  Polk. 

4657.  Augusta  Polk. 

4658.  Mollie  Polk;  m.  T.  M.  Poole. 

4659.  James  Polk;  m.  Mary  Allison. 

4660.  Leta  Polk  (twin). 

4661.  Lota  Polk  (twin). 

4662.  Henry  Polk. 

4663.  Leon  Polk. 

4664.  Myrtle  Polk;  m.  Richard  Shegog. 

4665.  Beverly  Polk. 

PRUDENCE  Polk  (4604)  ;  m.  Benjamin  Dickson.  5  children, 
viz: 

4666.  Charles  Dickson;  m.  Carrie  Young. 

4667.  Minnie  Dickson;  m.  Dr.  Oscar  Smith. 

4668.  William  Dickson. 

4669.  Pearl  Dickson;  in.  Russell  Williams. 

4670.  Ethel  Dickson;  m.  George  Holland. 

ALFRED  Polk  (4605)  ;  m.  Sarah  Wilson.   4  children,  viz : 

4671.  Sylvester  Polk. 

4672.  Burt  Polk. 

4673.  Mabel  Polk. 

4674.  James  Polk. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


635 


JAMES  Polk  (4584)  ;  m.  (1)  Miss  Trammell,  m.  (2)  Sallie  Cox. 
5  children,  viz : 

4675.  Jency  Polk;  married  +. 

4676.  Bettie  Polk ;  married  +. 

4677.  Franklin  Polk;  m.  Jane  Rider. 

4678.  James  Polk;  m.  Lizzie  Roberts. 

4679.  Cumberland  Polk;  m.  Lanra  Kirk.    7  children  +. 

JENCY  Polk  (4675) ;  m.  Fielding  Tweedle.  They  had  one  son. 
viz : 

4680.  William  Tweedle;  d.  unmarried. 

BETTIE  Polk  (4676)  ;  m.  Martin  Newman.   2  children,  viz : 

4681.  James  F.  Newman;  m.  Josephine  Rushing. 

4682.  Mary  Newman;  m.  Thomas  Trammell. 

CUMBERLAND  Polk  (4679)  ;  m.  Laura  Kirk.   7  children,  viz: 

4683.  James  Polk. 

4684.  Lizzie  Polk;  m.  D.  L.  Norman. 

4685.  Annie  Polk. 

4686.  Frank  Polk. 

4687.  Mattie  Polk;  m.  James  B.  Trammell. 

4688.  Louis  Polk. 

4689.  Minnie  Polk. 

CUMBERLAND  Polk  (4585)  ;  m.  Nancy  Cox.   12  children,  viz : 

4690.  Lucretia  Polk;  b.  July  16,  1829;  m.  Edmond  Cearley.  9 

children  +. 

4691.  Lucinda  Polk;  b.  Sept.  6,  1831;  d.  young. 
4691a.  Marshall  Alexander  Polk;  b.  1832;  d.  young. 

4692.  Elias  Rector  Polk;  b.  Dec.  10,  1833;  d.,  unmarried,  from 

the  effects  of  wounds  received  in  C.  S.  A.  service;  be- 
longed to  Kenard's  command. 

4693.  William  Jackson  Polk;  b.  April  19,  1836;  d.  from  effects 

of  wounds  received  in  the  army  ~h 

4694.  Louise  Jane  Polk;  b.  May  2,  1839 ;  married.   3  children  +■ 

4695.  Jency  Amanda  Polk;  b.  July  9,  1841;  married.    4  chil- 

dren +. 


636 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


4696.  Louis  Taylor  Polk;  b.  Sept.  9,  1843;  never  m.;  killed  in 

C.  S.  A.  service  at  Arkansas  Post. 

4697.  Prudence  Polk;  b.  May  17,  1846  +. 

4698.  Mary  Anne  Polk;  b.  July  17,  1849;  m.  Charles  Jackson; 

no  children. 

4699.  Martha  Eobinson  Polk;  b.  Feb.  23,  1857;  m.  Handy 

Walker.    3  children  +. 

4700.  James  Knox  Polk;  b.  Nov.  24,  1856;  not  m.  in  1901. 

LUCEETIA  Polk  (4690)  ;  m.  Edmund  Cearley,  who  was  b.  in 
Wilkes  County,  North  Carolina,  Sept.  27,  1806,  son  of  Larkin  Cear- 
ley and  Mary  Barnes,  his  wife.  Mary  Barnes  was  the  daughter  of 
Solomon  Barnes  and  Elizabeth  Murphy,  his  wife.  Larkin  Cearley 
was  b.  in  Virginia  in  1775,  son  of  William  Cearley  and  Eachel  Neal, 
his  wife.  Shortly  after  the  Eevolution  the  family  settled  in  Wilkes 
County,  North  Carolina.  Lucretia  Polk  and  Edmund  Cearley  were 
married  near  Hot  Springs,  Arkansas,  August  3,  1845.  They  crossed 
the  plains  to  California  and  settled  as  pioneers  in  Alameda  County, 
where  after  a  long  and  honorable  life  Edmund  died  in  1881,  and  his 
wife  in  1895.    9  children,  viz : 

4701.  Samuel  Eeyburn  Cearley;  b.  July  7,  1864;  d.  unmarried 

in  1877. 

4702.  Newton  Fleming  Cearley;  b.  Dec.  15,  1847. 

4703.  Mary  Jane  Cearley;  b.  July  17,  1849;  d.  young. 

4704.  Cumberland  Polk  Cearley;  b.  July  14,  1851;  d.  young. 

4705.  Louise  Elizabeth  Cearley;  b.  May  10,  1853;  m.  George 

Babcock  July  20,  1882. 

4706.  Cyrus  Granville  Cearley;  b.  Oct.  6,  1855 ;  d.  July  26,  1879, 

unmarried. 

4707.  John  Brackville  Cearley;  b.  March  4,  1858. 

4708.  Emmeline  Cornelia  Cearley;  b.  Feb.  29,  1860;  m.  F.  M. 

Angellotti.   2  children  +. 

4709.  Charles  Tallant  Cearley;  b.  Nov.  2,  1865 ;  m.  Ehoda  Jean- 

nette  Mangrum  Nov.  2,  1891.    1  child  +. 

EMMELINE  Cornelia  Cearley  (4708)  ;  m.  Judge  Frank  Marion 
Angellotti  of  San  Eafael,  California,  Dec.  27,  1884.   2  children,  viz  : 

4710.  Frank  Louise  Angellotti ;  b.  Dec.  5,  1885 ;  d.  Jan.  25,  1887. 

4711.  Marion  Polk  Angellotti;  b.  Nov.  12,  1887. 


JOHN"  WALKER. 


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CHAELES  TALLANT  Cearley  (4709);  m.  Ehoda  Jeanette 
Mangrum.   Their  home  is  in  Fresno,  California.   1  child,  viz : 

4712.  Mila  Mangrnm  Cearley;  b.  Aug.  16,  1892. 

WILLIAM  JACKSON"  Polk  (4693)  ;  m.  Esther  Woodward.  He 
d.  from  the  effects  of  wounds  received  in  the  C.  S.  A.  2  children, 
viz: 

4713.  Thomas  Polk. 

4714.  Julia  Polk. 

LOUISE  JANE  Polk  (4694) ;  m.  Rev.  E.  J.  Billington.  3  chil- 
dren, viz: 

4715.  Lucretia  Billington;  m.  Eobert  Moore. 

4716.  Ezekiel  Jackson  Billington. 

4717.  Julia  Billington;  m.  Mr.  Warwick. 

JENCY  AMANDA  Polk  (4695)  ;  m.  William  O'Neal.  4  chil- 
dren, viz: 

4718.  Nancy  O'Neal;  m. 'Robert  Ross. 

4719.  Gussie  O'Neal;  m.  Elisha  Eoss. 

4720.  Prudence  O'Neal;  m.  William  Eoss. 

4721.  John  O'Neal. 

PEUDENCE  Polk  (4697) ;  m.  Frederick  Jones.   2  children,  viz : 

4722.  Mary  Jones;  m.  William  White. 

4723.  William  Jones. 

MARTHA  EOBINSON  Polk  (4699)  ;  m.  Handy  Walker.  3  chil- 
dren, viz : 

4724.  Jency  Walker. 

4725.  James  Walker. 

4726.  Ella  Walker. 

WILLIAM  Polk  (4586)  ;  m.  cousins,  the  Misses  Griffith;  issue  by 
first  marriage  only.    2  children,  viz : 

4727.  Levi  Polk;  killed  in  the  C.  S.  A.  service. 

4728.  Cumberland  Polk;  killed  in  the  C.  S.  A.  service. 


638 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


JENCY  Polk  (4587) ;  sixth  child  of  Taylor  and  Jency  Walker 
Polk;  m.  Mitchell  Anderson,  brother  of  the  wife  of  Taylor  Polk. 
10  children,  viz : 

4729.  Fannie  Anderson. 

4730.  James  Anderson;  killed  in  C.  S.  A.  service. 

4731.  Mitchell  Anderson;  killed  in  C.  S.  A.  service. 

4732.  Benjamin  Anderson;  killed  in  C.  S.  A.  service. 

4733.  Abraham  Anderson. 

4734.  Eliza  Anderson. 

4735.  Stacey  Anderson. 

4736.  Jane  Anderson. 

4737.  Henry  Anderson. 

4738.  Taylor  Anderson. 

ALFKED  Polk  (4588);  seventh  child  of  Taylor  and  Jenc} 
Walker  Polk;  m.  (1)  Irene  Chandler,  9  children;  m.  (2)  Mrs. 
Rickets,  3  children.    12  children,  viz: 

4739.  James  Polk. 

4740.  Josiah  Polk. 

4741.  Mary  Jane  Polk;  m.  W.  W.  Garner. 

4742.  Mitchell  Anderson  Polk. 

4743.  Caroline  Polk;  m.  L.  Dennis. 

4744.  Benjamin  Polk. 

4745.  Samuel  Polk. 

4746.  Almeda  Polk;  m.  J.  K  Stancell. 

4747.  Young  C.  Polk. 

4748.  Eobert  L.  Polk. 

4749.  William  Port  Polk. 

4750.  Richard  T.  Polk. 


JOHN  WALKER. 


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ADDITIONS  AND  CORRECTIONS. 

(NOT  INDEXED.) 


Page  36.  The  children  of  Alexander  Stuart  by  first  wife,  Mary 
Patterson,  should  not  have  been  numbered;  only  the  children  of  his 
second  wife  were  descendants  of  John  Walker. 

Page  TO.  No.  304  John  D.  Paxton  was  not  the  son  of  Samuel 
Paxton;  he  is  given  elsewhere. 

Page  120.  Judge  John  Coalter  was  b.  1769.  For  Edward  IV., 
read  Edward  VI.  John  Bland  m.  Susan  Deblere,  and  his  son  m. 
Sarah,  daughter  of  Giles  Bland.  Jane  Bennett  should  be  Anna  Ben- 
nett. Judge  Coalter  removed  from  Richmond  about  1821.  His  last 
wife  was  Mrs.  Hannah  Harrison  Williamson.  His  youngest  child, 
St.  George  Tucker  Coalter,  was  b.  1809 ;  d.  1839. 

Page  123.  Dr.  John  Coalter  Bryan  d.  June  1,  1853.  Delia 
Bryan's  husband  was  b.  May  10,  1830,  and  d.  at  the  University  of 
Virginia  March  11,  1901.  Dr.  S.  S.  Carmichael  b.  Nov.  23,  1830. 
His  wife  d.  at  Fredericksburg  Aug.  17,  1896.  John  Randolph  Bryan 
m.  Feb.  19,  1867.  Hon.  Joseph  Bryan  b.  Aug.  13,  1845,  at  Eagle 
Point;  m.  Feb.  1,  1871.  Corbin  Braxton  Bryan  b.  April  17,  1852; 
m.  Feb.  9,  1882.  He  has  7  children;  ordained  to  the  ministry  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  June,  1878. 

Page  124.    Delia  Bryan  m.  Dr.  Page  Oct.  30,  1856. 

Page  153.  In  fourth  line  from  bottom  for  Thomasin,  read 
Thomas. 

Page  181.  No.  1164,  after  Susan  J.  Neal,  read  daughter  of  John 
and  Eleanor  Harrison  Heal. 

Page  198.  No.  (1378)  fourth  line  from  bottom,  Wm.  H.  Inman 
m.  Nanaline,  daughter  of  Thaddeus  and  Florine  Russell  Holt.  He 
d.  March  20,  1902. 


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DESCENDANTS  OF 


Page  202.    No.  (1428)  for  Nable  and  Nagle,  read  Nangle. 

Page  205.    No.  (1423)  for  Nagle,  read  Baldwin. 

Page  222.  No.  (1173)  for  1853,  read  1833.  For  1853,  where 
it  appears  the  second  time,  read  1863. 

Page  223.  No.  (1765)  he  m.  Sarah  Robinson,  daughter  of 
George  W.  and  Louisa  Shelton  Robinson. 

Page  365.  After  No.  2967,  Pinkney  Walker  &c.,  read  children 
of  Alexander  Walker  by  second  wife,  Margaret  Coombs. 

Page  377.  No.  3004,  after  Susan  McCrosky,  read  she  died  the 
evening  of  June  3,  1902. 

Page  514.  No.  3726,  for  Eleanor  Wormley  Taylor,  read  Eleanor 
Taylor  Wormley. 

Page  514.  No.  3727,  James  Hays  Walker  died  in  Columbia, 
Tenn.,  May  27,  1902,  aged  about  86  years. 

Page  515.    No.  3741,  for  McCrae,  read  McRae. 

Page  601.    There  should  be  a  +  mark  after  No.  4207. 

Pages  623  and  624.  Judge  Walker  was  only  married  once.  His 
wife's  name  was  Anna  Jane  Wilbarger. 

Page  77.  No.  362.  Samuel  J.  Kelso,  father-in-law  of  Zebulon 
L.  Sullivan,  assistant  revenue  collector  in  this  city,  died  Dec.  12, 
1901,  at  his  home  in  Mt.  Carmel,  111.  He  was  65  years  old  and  was 
one  of  the  well  known  gentlemen  and  former  merchants  of  this  part 
of  the  state,  his  home  originally  having  been  at  Leavenworth,  Ind., 
where  he  was  born  and  lived  the  greater  part  of  his  life.  He  was  for 
some  years  following  the  civil  war  a  partner  in  a  plantation  with 
General  Powell  Clayton,  U.  S.  Minister  to  Mexico,  at  Pine  Bluff, 
Ark.  He  was  a  veteran  of  the  civil  war,  and  became  an  associate  and 
close  friend  of  Gen.  Clayton.  After  the  war  was  ended  the  two  went 
into  the  cotton  business  together  and  purchased  a  large  plantation 


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at  Pine  Bluff,  which  they  operated  together  for  some  years,  after 
which  Mr.  Kelso  returned  to  his  old  home  at  Leavenworth,  where  he 
went  into  general  merchandising.  His  store  was  the  leading  one  in 
that  section  of  the  country  for  many  years,  and  branch  stores  were 
established  at  surrounding  towns.  Later  he  removed  to  Mt.  Carmel, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business,  from  which  he  retired 
about  four  years  previous  to  the  time  of  his  death. 

Page  107.  JSTo.  (553)  Rachel  Mary  Campbell  was  born  near 
Knightstown,  Inch,  where  she  lived  until  the  time  of  her  marriage  to 
Joseph  E.  King.  Their  early  married  life  was  spent  in  Texas. 
After  her  husband's  death  she  returned  to  Knightstown,  where  she 
remained  until  1884,  from  that  time  until  1895  she  lived  in  Kansas 
City,  Mo.,  then  removed  to  Denver,  where  the  family  made  their 
home  until  November,  1901,  when  they  removed  to  Kansas  City, 
where  she  died  Jan.  22,  1902,  aged  nearly  66  years.  For  many  years 
she  was  a  faithful  primary  teacher  in  the  Presbyterian  Sabbath 
School.  She  was  a  charter  member  of  the  Foreign  Missionary  Soc- 
iety, and  for  five  years  was  its  secretary.  Hers  was  a  lovely  Christian 
character,  strong  and  unwavering  in  her  convictions  of  right,  self- 
sacrificing  in  her  devotion  to  her  family  and  always  loyal  to  her 
friends.  Her  cheerfulness,  humor  and  enjoyment  of  companionship 
was  boundless.  The  above  are  extracts  from  a  very  few  of  the  many 
loving  tributes  that  were  received  from  friends  and  kindred  when  it 
was  known  that  this  their  dear  friend  had  been  called  to  the  Great 
Beyond.  Her  only  son,  Frank  Campbell  King,  was  married  April 
16,  1902,  to  Georgiana,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Dudley 
Brackett  of  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Page  156.  No.  (880)  Frances  Brown  m.  Eev.  James  Morrison 
June  19,  1820.  He  was  the  son  of  John  and  Mary  McCurdy  Morri- 
son, who  were  of  Scotch-Irish  origin  and  were  held  in  high  repute 
for  piety  and  general  worth.  He  studied  with  Eev.  John  Makemie 
Wilson,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  Kocky  River  congregation,  in  which  John 
Morrison  was  a  ruling  elder.  Later  he  attended  the  University  of 
North  Carolina  at  Chapel  Hill.  There  he  graduated  with  distin- 
guished honor  in  1814.  On  April  5,  1817,  he  was  licensed  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Orange  to  preach  the  Gospel;  was  ordained  Nov.  15th 
of  same  year.    He  accepted  a  call  to  become  pastor  of  New  Provi- 

-43 


642 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


dence  Church  in  Kockbridge  County  in  Sept.,  1819.  In  addition  to 
his  pastoral  duties  he  conducted  a  classical  school,  which  was  success- 
ful and  popular.  He  was  elected  a  trustee  of  Washington  and  Lee 
College  in  1820,  which  office  he  retained  until  1865,  when,  owing  to 
ill  health,  he  resigned.  He  was  a  man  of  comely  person,  friendly 
manners  and  noted  for  a  generous,  hospitable  disposition.  His  home 
was  two  miles  west  of  Brownsburg,  Va.,  at  Belle  Vue.  When  he  was 
called  to  the  church  of  New  Providence  it  was  to  succeed  his  father- 
in-law,  Eev.  Samuel  Brown. — Condensed  from  Washington  and  Lee 
Papers  No.  Jf. 

In  "A  History  of  the  Church  and  Congregation  of  New  Provi- 
dence," by  Eev.  E.  D.  Junkin,  I  found  this  scrap  of  information: 

"There  is  in  the  possession  of  the  officers  of  the  church  the  origin- 
al deed  given  by  James  Wardlaw  and  his  wife,  Martha,  to  John 
Logan,  Samuel  Buchanan,  Alexander  Walker,  Sr.,  Andrew  Hays, 
James  Henry,  James  McCampbell,  Thomas  Hill,  John  Houston  and 
Alexander  Walker,  Jr.,  as  Elders  of  the  Congregation  of  Dissenters 
of  New  Providence,  and  conveying  to  them  as  such  the  original  tract 
of  land  on  which  the  church  now  stands.  This  deed  is  dated  Novem- 
ber 14,  1771,  and  according  to  the  endorsement  on  its  back,  was  re- 
corded in  the  court  of  Augusta  County  May  20,  1772. 

The  plot  of  the  land  is  with  the  deed  and  calls  for  eight  and  a  half 
acres,  for  which  the  price  of  fifty  pounds  current  money  of  Virginia 
was  paid." 

Page  179.  No.  1117,  Jane  P.  Walker  m.  John  McKamy.  Their 
grandson,  Eev.  John  Andrew  McKamy,  has  collected  various  records 
and  data  concerning  his  immediate  family.  It  was  expected  that 
this  material  would  be  included  in  this  work,  but  was  not  forwarded 
in  time  for  insertion.  Eev.  John  A.  McKamy  has  charge  of  the  Sun- 
day School  Department  of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Publishing 
House  at  Nashville,  Tenn.  He  says :  "I  have  heard  my  father  say 
that  his  grandfather,  *  Samuel  Walker,  was  a  Captain  of  Virginia 
troops  under  General  Washington." 

General  James  Alexander  Walker  belonged  to  a  Scotch-Irish  fam- 
ily. He  was  born  in  Augusta  County,  Va.,  in  September,  1833.  His 
great-grandfather,  Alexander  Walker,  was  a  descendant  of  John 

*  This  was  Samuel  Walker  No.  1091,  who  was  born  1748  instead  of  1784,  as  given. 


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643 


Walker  of  Wigton,  Scotland.  (See  sketch  of  Gen.  Walker  in  the 
Richmond  Weekly  Dispatch  of  Oct.  24,  1901.)  Alexander  Walker 
above  mentioned  had,  so  history  states,  21  children,  most  of  whom 
grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood,  and  settled  in  Kentucky,  Ala- 
bama, Missouri,  Illinois  and  other  states  of  the  Union.  Of  these 
children  the  names  of  only  two  are  known  to  ns,  John  and  Jane. 
John  m.  Sarah  Connely.  They  were  the  grandparents  of  General 
Walker,  who  was  a  lawyer  by  profession,  being  in  1859  elected  Attor- 
ney for  the  Commonwealth  for  Pulaski  County,  Va. ;  was  made  Cap- 
tain of  a  fine  volunteer  company  at  the  beginning  of  the  war;  was 
promoted  to  the  office  of  Lieutenant- Colonel  in  April,  1861.  In 
March,  1862,  he  was  promoted  Brigadier- General.  In  May,  1863, 
a  third  promotion  raised  him  to  the  rank  of  Brigadier- General  of 
the  "Stonewall"7  Brigade.  At  the  "Bloody  Angle/'  in  May,  1864, 
he  was  severely  wounded.  In  July  following,  his  arm  yet  in  a  sling, 
he  was  put  in  command  of  the  reserve  troops  guarding  the  line  of 
the  Richmond  and  Southside  railroads,  which  roads  were  the  feeders 
of  General  Lee's  army. 

In  January,  1865,  he  reported  to  General  Lee  for  active  service, 
and  was  assigned  to  the  command  of  Early's  Division,  which  he  sur- 
rendered at  Appomattox. 

General  Walker  was  with  General  Jackson  in  the  famous  Virginia 
campaign,  and  participated  in  all  the  battles  of  the  Army  of  North- 
ern Virginia.  He  was  present  at  Bull  Run,  Front  Royal,  Winchester, 
Cross  Keys,  Port  Republic,  Gaines's  Mill,  Malvern  Hill,  Cedar  Run, 
Second  Bull  Run  or  Manassas,  Ox  Hill,  Fredericksburg,  Second 
Winchester,  Gettysburg,  Payne's  Farm,  Mine  Run,  Wilderness,  Spot- 
sylania  Courthouse,  Fort  Stedman,  Petersburg,  Sailor's  Creek  and 
Appomattox. 

In  1869  he  was  elected  to  the  Virginia  House  of  Delegates  from 
Pulaski  County,  serving  two  terms  in  that  body.  In  1877  he  was 
elected  Lieutenant-Governor  of  Virginia  and  served  until  1881.  He 
attended  three  National  Conventions,  in  1876,  1896  and  in  1900. 
He  m.  Sarah  A.,  daughter  of  Major  William  Poage  of  Rockbridge 
County,  whose  wife  was  Peggy  Allen.  The  six  children  of  General 
Walker  were  James  A.,  Frank,  Allen  P.,  Mrs.  M.  M.  Caldwell,  Mrs. 
James  R.  Jordan  and  Mr.  A.  E.  Walker  of  Florence,  Ala.  Of  Gen- 
eral Walker's  immediate  family  two  survived  him  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  Oct.  20,  1901,  namely,  Hon.  Silas  Walker  and  Mary  Walker. 


644 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Of  the  family  of  William  Walker,  "The  Filibuster/'  we  were  able 
to  learn  very  little.  Eev.  J.  A.  McKamy  of  Nashville,  says :  "Will- 
iam Walker's  old  home  is  here  within  half  a  square  of  my  office.  My 
people  always  claimed  kin  with  him."  He  was  born  in  Nashville 
May  8,  1824.  His  father,  James  Walker,  was  a  banker  of  Edin- 
burgh, Scotland,  but  emigrated  to  America  about  1815.  He  was 
first  a  merchant,  then  president  of  the  Commercial  Insurance  Com- 
pany at  Nashville,  and  his  mother's  name,  Norvell,  would  indicate 
that  she  also  was  Scotch.  There  is  little  memorable  in  the  early  his- 
tory of  the  man  who  became  successively  a  doctor,  lawyer,  editor, 
president  of  a  republic,  major-general  and  president  of  another  re- 
public, the  subject  of  deep  concern  to  England,  a  thorn  in  the  side 
of  two  administrations  in  the  United  States,  and  yet  died  at  thirty- 
six.  He  was  graduated  from  the  University  of  Nashville  in  1838, 
and  from  the  Medical  College  of  the  University  of  Philadelphia  in 
1843.  He  completed  his  medical  studies  in  Edinburgh  and  then  trav- 
eled in  Europe.  The  American  Historical  Magazine  for  July,  1898, 
from  which  the  above  was  taken  concludes  a  lengthy  article  on  Will- 
iam Walker  by  saying:  "It  is  difficult  to  imagine  what  could  not 
have  been  accomplished  in  a  better  or  less  desperate  cause  by  a  man 
who  had  in  him  so  much  of  the  stuff  of  which  heroes  are  made,  for 
Walker  was  as  calm  as  Lee,  as  earnest  as  Stonewall  J ackson,  as  tena- 
cious as  Grant,  and  no  braver  man  ever  wore  sword." 

James  Walker  had  three  sons,  William,  Norvell  and  James,  and 
one  daughter  who  married  a  man  by  the  name  of  Richardson  and  re- 
moved to  Louisville,  where  her  children  still  reside. 


JOHX  WALKER. 


645 


INDEX, 


The  figures  following  the  names  indicate  the  page  numbers. 


3ER2s  AIHT.  ABEB- 

William  Hopkin 

s  85 

James 

34 

VTTTTV     A~D       A  "DTTT> 

William  Lampson 

John 

34 

XATEEIE  

on 

by 

John  McrTutt  512 

Celia  Elizabeth.  88 

William  Martm 

Martha 

34 

pAT,n           Q  Q    on    .7  q  1? 

87,  88 

yd 

Miss 

85.  93 

ililZa  D&til  x  ltZ  \  v  111- 

Acees — 

Mr. 

3T3 

iani  89 

T~"  '  "I  „              or,  0 

Lmily  oi)o, 

- — »  — T  — ■ 

oil 

Eev.  A. 

586 

Elizabeth.  Mar  tin 

\\  illiam 

oil 

Sarah 

67 

Q  Q     0  Q  £ 

vo,  460 

Adair — 

William 

67.  227 

Eanme  M. 

L  olonel  4214, 

e  a  n 
O02 

Allex  or  Alleix  or 

:i     CO  QO 

bl;  c4.  -J  4 

John 

ITS 

Alleixe— 

±  rariA                0 » 

Adaaes — 

Archibald 

300 

Gertrude  88 

ianme  A. 

o94 

Catherine 

xix 

rr0     -0+  en 

Harriet  bu 

Lydia  R. 

614 

Charles 

322 

Harriet  Elizabeth 

x>ellie 

397 

Lieanor  Catherine 

Q  £  CO 

oo.  by 

Adaaisox — 

519 

Harry  Thonias  88 

John  Stenhen  K 

eith 

Elijah 

527 

Isaac  80 

241, 

25? 

Elizabeth 

300 

J  ames  bu 

Adger — 

Florence 

59 

James  Logan  85.  86. 

John  B. 

596 

Hester 

xix 

00    on    no  oqc 
bb,  by,  yd,  ^00 

Albix — ■ 

H.  K. 

319.  322 

Jonn       bU,  bl.  bo, 

Marshall  Polk 

52S 

Isabella   xix.  xx.  1, 

bb,  »5  i 

Martin  H. 

528 

3, 

250.  283 

John  Xewton  85 

Piebecca  Dean 

528 

James  34. 

294,  300, 

Maria  Amanda 

Albright — 

301, 

322.  484 

85,  86 

Alta 

352 

James  Sed 

den  519 

Marv  Stevenson  89 

William  E.  350, 

352 

Jean 

519 

Xaney  80 

Alexander — 

Jessie 

519 

Omar           88,  89 

Abraham 

512 

Joane 

xix 

Parker  80 

Andrew 

34 

John  300. 

301.  449 

Eachel  Ann  85 

Archibald  34 

67, 

John  P. 

58,  59 

Eomaine  Le  Mome 

•294.  489,  561, 

Joseph 

xvi,  xvii, 

"89 

xix.  1,  136.  250. 

Sally  80 

Catherine 

34 

300 

Sarah           85,  89 

CyTUS 

34 

Leslie 

318 

Taylor  Stevenson  89 

Eleanor 

34 

Mac-rim 

300.  301 

Thomas  80 

Ellen  C. 

620 

Maggie 

322 

Walter  Logan  87 

E.  P. 

42 

Maria 

519 

William  80 

Esther  495. 

561 

Mark 

xix 

646 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Martha  300 
Mary  32.2 
Miss  553 
Moses  300,  301 
Kebecca  300 
Rev.  250 
Kichard  xvi,  xvii, 
xix,  xx,  xxii 
Richard  H. 

515,  517,  519 
Robert  527 
Sadie  527 
Sally  300 
Samuel  E.  318 
Sarah  Ann  298, 
299,  300,  301 
Theodore  59 
Theodoshia  xvii,  xix 
Thomas  H.  519 
Timothy  '  xix 
William 

xvii,  300,  301 
Zachary  xix 

Allerman — 

J.  G.  227 

Allison — 

Lucy  601 
Mary  631 

Alter  or  Alters — 
J.  R.  373 
Mary         400,  402 

Anderson — 

Abraham  638 
Allen  Walker  396 
AmeliaRice  396,397 
A.  Moore  171,  172 
Benjamin  638 
Capt.  492 
Cora  Anna  395,  396 
Edward  Leondon 

395 

Eliza  638 
Fannie  638 
Galen  R.  388 
Henry  638 
James  638 
Jane  638 


Lucilla  Jane 

395,  396 
Marv  Brown  172 
Marv  Isabella 

395,  396 
Mitchell  631,  638 
Nellie  May  396 
Prudence  631,  633 
Robert  F.  394,  395 
Robert  H.  395,  396 
Sarah  E.  396 
Stacey  638 
Taylor  638 

Andrews — 

Clark  451 
J.  L.  S.  614 

Angellotti — 

F.  M.  630,  636 
Frank  Louise  636 
Marion  Polk  636 

Archer— 

•  Elizabeth   411,  412 

Ariome — 

Batest  140, 
142,  143,  144 

Armour — 

Jane  Stuart  202 
John  202 
Robert  S.  202 

Armstrong — 

Belle  522 
Elizabeth  199,  200 
Frank  C.  520,  521, 
522,  523.  539 
Jennie  592,  593 
John  199 
Knox  Walker  522 
Margaret  229,  231 
Margaret  Ann  180 
Mary  Farrar  199 
Rev.  593 
Robert  299,  247 
Silas  11 
Thomas  255 
William  263 

Arnold — 

Benedict    479,  480 


ASBERY  

Cornelia  Martin  348 
Ashford — 

William  485 
Ashley — 

Isabella  502 

ASHTON  

Ann  128 
Henry  128 

Atar — 

William  57 

Atkins  or  Atkyns — 
Jane  120 
Joseph  275 
Margaret  275 

Mr.  267,  274 

Atkinson — 

Capt.  158 

Audrain — 

Mary  M.  11 

Austin — 

Kate  521,  524 

AXTEL  OR  AXTELL  

Albert  C.  403,  409 
Charles  104 
Eliza  Candidd  409 
Harriet  105 
Joseph  409 
Juliet  Hay  105 
Lolo  May"  410 
Maggie  Bell  409 
Margaret  Elizabeth 
105 

Mary  Lelia  410 
Mary  Libbania  105 
Mrs.  103 
Myron  Walker  409 
Walter  Robert  410 
Ayers — 

Deborah  Davenport 
247 

Ebenezer  238,  239, 
246,  251,  252, 
253 

Ebenezer  Davenport 
238,  252,  253 
Eliza  252 


JOHN  WALKER. 


64? 


Eliza  Jane 

9 

Emily  247, 

251,  252 

Frank 

253 

Gertrude 

253 

Lycurgus 

253 

Marion 

253 

Eebecca 

252 

Samuel 

253 

Aylette — 

Elizabeth 

65,  128 

William 

66,  12S 

Babcock — 

George 

636 

Bacon — 

Annie  Yiolet  207 

Charles  E.  207,  209 

Dora 

209,  212 

Dorothy  Lisle  420 

Dr. 

565 

Elizabeth 

209,  212 

George  209 
Guy  Edward 

203,  212 
John  B.  191,  209 
Joseph  Barnes  420 
Lena  J.  209 
M.  A.  Shotwell  207 
Miss  565 
Onie  Hale  206 
Beuben  206 
Samuel  200. 

203,  209,  212 
Samuel  Siebert 

203,  212 
S.  E.  207 
Susan  Woodruff  200 
William  E.  209 
William  Sutherland 
420 

Zachariah  200 
Zachariah  E. 

206,  209 

Bagbt — 

Francis  Cyrus  382 
John  C.  382 
J  ohnScripps 

381,  382 


John  Walker  382 
Katherine  McAllis- 
ter 382 
.  Marv  Agues  Scripps 
382 

Susan  Lucilla  382 
Bailey — 

Anna  566 
Annie  Louise  565 
Betsev  Ann  564 
Albert  Eads  566 
Dorothy  Catherine 
420 

Elizabeth  565 
Elizabeth  Lisle  420 
Eliza  Victor  564 
Eleanor  Wormlev 

519 

George  Eowland  566 
Geor|e  W.  564,  565 
Henry  564 
James  Walker  564 
James  Worthington 

563,  566 
John  H.  564 
John  William  564 
Joseph  420 
Joseph  Alexander 

564 

Joseph  Balph  566 
Josh  G.  515,  519 
Joy  566 
Lizzie  519 
Mary  517 
Marv  Elizabeth 

564,  565 
Mr.  462 
Nellie  314,  315 
E,  W.  159,  565,  566 
Samuel  Elliott  564 
Warner  B.  235 
William  326,  446 
William  Everett  420 
William  Sutherland 

420,  564 
W.  W.       235,  496, 
561,  564,  565 


Baird — 

Ethel 

313 

Margaret  J. 

348 

W.  C. 

313 

Baker — 

Clara 

268 

Clemmie  Clio 

193 

Colonel 

339 

Daniel 

250 

Eva 

268 

George 

268 

Guy 

268 

Isabella 

565 

John  B. 

193 

Lee 

347 

Maggie 

268 

Mary  37, 

268 

Mina 

268 

Montgomery 

268 

Samuel 

268 

Susan  A. 

45 

William      268,  391 

Bakewell — 

Susan  Donihue 

152 

W. 

614 

Balch — 

Mr. 

586 

Baldwin — 

Aires 

190 

Briscoe  G. 

39 

EUen 

205 

Gilbert       201,  205 

Martha  G.  W. 

189,  190 

Martha  Mavs  190 

Mr.  20 

Eayney  S.  190 
Ball — 

Margaret  William- 
son 126 
Ballard — 

Jane  106 
Baltimore — 

Lord  631 
Bancroft — 

George  512 


648 

DESCENDANTS  OF 

Banks — 

Hannah  M. 

599 

Barkdale — 

Gen. 

244 

Hettie  A.  605, 

606 

Mr. 

44 

Louisa  B  592 

593 

Hugh  600,  601, 

602 

Barker — 

Mr. 

443 

Hugh  P. 

602 

Ma  rv 

_LVJL<X-L  y 

527 

Susan 

592 

James  Samuel 

601 

Barnard — 

William  592, 

593 

James  Taylor 

602 

Winnie 

384 

Banning — 

Jane  Moore 

Barnes — 

Cynthia  Ellen 

383 

600, 

603 

Elizabeth  Murphy 

Cyrus  Walker 

383 

Jane  Pollard 

605 

636 

Dorothea  Esther 

Jesse 

150 

Mary 

146, 

383 

John  Fletcher 

601 

148,  465, 

636 

Edith 

383 

Jonas 

606 

Moses  L. 

312 

Elizabeth  Mary  382 

Joseph  Crews 

Solomon 

636 

Ephraim 

601, 

602 

Barnett — 

377,  382,  383 

Joseph  W.  600, 

601 

Alexander 

449 

Helen 

383 

Julia  Comley 

606 

Ann 

449 

Hubert  Ashley 

383 

Julius  P. 

605 

Arminta 

275 

Joseph  Gilmore 

382 

Luanna  E. 

602 

Edwin 

525 

Louisa 

386 

Luanna  L. 

601 

Isaac  N. 

Martha  Bell 

383 

Margaret  H. 

600 

514,  516,  524 

Pierson  Worrall 

Martha  Donahue 

James  Thompson 

383 

600,  606 

275 

Pinkney  Asa 

382 

Mary  597,  600,  603 

Jane  C.     524,  525 

Samuel  Walker  383 

Mary  E. 

602 

Maria        522,  525 

Sarah  Louise 

383 

Mary  Gillis 

605 

Mary  Elizabeth  275 

Thomas  Allen 

383 

McKee 

606 

Mary  Pickett 

525 

Thomas  Hubbard 

Philander  C. 

602 

Nancv  Jane 

275 

383 

Philander  W. 

Panthy 

449 

Walker 

383 

600,  601,  602 

Kosa 

525 

Barber — 

Prudence 

601 

Thompson  267, 

275 

Epapras  L. 

551 

Eobert  H. 

603 

Walker 

525 

Harriet 

557 

Sally  605, 

606 

Bare — 

Josiah 

551 

Samuel 

J.  C. 

572 

Sophia  Lord 

175,  569,  600 

Mr. 

73 

550, 

551 

Samuel  Alexander 

Barrett — 

Stephen 

551 

600,  605,  606 

Britton 

348 

Barclay — 

Sarah  C. 

600 

Caroline 

348 

Alexander  T. 

33 

Sarah  Jane 

Evelina  J. 

8 

Alice 

603 

601,  602 

Hannah 

8 

Amanda  M. 

601 

Thomas  P.  605,  606 

Jesse  B. 

8 

Ann  Eliza 

601 

Virginia     600,  604 

Mary 

501 

Annie  L. 

602 

Virginia  E. 

K  A. 

386 

Douglas 

605 

601,  602 

Sarah  J.  368, 

388 

Edwin 

602 

Wilber  Fisk 

Barrickman — 

Elizabeth 

602 

601,  603 

Lida 

354 

Ellen  * 

375 

Wilber  Hargrove 

Barry — 

Eannie  L. 

602 

603 

Miss 

508 

JOHX  WALKEE. 


6i9 


Barton — 

Mary  218, 

2  2  2 

Bexxett — 

Charlotte  Elizabeth 

Thomas 

21S 

Jane 

120 

86 

Beaeej — 

Richard 

120 

Mr. 

456 

Sallie 

629 

Bext — 

Baskeit — 

Beahai — 

Dorcas 

456 

John  S. 

61 

Eliza  E.  555, 

560 

Bextox — 

Basken — 

Henry 

560 

Benjamin  T. 

613 

Capt. 

IS  5 

Julia  A. 

560 

Enlalia 

613 

Bate  At  ax — 

Beatt — 

Beeeseoed — 

Nancy 

361 

Jane 

400 

John  Dale 

610 

Bates— 

Beck — 

Richard  b09, 

610 

Allen  C. 

116 

Ann  J. 

66 

Beegex — 

Barton 

116 

Joseph  M. 

24T 

Guy  F. 

335 

Bertha 

119 

Beedixc — 

Beekley — 

Carol 

119 

Wm.  A. 

s 

Governor 

120 

Charles  W. 

Beezet — 

Beexaed — 

609 
609 

116. 

Cora 

117, 

119 
116 

Eliza 

20S 

Anor  T. 
Anortown  608, 

Eads 

116 

Begxeel — 

241 

Caroline  M. 

Edward 

110. 

115. 

Edward 

608. 

610 

ii6.  11? 

,  119. 

Ethelyn  Josephine 

Charles  Fleming 

884 

Eugene  Thomp; 

608 

Fanny 

116 

•on 

Christopher  C. 

Meming 

115,  116 

Vera 

242 

608, 

610 

Frederick 

115 

242 

David 

609 

Hatches 

116 

Beekxap  oe  Belxap 

Eliza 

607 

Hester 

116 

Dmzilla  E. 

304 

Eliza  Fleming 

Hodgon 

116 

General 

24? 

608, 

609 

James 

115 

Belt— 

Ella  F. 

610 

John  Coall 

er 

115, 

Alexander  R. 

lbo 

Flora 

610 

116.  117 

,  IIS 

Elizabeth  "Wood  390 

Frank  Sherman  610 

119 

Howard 

183 

Herbert 

609 

Julian 

116 

J.  C. 

5?2 

Horace  Rutherford 

Eatherine 

116 

John  154.  324.  469 

610 

Margaret 

116 

John  Inman 

183 

Jessie 

609 

Matilda 

Joseph  265. 

321 

John 

607 

115. 

116.  119 

Lanncelot  Graham 

Joseph  Edgar 

610 

Mr.  443, 

456, 

460 

226, 

248 

Joseph  Walker 

608 

Nancy 

116 

Mary  Ann  153. 

154 

Margaret  Eliza  610 

Xannie  F. 

116. 

11? 

Miss 

33? 

Martha  A. 

60S 

Nellie 

119 

Rebecca  M.  Howard 

Martha  Caroline 

Onward 

116 

183 

60S 

Richard 

116. 

117 

Robert 

6 

Mary 

607 

Thomas  F. 

115. 

119 

Sarah 

183 

Mar}'  Ann 

610 

Wenona 

115 

Shadrach  I. 

183 

Marv  Fleming 

Bayoit — 

Susan  Pope 

376 

607, 

60S 

Cynthia  Britton 

213 

T.  Howard 

183 

Mary  Jane 

608 

650  DESCENDANTS  OF 


Eichard 

176 

Bird — 

John 

120 

569,  607, 

608 

Clara  J. 

214 

Tl  IT 

Mary 

120 

Eichard  P.  608,  610 

Bishop — 

Eichard  120, 

121 

Eobert 

607 

Alma 

339 

mi  t 

Theodoric 

Thomas 

608 

Archibald 

338 

120,  121, 

122 

Victor 

609 

Elizabeth  Axtell 

Blatchly — 

Walter 

609 

106 

Samuel 

609 

William     607,  608 

Elsie 

339 

Blaydes — 

William  H.  H. 

610 

Helen 

339 

Alfred  Walker 

William  Miller 

Janette 

106 

322,  323 

608,  609 

Judson  W. 

105 

Frances  Elbert 

323 

William  Plummer 

Lena 

339 

Jerome  Alfred 

323 

608 

Mai  el 

106 

John  Lewis 

323 

Beery — 

Margaret  Louisa 

Mattie  Jane 

323 

A         1    i.1  TT 

Aradatha  H. 

106 

Blount — 

365, 

412 

Mildred 

106 

Ambrose  B. 

565 

Callie 

617 

Philander  338, 

339 

Blunt — 

Charles 

617 

Eoy 

339 

Beulah  Irene 

345 

Cynthia  Ann 

412 

Vera 

339 

Dayton 

344 

Elizabeth  333, 

334 

Bissell — 

General 

90 

Frank 

617 

G-overnor 

378 

Lila 

345 

Harrison 

325 

BlVINS — • 

Nina  May 

344 

Irene 

617 

Mrs. 

364 

BOATRIGHT — 

Isabella 

412 

Blachert — 

Peggy        631,  632 

James 

486 

A.  E. 

356 

BOGGS — 

Louise 

412 

Black — 

Governor 

434 

Margaret 

412 

Miss 

413 

BOHON — 

Mary 

412 

Blacketer — 

Anna 

274 

Ealston 

617 

Bessie  Lea 

311 

Jennie  C. 

274 

Berryman — 

Blackwell — 

Joseph  Patterson 

John 

53 

Eobert  S. 

378 

274 

Bickett — 

Blackwood — 

Mary 

274 

Elizabeth  Ann 

Almeda 

633 

Thomas  B.  271,  274 

592, 

594 

Blair — 

BOLLING  

Biddle — 

Bertha 

399 

Frances 

121 

Luly  Edith 

408 

Francis  P. 

425 

Bollus — 

Biehl — 

John  468,  472, 

473 

Aida 

391 

Barbare  E.  Sullivan 

Mary 

588 

Bonaparte — 

200 

S.  A.  398, 

399 

Napoleon 

252 

Catherine  200, 

203 

Blakeman — 

Patterson 

349 

Michael 

200 

Cynthia 

414 

Bondmant — 

Bigham — 

Bland — 

Alexander 

164 

Ann  Eliza 

386 

Adam 

120 

Alexander  J. 

Billington — 

Frances 

157, 

164 

E.  J. 

637 

120,  121, 

122 

Emily 

164 

Julia 

637 

Frances  Boiling 

122 

Frances  Brown 

164 

Lucretia 

637 

Giles 

120 

G-eorge 

164 

JOHN  WALKER. 


651 


Harriet  X.  L.  D. 

164 

Lulu  Mareia  164 
Samuel  164 

BOXXER  

John  E.  501 
Boone  or  Boon — 
Alice  Eebecca  8 
Blanch  8 
Cecelia  May  8 
Charlotte  Davis  S 
Daniel  16.  56,  S3, 
297,  299,  523 
G-eorge  523 
Hampton  Lynch 

520.  522/523. 

524,  535.  536, 

539 

Lucy  Hampton 

523,  524 
Octavius  C.  3 
Riley  524 
Sallie  Knox  524 
Sally  Walker 

526,  539 
Samuel  Walker  523 
Squire  523 
Walker  Lane  8 
William  C.  523 
William  J.  7 
Booth — 

Edwin  129 
Edwin  Bates  129 
Elizabeth  Aylette 

128 

James  W.  128 
John  K  128,  129 
Mary  Garrison  129 
Thomas  129 
Thomas  Warren  129 
William  128 
William  Aylett  128 

BOQUET — 

Colonel  477 
Boeden  or  Burden — 
Benjamin 

483.  488.  4S9 


BOSWELL — 

Colonel  73 

BOUSER — 

Charles  Kenton  557 
John  M.    556,  557 

BOWDRT  

Bennet  W.  564,  565 
Dorothy  Catherine 
565 

Elizabeth  565 
Eliza  Victor  565 
Hannah  Dean  565 
James  Samuel  565 
Ruth  Marian  565 
Sally  Kirtley  565 

BOWEN — 

Arabella  304 
Bower — 

Xaney  558 

BOWEIXG  

Robert  607 
Bowman — 

Alice  610 

Robert  46 

BOWTER  

John  259, 
479.  4S0.  482 
William  481 

Boyd — 

L.  81 

Braddock — 

General  4T7 

Bradford — 

Catherine  Keith  182 
Catherine  Wilson 

181,  182 
Didama  78 
George  A.  78 
James  182 
Sarah  E.  78 

Bradley — 

Pollv  330 
S.  A.  447 

Bradshaw — 

Alban  413.  417 
Helena  417 


Brady — 

Dorothy  375 
Irving  T.  375 
Margaret  Mary  375 

Bragg— 

General      416,  450 

Braidexthal — 
May  552 

Branch — 

Mr.  607 

Brand — 

August  E.  209 
Lydia  209 
Lydia  A.  209 

Brandon — 

Minerva  Morris  198 


198 
198 

508 


28,  29 

504 
504 


Tusa 


414.  418 


Morris 

Xathan 
Braxdsletter 

Oscar 
Brannen — 

Mr. 
Brant — 

J  oseph 
Brasheaes — 

Anne  Lyons 

S. 

Sarah  Montgomery 
504 

Brattox — 

Andrew  Lewis  16S 
Edith  Houston  168 
James  L.  16? 
James  McClung 

168 

John  McKee  168 
Margaret  Moore  168 
Martha  Elizabeth 

168 

Mary  Ellen  168 
Samuel  Brown  168 
William  Alleine  168 
Braxton — 

Betty  127 
Charles  127 
Frank  127 


652  DESCENDANTS  OE 


Susan 

127 

William  P.  126,  127 

Breck — 

Daniel 

54 

Breckenridge — 

Charles  Clarke  285 

s. 

nil 
lib 

Virginia 

116 

Breese — 

Judge 

380 

Brent — 

Marv 

157 

Samuel 

365 

Brevard — 

Chapman 

512 

Brice — 

James 

274 

Brickwood — 

Mr. 

417 

Briggs — 

T  A 

James  A. 

604 

Jean 

53,  56 

John  S. 

604 

Samuel 

53,  56 

Briscoe — 

Til 

Eleanor 

36,  37 

Elizabeth 

38 

Gerard 

37 

Mary  Baker 

37 

Broadus — 

James 

383 

Brockman — 

H.  0. 

633 

Brooking — 

Albert 

401 

Dollie 

401 

Ear] 

401 

Frederick 

401 

John  Alexander  401 

Louie 

401 

Lucian  T. 

401 

William     400,  401 

William  A. 

401 

Brooks — 

Bettie 

629 

Preston  S. 

111 

William 

485 

Brown — 

Adam  14,  15,  16,  18 
Adam  McChesney 
169 

Agnes  173 
Albert  310 
Albert  Sidney  619 
Alice  Baird  153 
Anna  B.  155,  156 
Bessie  Bauman  173 
Bessie  Belle  155 
Betsey  G.  102,  103 
Cecil  Matthews  172 
C.  Givens  61, 

171,  172,  619 
Claire  Alleine  172 
Daniel  153, 

168,  170,  282 
Daniel  E.  168,  169 
Ebenezer  154 
E.  H.  463 
Eliza  616 
Elizabeth  168,  169 
Elizabeth  Hannah 
169 

Eliza  W.  207,  211 
Ellen  Lea  167 
Elvira  456,  457 
Flora  167 
Frances  153,  156 
Frances  Virginia 

619 

Gertrude  Grant  155 
Harry  Clifford  310 
Harrv  L.  195 
Henry  127. 

153,  165,  167 
Henry  P.  126,  127 
James  61,  63, 

458,  616,  619 
James  Ewell  48,  51 
James  Moore 

153,  154 
James  Morrison 

155,  166,  167 
James  Rutherford 
619 


James  Walker  172 
Janet  34,  37 

J.  B.  577 
Jesse  95 
John   34,  468,  469, 
492,  576,  578, 
579,  580,  634 
John  C. 

155,  156,  166 
John  E.  195 
John  Matthews  172 
John  Thompson  127 
John  W.  207 
Joseph  153,  172 
Joseph  Alleine 

172,  173 
Joseph  C.  457 
Judge  378 
Laura  167 
Lavina  153, 

156,  264,  285 
Lee  Madison  195 
Leona  406 
Luther 

154,  162,  172 
Lydia  Sweet  11 
Margaret  616 
Margaret  Frances 

172 

Maria  Elizabeth  155 
Mary  64 
Marv  Aurelia  166 
Mary  E.  169,  170, 
172,  280,  282 
Mary  E.  Rodgers 

207 

Mary  Jane    5,  153, 
166,  616,  618 
Marv  Moore 

153,  155,  167 
Mary  O'Neal  195 
Marv  R.  L.  155 
Marv  S.  62 
Maud  Elnor  310 
Minelma  167 
Morton  167 
Mr.    458,  459,  461 


JOHIST  WALKER. 


653 


Mrs.  457 
Nellie  S.  155,  156 
Nicholas  11 
Prof.  109 
Eachel  Tompkins 

155 

Raeville  Moore  172 
Rebecca  E.  155 
Robert       616,  619 
Samuel   76,  94,  97, 
102,  127,  135, 
145,  151,  153, 
154,  167,  170, 
283,  577,  578, 
579,  580,  581, 
582 

Samuel  Henry  166 
Stuart  Swain  619 
Susan  631 
Thomas  469 
Turner  Ashley  172 
Virginia  Idoleete 

155 

William    153,  165, 
173,  485,  572, 
616 

William  Garland 

173 

William  Glenmore 
356 

William  Morton  166 
William  Sherrard 


155 


William  Stuart  619 

Brownlee — 

James 

75 

Bruce — 

Robert 

80,  82 

Brumback — 

Miss 

150 

Bruster — 

James 

294 

Brtam — 

Mr. 

578 

Bryan — 

Braxton 

126 

Corbin  Braxton 

124,  126 
Delia  126 
Delia  C.  123,  124 
Elizabeth  126 
Elizabeth  Coalter 

125 

Evelyn  125 
Fanny  Tucker 

123,  124 
Georgia  Screven 

123,  124 
Isabel  Stewart  126 
Jane  Isabel  125 
Jonathan  Randolph 
126 

John  Coalter  123 
John  Randolph 

122,  123,  125 
John  Stewart  126 
Joseph      123,  125, 
126 

Margaret  Randolph 


125 

Mary  S.  C.  126 
Mary  Waters  125 
Mattie  Minor  125 
Mrs.  122 


Randolph   122,  123 
Robert  Coalter  126 
St.  George  Tucker 
126 

St.  George  Tucker 
Coalter  123 
Thomas  122 
Thomas  Forman 

124 

Thomas  Pinkney 

126 

Virginia  Maekay 

123 

Walter  126 

William  Minor  125 
Bryant — 

Mattie  347,  354 
Bryce — 

J.  K.  349 


Buchanan — 

James  275,  517,  538 
John  176,  263,  495 
Joseph  B.  241,  242 
Mr.  537,  538 

Rebecca  619 
Sallie  95,  97 

Samuel  576 
William  Crawford 
242 

Buck — 

Henry  451 

BUCKNER — 

Alberta  L.  D. 

322,  323 
Polly  323 
William  Stanton 


323 

Bud— 

General 

317 

Buford — 

Abraham 

65 

Biddie  Lucinda 

214 

Charles  William 

213 

Duncan  182, 

212 

Edward  Davison 

213 

Ellen 

213 

Emma 

213 

Henry 

212 

James  Robert 

213 

John  212, 

213 

K. 

281 

Mary 

214 

Miles  Johnson 

214 

Robert 

213 

Robert  Stanford 

212 

Samuel 

213 

Sherman 

212 

Victoria 

213 

Walker  Duncan 

213 

William 

213 

Bugg — 

Jefferson 

632 

BULKLEY  

Mr. 

274 

654 

Bullock — 

Blount 

633 

Bull — 

Elizabeth  Olden  28  4 

Burch — 

Nelson 

253 

Burnett — 

David  G. 

622 

Jane 

633 

L.  D. 

633 

BUENEY — 

J.  G. 

255 

Burns — 

Robert 

357 

Buer — 

Mrs. 

251 

BUEEIS — 

Ada 

209 

BUESON  

Alvin         306,  307 

Everett  Harden  30  "/ 

Burton — 

E.  H. 

317 

J  oseph 

317 

Susan  Emily- 

Walker 

317 

Bush— 

Victoria 

633 

Bussy — 

Dr. 

400 

Butler — 

General 

28 

Hardin 

444 

John 

444 

Mary  I. 

411 

Mildred 

384 

Mr. 

432 

William 

89 

Buzan — 

Chancy 

388 

Carrie 

388 

Eva 

388 

Eanny 

388 

Frank 

388 

Fred  Walker 

388 

Harry  A. 

388 

Harry  Walker 

388 

descendants  of 

Nellie  38S 
Pearl  388 


Squier  J. 

387,  388 

Byrd — 

Alonzo  A. 

220 

Columbus 

C.  220 

Ethel  Woodruff  220 

J  eptha 

200 

Harriet  P.  Triplett 

220 

Pearl 

220 

Ray 

220 

William 

478 

Byrnside — 

Kate 

592,  594 

Cady — 

Samuel  G. 

392 

Calahan — 

Amanda  F.  Wever 

78 

Annie 

79 

Carl 

79 

Charles 

79 

Fred  C. 

78 

James  M. 

78 

Jennie  Kelso  76 

John  A. 

78 

J  oseph 

79 

Margaret 

79 

Mary 

79 

Marv  F. 

78,  79 

Mary  J. 

79 

Samuel  A. 

78,  79 

Will  H. 

78,  79 

Caldwell — 

Alexander  F.  225 

Andrew 

224 

Arnetta 

319,  321 

Frank 

290 

George 

324 

Georgia 

225 

Hugh  B. 

602 

Ira 

225 

John 

224 

John  W. 

602 

Lapsley 

290 

Lulu 

225,  602 

Margaret  290 
Mr.  289,  290 

Nancv  Favow  (or 

Farrar)  224 
Nancv  Jane 

224,  225 
Rhoda  Ann  Scott 

224 

Robert  A.  A 

182,  224 
Scott  224,  225 
S.  D.  318 
Virginia  P.  602 
Walker  225 
William    225,  376, 

377,  394 
William  Leonard 


224,  225 

Calhoun — 

Esther 

392 

Flora 

392 

John 

365,  392 

Mary  Magdalene 

392 

Mr. 

579 

Senator 

110 

Calloway — 

James 

252 

Calvin — 

John 

589 

Cameron — 

Mr. 

40 

Simon 

422,  443 

Campbell — 

Alexander 

389,  523 

Alexander  Fergus 

553 

Andrew 

389 

Charles 

67,  101, 

102,  103,  263, 
294,  482,  576 
Charles  Downey  103 
Charles  Wesley  391 
Cora  392 
Cynthia  389 
Cyrus  389,  392 
Cyrus  JSTeal  391 


JOHN  WALKER. 


655 


Dougald  101 
Duncan  101 
Elizabeth  4,  67,  68, 

262,  389,  390 
Elizabeth  Graham 

240,  242 
Elizabeth  MePheet- 

ers  104 
Esther  1 
Georsre  469 
Harriet  Newell  104 
Hugh  101 
I.  N.  473 
James  389 
James  McPheeters 
102,  103 
Jane  4,  5,  365,  403 
Joel  Walker 

240,  253 
John    3,  4,  6,  101, 

240,  469,  491 
John  Allen  389,  391 
John  P.  4,  478,  493 
John  W.     3,  4,  67, 

478 

Josephine  392 
Katherine  L. 

240,  242 
Laura  Jane  391 
Lavina  Jane  101 
Lida  Mav  391 
Lida  Walker  241 
Lorena  S.  551 
Mahala  365,  410 
Margaret  3S9 
Margaret  Ann  104 
Margaret  Arm- 
strong 240,  241 
Maria  102 
Martha  179,  326 
Martin  M.  230,  240 
Marv  4,  561,  562 
Mary  E.  361 
Mary  J.  389,  390 
Maud  392 
Mildred  102,  392 
Miss  592 


Nelly  "  392 

Perry  Allen  391 
Eachel  4 
Eachel  Mary 

104,  107 
Eachel  Moore  103 
Eebecca  102,  106 
Eobert  4,  101 

Eose  B.  391 
Eoy  392 
Samuel  L.  67,  102 
Sanders  365,  389 
Sarah  B.  109 
Smith  313 
Susan  C.  312,  313 
Susan  G.  389,  391 
Walter  392 
William  67,  71,  102, 
109,  477 

Caxady — 

Mr.  313 

Caxby — 

General  244 

Canxox — 

Henry  L.  556 

Cantrell — 

Fanny  275 
Joseph  275 
Levi  267,  275 

Capps— 
W.  E.  633 

Carlsox — 

Andrew  560 
Charles  559,  560 
Fred  560 
Gertrude  560 
Glenn  560 
Guy  560 
Louie  560 
Nellie  560 

Carmichael — 

Ann  108,  110 

Catherine  Scheider 
108 

Coalter  Bryan  124 
Elizabeth  Coalter 

124 


Ellen  Spotswood 

124 

Fanny  Tucker  124 
George  Edward  124 
George  French  123 
James  108,  123 
Mary  Wellford  124 
Bandolnh  Bryan 

124 

Spotswood  Wellford 
123,  124 

Carmine — 

H.  391 
Nelson  391 

Carpenter — 

Arabella  213 
James  213 
John  Edwin  272 
John  E.  272 
Thomas  213 
Willis  213 

Carr — 

Mary         400,  402 

Carrack  or  Carrick 
Samuel     177,  178, 
585 

Carson — 
J.  C.  152 
Samuel  617 

Carter — 

George  C.  199 
Margaret  Ann 

Noblet  199 
Matilda      199,  202 

Cartwright — 

Peter  449 
Eev.  433 

Caruthers — 
Elizabeth  168 
William  A.  513 

Cary — 

Colonel  71 
James  128 

Casey — 

Annie  268 
Belle  V.  271 


656 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Erythusa  Montgom- 
ery 267 
General  83 


George 

268 

Green  226, 

267 

Inez 

269 

James  Green 

268 

Jane 

449 

Jane  Patterson 

273 

Jennie  M. 

270 

John  Allen  267. 

,268 

Joseph  Montgomery 

268,  269,  270, 

271 

Joseph  Nelson 

271 

Logan 

268 

Margaret  J. 

267,  268 

Mary 

268 

Montgomery 

26S 

Mr.           430,  431 

Polly  Ann 

267 

Robert 

269 

Robert  Sabert 

271 

Sabert  M. 

271 

Sarah  M. 

271 

William 

267 

William  P.  267,  269 

Cass- — 

Governor 

17 

Cassidy — 

Mr. 

75 

Samuel 

75 

Cates — 

Mrs. 

548 

Pratt 

548 

Cathay — 

Captain 

84 

Cavin — 

Esther 

342 

Eva 

342 

Harvey 

342 

James 

312 

Jessie 

342 

Lennie 

342 

Lila 

342 

Mead 

342 

Ola  342 
Thomas  342 

C EAR LEY  

Charles  Tallant 

636,  637 
Cumberland  Polk 
636 

Cyrus  Granville 

636 

Edmond     635,  636 
Emmeline  Cornelia 
636 

John  Brackville  636 
Larkin  636 
Louise  Elizabeth 

636 

Mary  Barnes  636 
Mary  Jane  636 
Mila  Mangrum  637 
Newton  Fleming 

636 

Rachel  Neal  636 
Samuel  Reyburn 

636 

William  636 

Chalmers — 

Daniel  326 
Emma       526,  627 

Chamberlain — 
Elizabeth  295 
William  295 

Chambers — 

David  4 
Major  21 

Chance — 

Harriet  Young  225 
Harry  225 
Joseph  225 

Chandler — 

Irene         631,  638 

Chapman — 
Erastus  Edward  211 
John  H.  506 
Julia  Catherine  211 
Lyman  208 
Margery  Edith  211 
Mary  Adella  211 


Mary  Claire 

506 

Rev. 

472 

Sadie  Genevieve 

506 

Susan  Wear 

208 

Thomas  208, 

211 

Charlie — 

Alice  Gray 

344 

Ella  Louise 

344 

George  343, 

344 

James  Stuart 

344 

Margaret  Eliza  341 

Mary  Walker 

344 

Chase — 

Mr.  442, 

443 

Chatfield — 

Lieutenant 

451 

Chatterdon — 

Alvin 

373 

Chatterton — 

Charles 

401 

Lucian 

401 

Orren        400,  401 

Walter 

401 

Willie 

401 

Cheek — 

Mr. 

40 

Chening — 

Robert 

321 

Clievalier — 

Bethenia  Frances 

49 

Chicester — 

W.  J. 

289 

Childs — 

Alice  Mary  343,  344 

Chinn — 

Charles 

58 

John 

58 

Marcus  A. 

58 

Martinette  M. 

57,  58 

Mildred  H.  58 
Chisholm — 
Josie  629 
Louisa  628 
Mr.  629 


JOHX  WALKER. 


65: 


Chittick — 

Bobert  Edgar 

214 

Clealext. — 

Elizabeth  334, 

3  3  5 

Samuel  William 

214 

David  Y.  9 

Chit  wood — 

Susan  Inman 

212 

Inez  Theressa  9 

M.  Louisa 

75 

Yida  May 

214 

Cleveland — 

Chbisman — 

Clay — 

C4rover      IS 6.  331, 

Aven-  B. 

189 

G-reen 

424 

524 

Fanny  Lea 

189 

Henry  38,  317, 

3*3 '3. 

Cloyd — 

G-eorge  Wasirinsrton 

'  424 

Patsey  590 

189 

Mr. 

443 

Cltbouexe — 

Ida  May 

189 

Clatpool — 

Henley  558 

Susan  Maud 

189 

Barclay 

606 

Miriam  E.  555.  55 S 

William  B.  188, 

189 

Bettie 

606 

COALE  

Cheistiax — 

Elijah 

606 

Anna        555,  55? 

William  478, 

483 

Sarah 

606 

COALTEE  

Cheiswell — 

William  605, 

606 

Ann  C.      110,  111 

Miss 

29" 

C  LATE  027 — 

Ann  Frances  Bland 

Churchill — 

Annie  Elizabeth 

126,  127 

Betty 

121 

505. 

507 

Aurelia  127 

Claelix — 

Charles  Fenton 

Beverly  Tucker 

H.  B. 

25? 

504. 

505 

■      110,  120 

Claxahax — 

Charles  ITammond 

Caroline  457 

John 

33 

505 

Caroline  b-amble 

Clark — 

Charles  Yancey 

507 

120 

Clara  X.  498. 

499 

Edgar  Clinton 

505 

Caroline  Lane 

Colonel 

310 

George  D  4M 

505. 

110,  114 

Frank 

198 

506,  507 

Catherine  74 

Frank  C.  198, 

199 

Jasper 

491 

David   ?o,  10b,  110 

George  Sogers 

56 

John 

491 

Drewey  127 

Governor 

jjj — 2 

Layina  Dorsev 

T~T  1  *          1         ;  1                    Kf-4  PUC1 

Elizabeth     71,  73, 

J.  A. 

249 

505, 

506 

108 

Mr. 

180 

Margaret  M, 

507 

Elizabeth  Moore  120 

Bobert  Preston 

O IV  £j 

Mary  Campbell 

Elizabeth  Tucker 

Birth  Doughty 

198 

505. 

506 

122,  123 

Sidney 

552 

Bobert  Morrison 

Frances  B.  121,  122 

S.  J. 

325 

507 

Frances  Delia  121 

Virginia 

265 

Sarah  Eliza 

505 

Frances  Margaret 

Clarksox — 

Thomas  C. 

491 

110,  111 

J.  S. 

331 

Yirsnnia  Havs 

Henry  126 

Clarkstox — 

505, 

506 

James       108,  109, 

Charles  213, 

214 

Clealexs — 

110 

Charles  Walker 

Jane  Lampton 

2  7  2 

Jane         108,  128 

David 

212 

Jennie 

273 

John   73.  108.  109. 

Elizabeth  Stamps 

John  MarshaB 

272 

120.  121.  122, 

212 

Maiy-  Eleanor 

126,  127.  481 

Ellen  Victoria 

214 

2  7  2 

John  David 

Joseph  182, 

212 

Orion  271, 

2  7  2 

110,  120 

Milas  Davison 

214 

Samuel 

272 

Julia         456,  460 

-44 


658 


DESCENDANTS  OE 


Julia  Davenport 

110,  115,  116 
Julia  Frances  120 
Margaret     69,  108, 

129,  174 
Maria  E.  109,  110 
Mary  32,  108,  110 
Mary  E.  109 
Micajah  108,  120 
Michael   32,  69,  73, 

108,  109,  120, 

174,  481 
St.  George  Tucker 

122,  126,  127 
Virginia     126,  127 
Cobb — 

Astle  Viola  191 
Buena  J.  191 
Edward  T.  190,  191 
Ira  633 
James  D.  191 
Joel  Thomas  191 
John  W.  190,  191 
Mahala  Booth  191 
Margaret  Ann  191 


Maria  Jane  191 

Thomas  T.  191 
Cochran — 

Angie  498 

Conollus  B.  498 

Elizabeth  M.  497 

Georgia  A.  498 

Harry  B.  497 

Harry  K.  497 

Ida  498 

Iva  E.  498 

John  325 

V.  325 

COFEEE  

Miss  390 

COFEIN  

James  A.  182 

Margaret  182 
Margaret  Martin 

182 

Colby — 

Bnford  M.  313 


W.  P. 

313 

Cole  or  Coles — 

James  Walker 

529, 

530,  533,  534 

Mellop 

529 

Eobert 

303 

William  E. 

529 

Coleman — 

Mr. 

109 

Collier — 

Charles 

107 

J  ridge 

107 

Collins — 

Bertha  Ann 

310 

Betsey  Frazier 

620 

Dillard 

502 

George  H. 

620 

Maria 

561 

Sarah  Dillard 

496, 

502,  561 

Sarah  Montague 

Duncan 

502 

Colwell — 

Alzada 

559 

Marshall  H. 

559 

Mina  M. 

559 

Mr. 

19 

Combs  or  Coombs — 

Margaret 

363 

Peggy  363; 

.  410 

COMPTON — 

George 

119 

CONKLING.  

Fannie  Brown 

315 

Francis 

315 

Ira  B. 

315 

J  essie 

315 

Koscoe 

315 

Virgil  M.   314,  315 

Connelly — 

William  E. 

12 

CONOVER — 

John  Morean 

418 

Levi 

418 

William  Joseph  418 

Conrad — 

Mr. 

456 

Cook:  or  Cooke — 
Flora  50 
General  50 
John  Esten  43 
Mary  E.  621,  624 
Philip  St.  George 
50 

Coop — 
W.  C.  444 

Cooper — 
Bishop  551 
E.  J.  77,  78 

Henry  Christian  551 
Jennie  Inman  185 
Joseph  W.  185 
Samuel  Inman  185 

Corcoran — 
W.  W.        512,  537 

CORL — 

Marion  500 

CORNBTJRY — 

Lord  22 
Cornelius — 

Sallie  348 

CORNWALLIS — 

Gen.  119,  479,  486, 
574,  584,  585 

CORREY — 

Eleanor  Walker  515 
James        514,  515 

Coryell — 

George  348 
Green  Bently  347 
Lida  348 
Louis  Edgar  348 
Minnie  Lucinda  348 
Eosa  Wood  348 
William  David  347 

Cosby — 

James  178 

Coster — 

George  W.  349 
Mary  Ellen  Miller 
349 

Mary  J.  349 

COTTINGHAM — 

Mr.  599 


JOHN  WALKER. 


659 


Cotton — 

John  431 
Joseph  263 

Couch — 
Allen  Richard  156 
Charles  B.  155,  156 
Richard  156 
Robert  Telford  156 

COURTNEY — 

James  391 

COWDEN — 

Deborah  E. 

403,  406 
Flossie  405 
Lawrence  405 
Thomas     404,  405 

COWEN — 

Andrew  6 

John  479 

Mrs.  13,  16 

Samuel  6 

William  6 
Cowgill — 

John  W.  147 

COWLES — 

M.  S.  356 
Samuel      226,  227 
Cox- 
Elizabeth  613 
Frances  Bartlett 

631 

Joel  631 
Kizziah     296,  323, 
45C 

Letitia  630 
Fancy  631,  635 
Sallie        631,  635 

Craft — 
Julia  Montague  506 
Layina  Whitney  506 
Minnie  Clifton  506 
Morrison  B.  506 

Craic — 

Ellen  390 
John     33,  83,  471, 

472,  473 
Joseph  M.  299 


Mildred  316 
Mr.  554 
W.  J.  277 

Cbain — 

Bertha  B.  218 
Ethel  221 
Isom  218,  220 
John  220,  221 
Julia  Ann  Hanee 

218,  220 
Sophia  221 
William  Wiley  221 

Cram — 

Henry  202 
Mary  E.  Kinsev  202 
Maud  J.     202,  206 

Crane — 

Frances  De  Witt  11 

Craven — 

Bertha  336 
Blanche  336 
Elizabeth  336 
Glenn  336 
Maud  336 
Nellie  336 
Oscar  335,  336 
Sandy        335,  336 

Crawford — 

Alexander  66,  67 
Edward  68 
Elizabeth  68 
James  68 
Katherine  C.  242 
Margaret  Larmier 
242 

Miss  4 
Mr.  461 
Robert  242 
William  Gilkerson 
240,  242 

Creel — 

Abba  B.    276,  277, 

279,  356,  359 
Edwin  G.   276,  277 
Elijah       267,  279, 

280 

John  277,  279 


Joseph  279 
Joseph  P.  277 
Lucinda  277 
Maggie  279 
Margaret  277,  278 
Mary  Ann  Patter- 
son 273 
Man'  Eleanor 

276,  277 
Mildred    267,  268, 
279 

Nancy  Ellen  280 
Robert  Paxton 

276,  277 
Sallie  Hughes  277 

Crew  or  Crews — 
Benjamin  B.  185 
H.  602 
Mary  E.  601,  602 
Roberta  185 
Tillie  Maffitt  185 

Crocker — 

General  243 

Crockett — 

Anne  81 
Davy  540 
Polly  5 
Robert  H.  540,  542, 
543,  544,  545, 
546,  548,  549 

Cromwell — 

Oliver    66,  80,  631 

Cross— 
A.  416 

Crow — 

Ann  134,  135 

Betsey  Sullivan  207 
Hattie  L.  207,  210 
Ross  207 

Crlger — 

Charles  632 

CULTON — 

Agnes  621 

Betsey  169 

Elizabeth  264 

Isabella  265 

Joseph  151 


660 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Katherine  621 

Margaret  151,  175, 

615,  621 

Mary  560 

Nancy  264 

CULWELL  

George  486 

CUMINGS  OR  CUM- 
MINGS — 

Charles  70,  472 
Mr.  586 
Nancy  146 
Samuel  263 

Cunningham — 
C.  A.  362 
James  630 
Jefferson  633 
John  294 
Miss  588 
Nellie  304,  305 
Walter  294 

Curry  or  Currie — 
Algernon  Sidney 

195 

Francis  J.  J. 

181,  194 
Julia  194 
Mattie  E.  194 
Mr.  112 
Kebecca  McElrenny 
195 

Kobert  F.  194 

CURTIN  

Governor    439,  440 

CUTTON — 

Elizabeth  280 
Dabney — 

Ann  36,  48 

Annie  Eugenia  158 
Catherine  Brent  158 
Charles  William  157 
Chiswell  48 
Elizabeth  Carring- 

ton  158 
Eugenia  158 
James  Morrison  157 
Lewis  M.    157,  158 


Margaret  Lewis  157  Da  vies — 

Mary  Moore      158  Colonel 

Eobert  L.  157,  158,  Kev. 
159,  472,  623 

Samuel  B.  157,  158 

Stella  158 

Thomas  Price  157 
Dale — 

Martha  Ann  152 

Mr.  609 

Thomas  295 

Thomas  J.  330 
Daly — 

Lucy  523 
Damron — 

Jane  365,  387 

Dandridge — 

Jane  Butler  83 
Daniel  or  Daniels 

Caledonia  520 

Cornelia  C.  157,  164 

Hugh  520 

Lucinda  347 

William  464 
Darby — 

Pat  425 
Darlington — 

William  M.  24 
Darnell — 

Eobert  218 
Daugherty  or 

Dougherty — 

Clemy  205 

Elizabeth  Brock  201 

Horace  A.  201,  205 

Jesse  J.  205 

Josiah  201 

Mary  C.     201,  205 

Meney  205 

Viola  J.     201,  205 
Davenport — 

Deborah  252 

Margaret  120 
Davidson — 

A.  B.  582 

Margaret  590  Day— 

W.  A.  148      Silas  C. 


480 
304 

Davis — 

Andrew  J.  333 
Anna  329 
Benjamin  Rush  332 
Blanche  355 
C.  K.  363 
Edgar  L.  407 
Edith  355 
Emma  Jane  329 
Eva  May  407 
Florence  Sedberry 
332 

H.  B.  354 

James  120 
James  H.  407 
James  W.  164 
Jefferson     45,  440, 

540,  549 
John  294,  473 
Judge  622 
Larkin  297 
L.  P.  110 
Mabel  A.  408 
Marjorie  Chappel 

332 

Mrs.  297 
Paul  355 
Eichard  Tinsley  332 
Robert  E.'  407 
Eupert  Findly  332 
Saphrona  .  514 
Squire  Eichard 

331,  332 
Squire  Eutherford 
330 

Sythia  58 
Thomas  Jefferson 

331,  332 
Westmoreland  de 

La  War  194 
William  329 


JOHN  WALKER. 


661 


Deadrick — 

Eliza  Ann 

182 

Deathrow — 

Ellen 

632 

Debrow — 

Isabella 

241 

Decker  

Amanda  Jane 

553 

Deaqxg — 

Bernice  E.  195, 

196 

Franklin  F. 

195 

Mary.E.  O'Neal 

195 

Dexny — 

Hannah  E.  347, 

353 

Dextox — 

Alexander 

79 

Irene  78 

,  79 

Lncinda  Tillotson 

Dewey — 

79 

Admiral  307, 

529 

Colonel 

441 

De  Witt — 

Clinton 

449 

Mary  Ann  593, 

595 

Dick — 

Cordelia  181, 

197 

Henry  Jackson 

182, 

197 

Jane  182,  184, 

185 

Sarah  Ann  Peek 

182, 

197 

Dickenson — 

J. 

606 

Dicker  son — 

Mary  Mossman 

244 

Milton  Bartram 

244 

Theodore  H. 

243 

Dickey —  ' 

244 

Michael 

294 

T.  Kyle 

372 

Dicksox — 

Benjamin 

634 

Charles 

634 

Ethel 

634 

Henry  74, 

111 

Howard 

111 

Minnie 

634 

Mary  A. 

634 

Pearl 

634 

William 

634 

Diddle — 

Miss 

324 

DlEETL  

Cary  K. 

O  "I  A 

olU 

Lyle  James 

310 

Kelta 

OI  A 

DlU 

Diggs — 

Edward  ob2, 

563 

Elizabeth 

563 

Dill — 

Mary  Lee 

167 

DlLLOX — 

Ed 

522 

Eliza 

254 

DlLWORTH — 

Colonel 

451 

DlMITRY  

Alexander 

45 

John       42,  4o 

,  46 

Mrs. 

46 

DlXWIDDIE  

liev. 

l<Jo 

DOAK  OR  DOAKE— 

Colonel 

472 

Jessie  May  209, 

210 

Mr. 

586 

Samuel  577, 

590 

Dobbixs — 

Thomas 

4 

Dodds — 

A.  J. 

5 

Clelland  F. 

5 

Dodge — 

Governor 

301 

Dohey — 

Eliza 

114 

DORTOXEY  

E.  L. 

417 

Harriet  A.  414, 

416 

Henry  H. 

417 

Peyton 

416 

Polly  Hindman 

416 

E,  B. 

417 

Knoaes 

41b 

DOXALDSOX  

Mr. 

144 

DOXELY  

Elizabeth 

40 

Mary  Stuart 

40 

Mr. 

40 

DOXIHUE  OR  DOXA- 

HUE — 

Caroline  Susan 

614 

Davis  W. 

614 

DrusiUa  L. 

614 

Emma 

614 

Gibbons  S. 

614 

Jane 

152 

Jane  Moore 

614 

John  145,  176, 

569, 

613,  614 

Joseph 

614 

Joseph  A.  W. 

614 

Laura  E. 

614 

Margaret  Houston 

614 

Matilda  Harvey  614 

Thomas  S. 

614 

Dorchester — 

Lord 

16 

Dorsey — 

John 

506 

Doughty — 

Alma 

89 

Anna 

89 

Edward 

89 

Mamie 

89 

William  8! 

89 

Douglass — 

.  Ellen  Stuart 

35 

James  82,  230, 

246 

Lord 

SO 

Louisa 

605 

Mary  Ann  Pringle 

-~>oo 

Mary  James 

246 

Milton 

268 

Mr.  35, 

371 

Stephen  A.  55, 

367, 

369,  372,  430 


662 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Dove — 

Mr. 

456 

Downey — 

Betsey 

67 

Mary  Ann  67, 

101 

Eebecca 

Samuel  66,  67, 

481 

Downing — 

J.  T. 

504 

Marjorie  Nell 

504 

Mary 

504 

Samuel  C. 

504 

Thomas  Campbell 

504 

Draper — 

Lyman  C.  27, 

,  30, 

263 

DRE¥/EY  

Aurelia  126, 

127 

Charlotte  126, 

127 

Drysdale — 

Hugh 

476 

Du  Bose — 

Caroline 

183 

Catherine  Lea 

183 

Edwin 

183 

Edwin  E. 

183 

Elgiva  Caroline 

Spann 

183 

Emma  Belle 

183 

James  E. 

183 

Jane  Porcher 

in, 

113 

John  Bratton 

113 

Samuel  Inman 

183 

Theodore 

113 

Duckworth — 

Isaac 

194 

Julia  Kent 

194 

Lucinda  M. 

194, 

196 

Dudley — 

Maggie  286, 

287 

DUFFUS — 

James  H. 

248 

DULANEY  

Anna 

602 

Anna  Woodford  604 

Hiram 

604 

Mary  S. 

604 

William  L. 

605 

Dunbar — 

Maria           73,  74 

Duncan — 

Miss 

112 

Sallie 

297 

Sarah  Montague 

502 

DUNKER  

Henry  A. 

565 

Dunlap — 

Ann 

590 

Isabella 

629 

Samuel 

590 

DUNLEVY — 

Gertrude  H. 

356 

Dunn — 

Miles 

62 

DUVALL  

Sergeant 

451 

Dyer — 

Captain 

534 

Eads — 

Albert       562,  563, 

566 

John 

562 

Lizzie  Eleanor 

563, 

566 

Margaret  Anderson 

562 

Margaret  Linsley 

563 

Mary  C.  Linsley 


Early—  0bb 
Ada  Garnet  384 
Charles  Lewis  384 
Earnest  Eolan  384 
James  Eandolph 

384 

Jessie  Bell  384 
John  Scott  384 
Joseph  Gilmer  384 
Lewis  Walker  384 
Mary  Lincoln  384 


Percy  Walker  384 
Pinkney  Arthur  384 
Eose  Metta  384 
Sarah  May  384 
William  Gaston  384 
William  Lewis 

377,  384 

Edge — 

James  188 
Martha  Sellers  188 
Millie  C.     188,  190 

Edgerly — 

Matilda  *   327,  328 

Edmonson — 


Colonel  60 
Edwards — 

George  348 

James  296 


Jonathan  250,  252, 
262 

Eldredge  or  Eld- 


RIDGE — 

Burgess 
Daisy  Jump 

200 

200 

Irene  200, 

203 

Margaret  338, 

341, 

448 

William 

448 

Elliot — 

Captain 

140 

Lillie  C. 

195 

Martha  Yates 

195 

Mr.    18,  19,  21, 

22, 

456 

Nathan  S. 

195 

Elrod — 

Lola 

241 

Embree — 

A.  S. 

502 

Emery — 

Amanda 

59 

Arthur 

59 

Bertha 

59 

Eliza 

59 

Herbert 

59 

William  58 

,  59 

Winnifred 

59 

JOHN  WALKER. 


663 


English — 

Anne  114 
Beverly  114 
Beverly  Means 

113.  114 
Frank  113 
Harriet  F.  113,  114 
James  113 
John  111,  113 

Joseph  113,  114 
Maria  114 
Thomas  138 

Euxoi — 
Catherine  M. 

199,  .200 
Julia         206,  208 
Rebecca  Gasperson 
206 

William  206 

Exo — 

Christian  119 
Edward  B.  115. 

116.  119 
Julia  C.  119 
Matilda  119 

Epperson — 

Eliza  632 
Emma  633 
Henrv  Peyton  633 
Isabella  633 
Marv  633 
Taylor  633 
T/G.  633 

Epps — 

Mr.  433 

Erwin — 


Ella 
James 


oo'4 
552 


Marv  H.  499 

Sarah  Alice  498. 

499,  552 

William  499 
William  I.  551,  552 
Estes — 

Elijah  T.  430 

J.  L.  430 


Evaxs  

Alice  Fleming  610 
Benjamin  Franklin 
610 

Caroline  Matilda 

609,  610 
Charles  Walker  610 
Henry  Clav  609 
Hugh  608/609,  610 
James  Rutherford 
610 

Martha      133.  134, 
135.  141.  142 
143,  144 
Martha  A.  609 
Man-  J.  609 
Nancy  M.  609 
Richard  B.  609 
Thomas    134,  143, 
144 

Thomas  Rowland 

609 

Will  263,  495 

EVERARD  

Martha  35 

EwiXG  

Alexander  226,  246 
Lizzie  605 
Martha  167 
Mrs.  40 
Rev.  125,  159 

Ewins — 

Henrv  260.  261 
John         260,  261 

Fairfax — 

Catherine  Hannah 
514 

Lord         483,  488 
Faivre — 
Ada 
Jennie 
Mary 
Matthew 


>usre 
Farxsworth- 
Frank 


400 
400 
400 
400 
4C0 

502 


Farragut — 

Admiral  308 

Febiger — 

Colonel  480 

Felly — 

Mr.  508 

Felt ox — 

Hugh  35 

Ferguson — 

Alto  Corado  211 

Arthur  208 

Claude  208 

Cora  B.  208 

Elsie  Blanche  211 

General      29?,  299 

George  208 

Golden  Pearl  211 

Guy  Meredith  211 

Herman     208,  211 

James  208 

John  T.  208 

Lela  208 

Mary         208,  211 

Minnie  Lee  209 

Nancy  206 

Nellie  208 

Oscar  208 

Rosa  C.     208.  211 

Sally  Ann  206,  207 

Suda  Julia  211 

Thomas      182.  206 

Thomas  H.  206.  208 

Walker  208 

Walter  208 

William     206,  208 

Field — 

Cyrus  186 

Henry  M.  186 

FlLLAEORE  

Millard       38,  484 

FlXDLAT  

Andrew  330 

Ann          330,  332 

Elizabeth    330,  333 

James  330 

James  B.  330 

Jane  330 


664 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


John         327,  329 
Margaret  330 
Samuel  Alexander 
330 

Walker      330,  332 

FlNLAY  OK  FlNLEY — 

Eev.  250 

Thomas  469 
Fisher — 

Fred  269 

George     268,  269, 
335 

Hattie  269 

Lydia  Chase  11 

Martha  E.  604,  605 

Mary  Louisa  162 

Mr.  621 

Eoy  335 
Fitzgerald — 

Elizabeth  391 

Ellen  391 

Jesse         389,  391 

FlTZPATRICK  

Mary  E.    214,  216 
Fitz  William — 
Romaine  Le  Moyne 
88,  89 

Flaugherty — 

James  252 

Fleming — 

Charles  607 
John  607 
Judge  607 
Mary  607 
Ursula  115 

Fletcher — 

Amanda  Denning- 

ton  324 
Columbus  324 
Elizabeth  346,  355 
George  Samuel  324 
Green  297 
James  324 
James  Banford  324 
Joseph  Benson  324 
Lewis  296,  324 
Lucretia     327,  337 


Martha  325 
Martha  Susan  324 
Mary  Elizabeth  324 
Miss  337 
Nancy  Catherine 

325 

Nancy  Jane  324 
Roy  325 
Sally  Margaret  324 
Woodson    324,  325 

Flint — 

Timothy    251,  252 

Flournoy — 

Addison  Hoge  160 
Benjamin  Cortland 
159 

Edmund  Stanhope 
160 

Eleanor  Morrison 

159 

Francis  Rosebro 

160 

Mary  Moore  159 
Parke  Poindexter 

158,  159 
Richard  Wirt  160 
Flowers — 

Alexander  321 
Anna  Belle  321 
Ella  May  321 
Emma  Juriah  321 
Henry  296 
Joseph  D.  319,  321 
Joseph  Edmond 

321 

Rose  Lee  321 
Sally  Hudson 

414,  421 
Foote  or  Foot — 


Dr.  475, 

573,  591 

Mary  S. 

614 

Ford — 

Etta 

362 

Governor 

371 

Mr. 

427 

Forney — 

John  W. 

438 

Forrest — 

General 

519,  522 

Forte — 

Julia  A. 

560 

FOSKETT — 

Julia  A. 

414,  415 

Fouke — 

Richard 

387 

Foun — 

Rhoda 

206,  208 

Fox 

Anna  Albertina  408 

Bertha  Isabella  408 

Edwin  Robert  408 

Edwin  W. 

408 

George  Harold  408 

Mr. 

433 

Ross  Emerson  408 

Walter  Preston  408 

Frazier — 

Betsey 

620 

Cutton 

620 

Elijah 

620 

James 

294,  620 

James  C. 

568,  620 

Jane 

620 

John 

620 

Joseph 

620 

Levi 

620 

Margaret 

567 

Polly 

620 

Thomas 

620 

Walker 

620 

Washington  620 

William 

620 

William  M.  610 

Frame — 

Eliza 

243,  244 

Judith  Foresman 

Freeman — 

243 

B.  F. 

232 

Frink — 

Alice 

116,  119 

Frost — 

General 

540 

Stephen 

296,  297 

William 

297 

JOHN  WALKER.  665 


Fry— 

Garland — 

Russell        10,  173 

George 

316 

Caledonia 

520 

Theodore  9 

Fullerton- 

Samuel 

520 

William  10 

James  L. 

227 

Garner — 

Wmnaford  Bolt  10 

Fulton — 

Charlotte 

554 

Garrison — 

Andrew 

35,  37 

Fannie 

400,  402 

Daniel  R.  128 

John  H. 

35,  37 

James 

554 

Mary  Alice  128,  129 

John  M. 

226 

Nancy 

554 

Garth — 

Mr. 

458 

Susanna  Newman 

Celestine    514,  528 

Gaines — 

• 

554 

Gasper son — 

Frances 

265,  288 

Garnett — 

Benjamin  Franklin 

General 

604 

Elizabeth 

600 

188,  189 

Mollie 

604 

Hugh 

605 

Burt  189 

Professor 

604 

Hugh  B. 

605 

Cora  189 

Gallaher — 

James  L. 

605 

Eva  Alpha  189 

Miss 

179 

John 

605 

John  188 

Galloway — 

Joseph  P. 

605 

John  E.     187,  188 

James 

180 

J.  W. 

376,  604 

John  Madison 

Gamble — 

Lizzie 

605 

188,  189 

Caroline  Coalter  114 

Luann  V. 

605 

t          •          -nil                  ^  O  O 

Louisa  Ellen  188 

David  Coalter  114 

Martha  L. 

605 

Martin  Y.  188 

Esther 

73 

Mary  C. 

605 

Mary  Ann  188,  189 
Perry  Edwards  lov 

Fannie  Humphrey 

Richard 

604,  605 

114 

Robert 

604 

Rachel  Jane 

Hamilton 

114 

Robert  F. 

605 

188,  189 

Hamilton  Rowan 

Robert  S. 

605 

Sarah  Elizabeth 

110,  114 

Samuel  B. 

604 

188 

James 

72 

Virginia 

605 

Van  Buren  Marcy 

Jane 

72 

William  G. 

605 

H  O  O 

185 

John 

71,  72 

Garrett — 

William  Thomas 

J  oseph 

114 

Byron 

11,  174 

i  OA 

189 

Mary 

461 

Charles 

174 

William  W. 

Mary  Minor 

Charles  B. 

9,  10, 

187,  188 

114,  115 

173 

Gates — 

Mr. 

456 

Cyrus 

173 

Lewis  olD 

Nancy 

72 

Edward 

9 

Gault — 

Philander 

72 

George 

9 

Miss  81 

Polly 

72 

Harriet  P. 

173 

Sophia  80 

Rebecca 

72 

Henry 

174 

Gauss — 

Robert 

72 

Jane 

11,  174 

Philip  554 

Theophihis 

72,  85 

Joel 

9 

George — 

William 

72 

Lydia 

9 

Ida  o\)\y 

Gardiner,  Gardner 

Maria  Walker  10 

Gerry — 

or  Gardnier — 

Mary 

9,  10 

J.  L.  593 

Captain 

306 

Mrs. 

31 

Mary  M.  593 

Florence 

344 

Nancy 

9 

Geyes — 

John 

521,  524 

Nina 

10 

Miss  456 

666 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Gheislin — 

Charles 

163 

Elizabeth 

163 

John  Dvson 

163 

Samuel  Brown 

163 

Gibbs — 

Adda  Mae 

292 

Carrie  Covert 

292 

George  T.  291, 

292 

Grant  Lynn 

292 

Josie 

292 

Linnie  Belle 

292 

Marietta  Eay 

292 

Minnie  Edith 

292 

Sarah  Alice 

292 

William 

448 

Gibson — 

Ann 

328 

Bishop 

39 

Dr.  246, 

251 

Henry 

328 

Jacob 

327 

James 

328 

Margaret 

340 

William 

328 

Gilbert — 

Katherine  L. 

256 

Katherine  Ruther- 

ford 

242 

Maurice  E.  240,  242 
Major  General  450 
Gilchrist — 

Anna  Mary  385 
Charles  385 
Charles  Allen 

377,  385 
Edward  M.  385 
Edward  Percy  385 
Helen  Ferris  385 
Joseph  Gilmer  385 
Magnolia  Ellen  385 
Magnolia  Vick  385 
Minerva  Frances 

385 

Mr.  610 
Eobert  Allen  385 
Velma  Jane  385 


GlLKERSON — 

F. 

473 

Gillespie — 

English 

114 

Fannie  Coalter 

114 

Harriet 

114 

Sadler 

114 

Thomas 

178 

Gillis — 

Mary 

605 

Gilmer — 

Alexander 

346, 

355,  447,  448 

Benjamin 

301 

David 

355 

James  300, 

355, 

432,  480 

James  Alexander 

355 

Jane 

301 

Mary  Ann 

301 

Robert 

355 

Tilford  300, 

301 

William 

355 

Gilmore — 

J  ames  444, 

480 

Madison 

591 

William 

8 

Girty — 

Simon    17,  18, 

19, 

143 

Gist — 

Christopher 

24 

Givler — 

Jessie 

398 

Glascow — 

Charles  Speer 

100 

Elizabeth 

100 

Ellen 

100 

Frank  T. 

100 

Graham 

100 

Robert 

100 

Samuel  B. 

100 

Thomas  S. 

100 

Glasgow — 

Katherine  Anderson 


Mary  Morrison  164 
Robert       163,  164 

Glover — 

Annie  Branham  192 
Carmichael  R.  W. 

188,  192 
Deliah  192 
Harvey  192 
Lucinda  Green  192 
William  D.  192 

Gold — 

Mary         157,  162 

GOLLADAY  

Frederick  485 
Gooch — 

Governor  4,  483, 
488,  589 

M.  607 

William  476 
Goodrich — 

Clayton  Holmes 

563 

Judge  54 
Goodson — 

Edmond  Walker 

315 

Emma  G.  315 
Ernest  G.  315 
Eunice  P.  315 
J.  C.  312,  315 
Harrison  M.  315 
Mary  287 
Nannie  A.  315 
Orva  B.  315 
Raymond  L.  315 
Winn  M.  315 

Gordon — 

Governor  23 

Gore — 

Henrietta  B. 

181,  194 

Gould — 

Annie  634 
Jane  Pickett  527 
William  T.  527 

Gracey — 

Jean  511 


JOHN  WALKER. 


667 


Grados — 

Eebecca     568,  619 

Graham — 

Abraham  568,  614 
Arthur  626 
Christopher  294 
Dr.  53 
Elizabeth  248 
General  88 
James  615 
Jane  614 
Jessie  553 
John  615 
Joseph  615 
Margaret  231,  614 
Marv  567,  614 
Mr.  553 
Eebecca  615 
Eobert  615 
Torsrv  615 
William  174,  177, 
470,  490,  559, 
578,  579 
William  Wilson  553 

Graxt — 

Hugh  Inman  187 
John  W.  187 
Margaret  Van  Dyke 
i87 

Sally  Fannie  Eeed 
187 

XL  S.   50,  105,  155, 
239,  243,  255, 
440,  441,  452, 
516,  524 
William  Daniel  187 

Grasty — 

John  S.         98,  99 

Gray — 

Annis  295 
Anrelia  568 
Captain  492 
Cordelia  198 
David  294,  296 
Edmond  295 
Edwin  295 
Elizabeth  295 


Elizabeth  Marricott 
295 

Frances  295 
George  Waggoner 

233 

Gilbert  295 
Hattie  Fannie  198 
Helen  Elizabeth 

233 

Inman  198 
James  295 
James  E.  176,  198 
Jennis  198 
John  263,  295 
John  W.  198 
Joseph  295 
Judith  Eeffin  295 
Lucy  295 
Lucv  Briggs  295 
Margaret  264,  295, 
296 

Margaret  Dorothy 
233 

Marv  295 
Priscilla  295 
Eebecca  295 
Eichard  198 
Eobert  295 
Samuel  263 
Sarah  295 
Sarah  Venable  198 
Thomas  295 
William  295 

Grayson — 

Mr.  25 

Greathouse — 

Mary  E.    355,  356 

Greeley — 

Aaron  18 
Horace  255 

Greex— 

Berkeley  44 
Ellen  207.  210 
Emily  213 
Fannie  Barton  527 
Frank  W.  279 
G.  B.  634 


General     479,  480, 
486,  487,  574, 
583,  584,  585 

Harriet  MaGaha 

213 

James  Walker  527 
Jane  Barnett  527 
Jane  E.  213,  214 
Jane  Peat  207 
John  B.  514,  527 
Maria  Polk  527 
Sallie  Walker  539 
Samuel  207,  213 
Sarah  Xaomi 

527,  528 
Thomas  Jefferson 

527 

T.  M.  55 
William  M.  44 

Greexb-erry — 

Nicholas  506 

Greexfield — 

Sarah        389,  392 

Greexlee — 

Mary  483 
Samuel  577 

Greexup — 

Elmer  400 

Gregg — 

Xoah  259 

Gregory — 

Adlev  230,  234 
Ann  262 
Ann  Whitfield  234 
Arthur  258 
Elizabeth  Andrews 
234 

Emma  89 
Emma  Gertrude 

234,  236 

Jehiel  234 

Griffex — 

James  551 

Griffith — 

Colonel  44 
Henry  506 
Miss  631,  637 


668 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Griggs — 

Ellen 
Grimes — 

Abraham 

Jane 

Margaret 

Mary 

James 

John 

J  oseph 

Eebecca 

Kobert 

Torgy 


633 

614 
614 
614 
614 
615 
615 
615 
615 
615 
615 

William  Stewart 

241 

Grinnan — 
Andrew  Glassel 

123,  124,  125 
Bryan  Eandolph 

125,  129 
Cornelia  Stuart  125 
Daniel  124,  125 
Elizabeth  Coalter 

125 

Georgia  Brvan 

125,  129 
Helen  124 
Isabella  129 
John  Coalter  125 
St.  George  Tucker 
125 

Grisham — 

Clayton  508 
Lewis  508 
William  B.  508 

GUFFT  

Mary  3,  31 
Guilford — 

Forest  10 

George  10 

Joseph  9,  10 

GlJNTER  

Bertha  May  193 

Ellen  Blanche  193 

Glover  Boone  193 

James  Turner  193 

John  Henry  193 


9,  10 
10 


Laura  Helen  193 
Maggie  Lee  193 
Mary  193 
Mary  Jane  193 
William  193 

Haff — 

Fred  10 
Nina  10 
Sanford 
William 

Hagood — 

Alice  111,  112 
J.  0.  113 
Johnson  113 

Haines — 

Cyrus  325 

Hainline — 

Mildred  D.  397 

Hale — 
Augustus  11 
Elias  150 
John  Augustus  11 
Lillian  Augustus 

11 

Lydia  Emily  11 
Hall — 

Alexander     35,  36 
Alexander  S.  33,  35 
36 

Amanda  W.  57 
Archibald  35 
Barton  86 
Benjamin  35,  36 
Charles  K.  514,  515 
Edward  34,  35,  37 
Eleanor  35,  36 
Elizabeth  35 
Ermina  397 
Eucebeus  86 
Eva  J.  396 
Festus  85,  86 

Frank  Lucas  86 
Harriet  106 
Harriet  Lavina  86 
Harriet  May  107 
Helen  397 
H.  S.  395,  396,  397 


Ina  May  396 
Isaac  33,  35,  36,  37 
James  Eichard 

106,  107 
James  Eobert  243 
Janet  35 
Joel  David  244 
J.  M.  396 
John  35,  37,  48,  186 
John  Chalmers  86 
Josephine  107 
Joshua  102,  106 
Kenneth  C.  397 
Lillian  107 
Lucilla  397 
Maria  234 
Mary  107 
Mary  E.    106,  356, 

360,  397 
Mary  Walker  244 
Mildred  Elliot  106 
Miss  591 
Olivia  W.  53,  57 
Paul  J.  397 
Eebecca  106 
Eichard  57 
Eobert  S.  396 
Sally  35 
Samuel  Avery  86 
Thomas  35 
William  Abernathy 
86 

William  Henry  106 
Hamilton — 

Annie  114 
Bird  Euth  271 
Colonel  66 
Isabella  55 
Jane  181,  182 

John  114 
John  Scott  271 
John  T.  324 
M.  Casey  271 
Nancy  C.  214,  215 
Eobert  182 
Sabert  271 
Sarah  271 


JOHN  WALKER. 


669 


William  484 
William  Scott  271 

Hamlin — 

Carrie  Marie  7 
John  F.  7 
Mr.  520 
Paul  Ingram  7 

Hammer — 

Jane     3,  263,  282, 
363,  495 

Hammon: 


Cornelia  327,  328 
John  506 

Hammons — 

Mr.  328 

Hand — 

Martha  A.  298 

Handy — 

Eev.  125 

Hanglin — 

James  9 

Hanna — 

Lizzie       497,  501 

Hardeman — 

Sarah  40,  41 

W.  42 

Harden  or  Hardin 
Alpha  D.    306,  307 
Anna  I.  306 
Clara  B.    306,  307 
Edward  Walker 

306,  307 
Elmer  C.  306 
Frances  Elizabeth 
306 

Harvey  G.  307 
James       303,  306, 
360 

James  M.  446 
Miss  360,  361 

Mr.  432,  444 

Nellie  F.  307 
Hardenbrook — 
Abbie  M.  351 
Allen  347,  352,  359 
Anna  A.  352 
Charles  K.  350,  351 


David  Walker  357 

Ellis  352 

Frank  357 

Herbert  B.  351 

Hilda  K.  351 

Linda  J.  351 

Nancy  Milton  357 

Thula  352 

William  355,  357 
Hargrove — 

Alice         601,  603 

B.  K.  603 
Harlan — 

Bessie  398 
Harland — 

Senator  439 
Harmon  or  Harm  an 

Abraham  364 

Adam  364 

Allen  364 

Enos  364 

Esther  364 

Ezekial  364 

Ezra  364,  365 

Joel  364 

206,  364 


John 


Julia  M.  206,  210 
Margaret  Is°Ti£s 

206 

Mary  Magdelene 

264,  363,  364 
Mr.  469 
Nancy  364 
Noah  364 
Thomas  364 

Harney — 

General      537,  539 

Harper — 

Ann  74 
Annie  C.  Ill 
Chancellor  74 
Eliza  617 
Henrietta  111 
Maria  111 
Weslev  111 
William     110,  111 


Harris — 

Ann  327,  339,  343 
Ann  A.  Braly  217 
Charles  Edgar  415 
Charles  Snow  415 
Eliza  A.  343,  344 
Fred  Walker  415 
Joe  Mavnor  415 
John  486 
John  Albert  415 
Juliet  614 
Mary  E.  621 
Mollie  217,  219 
Samuel  217 
William  Ernest  415 

Harrison — 

Batteal  258 
Benjamin  306,  524 
Eleanor  181,  193 
Emily  Bondmant  164 
General  17,  21,  22, 
31 

Hannah  121 
Hugh  A.  ■  207 
Margaret  M.  509 
William  G.  164 

Harroun — 

Douglas  H.  362 
Mary  362 

Hart — 

Ellen  420 

Hartman — 

Elias  207 
Martha  J.  Lockhart 
207 

Mary  207,  210 
Harwood — 

Jennie  358 
Ha  skill — 

Edward  Earl  559 

Edmond  Gardner 

559 

Ethel  Warnock  559 
Frank  P.  559 
Frankie  Argyle  559 
Martha  Alice  559 
Pollv  559 


670 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Haslem — 


Aida  Margaret 

QQ1 

Laura  Fern 

301 

Raymond 

3Q1 

ci 
o. 

QQ1 

ov  I 

otnart 

3Q1 

HATFIELD  

ivir. 

DDI 

Haven  or — 

Edna  Wisman 

901 

Emma 

901 

/0\J  A. 

TT  HP 

901 

T  T  *  TTT  TT"  T  "XT  O 

xl  AWKIN  S  

Fannie 

^99 

J  ohn 

Do-± 

Mr- 

Mr. 

oaine 

^99 

1 1 A  W  Lh  I  

Sarah  Lonisa 

1  9Q 

±/0u 

HA  l  DEN  

Air. 

1  99 

11AYNES  

Henry 

i  o 

Roderick  I). 

7Q 
io 

io.  JJ. 

7Q 
I  o 

T  NT 

XlAYS  OR  XlAx  

Agnes 

504 

Andrew  495, 

509, 

576  . 

Andrew  Collins 

503, 

508 

Anna  Maria 

503,  504 

Anne  Elizabeth 

503,  504 

Annie  Gertrude  508 

Booth  IT. 

501 

Charles     263,  495, 

496,  500,  561 

Charles  B.  496,  500 

Charles  Dillard  503 

Charles  John 

495 

Charles  Lampton 

509 

Charles  Thomas 

503,  504 


Dr.  513,  526 

Edgar  C.  494,  503, 

508  509 
Edgar etta  Clinton 
509 

Edwin  B.  500 
Eleanor  588 
Elizabeth  McClung 
496  497 
Ellen  E.  496,'  500 
Ellen  Morton  509 
Elmira  497 
Emily  496 
Genevieve  Claire 

508 

George  C.  496,  502, 

503,  561 
George  Dillard  508 
George  Edgar 

503,  504 
George  P.  500,  501 
George  W.  497,  501 
Harry  468 
Hattie  B.  501 
Jack  468,  510 

James  462 
James  C.  596,  510 
James  W.  495,  503 
John  484,  491,  495, 

509,  510,  512, 
627 

John  B.    495,  509, 

510,  512 

John  S.  497 
Joseph  495,  496 
Joseph  W.  497 
Laura  Perry  508 
Lena  Campbell  508 
Lncy  Belle  509 
Lnln  509 
Mabel  S.  501 
Marsraret  M.  509 
Margaret  Tracy  509 
Mary  495,  510,  512 
Mary  B.  Walker 

496,  500 
Mary  Georgia  509 


Mary  L.  500 
Mary  Margaret 

503,  504 
Mary  Nell  504 
Mary  Sloan  509 
Mary  Walker 

497,  502 
Michael  509 
Mildred  Esther  500 
Minnie  Collins  508 
Miss  526 
Mr.  283,  486,  509 
NTaomi  510,  522 
Opal  Walker  501 
Polly  M.  495 
Rnth  509 
Ruth  Irma  500 
Sallie  496,  550,  551 
Sarah  Campbell 

503,  504 
Sarah  Jane  508 
Sarah  M.  496 
Sarah  Montague 

Duncan  503 
Uriel  Clay  503,  509 
Virginia  510 
Wilfred  B.  501 
William  501,  509 
William  Andrew 

508 

William  H.  497, 

500,  510 
William  Ogle  504 
Healy — 

Mr.  538 
Heathcock — 

William  181,  199 
Heatwold — 

Henry  557 
Joseph  H.      556,  557 
Louisa  557 
Mary  Irmyn  557 
PIedge — 

Henry  259 
Sarah  387 
Hedgwood — 

Miss  333,  335 


JOHX  WALKER. 


671 


Hem  ax  s — 

Hewitt — 

Metta  Pearl 

322 

Elizabeth 

179 

Thomas 

294 

Peggy 

416 

Hemphill — 

HlBARGEE  

Polly  Catherine 

Mr. 

53 

Grace  Elizabeth  107 

319, 

322 

Hempstead — 

Hi  C KEY — 

Robert  Young 

321 

Dolly 

120 

Mr. 

94 

Samuel  Perry 

319 

Henderson — 

Hicks — 

William 

322 

J.  Pickney 

622 

Margaret 

213 

u  ilh am  A.  319, 

321 

Mr. 

274 

Miss 

608 

HlXE  OR  Hixes— 

Hexdrex — 

HlGAXBOTHAM — 

Barnett 

525 

Ellen 

280 

Mr. 

465 

Jane  Barnett 

525 

John  280, 

473 

HlGGIXBOTHAM — 

Rosa 

525 

Hexdbicks — 

Amanda  B. 

149 

Walter  G. 

601 

May  347, 

354 

Thomas      148,  149 

William  J. 

525 

Mrs. 

346 

William  B. 

149 

HlXGSTOX — 

Hexlet — 

Higgixs — 

John 

294 

Arthur 

66 

Drusilla  W. 

58 

HlXTOX — 

Hexxemax — 

Joel 

58 

Charles  C. 

216 

Augusta  216, 

217 

Mildred 

58 

Clayton  B. 

194, 

George  H. 

217 

HlGHEILL  

214,  215 

Gertrude  Vieman 

Anna  E. 

353 

Daniel  Douglas 

217 

Lorenzo 

353 

215,  216 

Hexrt — 

Sophia  H. 

353 

Daniel  Fenton 

215 

Guy  Y. 

88 

Hill — 

jidna 

216 

James 

576 

Flora 

557 

Effie 

216 

Mary  Ann 

75 

General 

50 

Emma  May 

215 

Mr. 

508 

Elizabeth  L. 

403 

Floyd  F. 

216 

Patrick  56,  75, 

109 

Hixdmax — 

Frederick 

216 

Philip 

75 

Alexander  299,  318, 

Hannah  Helen 

215 

Thomas 

297 

319,  416 

Henry  D. 

216 

Hexslet — 

Ann  Rebecca 

Ivy  F. 

216 

Sarah 

208 

319, 

322 

James  E. 

216 

Heebix — 

Captain 

317 

James  Gideon 

Annie  Louise 

214 

Charles  M. 

319 

215, 

216 

Byrd  182. 

212 

Curtis 

322 

Job  182, 

214 

Charlotte  Cordav 

Fetna  Jane 

Job  Henderson 

215 

214 

319, 

322 

John  Inman 

Edward  Davison 

Harlan 

322 

214, 

215 

213, 

214 

James 

416 

Laura  G. 

216 

Hattie  May 

214 

James  Herschell 

Lillie  M. 

216 

Henrv 

212 

321 

Lottie 

215 

Lee  Anna  192, 

193 

James  R.  319. 

320, 

Lulu  C. 

216 

Susan  E. 

214 

321 

"Mandrv 

216 

William  M. 

214 

Leslie  Clarence 

322 

Martha  Bell 

215 

Hersmax — 

Margaret  A. 

319 

Marv  E. 

216 

Dr. 

117 

Margaret  Elizabeth 

Marv  G. 

216 

William 

347 

319,  321 

Rachel  Eveline 

215 

672 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Kichard       R.  214, 

215,  216 
Sarah  Richardson 

194,  214 
Sophia  J.    181,  194 
Thomas  Burks  214 
Thomas  Cleveland 
215 

Walter  J.  216 
William  B.  216 
William  Walker 

214,  215 

Hirst — ■ 

Stith  T.     291,  448 

Hixon — 

Emm  aline  559 
Hugh  Warnock  559 
Jared  Ralph  559 
Joseph  Lucas  559 


Lucas 

559 

Ralph 

559 

HoacA- 

Mr. 

25 

HOAGUE — 

John 

464 

Mr. 

615 

Hobson — 

Colonel 

416 

E.  H. 

320 

General 

419 

Hodges — 

James 

178 

HOGAN — 

Bell 

8 

HOGE — 

John 

146 

Moses 

591 

Mr.    369,  370,  371 

HOGSETT — 

Mary 

403 

Hogshead — 


D.  473 

Thomas  473 

HOGUE — 

Addison  158,  161 

Margaret  373,  374 


Holland — 

George  634 

HOLLENBECK  

Maud  557 
Holler — 

Nelson  373 

HOLLINGS  WORTH  

Sarah  Jane  Ward 
268,  269 

HOLLOWAY — 

Mr.  374 

Holmes — ■ 

Hugh  38 
Jane  264,  346 

Holt — 

Florine  Russell  198 
Miss  288 
Mr.  443 
Nanaline  198 
Thaddeus  198 

Hood — 

General  510 

Hopewell — 
Emaline  Venyce 

103 

Hopkins — 

Salina  374 

Hopping — 

Miss  78 

Horn  or  Horne — 
Elizabeth  619 
Emerson  619 
Ernest  M.  196 
James  W.  195 
John  616,  619 

Marion  F.  195,  196 
Mary  619 
Fancy  E.  Pope  195 

Hornback — 

Abraham  446 
Andrew  446 
Jesse  446 
John  446 

HORNBECK  

Edward  342 
Effie  Ray  342 
Henry  Oscar  342 


Ivan  342 

John  342 

Lessel  342 

Lester  342 

Robert  Ross  342 

Walter  Walker  342 

William  D.  342 

HORTON — 

Mary  58,  59 

HOUSMAN — 

Mary  188,  189 
Houston — 

Adamantine  Corey 
597 

Alexander  590 
Alice  590,  598 
Ann  3,  6 

Annie  162 
Annie  R.  598 
Betsey  Stuart 

591,  599 
Catherine  Elizabeth 
597 

Catherine  M.  598 
David  593 
Edith  McClung  599 
Elizabeth  590 
Elizabeth  Moore  598 
Elizabeth  Stuart 

592 

Ella  M.  591 
Ella  Moorman 

599,  600 
Elvira  M.  W.  591 
Emma  Bessie  598 
Esther  588,  590 
Harry  R,  598 
Helen  Alexander 

597 

Horace  599 
Hubert  Todd  598 
Isabella  588 
James       469,  577, 

588,  590 
James  Bernard  598 
Janet  Caroline  598 
Janet  Hay  598 


JOHN  WALKER. 


673 


Janene  591 
Janette  Madison  599 
Jennie  Caruthers 

599 

J.  Le  Eoy  Davies 
599 

John  573,  575,  576, 
588,  589,  590, 


591,  633 

John  Davies  591, 

592,  599 

John  Pern*  599 

Lorene  H.  599 

Mabel  599 

Margaret  590 


Margaret  Walker 

150,  569,  599 


Maria  Todd 

591, 

592 

Martha  Elizabeth 

H. 

599 

Martha  Hannah 

599 

Mary  Bell 

598 

Mary  Margaret 

597 

Mary  Eowland 

599 

Matilda  P. 

599 

Matilda  Eowe 

591, 

595 

Matthew  588, 

590 

Mr. 

175 

Olive  A. 

598 

Eev. 

177 

Eobert  588, 

589, 

590,  591 

Eobert  Bruce 

599 

Rutherford 

571 

Eutherford  E. 

597, 

598 

Samuel  63, 

154, 

175,  470,  486, 
487,  494,  569, 
570,  573,  575, 
577,  583,  584, 
585,  586,  587, 
588,  589,  590, 
591,  597,  600, 
608 


Samuel  Adger  597 
Samuel  E.  150,  570, 
571,  572,  573, 
588,  592,  595, 
596,  597,  620 
Samuel  Wilson  599 


Sarah  Todd 

573, 

590 

Stella  M. 

598 

William  487, 

590 

William  P. 

150, 

595,  597.  599 

HOWARD  

Till          -»  r 

Ellen  Means 

217 

J.  D. 

217 

J.  K. 

77 

Mary  E.  217, 

218 

Howe — 

Henry 

513 

Mr. 

461 

Howell — 

Joseph 

328 

Hubbard — 

Sarah  J. 

383 

Huddle  st  ox — 

Daniel  632, 

633 

Jane 

633 

John 

632 

Katherine 

633 

Prudence 

633 

Eachel 

633 

Thomas     632,  633 

Hudson — 

Ann 

3,  6 

Elizabeth  Euther- 

ford 

264 

Frank  Eoss 

409 

Hugh        1,  2, 

264 

James  Orval 

409 

Jane 

2 

Jane  Walker 

278 

John 

9 

Margaret  2, 

263, 

264,  278 

Marv 

9 

Preston  Zalmon  409 

Thomas 

2 

William  2 
William  Ellsworth 
409 

Zalmon      408,  409 

Huffman — 

Florinda  O.  558 

Hugo— 

Jugga  511 

Hughes — 

General  4 
Hannah  49 
Susan  327 

Hughing — 

Mr.  618 

Hull — 

Alfred  Gregory 

88,  89,  236 
Andrew  Young  236 
Annette  236 
Elizabeth  Aber- 

nathy  89,  236 
Emma  Gregory  89 
General  17,  18,  19, 

21,  31 
John  Adley 

236,  237 
Margaret  Tiffin  236 
J.  A.  T.  88,  89,  234, 
236 

Hume  or  Humes — 
Peter  66 
William  66 
W.  Y.  C.  517 

Hummer — 

Jane  3,  263,  363 
Michael  135 
Mr.  135,  144 

William  135 

Humphrey — 

Dr.  68,  72 

Hungate  or  Hunt- 
gate — 

Frank  Evermont 

499 

Helen  Elizabeth 

499 

James  A.  498 


-45 


674 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


James  William  499 

Jessie  Eugenia  499 

Joseph  Wyne  499 

Laura  Maud  499 
Hunt — 

Asbury       182,  212 
Elizabeth  Latham 
212 

Sallie        212,  213 

Thomas  P.  96 
Hunter — 

Andrew  24 

General  86 

Henry  24 

Josiah  324 

Lewis  24 

Margaret  24 

Mattie  594 

Mr.  324 
Eobert          22,  23 

HUELBURT — 

Earl  Elmer  404 

Edna  Caroline  404 

Elmer  404 

Martin  Effie  404 

HUTCHESON — 

Eliza  Johnston  163 

Emma  Gold  163 

Harriet  Newell  163 

James  Morrison  163 

Mary  Elizabeth  163 

Eobert  Steel  163 

Stella  157 

Hutchinson — 

Charles  321 

Hyde — 

Miss  551 

Hyatt — 

George  H.  304 

Imbri — 

William  129 

Inman — 

Abednego  181 

Annie  187 

Annie  E.  195 

Arthur  Crew  185 

Benjamin  P.  195 


Bertie  V.  196 
Carey  E.  196 
Caroline  Matilda 

187,  189 
Cerilda  Ellen  193 
Charles  187 
Charles  W.  195,  196 
Charlotte  Jane  187 
Clemenza  Clemen- 
tine 193 
Cordelia  Dick  199 
Dorothy  196 
Edward  187 
Elizabeth  181,  182, 

183,  199 
Ella  183 
Emma  183 
Frank  185 
Franklin  188 
Frederick  187 
Hannah  182,  214, 
215 

Harriet  Francis 

198 

Henry  185 
Hugh  185,  187 
Hugh  Theodore 

182,  184,  186, 

187 

Ira  A.  196 
Ira  M.  195 
Isaac  182,  214,  215 
James  181,  187 
James  M.  181,  187, 

190,  191,  193, 

194 

James  T.  195 
Jane  182,  206 

Jane  Francis  194 
Jane  Martin  183 
Jane  Walker  182 
Jennie  D.  184 
Jessie  J.  196 
Job  H.  194 
Joel  C.      181,  188, 

190,  194 
Joel  F.       194,  196 


Joel  S.  190 
John  187 
John  H.    182,  184, 

185,  186,  187 
John  0.  195 
John  Eitchie 

180,  181 
John  T.  194,  196 
John  Walter  197, 

198,  199 
John  Washington 

181,  193 
John  Wesley  193 
Josephine  187 
Joseph  S.  194 
Julia  V.  188,  192 
Lazarus  214 
Lillie  J.  196 
Louise  187 
Lucy  187 
Margaret  C. 

187,  190 
Marguerite  194 
Martha  Ann 

187,  188 
Martha  C.  193 
Martha  Louise 

190,  191 
Mary  182,  183,  198 
Mary  A.  181,  182, 
224 

Mary  C.  188 
Mary  E.  193 
Matilda  Caroline 

182,  216 
Nancy  D.  188 
Nannie  187 
Nellie  185 
Nellie  F.  195,  196 
Ora  P.  195 
Paulina  E.  188,  191 
Pearly  B.  197 
Eena  M.  195 
Eobert  Walker 

185,  194 
Eosa  185 
Samuel  185 


JOHN  WALKER. 


675 


Samuel  Martin  101, 

182,  133,  184, 

185,  186,  197 
Sarah  182,  216,  222 
Sarah  I.    194,  196 
Shadrac  185 
Shadrac  W.  181, 

182,  183,  184, 

197,  198 
Susan  182,  212,  214 
Susan  J.  195 
Susanna  190,  191 
Thursa  215 
Varian  A.  194,  196 
Walker  P.  181,  186, 

197,  198 
"Warren  197 
Warren  W.  194 
William  Baker  193 
William  C.  194,  195 
William  H.  181, 

185,  194,  197, 

198 

William  Shadrac  188 
Willie  Lee  194 

IXTZ  

Sarah  632 
Ironsides — 

Mr.  18 

Iryix,  Iryixe  or 

Ervixe — 

Alexander  81 

Ann  65 

Crine  81 

David  80,  81 

George  81 

Hannah  81,  83,  84 
James    81,  84,  473 

Margaret  81 

Marv  81 

Mr. "  72 

Eobert  80,  81 

Samuel  81 

Sarah  65 

Sophia  81 

Thomas  81 

William  80,  81 


IVIXS  

Margaret  276,  278 
Jacks — 


Bertie 

407 

Jacksox — 

Andrew 

248 

Charles 

636 

General  44,  50,  162, 

486,  502,  536 

H.  H. 

604 

M.  C. 

160 

Mr. 

430 

Jacobs — 

George 

633 

Jarre x — 

Devereux 

579 

Jayxe — 

Dr. 

428 

Jeaxs — 

Dalton 

196 

Edith  A.    194.  196 

Fannie  E.  215, 

216 

Gladvs  Otoma 

196 

JoefC. 

196 

John  A.  194, 

196 

Sarah  J.  194, 

195 

Susan  Gibson 

194 

William 

194 

William  S. 

196 

Jefeersox — 

Governor 

479 

Thomas  37,  38,  56, 

120,  252,  52* 

Jeffries — 

Jackson 

353 

Joseph  E. 

353 

Lucretia 

353 

Lula  Esther 

353 

Marjoria 

353 

Jexkixs — 

J.  Knox  182, 

183 

John  S. 

512 

Ealph 

183 

Serena  Ann  Borders 

183 

Sterling:  Gresham 

183 

Jexxixgs — 


E.  C. 

614 

Jewell — 

Ann  387, 

389 

Johxsox — 

Gyrus 

610 

Eleanor  267, 

2T5 

Elizabeth  Dela- 

meter  361, 

422 

George 

525 

Jane             36,  48 

John  E. 

428 

J.  T. 

193 

Louis 

500 

Maria  Barnett 

5  2  5 

Mary 

500 

Miss 

178 

Eobert 

606 

Sarah  Z. 

271 

Silas  F. 

500 

JOHXSTOX  

Dorotlry 

105 

General  106, 

452 

Homer  Clifton 

105 

Sallie 

629 

JOXES  

Benjamin 

218 

Bettv  Churchill  121 

Charles 

221 

Dorothy 

236 

Edward  Joseph 

221 

Eliza  Ann  217, 

220 

Emma 

218 

Flora  BeH 

221 

Floyd 

221 

Francis  E.  214, 

215 

Frederick 

637 

Gregory 

236 

Gwendolin 

351 

Hannah  121, 

218, 

221,  633 

Irl 

222 

James  E.    218,  221 

John  A.  218. 

221 

John  G. 

216 

Katie 

221 

Louise 

173 

676 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Maggie  218 
Martha  Keed  216 
Mary  222,  637 
Minerva  217,  221 
Nannie  407 
Eoy  235,  236 

Senator  236 
Sophia  M.  218 
Wesley  389 
William  121,  637 
William  C.  216,  217 
William  Joseph 

217,  221 

JOPLIN — 

James  632 
Jordan — 

Augustus  120 

Margaret  333,  335 

Sarah  115 

JO  ST — 

Ambrose  Frederick 
211 

Helena  Gier  208 
Henry  Peter  211 
John  208,  211 
John  Williams  211 


Peter 

208 

Thomas  Edward 

211 

Jot — 

Mary  E. 

565,  566 

Judy — 

John 

6 

Julian — 

Mr. 

442 

JULL  

s. 

389 

Jump — 

Alice  A. 

224 

Elizabeth 

223 

George  E. 

223 

George  W. 

223 

Hannah  E. 

222,  223 

James 

222 

James  E. 

223 

James  M. 

222,  223 

John 

182,  216 

John  E.  222,  224 
Mary  E.  223,  224 
Mary  L.  223 
Otto  H.  224 
William  E.  223 
Winifreda  Hinton 


222 


Kane — 

Mr. 

440 

Kasson — 

John  A. 

436 

Kay — 

Eeuben  L. 

611 

Keagy — 

Rebecca        95,  96 

Keech — 

Henrietta 

385 

Keen — 

John 

322 

John  S.     319,  322 

Marvin 

322 

Keeney — 

Lillie 

208 

Keiting — 

Anna  7£ 

I,  79 

Keller — 

D. 

66 

Kelly — 

Andrew  Jackson 

192,  193 

Charles  Walker 

192 

Clara  May 

193 

Clarence  Gordon  192 

Eiias 

192 

George  Artis 

192 

Hattie  Lee 

192 

Joel  Shadrach 

192 

Joel  Sidney 

192 

John  Duke 

611 

John  Wesley 

192 

Julia  Eosanna 

192 

Margaret  J. 

611 

Marian  Jennie 

Meeks 

192 

Marion  S.  188,  192 

Nannie  L. 

192 

Otis  Bennett 

193 

Eobert  Edward  192 
Willie  Pearl  192 


Kelso — 

Bertha  78 
Betsey  74 
Charles  71,  74,  76, 

78,  615 
Cornelius  77 
Dr.  75 
Eleanor  F.  77 
Elias  W.  78 
Elizabeth  E.  78 
Frances  77 
George  A.  78 
Hugh     31,  70,  74, 

76,  77,  456,  462, 

481,  615 
Hugh  W.  77 
James  76 
James  C.  77 
James  Moore  75 
Jane  77 
John  76,  78 

John  B.  78 
John  Samuel 

Brown  76,  77 
Joseph  M.  77 
Katherine  264 
Labelle  77 
Margaret     77,  263, 

264 

Mary  75,  76,  77 
Mary  A.  75 
Mary  B.  78 
Mary  E.  78,  79 
Marv  J.  78 
Melinda  76 
Philander  D.  77 
Quincy  A.  77 
Rachel  74 
Samuel  J.  77,  78 
Thaddeus  P.  78 
Thaddeus  S.  78 
Walker       76,  461, 

462,  615 
William  74,  76,  78 
William  H.  78 


JOHN  WALKER. 


6?7 


Kenard — 

Mattie 

221 

KOLLOCK — 

General 

635 

Minerva  217, 

220 

Shepherd  K.  97 

Kendall — 

Mary  Stuart 

57 

Kretsinger — 

Amos 

425 

Myrtle 

220 

Adele  254 

Kendrick— 

Pryor 

221 

KUHN — 

Kate 

592,  593 

Eosanna  Maples  217 

Aaron  17 

Kennady  or  Ken- 

Samuel 

217 

Abraham  17 

nedy — 

William  W. 

George  17 

Eva 

516 

217,  220 

Margaret  17 

Miss 

288,  290 

KlNNARD  

T7"  

Kyle — 

Kennard — 

Amanda 

337 

Emily  Victoria  -t97 

Lamira 

324 

Clay 

337 

Georgia  Anna  497 

Kussell 

324 

David 

337 

Mary  Ellen  497 

Kenny — 

Ethlaine 

337 

Mr.  291 

Major 

522 

Harlan  E. 

337 

Samuel  B.  496,  497 

Kenogy — 

Herbert     336,  337 

T  _ 

Lacosts — 

Kittie  H. 

558 

Miss 

324 

William  485 

Kent — 

Eoland  H. 

337 

Lacy — 

Ann 

49 

Stuart 

324 

Caroline  Luster  217 

Kester — 

Virgie 

337 

Onarles  Jr.  tcYi,  cil 

Fred  W. 

388 

Zula 

337 

Clara  Carolina  221 

Kidd — ■ 

Kinnier — 

Drury  95 

John 

626,  627 

L. 

286 

Horace  Adrian  221 

KniBROUGH- 

Kinney — 

James  217 

Major 

74 

Judge 

228 

Maggie  May  221 

Kachel  Kelso  75 

Kirk — 

M.  L.  572 

Kimmel — 

Laura 

635 

Mr.  456 

M.  M. 

522 

KlRKENDAL — 

TTT  '11*                                   -i  r»  c\ 

u  imam  122 

King — 

Mr. 

80 

Ladd — • 

Alice  M. 

555,  556 

KlRKPATRICK — 

John  W.  11 

Anna  M. 

556,  558 

Mr. 

122 

Lydia  Brown  11,  12 

Claude 

220 

KlRKWOOD  

TT    T        O            j  T"» 

Lydia  Sweet  Brown 

Elizabeth  Beck  217 

S.  J.  438,  439,  440, 

11 

Elizabeth  Helen  107 

442,  443 

Mary  Ann  12 

Emma 

221 

Kleinfelter — 

Lair — 

Frances  Campbell 

H. 

400 

Andrew  Darwin  406 

107 

Klinck — 

Benjamin  404,  405 

Frank 

220 

Bessie 

558 

Benjamin  Carl  406 

Henry 

107 

Knott — 

Henrietta   404,  405 

Houston 

220 

J.  Proctor 

320 

Kacnel  Anne  40b 

James 

107 

Knox — 

Eay  406 

John 

221 

James 

511 

Koss  406 

John  C. 

545,  546, 

Jane 

511 

Laird — 

547 

J  oanna 

511 

David  294 

Joseph  E. 

104,  107 

John  511, 

589 

Mary  Melinda  168 

J  osephine 

220,  221 

Kolb — 

Lamar — 

Louis  Wils 

■on  217 

Henrietta 

603 

Frank  557 

678 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Lambekt — 


Mr. 

487 

lobias 

(Z  P  o 
005 

Mr 

T  i  A       APT?  A  TT  

(rPOT*0"P  W 

306 

Lancaster — 

Laura 

508 

Lane — 

C. 

375 

James  H. 

147 

Mr. 

456 

Langley — 

Susan 

632 

Langston — 

E.  L. 

415 

T  ,  A  ATQTl  A  T  17  

Ssarnli  Ann  9QQ 

O  <±I  all  X3.il  11  /V  o  V  , 

O'JU 

Lapsley — 

Adeleine 

601 

Catherine 

613 

Catherine  K. 

611 

Edna  Winston 

612 

Elsie 

612 

Isabella  P. 

612 

J.             601,  612 

James  Woods 

612 

John  Duke 

611 

John  Kay 

612 

John  P. 

612 

Joseph  Woods 

611 

Margaret  Agnes  612 

Mary  Alberti 

612 

Mary  Priscilla 

612 

Norvell 

613 

Norvell  Alexander 

611 

Robert 

611 

Robert  A.  611, 

612 

Robert  K. 

612 

Rutherford 

612 

Samuel  ISorvell  612 

Samuel  Rutherford 

611 

Zaidee 

612 

La  Point — 

Benjamin 

C.  351 

Large — 

Sarah 

633 

Lariner — 

Mr. 

181 

La  Salle — 

Henry  Arlington 

240,  242 

Latham — 

  Bell 

213 

James 

213 

Susanna 

213 

Law — 

Wilson 

370 

Lawson — 

Cyrus  A. 

561 

David 

561,  562 

Elizabeth 

562,  563 

General 

487 

George 
J  oseph 

562 

562,  563 

Lucille 

563 

Sarah 

562,  563 

Shields 

563 

Willis 

562,  563 

Layne — 

Martha  Green  213 

Robert 

213 

Samuel  Edward  213 

Lea— 

Catherine 

181,  182, 

183 

Mary  Peek 

:  182 

Preston 

182 

Leach — 

Bolivar  F.  599,  600 

Charles  B. 

600 

Coray 

600 

Ella  H. 

600 

Finley 

600 

Herbert 

600 

Houston 

600 

Maggie  Homer  600 

Stuart 

600 

Leake — 

L.  L. 

226 

Leckey — 

Agnes  Mitchell  288 
Ella  286,  287 

Ella  Wade  287 
James  G.  286 
John  286 
Virginia  287 

Lee — 

Bryan  225 
Daniel  W.  225 
Ed  510 
Fitzhugh  50 
Frazer  224 
Franklin  S.  225 
General       45,  452, 

486,  584 
George  224,  225 
Hays  510 
Henry  120 
Henry  H.  225 
Louisa  83,  90 

Mary  A.  225 
Mary  Smith  224 
Mordecai  224,  225 
Polly  Smith  200 
Robert  60 
Robert  E.  121,  225 
Rosella  225 
Sarah  200,  204 
Sarah  Smith  224 
Van  Q.  224 
V.  D.  200 
William     224,  225 

Leet — 

Charles  Edward  129 
Louisa  Arlena  129 

Leffler — 

Shepherd  434 

Leftrich — 

Fannie        96,  101 
Thomas  Lumpkin 
101 

Legare — 

Hugh  S.  110 
Legrand — 

Lucy  65 


JOHN  WALKER.  679 


Leveox  oe  Lemoxs — 
Alexander  555 
Alice  557 
Alice  Adelaide  556 
Blanche  Louise  55S 
Charles  Ellsworth 

556,  557 
Charlotte  556 
Charlotte  Warnock 
55S 

Edna  556 
Ella  Reynolds  557 
Ella  Eosetta 

556.  557 
Eva  Bell  7 
Everett  Roy  557 
Erank  Xewton  556 
Frederick  557 
George  King  55S 
Grace  556 
Grace  Allen  556 
Hamlin  T.  555.  55? 
Harland  5  5  7 

Herbert  Kenton  556 
James  William  K. 

555.  556.  558 
Joseph  Gaines 

555,  556 
Leonard  .  0.  557 
Leonard  T. 

555,  556 
Lillian  Viola  556 
Mary  Inez  558 
Mary  Louise  556 
Marv  Morgan  557 
Olive  Viola 

556,  557 
Orange  V.  555, 

556,  558 
Robert  Lloyd  558 
Walter  Clifford  556 
William  555 
Zitella  557 

Lesley — 

Mr.  480 

Leslie — 


Governor 


L8 


Letcher — 

Giles  49 

Governor  38 

Levtis — 

Amerine  L.  188 

Andrew  51,  488 

Colonel  472 

Elizabeth  115 

James  S.  53 
John  53,  472,  483, 
488 

Samuel  488 

Thomas  51,  484 

William  53 

William  L.  53 
Leeybubn — 

George  596 

LlBHAET  

Bessie  G.  212 

Clark  Z.    209.  212 

David  C.  212 

Ralph  H.  212 

Eov  C.  212 

Sarah  J.  Zarr  209 

William  H.  H.  209 

LlGHTFOOT  

Philip  315 

Susan  315 
Lincoln — 

Abraham  54.  55,  56, 
57.  247,  255.  256, 
422.  430.  435. 
436,  437.  438, 
439,  440,  441, 
442,  443,  498, 
515.  520 

Mr.  17 

*LlXDELL  

Leslie  385 

LlXDQOST  

Gustave  A.  291 

LlXDSAT  

John  633 
Leftridcre  333 
Mary  C.  562,  563 
Xathaniel  P. 

561.  562 


LlXDSLET  

Lncretia  Thalia  383 
Lixtltacom — 

Arm  266 
Lisle — 

Daniel  419 

Dorothy  Miller  419 

Elizabeth  P. 

414,  419 

LlSTEE  

Mr.  599 

LlTTOX  

Burton  444 
Locke — 

William  46 

LOCKHABT  

Elzada  May  200 

Susan  Sanders  200 

Thomas  E.  200 

Walter  0.  200 

LOCKWOOD  

Judge  378 
Logax — 

Ada  94 
Agnes  P.  91 
Alexander  83 
Anna  Lavina  92 
Annie  S.  60 
Benjamin     56,  83, 

84,  479 
David     82,  83,  84, 
491 

Elizabeth  60 
Elizabeth  Jane  90 
Eliza  J.  91,  92 
Ensebius  85 
Eusebms  Howard 

92 

Florence  60 
Florance  Maria  90 
Hannah  Irvine  84 
Harriet  Xewell 

92.  93 

Henrv  418 
Hugh  S3 
J.  A.  84,  85 


*This  name  should  be  Leslie  Lindell  Cleveland. 


680 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


James     81,  82,  83, 

84,  85,  91,  94 
James  Marcellus 

91,  93 

James  Montgomery 
93 

James  Venable  83 
Jane  72,  94 

Jane  Elizabeth  85 
John  71,  72,  81,  83, 

84,  85,  94,  479, 

576 

John  B.  I.  83 
John  I.  58,  60 
John  Joseph  90 
John  Newton  91 
John  Eobert  90 
Joseph  90,  94 

Joseph  Addison  91 
Joseph  Alexander 
85,  93 

Joseph  D.  83,  90 
Joseph  Morton  90 
Joseph  P.  83 
Kate  94 
Laura  Anna  418 
Lavinia  Agnes  92 
Lavinia  E.  80,  81, 
85 

Lillian  Sophia  90 
Louisa  Lee  90 
Maria  85 
Maria  Elizabeth  92 
Maria  Louisa  90 
Martha  Virginia  93 
Mary  82,  83 

Mary  Isabella  93 
Nathaniel  83 
Olivia  S.  60 
Eachel  MePheeters 
72 

Eobert    82,  83,  85, 

90,  94,  174,  175 
Eobert  Harding  90 
Eose  E.  92 
Eossington  Morton 
90 


Sarah  83 
Sophia  MePheeters 
85 

Virginia  Elizabeth 
90 


Walter 

82 

William         82,  83 

William  Lee 

90 

William  Mc- 

Pheeters 

85 

Lombard — 

Mary  Howard 

515, 

517 

Long — 

Alexander 

294 

Miss 

6 

LONGSTREET — 

U-eneral 

Lonsdale — 

Allen  Wiley 

561 

Elizabeth 

560 

G-eorge 

560 

Walter 

560 

LOONEY — 

Mr. 

131 

Love — 

Bartie  E. 

189 

Burtie  A. 

189 

Edna  E. 

189 

Lillie  May 

189 

Lucinda     188,  189 

Walter  E. 

189 

William  M. 

188,  189 

LOWRY  

John 

178 

LUBRING  

Frederick 

223 

Lucas — 

Governor 

434 

J  oseph 

448 

Luce — 

Jane 

614 

Ludington — 

Elizabeth 

560 

Susie 

560 

William 

560 

Lump — 

John 

182 

Luna — 

General 

534 

Lusk — 

Mr. 

486 

Luster — 

Edward 

217 

Fannie 

219,  222 

Jane  Walters 

218 

Marion 

218 

Martha 

218 

Nancy  Jones 

217 

Nellie 

219 

Eosa 

219,  222 

Wade 

219 

Walter 

219 

Wiley 

217,  219 

LUTTRELL  

Mr. 

84 

Lyle — 

John  36, 
Matthew 

481,  579 

263 

Mr. 

486 

Polly 

65 

Samuel 

482 

William 

33 

Lynn — 

Mary  Ann 

288 

Lyons — 

Nathaniel 

523 

Lytton — 

Araminta 

328 

Benjamin 

328 

Elizabeth 

328 

Emily 

328 

Frank 

328 

Letitia  Ann 

328 

Lilly 

328 

Margaret 

328 

Mary  Jane 

328 

William 

328 

Mac  Peter- 

William 

66 

McAden — 

Hugh 

481 

JOHN  WALKER. 


681 


McAlpine — 

Eliza 

75 

McCown — 

Jessie  S. 

12 

Elizabeth 

36 

Andrew  483 

John  W. 

12 

Esiner 

To 

Jane  E.  63 

Mary  A. 

12 

TT          '    j_    A T 

Harriet  J\. 

75 

John  63 

Xicholas 

12 

Isabella 

75 

McCroskt — 

Eobert  L. 

12 

James 

T5 

Anna  552 

McBridle — 

T  TT 

James  H. 

T5 

Ann  Maria  ool 

Professor 

287 

T 

Jane 

To 

Blair         550,  551 

McBeoom — 

John 

484 

Charles  552 

William  182, 

212 

T    1  A 

John  A. 

484 

David  550 

Mc  Campbell — 

T    1  T 

John  L. 

T5 

T\             1  1     TTT                      -  "  O 

Donald  Vv  arren  553 

Betsey  568, 

616 

J  oseph 

484 

Elizabeth  oo2 

James 

576 

Eavinia 

75 

1711 1                                   f  e?  ci 

Ella  5o2 

Rachel 

IT  7 

Margaret 

75 

Frederick  Barber  5  5 1 

McCauley — 

Mary  65, 

94, 

484 

Grizelda        3,  492 

Mr. 

374 

Mary  A. 

75,  77 

J  ames       o  <  9,  49o, 

McCt-tesxey — 

Mr. 

34 

496,  549,  550, 

Elizabeth  153, 

168, 

Xancy  3, 

75, 

492 

551 

170 

JNeiiie 

287 

James  V\ .    oo2,  ooo 

McClellax — 

t»  n 

Polly 

T5 

John  o50 

Eliza  Jane  Losan 

Samuel 

75 

Joseph      327,  393, 

88 

feamuel  A. 

75 

498,  ooO,  ool 

Fannie  Earnistine 

TT*  "11' 

\\  imam 

484 

T       -"IT  en 

Enciliia      ool,  oo2 

87,  88,  93 

McClure — 

Mary         ool,  oo2 

General  158, 

441 

Andrew 

585 

Milton  ool 

James  92, 

179 

E.  B. 

116 

Miss  ol3 

Janet 

66 

Miss 

53,  61 

Mrs.  o2b 

John       88,  91 

,  92 

Mrs. 

299 

JNancy  ooO 

McClelland — 

Kev. 

177 

.Nancy  Walker  ooO 

Abraham  177, 

180 

McCook — 

t»  n                            f  f  i 

Polly  ool 

Anna 

177 

D. 

450 

Samuel  ooO 

David 

177 

McCorkle — 

Sarah  ool,  oo2,  553 

Elizabeth 

177 

Alex.  B. 

4T2 

Susan       332,  3<7, 

James 

177 

Joseph 

297 

378,  551 

Jane 

177 

Martha  297, 

376 

W  llliam      049,  ooU 

John 

ITT 

Mildred 

162 

McCtje — 

Samuel 

177 

McCORMICK — 

James  A.  484 

"William  176, 

177 

James  Walk 

er 

285 

T    1                             A  Ci  A  COC 

John         484,  o85 

Mc  Clexahan — 

John  Steele 

285 

t    ~»  r                           a  a  a 

J.  M.  484 

Elijah 

294 

Sidnev  Dyer 

285 

"KIT                              O  "       A  r*>c\ 

Mr.             oo,  472 

Mc  Clerxaxd — 

Mc  Cowan — 

McCune — 

John  A. 

441 

Amy  J. 

339 

-Cjioert  /cuo 

McCluxg— 

Emerv  W. 

339 

Fannie       203,  206 

Alexander  K. 

484 

Hazel 

339 

John  L.     199,  202 

Betsey 

588 

Malcolm  Walker 

Laura  203 

Doctor 

597 

339 

Xancy  J.  203 

Edith 

599 

Air.            338,  339 

William  484 

682 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


McCUTCHAN  OR  Mc- 
CUTCHEN  OR  MC- 
ClJTCHEON — 

Hugh  Walker  281 
James  Trimble  281 
John  H.  362 
John  Eice  281 
John  Samuel 

280,  281 
Margaret  169 
Mary  Agnes 

280,  281 
Mary  C.  281 
Mary  J.  362 
Mary  Margaret  281 
William  280 
William  Thomas 

280,  281 

McClJTCHESON — 

Daniel  485 
McDaniel — 
Margaret  A.  C. 

71,  95 

Parthenia  95 
William  95 
McDonald — 

Charles  Black  148 
C.  M.  148 
Cyrus  148 
Mary  291 
Matilda  Moore  149 
Miss  148 
Stephen  Eush  148 
Susan  176,  179 
McDowell — 

Betsey  65 
Caleb  W.  65,  481 
Captain  108 
Colonel       66,  485, 

487,  488 
Elizabeth  65,  71,  94 
Ephraim       65,  81, 

482,  483,  489 
Isabella  5 
James    5,  65,  153, 

263,  483,  485, 

489,  580,  581 


John      36,  65,  94, 

483,  484 

J  oseph 

65 

Magdeline 

65 

Martha 

65 

Mary 

65 

Samuel  35,  36,  65, 

94,  480,  482, 

484 

Sarah 

65 

William 

65 

McElvane — 

Harriet  333, 

334 

McEvain — 

Miss 

416 

McEwen — 

Alexander 

590 

McFarland — 

Francis 

472 

McFarlane — 

George 

307 

Mary  Eae 

307 

McGaughey — 

Amelia  Marie 

398, 

399 

Hester 

398 

J.  G.        394,  398 

John  Allen 

398 

Mary  Jane  373,  375 

Nellie 

398 

Sarah  Lucile 

398 

Thomas  Walker  398 

McGaw— 

Cora  Berenice 

362 

McGrEHEE  

John  L. 

188 

McGinnis — 

Carrie  E. 

396 

McGuire — 

Hunter 

39 

Mc  Henry — 

Clara 

395 

John 

395 

McIlhenny — 

Emma 

340 

Mr. 

175 

McIlwaine — 

Alexander 

606 

Charles  Eoss 

607 

Irene  John  606,  607 

John  Walker 

606 

Martha  Ann 

606,  607 

Mary  Jane 

606 

Samuel  Barclay  606 

Thomas  W. 

606 

Virginia     606,  607 

McKamy — 

Elizabeth 

180 

Isabel 

64 

John 

179 

Mrs. 

64 

William 

483 

McKay — 

William  F. 

501 

McKee — 

Colonel 

143 

Mr. 

18,  19 

McKegy — 

Emma  Josephine 

241 

McKelway — 
Alexander  Jeffry 

159,  161,  162 
Benjamin  M.  162 
Kate  Comfort  161 
Lavinia  Eutherford 
Smith  161 
McKenzie — 

Anna  353 
Franklin  Walker 

353 

John  Allen  353 
Thomas  J.  352 

McKinley — 

William       88,  529 

McKinney — 

Alexander  4 
Betsey  568,  620 
John  75 
Mr.  84 

McKnight — 

Jane  2 
John  278 
Thomas  427 


JOHX  WALKER. 


683 


McLary — 


TT  1 

Hugh 

AAA 

290 

McLaughlix — 

Henry  \\  oods 

155, 

lob 

Mr. 

257 

McLaw — 

Sergeant 

1  OK 

140 

McMahax — 

Alexander 

413 

Andrew  264, 

413 

Ann 

413 

Jane 

413 

Margaret  1.  2, 

278, 

413 

Samuel 

413 

McMlLLEX  

Jessie 

375 

Mc  Mull  ax  or  Mc- 

Mlllix — 

Henry  Matthew 

9 

John 

9 

John  Harvey 

375 

E.  B. 

178 

William 

9 

McMurtry — 

Levi 

550 

McXeilly — 

Andrew  Walker  535 

Grace 

535 

J.  A.  529, 

535 

Katherine 

535 

May 

535 

Susan  A. 

535 

McIsTish— 

Hugh 

528 

Hugh  L.    52  7, 

528 

Jack 

528 

Jennie 

528 

Phillips 

528 

Mcxowx — 

Z.  T. 

312 

McKutt — 

Fannie 

162 

Frances 

162 

George 

178 

Governor  153, 

581 

James  Morrison 

162 

John  E.  157,  162 
Marv  Morton  162 
Mary  S.     153,  166 


Morton  162 

Bice  162 

Samuel  H.  175 

Susie  162 

Tom  162 


McPheeters — 

Alexander  4.  5,  76 
Alexander  Miller 

96,  101 
Ann  5 
Anna  C.  74 
Anne  111 
Annie  66 
Archibald  5 
Catherine  H.  74 
Catherine  Man*  96 
Charles  68,  97 

David  67,  71,  73 
David  Brainard  96 
Edwin  M.  74 
Elizabeth      67,  68, 

71.  95,  102 
Ella  96 
Fannie  97,  111 
Fannie  Coalter  74 
Fannie  Leftrich  101 
Florence  96 
Gabriel  74 
Gabriel  W.  74 
George  9  7 

Grace  Woodson  100 
James      5,  73,  94, 

108,  112 
James  Au°Tistus 

73.  74,  111 
James  D.  L.  74 
James  Granberry 

95,  96 

James  M.      71,  73 
James  Turner  Left- 
rich  101 
Jane         5,  68,  71 


Jane  Elizabeth  5,  96 
Janet  67,  68 

Jerusha  Matilda  5 
John  5.  67,  68 
John  W.  74 
Joseph  Charles  100 
Kate  111 
Kate  L.  100 
Lavina  95 
Margaret  97 
Margaret  Ann  95 
Margaret  Lolly  101 
Maria  111 
Maria  D.  74 
Maria.  E.  74 
Martha    5,  66,  67, 

71,  79 
Martha  J.    74.  111. 

112 

Marv      66,  67,  68, 

7i.  74,  77,  100 
Mary  Elizabeth  95 
Mary  Jane  Eliza- 
beth 5 
Mildred      184,  185 
Mildied  Murphy 

'101 

Philander  7  3 

Pollv  73 
Bachel    71,  81,  S3, 

84,  85 
Eebecca     5,  66,  67, 

68,  71 


Eobert  5 
Eobert  Preston  5 
SaUie  97 
Samuel  67 
Samuel    B.  95,  97, 

98,  99,  100,  101 
Sarah  68 
Sarah  W.  74 
Sophronia  73 
Susan  95,  96 


Susan  de  Leftrich 
101 

Susan  Octavia 

95,  96 


684 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Tennent  McDaniel 
96 

Theophilus  73 
Thomas  Leftrich 

101 

Thomas  S.    99,  100 
Wesley  111 
Wesley  Harper  74 
William    5,  32,  65, 
66,  67,  68,  69, 
70,  71,  94,  95, 
97,  100,  108,  134, 
144,  145,  294, 
472,  483,  491, 
492 


William  A.  5,  74 
William  Leaven- 


worth 

101 

William  M. 

95,  96, 

99,  100, 

150,  163 

McQueen — 

Elizabeth 

110,  120 

McKae — 

3D.  K. 

517 

Margaret 

515,  517 

McSpadden- 

Eliza 

181 

Esther 

181 

James  Walker  181 

Jennie 

181 

Joel 

181 

John 

181 

King 

181 

Margaret 

181 

Moses 

181 

Eebecca 

181 

Samuel 

181 

Thomas 

180,  181 

McSpeden — 

Thomas 

263 

Mackey — 

A.  S. 

630 

Belle 

630 

John 

630 

Macomb — 

Manuel 

252 

Madison — 

Bishop 

120 

Margaret 

65 

Magill — 

James 

294 

Mageuder — 

J.  B. 

125 

Mahan — 

Elijah 

297 

Madison 

297 

Matthew 

297 

Makamie — 

Mr. 

473 

Makimson — 

Mary 

297 

Samuel 

297 

Mallet  or  Mallett 

Mr. 

272 

William 

392 

Malott — 

Martha  Orchard  3 

Maltby — ■ 

J  onathan 

333 

Mr.           330,  332 

Mangrum — ■ 

Ehoda  J.  636, 

637 

Mann — 

Eunice 

337 

James  H. 

337 

Latha  G-. 

337 

Virgil  D. 

337 

William 

337 

Marmaduke — 

John  S.    528,  540, 

541,  542,  543, 

544,  545,  546, 

547,  548,  549 

Marquis — 

Eleanor  32,  69,  174 

Marshall — 

Albert  Thomas 

278 

Alexander  K. 

65 

Chapin  Hall 

278 

Chief  Justice 

65,  484 

Elizabeth 

87 

Gilbert 

87 

Humphrey 

60 

India 

243 

James         87,  294 

Josephine  394, 

399 

Maud 

278 

Eobert  Mitchell  278 

Sabret  Taylor 

278 

Samuel  Taylor 

276, 

278 

Thomas 

56 

William  Patterson 

278 

Marshe — 

Louisa 

284 

Witham 

23 

Marstella — 

Louisa 

603 

Martin — 

Alice  A. 

501 

Andrew  263, 

568, 

620 

Anna  H. 

362 

Beverly  E. 

501 

Charles  Vilas 

501 

Edward  H.  517, 

518 

Eleanor 

620 

Elizabeth  85, 

87, 

362 

Ellen  Mildred 

501 

F.  M.        500,  501 

Hugh 

182 

Jane 

182 

John 

469 

J.  S. 

362 

Lord 

87 

Mabel  P. 

501 

Martha 

632 

Mary 

362 

Mr. 

509 

Sarah  Eussell 

182 

Thomas  87, 

362, 

482 

William 

362 

Mason — ■ 

Abby  Walker 

563 

Blanch 

211 

Ethel  Blaine 

211 

JOHN  WALKER. 


685 


John  J.  207 
]N"ancy  J.  Brown 

207 

Eichard  125 
Euby  A.  355,  357 
Walker  563 
William  207,  211 
William  H.  563 

Massie — 

Maggie  617 

Matthews — 

Aim  Eliza  153,  172 
Flora  114 
George  494 
George  W.  395 
John  172 
Miss  590 
Sampson  479,  480, 
481 

Maxet — 

Eice  386 

Maxwell — 

Mr.  138 
Susanna    403,  406 

May — 

Charles  163 
Colonel  55 
Eliza  J.  Lane  173 
George  201 
Grace  N.  201 
Hattie  B.  360 
John  201 
 Kinibro  201 

Mates — 

Adelaide  E.  46,  47 
Annie  Elizabeth  47 
Annie  E.  Stuart 

46,  47 

Daniel  46 
Fannie  H.  47 
Eobert  B.     41,  42, 

46,  47 
Stuart  H.  Bowman 
47 

Mayo — 

Mr.  469 


Mays — 

Joseph  51 

Meade — 

Bishop  477 

Means — 

Alice  Hagood  113 
Ann  Harper  112 
Beverly  111,  113 
Caroline  Harper 

111 

Cary  Jane  Xott  113 
David  Coalter 

111,  112 
David  H.  110,  111, 
113 

Edward  J.  74,  111, 
112 

Elizabeth  111 
Eloise  Butler  113 
Frances  Augusta 

112 

Frances  Coalter  112 
Gabriella  Mc- 

Pheeters  112 
Isaac  Hughes  111, 

112,  113 
James  Hagood  113 
John  Coalter  112 
Julia  Bates  112 
Margaret  113 
Maria  Cornelia  113 
Maria  D.  112 
Marion  112,  113 
Martha  112 
Mary  A.  110 
Marv  Hart  111 
Eobert  112 
Eobert  Harper  111 
Sarah  Frances  111 
Sarah  T.  112 
Thomas  Coalter 

111 

Medcalf — 

Mr.  439 
Meigs — 

Quartermaster  Gen- 
eral      441,  442 


Melton — 

Emma  217,  219 
Jesse  217 
Nancy  Irkson  217 

Melyax — 

Mr.  259 

Meredith — 

Samuel  478 

Merritt — 

General  59 

Messerly — 

Everett  J.  305 
James  Harold  305 
J.  O.  304,  305 
Jonas  305 
Sarah  Alspaugh  305 
Warren  B.  305 

Messpley — 

Mr.  388 

Metcalf — 

Mr.  518 

Mettock — 

Annie  632 

Meyers — 

Anna  Bryant  159 
Dewey  Joe  Bailey 
245 

Evelyn  245 
Hazel  245 
Louis  245 
Louis  Townsend 

245 

Eobert  Leo  245 
Michaels — 
Anna  Adelia 

404,  405 
Edith  Myrtle  405 
Effie  Jane  404 
Fannie  Clarissa 

404,  406 
Finis  Chester  405 
Frank  405 
Frederick  Gilmer 

405 

Glen  White  405 
Grace  405 
Homer  Glen  405 


686 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Isaac  Alexander 

404 

Isaac  G.  L.  403,  404 
Limiie  Belle  405 
Lee  405 
Margaret  Catherine 
405 

Margaret  Ellen 

404,  405 
Mary  Bell  404 
Ola  Belle  405 
Paul  405 
Eay  405 
Richard  Darwin  405 
Robert  F.  404,  405 
Samuel  Andrew  404 
Vernon  405 
Walter  Allen  405 
Wesley  G.  404,  405 
William  Russell  405 
William  Trumbull 
404 

Miles — 

General  88 
Mary        243,  244 

Millar — 

Rev.  576 

Miller — 

Anna  36,  340 

Avarilla  Pancoast 

233 

Bertine  Cassandra 
233 

Carrie  115 
Colonel  19 
David  G.  115 
Dorothy  419 
Dr.  536 
D wight  Logan  93 
Edgar  114,  115 
Edith  115 
Fanny  Jennie 

498,  499 
36S 

James  E.  232,  233 
James  George  233 
Jane  53,  57 


George 


Jennie  May  233 
John  H.  92,  93 
Joseph  300 
Lucy  633 
Margaret  Elizabeth 
233 

Mary  115 
Nancy  608 
Nannie       147,  148 

Minor — 

James  L.  114 
Margaret  Randolph 
123,  125 
Mary  Waters  125 
Sallie  Goode  114 
W.  W.  125 

Mitchell — 

Ada  62 
Arethusa  204 
Carry  Ann  206 
Eleanor  87 
Frank  204 
James  200,  204 
James  A.  605,  606 
John  200,  204,  263 
John  T.  204 
Louisa  606 
Martha  Douglas  606 
Mary  V.  204 
Mr.  535 
Robert  S.  606 
Samuel  Julius  606 
William  H.  204 

MOBLEY  

Elizabeth  111,  112 
Frances  C.  M.  112 
John  G.  112 

MOFFETT  

A.  S.  473 

Betsey  33 

Captain  487 

Colonel  481 

George  294 

James  33 

Jane  33 

John  33 

Julia  33 


Mary  33 

Mr.  480 

Robert  S.  33 

Thomas  33 

Walter  294 

William  33 

MOFFIT  

Mr.  140,  145 

Moir — 

John  553 
Mabel  553 
Mr.  553 
Robert  553 

Monk — 

Eliza         106,  107 

Monroe — 

Andrew  390 
Ben  390 
John  Bell  390 
Thomas  Andrew 

390 

William  Mont- 
gomery 390 
Montgomery — 
Alexander  6 
Cynthia  390 
Cynthia  Ann  390 
Erythusa  267 
Flora  365,  373,  390 
Hugh  469 
James  77 
Jane  83 
John    3,  470,  575, 

577,  578,  588 
John  Cyrus  390 
John  Tull  277 
Mary  280,  365 
Mary  Eliza  390 
Mary  W.  413 
Miss  83 
Nannie  Lee  418 
Nelson  373 
Pitt  365,  390 

Robert  Creel  277 
Sanders  Pitt  390 
Thomas  A.  277,  390 
Thomas  L.  276,  277 


JOHN  WALKER. 


687 


Thomas  P.  389,  390 
William  83 
William  Johnson 

277 

William  S.  553 

Montague — ■ 

Peter  502 

Montour — 

Andrew  24 
Catherine  24 
Henry  24 
Lewis  24 
Madame  6,  22,  23, 
24 

Margaret  24 
Mary  6,  13 

Mr.  22 

Montrose — 

Margaret    343,  345 

Moody — 

Arthur  H.  279 
Benjamin  Porter 

279 

Eleanor  279 
Norman  Stark- 
weather 279 
Moon — 

Callie  192 
Emma  Lee  192 
John  192 
Moore —  t 

Ada  171 
Alexander    32,  65, 
69,  70,  94,  140, 
145,  152,  174 
Alexander  S.  66 
Andrew     446,  449, 
489 

A.  P.  146,  464 
Atilla  150 
Barbara  Jane 

148,  465 
Betsey  70 
Captain  76 
Charles  465 
Clinton  Dennison 

148 


Cynthia  150 
Eleanor  174 
Elizabeth      32,  34, 

69,  94,  95,  108, 

109,  174 
Elizabeth  Burgess 
146 

Elizabeth  W.  115 
Ellen  153,  167,  413 
Elvira  Houston 

148,  464 
Evalina  66 
Frances      174,  618 
H.  H.  446 
India  149 
Isaac  257 
Isaac  Q.     146,  464 
James  3,  32,  68,  69, 
72,  73,  76,  83, 
108,  131,  132, 
133,  134,  135, 
136,  137,  140, 
141,  142,  144, 
145,  146,  150, 
151,  152,  153, 

174,  179,  463, 
469,  491,  493, 
575 

James  Charles 

148,  149 
James  F.  146,  149 
James  H.  464 
James  Rutherford 

146,  463 
James  S.  449 
James  W.  612 
Jane  32,  69,  70,  74, 
76,  141,  142,  145, 
150,  151,  174, 

175,  568,  569, 
603 

Jane  S.    146.  149, 
464 

Jane  Walker  36, 

145,  628 
John      32,  69,  70, 

136,  141,  145, 


174,  263,  446, 
449,  450,  462, 
491,  627,  628, 
629 

John  C.    543,  544, 
545,  546,  547, 
548 

John  E.  446 
John  K.  33 
John  N.    449,  450 
John  S.     146,  464 
Joseph    32,  69,  70, 
136,  141,  144, 
145,  149,  174, 
446,  449,  464, 
465,  626,  627 
Joseph  A.  146,  149, 

150,  464 
Laura  Barnes 

148,  149 
Lavina  66,  71,  94 
Lavina  Walker  148, 

464,  465 

Lizzie  288,  289 
Louis  P.  446 
Margaret  69,  83, 
141,  145,  152, 
174,  175 
Margaret  Jane  32 
Margaret  S.  449 
Marquis  174 
Martha  132,  150 
Martha  Poage 

146,  463 
Mary     32,  34,  69, 
70,  76,  127,  130, 
134,  135,  136, 
145,  149,  150, 

151,  152,  153, 
167,  170,  174, 
449,  463,  464, 

465,  469,  569, 
588,  628,  629 

Mary  Brown  146 
Mary  Eliza  148 
Marv  F.  66 
Matilda  465 


688 


DESCENDANTS  OP 


Matilda  P.  148 
Mattie      146,  149, 
464 

Mildred  66 
Milton  L.  146,  464 
Mrs.  461 
Nancy  150 
Naomi  Hays  510 
Nettie  61 
Oscar  Bascom 

148,  465 
Ophelia  Polk  510 
Peggy  141 
Phoebe  449 
Polly  141,  142,  143, 

144,  145,  581 
Rachel    32,  67,  69, 

70,  71 
Eebecca     140,  145, 
152 

Khoda  150 
Kobert      174,  465, 
637 

Kobert  C.  446 
Robert  Henry  148 
Robert  S.  450 
Sally  464 
Samuel  32,  69,  167, 

174,  446,  449, 

450 

Samuel  B.  60,  61 
Samuel  L.  149,  150 
Samuel  M.  153,  581 
Sarah  149,  174 
Sarah  T.  146,  149 
S.  D.  Stuart  61 
S.  R.  62 
Virginia  Wilson  61 
W.  E.  510 
William     '66,  140, 

145,  149,  152, 
446,  449 

William  S.  465 
William  T.  146, 

148,  152,  463, 

466 

W.  L.        148,  150 


Moorman — 
Elvira  Margaret 

591 

J.  J.  591,  593,  599 
Morgan — 

General     480,  574, 
607 

Ida  555,  557 

Mr.  57 

MORRI — 

Nathaniel  494 
Morris — 

J.  L.  354 
Mae  353,  354 

Morrison — 

Betsey  Walker  163 
Daniel  Baker  287 
Elizabeth  Ellen  157 
Emily  McFarland 

157,  164 
Emma  Gold  99, 

100,  163 
Frances      157,  162 
Frances  Brown 

163,  164 
Frank  287 
Harriet  Newell 

157,  163 
Henry  Rutherford 

157,  163,  164 
Hugh  Davis  507 
James       153,  154, 
156,  157,  158, 
159,  161,  165, 
282,  287,  575 
James  Henry  164 
James  John  Milton 
157 

James  Luther  281 
John  435 
Joseph  300 
Lavina  Dabney  164 
Luther  280,  281, 
286 

Margaret  286 
Margaret  Culton 

281 


Margaret  E.  507 
Margaret  Lavina 

157 

Margaret  Patterson 
287 

Martha  421 
Mary  Agnes  286 
Mary  Coleman  507 
Mary  Jane  163,  164 
Mary  Louisa  287 
Mary  M.  157,  158, 

161,  163,  164 
Mary  Stuart  287 
Miss  100 
Mr.    454,  456,  461, 

573 

Ora  Lee  607 
Rev.  103 
Robert      286,  287, 

606,  607 
Robert  Dabney  165 
Morrison — 
Robert  Hall 

157,  165 
Robert  Walker  281 
Ruffner  281 
Samuel  135 
Samuel  B.  99,  157, 

162,  163,  281 
Susan  281 
Thomas  378 
Thomas  Walker 

281,  287 
William  287 
William  Gold  163 
William  McCutch- 
eon  281 
William  Walker 

157,  164 
Zachariah  White  165 

Morrow — 

Ellen  347,  350 
Matilda  348 
Samuel  296 
Sarah        327,  336 

Morse — 

Alice  J.     404,  410 


JOHN  WALKER. 


689 


MORSGROYE — 

Annabell  403,  406 
Morton — 

Mrs.  579 
Moss — 

J.  S.  148 

MUNDT  

John  E.  291 
Sarah  Ann  291 

MUX  SELL  

Albert  400 

Jennie  401 

Murdock — 

M.  C.  8 
Khoda  Danforth  8 

Murphy — 

Elizabeth  636 

Mr.  487 

William  492 

MURRELL  

John  Nathan 

414,  415 
Margaret  Scott  415 
Mr.  324 
William  324 

MURZY — 

Joseph  106 
Mustard — 

Grat.  149 
Eobert  149 
Samuel     148,  149, 
465 

William  M.  149 

Myers — 

Alfred  Myrtle  269 
John  H.    268,  269 

Nadiene  

Eva  356,  357 

N  angle — 

Jacob  L.  202 
Joseph  202 
Nancy  E.  Sanders 
202 

Violet  E.  202 
Nash — 

John  150 
Mary  Virginia  53,54 

-46 


Naylor — 

Caroline  128 

Edwin  128 

Eliza         109,  128 

Elizabeth  128 

James  128 

Jane  108 

John         108,  128 

Junius  128 

Sophronia  128 

Thomas  128 

William  128 

NEAL  

John  193 

John  A.  392 

J.  T.         389,  391 

Mary  E.  392 

Nellie  392 

Eachel  636 

Sanders  F.  392 
Susan  Jane 

181,  193 

Neely — 

Mary  J.  590 

Nell— 

Annie  337 

Edward  337 

Esther  322 

Gilliam  337 

Lillian  337 

Marion  337 

Mary  337 

Pearl  337 
Timothv  F. 

319,  322 

Nelson — ■ 

David  250 
Elizabeth  F. 

299,  315 

George  P.  9 

Isabella  9 

Joseph  0.  315 

Mary  299 
Susan  Lightfoot  315 

Newell — 
Amanda 


Newman — 

James  F.  635 

Martin  635 

Mary  635 

Susanna  554 

Newtox — 

Ida  Z.       555,  556 

Mrs.  437 

NlCEWANDER  

Christina    145,  149 

Nicholson — 

Sarah  J.  403 

Nickle — 

Adelaide  501 

Nisbit — 

Amelia  Eice  395 
Benjamin  395 
Elizabeth  Denny 

^395 

Eugene  Goodspeed 
395 

John  395 
John  McHenry  395 
Thomas  J.  394 
Thomas  Walker  395 

Nisgar — 

Jacob  20 

Nixon — 

Sarah  J.  406 

Noble — 

John  W.  363 

Noel — ■ 

Mary  180,  365,  403 

Norman — ■ 

D.  L.  635 

NORRIS — 

Clinton  336 

James  *  336 

Mary  336 

Mr.  336 

NORTHUP — 

Andrus  B.  9 

NORYELL  


Agnes 

514,  516  James 


611 
611 


690 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


NOTT  

Fanny 

128 

Jane 

128 

William  B.  128 

Nye — 

Alice 

396 

Allen 

396 

Belle 

396 

Ethel 

396 

Harrv 

395,  396 

Leon 

396 

0  A  "KM  AN  

1  J  11  V/ 1 .1  C4 

400  401 

OATS  

TVTn  vt&v 

_lVJL  LLi.  ICly 

617 

Ogan — 

J.  H. 

396,  397 

Marie 

397 

Eoy  B. 

397 

Walter  A. 

397 

Ogle — 

Jessie 

504 

O'Hara— 

James 

294 

Olds — 

J  o-seph 

259 

Mary  Ann  Pringle 

230; 

,  231,  249 

Whitney 

230,  231, 

246,  251 


Oller — • 

William 

301 

O'Meahra — 

Kate 

508 

Omoiiundra — 

Susan  A. 

45 

O'Neal-— 

Gussie 

637 

John 

637 

Nancy 

637 

Prudence 

637 

William 

637 

Onstatt — 

Elizabeth 

414 

Orchard — 

Mary  Elizabeth  5 
Samuel  5 


Osbo-rn — 

Michael  96 

Otis — ■ 

General  237 
Olive  Annette  384 

Overall — 

Louisiana  252 

Owens — 

Billy  367,  368 

David  219 
Henry  A.  219,  222 
Lucy  Corbin  219 
Madison  222 
Noah  219 
Noah  L.  222 

Page — 

Ada  Screvin  124 
Ann  124 
Charles  Curtis  124 
Delia  Bryan  124 
Elizabeth  Coalter 

124 

John  Eandolph 

123,  124 
John  Eandolph 

Bryan  124 
Joseph  Bryan  124 
Mann  124 
Sophia  M.  230,  255 
Pair — 

Miriam  296 
Palmer — 

Mary  200,  204 
Sarah  Trovenger 

200 

William  200 
Pancoast — 

Daisy  Walker  233 
Elizabeth  Jane 

232,  233 
George  Whitfield 

232 

Isaiah  Whitney  232 
Jane  Patterson 

232,  233 
Joel  Walker  232 
John  Walker  232 


Margaret  Arm- 
strong 232 
Richard  Nelson  233 
Samuel      230,  232 
Shriner  258 

Pannil — 

Elizabeth  L.  48,  49 

Parker — 

Colonel  511 
Isabella  55 
Magdalene  Tasker 
511 

Margaret  A. 

243,  244 

Parkison — 

Mr.  391 

Parmer — 

Anthony  C.  252 
Devore      238,  239, 

247,  262 
Lycurgus    238,  239 
Rebecca  A.  238,  249 

Parrotte — 

Elizabeth  563 
Eva  563 
James  H.  562,  563 
Josiah  562 
Nancy  Glascow 

Bransford  562 
Walter  562 
Walter  Lee  565 
Willis  Bransford 

563 

Parry — 

Mr.  364 

Parsons — 

Dr.  621 

Patrick — 

Charles  68 
Isabella  68 
John  67,  68 

Molly  68 
Eachel  68 
Eebecca  68 
Eobert  68 
William  68 


JOHN  WALKER. 


691 


Patterson — 

Abraham  349 
AbrahamA.  349,350 
Agnes  85,  91 

Agnes  Stuart  281 
Alexander  469 
Andrew  52,  286 
Andrew  Stuart  286 
Ann  267,  275 

Anne  June  350 
Catherine  616,  618 
Columbus  267 
Edmond  266 
Edward  286 
Eleanor  226 
Elizabeth  267,  274, 

279,  449 
Elizabeth  Hender- 
son 91 
Emily  267 
George  Finlev 

281,  286 
Georgia  604 
Ira  "  446 
Isabella     267,  274, 

346,  355 
Ivins  279 
James         91,  267 
Jane     3,  176,  267, 

273,  449 
Jane  Chisholm  349 
JaneWalker  273,278 
J.  C.  276,  339,  447 
Jennie  349 
John         267,  278 
John  Kinnier  286 
John  W.  447 
Joseph      264,  266, 
267,  273,  278, 
279,  346,  453, 
462 

Joseph  W.  448 
Louisa  Davis 

276,  278 
Margaret  267,  279 
Margaret  Elizabeth 

276,  279 


Margaret  Stuart  61 


Martha  267 
Mary    34,  36,  267, 

271,  279 
Mary  Ann  276 
Mary  Blanch  350 
Mary  Eleanor  276 
Mary  Mclntyre  91 
Mary  Stuart"  286 
Miss  616 
Mr.  469 
Xancy       267,  276, 


277,  279,  346, 
355 

Parthula   266,  267, 
279 

Polly  273,  330 
Ralph  Wallace  266 
Robert  91 
Rufus  Lenox  286 
Sabret  Thompson 

276 

Samuel  Stuart  286 
Sittie  Ruth  350 
Stuart  279 
T.  F.  446 
Thomas  Benton  276 
William  3.  226,  264, 
267,  275,  278, 
280,  355,  422, 
428,  430,  434, 
448 

William  Albert 

276,  278,  279 
William  J.  347,  349 
William  Morrison 
281 

William  Vine  350 
William  Walker  266 
Patton — 

Annie  603 
Elizabeth  Walker 

603 

Gilbert  Tennant  603 
Hugh  H.  603 
James  471 
James  Comfort  603 


Jane  Moore 

603 

John         208,  489 

Lewis 

603 

Morgan  Leslie 

603 

bamuel  13. 

603 

Sarah  Jane 

603 

Paul — 

Margaret  177, 

180 

Paullixe — 

Alfred 

269 

Arthur  268, 

269 

Ldna  -Brain 

269 

Gertrude 

269 

Kate 

269 

Wannie 

269 

Paxton — 

Archibald 

597 

David 

413 

Elizabeth  588, 

590, 

597 

Elizabeth  Stuart  592 

James  592, 

597 

John  493,  494,  495, 

587,  588,  590, 
592 


John  D.      70,  493, 

495,  592 
Joseph  588 
Margaret  Parks 

595,  596 
Mary  588,  617 
Mary  Moore  34,  36, 

40,  48,  495 
Moore  413 
Polly  597 
Samuel  32,  69,  70, 

495,  588 
Thomas  58$ 
William       33,  588 
William  C.  596 
Payxe — 

William  194 
Paytox — 

Frances  G.     38.  39 
Henry  39 
Margaret  Gallaher 
39 


692 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


~Pf,at>ody  

_I_  JLl/xl— U\J XJ  -L 

39 

Peakce — 

Florence 

244 

James  M  243 

fj  CllllvO      J-TJL  •      /v  XV» 

244, 

255 

Joel  Milton 

Tj  \J\~>  X       JJUL  J~L  L  v -LA 

244 

Mary 

66 

Ramspv  W^ 

244 

Pease — 

Harriet  I. 

501 

Eev. 

521 

Peaesall — 

p. 

155 

Peck — 

Jospnh  M 

247 

Mr. 

594 

Pedelford — 

"FldmOTld 

96 

Florence 

96 

Peebles — 

Louisa  414, 

419 

Pegram — 

Bessie  593 

594 

PELLTGREN  

Minrn'p 

112 

PENDLETON — 

JL  -1_J  Xrs  XJ JU XJ  JL  \J X^t 

Carrip  Rav 

V7  (AI  1  IVj     -Ltd  y 

601 

Lonlie  Parkpr 

601 

PhilanoW  B 

X  xxxx0.xx\x.\ZL    j\J  * 

601 

Walfpr  B 

601 

Penn — 

William 

VV  JLJL1±CIX1J. 

82 

PTn"Nr"NT"fTlT,T,  

JL    JLJJJN  J-N  XUXJX-i 

flora  Aria 

409 

David  408, 

409 

Effie  May 

409 

Eobert 

409 

William 

409 

Pennington — 

Stewart 

326 

Perick  or  Perrick — 

Albert 

287 

Daniel 

287 

Dixon  Brown 

287 

Edward 

287 

Edward  Pay  son 

287 

Emma 

JL-J  XXXXXXCh 

172 

Marv 

287 

Robert 

287 

Stuart 

287 

Perry — ■ 

Lovica  T. 

146 

Matilda  D. 

146, 

148,  464 

Miss 

464 

Mr. 

364 

Peters — 

John         240,  241 

Margaret 

241 

Valeria  Ida 

241 

Petter — 

Eva 

529 

Pettus — ■ 

Governor 

41 

John 

612 

Mary  Willie 

612 

Petty — 

Marv 

634 

Peyton — 

Frances 

51 

Phelps — 

Amy 

420 

Pliillips — 

Annie 

526 

Henry  T. 

497 

Lemuel 

514 

Mary  Ann 

525 

Phresher — 

Margaret 

567 

Pickens — 

Andrew 

483 

PlCKERELL  

Angelina 

179 

PiCKERING  

Mr. 

17 

Pickett — 

Albert  Chalmers 

527 

Anna  Duncan 

526,  527 

Eliza 

524 

Horace       526,  527 

James  Hays 

526 

Jane  Walker  526 
Maria  Marshall  526 
Mary  Knox 

526,  527 


Max 

527 

William  J. 

526 

William  S. 

514, 

516,  525,  527 

Pierce — 

Franklin 

275 

Pile  or  Pyle — 

Anna  C. 

357 

Benjamin 

353 

Caroline 

358 

Earnest 

353 

Ellen  Walker 

356 

Elliott       355,  356 

Eugene  H. 

353 

Eva  Nadiene 

357 

Helen  West 

358 

John 

300 

John  E.  355, 

358 

Joseph  Clinton  358 

Katherine 

358 

Mary  Linda 

358 

Nancy  300, 

353 

Nancy  J. 

356 

Oscar 

300 

Ruby  A. 

357 

Ruth 

353 

William  Elliott 

356,  357 

PlNNEY — ■ 

J.  F. 

270 

V.  C. 

274 

Piper — 

Charles  Vancouver 

499 

James 

513 

Pise — 

David 

510 

PlTTMAN  

Louis 

430 

Plaste — 

Kate 

501 

Platt — 

Harvey 

78 

JOHN  WALKER. 


693 


Playeair — 

Professor  109 
Pleasaxt — 

Mary  115 

POAGE  OR  POAGUE — 

Amy  73 
Cyrus  226 
General  4 
John  294 
Martha  32,  69,  131, 

136,  145,  152, 

153 

Mary  226 
Miss  5 
Mr.  481 
Robert      131,  132, 

133,  153 
Polk — 

Alfred      631,  632, 

634,  638 
Alice  634 
Almeda  632,  638 
Alpha  633 
Anderson  632 
Ann  511 
Anna  634 
Annie  635 
Antoinette  522 
Augusta  634 
Benjamin  631,  632, 

638 

Bettie  634,  635 
Beverly  634 
Burt  "  634 
Caldona  633 
Caroline  638 
Charles  632 
Claud  633 
Cumberland  631, 

632,  633,  635, 

637 

David  633,  634 
Eleanor  632 
Eleanor  Shelby  631 
Elias  Rector  635 
Elizabeth  99,  100 
Emma  634 


Ephraim  511 
Ezekial  511 
Frank  635 
Franklin  635 
General  516 
Henry  Clay 

632,  634 
Isadora  633 
Isom  633 
James       511.  631, 

634,  635,  638 
James  H.  522 
James  K.  242,  247, 

248,  317,  509, 
510,  512,  520, 
525,  527,  535, 
536,  537,  538, 
539,  636 
James  "Walker  632 
Jane  512,  632,  633 
Jane  Maria  512 
Jencv       631,  632, 

635,  638 
Jency  Amanda 

635,  637 
Jency  Walker  638 
John  511,  630.  631. 

633,  634 
Joseph  511 
Josiah  638 
Julia  637 
Laura  633,  634 
Lawrence  633 
Lela  634 
Leon  634 
Leta  634 
Levi  637 
Lizzie  635 
Lota  634 
Louis  635 
Louise  Jane 

oo,  bo  < 
Louis  Taylor  636 
Lucinda  633,  635 
Lucretia  635,  636 
Mabel  634 
Maedalene  630 


Margaret  511 
Marsh  516 
Marshall  Alexander 
635 

Martha  632 
Martha  Robinson 

636,  637 
Mary  Ann  636 
Mary  Jane  638 
Matilda  632 
Mattie  635 
Maud  633 
Minnie  635 
Mitchell  632 
Mitchell  Anderson 
638 

Mollv  634 
Mvrtle  634 
Ophelia  C.  495, 

510,  512 
Paschal  633 
Priscilla  632 
Prudence  632,  633, 

634,  636.  637 
Richard  632 
Richard  T.  638 
Robert      511,  630, 

631 

Robert  L.  638 
Roxy  634 
Samuel     511,  512, 
638 

Sarah  632,  633 
Sarah  De  Laney 

632,  633 
Sylvester  632,  633, 

^634 
Sylvester  "Walker 

633 

Tavlor      630.  631, 
632,  633,  634, 
638 

Texanna  632 
Thomas     511,  512, 

632,  637 
Trusten  99 
Victoria  633 


694 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Wesley  633 
William    511,  630, 

631,  632,  637 
William  Jackson 

635,  637 
William  Port  638 
Young  C.  638 

Pollard— 

Sarah  605 

Pollock — 

Dorothy  Eleanor  412 
Elmer  W.  411,  412 
Hally  Eill  412 
Helen  G-lenrose  412 


Lucile 

412 

Mahala  L. 

411 

Mary  E. 

411,  412 

Nelson  C. 

411 

Quintus  A. 

411 

Eobert      410,  411, 

412 

Eobert  L. 

411 

Poole — 

T.  M. 

634 

Pope — 

John 

118 

Nathaniel 

376 

Porter — 

Colonel 

631 

Mr. 

440 

Patrick 

6 

PORTLOCK — 

Mary  Elizabeth  519 

Nellie  W. 

517 

Eobert  G. 

515,  519 

Samuel  Walker  519 

Posey — 

Thomas 

479,  480 

Potts — 

Ann 

400,  401 

Bertie 

233 

Dorcas 

233 

Frank  Logan  233 
George  Walker  233 
James  Clyde  233 
James  Franklin 

232,  233 


Margaret  233 
Mildred  233 
Samuel  Pancoast 

233 

Powell — 

Ernest  288 
Mary  Ellen  505 

Powers — 

Alpha  Ann  314 
Bee  315 
Hazel  314 
Henry  Warren  314 
John  A.  314 
Eolla  George  314 
Walter  Shirley  314 


Warfield  Walker 

314,  315 
William  Edmond 

314 

William  J.  312,  314 

Pratt — 

H.  S.  611 
John  W.  611,  612 
Mary  Alberti 

611,  612 
Sarah  Eliza  612 

Prennett — 

Clark  218 
Isabel        218,  221 
Sarah  Jane  Palmer 
218 

Prentice — 

George  D.  425 
Hattie  Morrison 

162 

Henning  162 
Henning  W.  162 
Joseph  E.  162 
Margaret  White- 
head 162 
Morton  McNutt  162 

Prescott — 

Annie  Eugenia  157 
John  305 

Preston — 

Benjamin  Smith 

161 


Edmund  Eandolph 
161 

Francis  109,  110 
Henry  S.       60,  61 


John  109,  471,  482 
John  A.  159,  161 
Katherine  S.  61 
Mary  E.  60 
Mary  S.  61 
Nettie  61 
Sally  110 
Sarah  Campbell  110 
S.  D.  Stuart  61 
S.  Eoberta  61 
Thomas  Lewis  161 


William      51,  109, 

110,  480 
William  Campbell 
109,  110 


Price — 

Albert  97 

Daniel  B.  53 

Eliza  53 
General     147,  540, 
541 

George  447 

Grace  97 

James  57 

Louisa  53 

Margaret  97 

Mary  57 

Peter  447 

Eobert  S.  53 

Sallie  97 

Sidney  97 
William  M.  541, 


542,  543,  545, 
547 
Priest — 

Eobert  633 

Proctor — ■ 

General  19,  22 
Prosser — 

Helen  Eulon  358 

Provine — 

Sarah  E.    496,  500 


JOHiSr  WALKER. 


695 


Pruitt — 

Aaron  187,  189 
Dora  Elvira  190 
George  187 
George  M.  189,  190 
Jesse  Elihu  190 
Jessie  W.  190 
Joel  B.  189,  190 
John  T.  190 
Louisa  C.  190 
Mahala  187 
Mary  Elizabeth 

189,  190 
William  F.  190 

Pullaist  

Absalom  324 
Miss  324 

PlIRG  

Matilda  146,  148 
Quebec — 

Peter  24 
Race — 

Miss  614 
Raeville — 

Minnie  172 
Eagland — 

Major  541,  542 
Ralston — 

John  364 

Judge  55 

E  AM  SET  

Amelia  179 
Jane  267 
Lou  M.  243 
Mary  J.  72 
Mr.  72 
William  179 
Randolph — 

Anna  Eliza  386 
Ann  Eliza  Bigham 
386 

Ann  G.  376 
Arthur  Gilmer  386 
Dorothy  Barrett  388 
Dr.  377 
Edmond  161 
Elizabeth  120 


James  M.  F.  386 
James  Percy 

386,  388 
J.  M.  377,  385 
John  121,  122,  123 
Mary  Cynthia  385 
Mr.  17 
Nathaniel  385,  386 
Walter  Erwin  386 

Rankin — 

Adam  585 
Catherine  6,  12,  16 
James  6,  13,  16 
Rev.  177 
Thomas  18 

Ranklin" — 

Rev.  618 

Ratcliffe — 

Robert  Fleming  232 

Rathell — 

Mary  W.  285 

Rauch — 

Catherine  215,  216 
Emerv  215 
Mary  F.  Gates  215 

Rattgh — 

Jean  567 

Rawley — 

Fanny  M.  321 

Ray— 

James  562 
James  D.  551,  552 
John  568,  615 
Minnie  552 
Robert  615 
Sarah  Ann  604 
Theodore  S. 

551,  552 
William  552 

Raybuex — 

Catherine  285 
French  285 
James  Walker  285 
Jane  360,  449 
Julia  Walker  285 
Mary  Morgan  285 
Samuel  S.  284,  285 


Taylor  285 
Virginia  Elsie  285 
William  449 

Read — 

Susan  E.  57,  58,  61 

Reardon — 

Miss  10 

Reed — 

Alice  Jane  309 
Alma  Irene  309 
Almeda  Elizabeth 
309 

Anna  Sarah  309 
Aseneth  McWill- 

iams  308 
David  Harvey  309 
Enos  303,  308,  310 
Herbert  Spencer 

309 

Ida  Belle  Estelle 

309 

James  C.  308 
Leonora  May  309 
Mrs.  364 
Olive  A.  309 
Walker  Scott  309 

Rector — 

Alfred  203,  206 
Alfred  Burton  201 
Charles  206 
Elmer  M.  204 
Ethel  204 
John  H.  206 
Leraah  Shook  201 

.  Mattie  E.  204 
Titus         200,  204 

Reddick — 

Ann  391 
Dessaix  389,  391 
Elizabeth  391 
Jane  391 
Mary  391 
Millard  391 

Reeves — 

Cullender  606,  607 
Wade  Hampton  607 


696 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Eeid — 

Andrew  65,  151, 

568,  627,  628 

Anna  36 

J.  M.  366 

Eenaud — 

Edward  235 

Eenick — 

Josie  208 

Julia  A.  Bnloe  199 

Kate  199,  201 

William  199 


Eenken — 

Thomas 

491,  492 

Eentgen — 

Wilhemina 

274 

Eeynolds — 

James 

421 

Ehea — 

Archibald 

178 

Ehoades — 

Mary 

608 

Eice — 

Anna 

374 

Benjamin  290,  291, 

392 

Captain 

492 

Clifford 

388 

Clifton 

388 

Cyrus 

290 

Cyrus  Walker 

372,  375 

David 

291,  392 

Eva 

388 

Flora  J. 

375 

Harriet 

213,  214 

Harvey 

387 

John 

428 

John  H. 

174 

Louisa  A. 

Green 

213 

Margareta  389,  391 
Mary  H.  551 
Maxamelia  365,  392 
Eobert  Van  Volson 
375 

Sarah  291 


William  Cyrus  373, 


374,  375 

William  P.  374 

Zachariah  A.  213 
Eich — 

Ettie  387 
Eichards — 

Mr.  132 

ElCHARDSON — 

Ada  59 

Cornelia     274,  348 

Hugh  187 

Olivia  59 

Sarah  194 


William  H.    58,  59 

BlCKARD — 

Benjamin  C. 

340,  341 
Miriam  Jeanette 

341 

BlCKETTS — 

Mrs.  631,  638 

ElDENHOUR  

Arlia  Viola  223 
Cora  Belle  223 
Elizabeth  Stumpe 

222 

Francis  Marion 

222,  223 
Franklin  223 
Jacob  222 
James  Logan  223 
Sarah  A.  223 
Eider — 

Anna  147 
Jane  635 

ElFFLEY  

Edward  Hamlet 

272 

Fannie  272 
Mary  Lucinda  272 
Mr.  271,  272 

ElND  

Maria  120 

ElNGLAND  

Frank  E.  414,  415 
Kenneth  W.  415 


ElSK — 

Lou  Ella  354 

ElTCHEY — 


Charles  Burns 

241 

Dr. 

437 

Henry  Adamson 

241 

James  Martin 

241 

Joel  Calvin 

241 

John  Burns 

240, 

241 

J  osephine 

241 

Katherine  C. 

241, 

242 

Mildred 

241 

ElVENS — 

Mr. 

364 

ElZER  

Jane  601, 

602 

Eoach — 

James        182,  212 

Eob — 

Elizabeth  Burris  201 

John         201,  205 

Leonard  Eoy 

205 

Mary 

205 

Newton  L. 

201 

Boberts — 

Lizzie 

635 

Priscilla 

511 

Bobertson — 

Alexander 

39 

Amos 

554 

Charles  Wilson  552 
George  McCrosky 

552 

George  W.  551,  552 
James  McCrosky 

552 

Maud  McCrosky 

552 

BOBINSON  

Anna  Douglass  527 
Bonnycastle  97 
John  101 
John  Douglass 

^526,  527 


JOHN  WALKER. 


697 


Mead 

97 

ROSECRAXS — 

Etheral  E. 

211 

Mr. 

463 

General 

450 

Etta  Y. 

207 

CI  IT 

Sallie 

A (V 

9  < 

ROSEXBERRY  

George  W. 

210 

Kev. 

392 

rr  XT 

W.  H. 

313 

Haxel  Ann  210 

CI  I   i_ 

Stuart 

154 

Ross — 

James  A. 

207,  211 

William  Mead 

97 

Elisha 

637 

J.  Edgar 

210 

Robisox — 

Euphemia 

82 

Jesse  B. 

210 

TTT 

George  W. 

222 

Ida 

343 

John  T. 

210 

Louisa  Snelton 

r»  n  c\ 

222 

T             rp  „      ■  l  n 

Jane  lerrill 

343 

John  W. 

207 

CI  1 

Sarah 

222 

John  342, 

343 

Joseph 

a  A/i      ci  A  ft 

20b,  20 1, 

EODGERS  

Lucia 

343 

210 

Mary  E. 

207 

Myrtle 

343 

Kate  M. 

491 

Mr. 

75 

"XT   1  J 

INelda 

O  A  O 

343 

Laura  A. 

207,  210, 

RODLIXSOX — 

liaipn 

343 

211 

Aaron 

2o0 

Robert 

637 

Logan  G. 

211 

.Rogers — 

Roscoe  Alva 

343 

Lydia  A. 

211 

All-  T 

Abbie  L. 

352 

Sullivan 

301 

Martha 

207 

Henry  C. 

A  A  a 

449 

William 

637 

He.,,.  ■ 

Mary  L. 

a  a  rv 

20  i 

J  oseph 

288 

Rossixgtox — 

Mary  J. 

210 

Lncena 

352 

Sophia  Blackweil 

Mary  ±i. 

K  A  x  KQC 

DVD,  DVO 

M.  C.  Walker 

352 

90 

Samuel  J. 

01  A 

JX}  0 

or.-) 

OO/C 

ROTHMAX  

Sarah  C. 

207 

fearan  H. 

449 

W.  L. 

633 

Sarah  E. 

211 

1  nomas  A.  6ol3 

00  c 

ROUXTREE — 

Susan  A. 

206,  209 

ROLE — 

Mr. 

487 

Susan  J. 

207 

Miss 

607 

Rowax — 

William 

596 

Ronald — 

Annie 

617 

William  D, 

210 

Mary 

602 

Baxter 

617 

ROWLES  

Root — 

Baxter  Stuart 

617 

Miss 

633 

Mr. 

494 

Carv 

617 

ROWLET  

RORER — 

Lou 

David 

617 

Martha 

251 

605 

Deniaras 

616 

Rct — 

Ella 

617 

Elizabeth  Burress 

Rose — 

Fannie 

617 

201 

Fannv  Hampton 

James 

616 

Florence  M. 

85,  91 

John 

617 

201,  205 

Penelope 

633 

Louis 

617 

George 

504 

ROSEBRO  

Mary 

617 

Xewton  L. 

201 

Benjamin  Morrison 

Poague 

617 

Reuben  E. 

504 

160 

Sallie 

617 

Rtjfexer — 

Cortland 

160 

Warren 

617 

Dr. 

490 

Francis  Brown 

161 

William 

617 

Henry 

33,  158 

Henrv  Rutherford 

Rowe — 

Rushixg — 

161 

Eva 

313 

Josephine 

635 

John  P. 

160 

ROWLAXD  

Russell — 

John  W.  158, 

160 

Andrew  T.  207, 

210 

Anna 

113,  114 

William  Lacy 

160 

Archibald   206,  207 

Elvira 

264,  284 

698 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


James  485 
Joseph  A.  193 
Rutherford — 

Allen  1 
Ann  xxiii 
Agnes  xxiv 
Elizabeth  1,  2,  264 
Esther  1,  2 

Isabel  2 
James      1,  2,  264:, 
278 

James  H.  xxv 
Jane  2 
John  xxiii,  xxiv,  1, 

2,  3,  150,  170, 

250 

Katherine    1,  2,  3, 
150,  170,  250, 
264 

Lemuel  250 
Margaret  McMahon 
264 

Mchol  de  xxiv 
Eobert  xxiv 
Samuel  xxiii,  xxiv, 
xxv,  xxviii,  1,  2, 
136,  150,  250 
Thomas  1,  2 

Willie  263 

Ryan — 

Margaret  497 

Saffel — 

W.  T.  511 

Safferance — 

Isaac  516,  526 
Malvina  Hays  527 
Marion  Pickett  527 
Polk  527 

Sage — 

Ann  Robinson  333 

Sagers — 

Delia         349,  350 

Sale — ■ 

Bessie  Klinck  558 
Dennis  558 
Francis  A.  555,  558 
Frederick  K.  558 


Grace  558 

James  W.  558 

John  588 

John  Walter  558 

Mary  558 

Nancy  Bower  558 

Sample — 

Margaret  373 

Sanders — 

Adair  59 

Frank  Emery  203 

Grace  W.  203 

John  W.  203 

Mary  Etta  203 

Onsley  59 

Robert  59 

Samuel  17 

Sarah  M.  203 

Stuart  59 

Susie  203 
Thomas        58,  59 

William     200,  203 

Winchester  59 

Sandidge — 

W.  H.  C.  319 

Sands — 

Martha  M.  78 

Mary  P.  78 

Robert  I.  78 

Sannoner — 

John         514,  515 

Walker  515 

Sargent — 

Jerusha  551 
Levi  551 
Rosamond  B.  Har- 
ris 551 

Saunders — 

Alvin  437 

J.  E.  295 

X.  B.  622 

Savage — 

Mary  L.    394,  397 

Schneider — 

Katherine  529,  535 

S  CHREKKENART — 

Daniel  568 


Schuyler — 
Philip  128 

Scott — 
Alexander  449 
Alice  Jane  408 
Andrew  Walker  408 
Annetta  Percy  386 
Archibald  472 
Arimatha  338 
Benjamin  F.  191 
Charles  Eugene 

277,  278 
Cynthia  Rebecca 

408,  409 
David  176,  178 
Dr.  599,  600 

Eddie  600 
Elijah  449,  450 
Elizabeth  296,  297, 

299,  316,  323 
Ella  E.  191,  192 
Florence  Mabel  408 
Grizelda  297 
Hannah  329 
Henry  329 
Ida  B.  191 
Isabella  179 
James  178,  297 
James  M.  191 
Jane  5,  178,  297, 
449 

Jennie  525,  535 
John  296,  297,  377, 

385,  469 
John  H.  191,  192 
John  T.  381 
Joseph  280,  297 
Leila  Ada  408,  409 
Lou  209 
Lucetta  Pinkney 

386 

Maggie  408 
Maggie  Creel  279 
Margaret  297 
Martha  296 
Martha  McCorkle 

299 


JOHN  WALKER. 


699 


Mary  297,  413,  414 
Mary  L.  191 
Mary  Sidney  Cald- 
well      124,  126 


Mr.  301, 

364 

Nancy 

297 

Ollie 

192 

Oscar 

191 

Paulina  C. 

191 

Philip  E. 

191 

Phoebe 

449 

Rachel  F.  Randolph 

385 

Rebecca  A. 

191 

Robert 

408 

Robert  Creel 

278 

Robert  G.  403, 

408 

Ruth 

297 

Samuel  178, 

297, 

298,  299,  376, 

414 

Sarah  Ann 

297 

Thomas     297,  299 

Thomas  A. 

191 

William  179, 

297, 

469 

William  G. 

329 

William  J. 

191 

William  Preston 

408 

William  Thornton 

297,  298 
Winfield     188,  191 


W.  W.  126 
Seaton — 

D.  509 
Seat — ■ 

Edward  209 


Graeia  E.  Pomroy 
209 

Maus  S.  209,  210 
Sebastian— 

Clara  519 
Sedberrt — 

Alice  332 
See — 

C.  S.  M.  472 


Seeley — 

All          1  TT 

Albert  H. 

381 

Mr.  441, 

A  A  O 

Seeright — 

Margaret 

67 

Seleridge — 

Charles  411, 

/in 

412 

Lucy  May 

412 

Sellers — 

Sarah 

297 

Sessions — 

Courtney  Ann 

40 

Settington — 

William 

629 

Sevier — 

Elizabeth 

177 

Mr. 

477 

Seward — 

William  EL 

437, 

442 

Seyburn — ■ 

George       570,  573 

Shankland — 

Mr. 

481 

Shanks — 

Eliza  C.        95,  99 

John 

99 

Shannon — 

Catlett 

150 

Elizabeth 

150 

Jane 

150 

John 

485 

Joseph 

150 

Mary 

150 

Miss    146,  150,  464 

Nancy  145, 

146, 

464 

William  V. 

150 

Shed — • 

Mr. 

433 

Shegog — 

Richard 

634 

Shelby — 

Eleanor 

630 

Evan 

630 

Isaac  65, 

630 

Joe 

147 

Letitia  Cox  630 
Mr.  477 
Sarah  65 

Sheldon — 

Martha  95,  97 

Shelly — 

Abraham  361 
Edwin  L.  361 
John  Lee  361 
Laura  E.  361 
Lulu  C.  361 

Shelton — 

Mary  E.  314 

Sheridan — 

Phil  H.     50,  118, 
446,  450 

Sherlock — 

Mr.  140 

Sherman — 

General  45,  46,  106, 
308,  441,  450, 
451,  452 

Sherwood — 

Electa  391 

Shields — 

A.  T.  261,  568 
Mary         562,  563 

Shirley — ■ 
Elizabeth  Ann 

Frances  322,  323 
Ida  Gertrude  323 
James  Henry  323 
John  Alexander 

322,  323 
John  W.    299,  312, 

322,  323 
Josephine  404,  405 
Lewis  Edmond  322 
Lou  Belle  322 
Mary  Ann  299,  312 
Mary  Margaret  322 
Nancy  Jane  322 
Warfield     312,  322 

Shirrod — 

Thomas  Washing- 
ton 188 


700 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Shotwell — 

Mary  272 

W.  A.  272 
Shue — 

George  144 
Shuey — 

Sarah  M.  Brown 

621,  624 

Shuef — 
Anthony  Houston 
334 

Mary  Ann  Phillips 
333,  334 
Siren  Foutch  334 
Siggins — 

Albert  B.  304 
Alexander  303 

B.  B.  301,  303,  306, 
308,  313 

Clinton  C.  304,  305 
Emma  304 
Jerry  Lloyd  306 
Kinnear  304 
Laura  304,  305 
Leona  306 
Lida  306 
Lida  B.  304 
Margaret  Kinnear 
303 

Simpson — 

Benjamin  373 

C.  L.        114,  115 
Jane 
John 

Sinclair — 
Alexander  294 
Donald  Walker  245 
Gertrude  245 
Harold  Peter  245 
Eobert  C.  245 

Singer — 

Carrie  87 

Singleton — 

Edward  116 

SlZER  

Frank  Leonard  358 
Frank  Milton  359 


495 
136,  141 


Margaret  Walker 

359 

Miriam  359 
Rudolph  Spellman 
359 

Skinner — 

O.  C.  378 

Slabaugh — • 

Grace  Elizabeth  508 
Euth  Julia  508 
Willard  Clayton 

508 

Willard  Washington 
507 

Slaven — 

Daniel  215 
Elmer  215 

Smiley — 

Horace  Pickett  527 
Mary  Hays  527 
Kobert  G.  526,  527 

Smith — 

A.  G.  311 

B.  M.  157,  158,  159, 
160,  472 

Caleb  B.  441,  442 
Catherine  353 
Claud  311 
Daniel  182,  214, 
215 

Delilah  224,  225 
Dwight  361 
Edith  Mildred  107 
Elizabeth  153,  159, 
173 

Eliza  Cortland 

159,  161 
Emily  Michany  158 
Eunice  B.  311 
Frances  Brown 

158,  160 
Francis  109 
Frank  A.  311 
Frank  Earl  107 
George  303,  311 
George  K.  311 
Harriet  Isabel  107 


Harriet  R.  159 
Helen  311 
Henry  215 
Hyrum  370,  371 
Ira  Calvin  311 
J.  B.  579 
Joe  369,  370,  371 
Josiah  Morrison 

158 

Lavina  Rutherford 
159,  161 
Lucinda  224,  225 
Lucy  109 
Martha  Phillips  224 
Mary  159,  160 
Mary  Lulu  311 
Marv  Moore 

158,  159 
Mattie  280,  281 
Melissa  301,  302 
Michael  353 
Millie  148 
Milo  P.  106 
Mordecai  224 
Mr.  443 
Oscar  634 
Robert  Dabney  159 
Rose  L.  353 
Sarah  Persley  224 
Scott  Graham  311 
Susanna  109 
Thomas  109,  224 
Viola  A.  311 
William  179 
Smithson — 

F.  89 
Sarah  William  89 
Snead  or  Sneed — 
Adjutant  General 

542,  543 
Ida  208,  211 

James  M.  208 
Susan  E.  Maupin 

208 

Thomas  -  494 
Snider  or  Snyder — 
Henry  272 


JOHN  WALKER. 


701 


Joel  Townsend  246 
John  77 
Bobert  M.  245,  246 
Euth  246 

Snodgrass — 

D.  L.  518 
James  75 

sommers,  somers  or 
Summers — 
Anna  Blanche  329 
Clara  Ethel  329 
Clarence  Workman 
329 

James  328 
Jane  145,  153,  347, 
350 

John  S.  328,  329 
Minnie  Cornelia 

329 

Priscilla  328 
Susan  Jane 

347,  350 

SOUTHALL  

Stephen  480 
Spears — 

Martha  4 
Speece — 

Conrad     173,  175, 
473 
Spellman — 

A.  G.  240,  241 
Spotswood — 

Alexander  474,  475, 
476 
Stahl — 

Earl  William  107 

Mildred  Eebecca 

107 

Eobert  Boyd  107 
William  Franklin 

107 

St.  Clair  or  St. 
Clare — 

A.  149 
Mr.  464 
Stanard — 
W.  G-.  83 


Stanford — 

James  633 

Stantree — 

Earnest  Edgar  406 
Ethel  Daisie  406 
John         404,  406 

Stare:weather — 
Eleanor  279 
Ezra  279 
Kate  Sanders  279 
Gorman  276,  279 
Samuel  Donally  279 

Stearns — 

Constance  236 
George  Eussell 

235,  236 
Eichard  Alexander 
236 

Steel  or  Steele — 
Andrew  576 
David  584 
Dr.  53,  54 

Ellen  555 
General  540 
John  599 
Lizzie  599 
Lucy  7  6 

Margaret  597,  598 
Miss  70,  73 

Mr.  259 
Samuel  584 

Steele — 

John  485 

Stephens — 

General  487 
George  497 
James  Anthony  497 

Stephenson — 

William  590 

Stepp — 

Sallie  300 

Sterrett — 

Belle  Mackey  628 
Bettie  J.  169 
Frank  630 
James  Eeid  630 
John  D.  630 


Martha  630 
Mr.  599 
Mrs.  162 

Steuben — 

Baron        479,  480 

Stevens — 

James  633 

Stevenson — 

Abbie  297 
Albert  Seeley  382 
Frank  L.  381,  382 
Harriet  382 
Helen  Susan  382 
Joseph  229,  230, 
231 

Lou  Cornelia  382 
Mary  88 
William  382 
William  Pinkney 

382 

Still — 

Abram  146,  463 
Andrew  Taylor 

146,  147,  148 
Barbara  Jane  Poage 
146 

Blanche  147 
Casander  Elliott 

146 

Charles  E.  147 
Edward  Cox  146 
Fred  148 
Frederick  147 
Gladys  148 
Harry  M.  147,  148 
Herman  T. 

147,  148 
James  Moore  146 
John  Wesley  146 
Marova  Marsdin 

146 

Mary  147 
Mary  Elizabeth  148 
Mary  Margaret  146 
Eusha  H.  147 
Thomas  Chalmer 

146 


702 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Stimmee — 

Lydia  232 

Nancy  232 

Stinson — 

Miss  633 

Stockton — 

Elizabeth  40 

John  40 

John  A.  528 

Miss  36 

Susan        267,  269 

Stockwell — 

Mr.  18,  19 

Stoddard — 

Augustus  349 

Eli    274,  347,  349 

Lueinda  Jane  349 

Stogwell — 

Mr.  143 

Stokes — 

A.  W.  593 

Margaret  L.  593 

Stone — 

Albert  360 

Alexander  360 

Alfred  IT.  268 

Ambrose    346,  360, 
449 

Catherine  449 

Charles  361 
Charlotte  Bailey 

217 

Clarinda  A. 

268,  269 
David  360 
David  C.  446 
Elisha  361 
Eliza  361 
Emma  361 
Erythusa  Mont- 
gomery 268 
Fannie  217,  220 
Fanny  Bell  361 
George  388 
James  217,  361 
James  M.  361 
Jane  360 


Janetty  Josephine 

268 

John  346,  361,  449 
John  F.  361 
John  Hardin  268 
Kate  361 
Laura  Allen  268 
Lueinda  361 
Lucy  449 
Lucy  J.  268,  269 
Mary  A.  360 
Mary  L.  268,  269 
Miss  360,  361 

Moses  448 
Mr.  387 
Otis  388 
Polly  Jane  361 
Stephen  449 
Thomas  448 
William  360,  361 
William  A.  268,  448 

Story — 

Joseph  633 

Stotts — 

Ann  Elizabeth 

271,  272 
Araminta  272 
Casey  272 
Charlie  274 
Edwin  274 
Elizabeth  272,  274 
Esther  421 
Isabella  Susan 

271,  274 
James  429 
John  271,  426 
John  C.  272 
John  Edward  K. 

271 

Joseph  Patterson 

271,  272 
Lueinda  Jane  271 
Mary  272 
Mary  Eleanor 

271,  272 
Mary  Gertrude  272 
Mary  Patterson  273 


Mrs.  280 
Polly  449 
Roberta  274 
Thomas  271 
William    267,  271, 

272,  449 
William  Thompson 
271,  272 

Stover — 

Arthur  Patterson 

350 

Elisha  350 
Emila  McMurry 

350 

Howard  Combs  350 
Mattie  Evangelie 

350 

Noble  McMurry 

350 

W.  R.  350 

Strain — 

Samuel  357 

Strawther — 

Mr.  164 

Street — 

Aaron       432,  444 

Strickler — 

Cyrus  618 
Effie  618 
Estalmio  618 
Given  B.  472,  618 
Heron  618 
Janie  618 
Jennie  618 
Joseph  616,  618, 
619 

Mary  618 
Nettie  618 
Stuart  or  Stewart 
Abraham  259,  246, 

247,  251 
Addison  W.  60 
Adelaide  L.  42,  45 
Adele  255 
Alan  K.  255 
Alexander    32,  34, 

35,  36,  40,  48,  53, 


JOHN  WALKER. 


70S 


61,  62,  63,  69,  70, 
153,  470,  482, 
485,  584 
Alexander  B. 

36,  150 
Alexander  H.  H. 
36,  37,  38,  39,  51, 
484,  485 
Alice  62 
Amanda  62 
Amelia  58,  59 

Ann  48 
Anna  255 
Anna  R.  61 
Ann  Dabney  49 
Annie  Elizabeth 

42,  45,  46 
Annie  M.  58,  60 
Archibald  32,  33, 
34,  35,  36,  37,  38, 
40,  48,  49,  52, 
482,  485,  486, 
585 

Archibald  G.  39 
Archibald  P.  37 
Ardenne  254 
Augusta  39 
Benjamin  34,  62 
Bethenia  F.  49 
Betsey  457 
Bettie  34 
Briscoe  Baldwin  39 
Chapman  J.  48 
Columbia  49 
Cornelia  60 
Dabney  40 
David     33,  52,  59, 

63,  482 
David  P.  49 
David  Todd  53,  57, 

58 

Edward  42,  43,  44, 
45 

Edwin  W.  58 
Eleanor  34,  35,  36, 
37 

Eliza  A.  53,  54,  62 


Elizabeth  33,  36 
Elizabeth  Walker  52 
Ella  609 
Ellen  Douglas  49 
Emily  Ayres  239, 

246,  247,  249, 

253 

Emma  57 
Florence  58,  59 
Frances  36,  39 
General  42,  43,  44, 
45 

George  B.  58,  254, 
255 

George  D.  227,  250, 
254 

Gerard  Briscoe  38 
Helen  W.  254 
Hugh  52,  265,  285 
Isabel  L.  123,  126 
James    32,  34,  36, 

40,  48,  52,  53,  62, 

63,  73,  286,  461 
James  Ewell  Brown 

36,  37,  48,  49, 

50,  51 
James  Gamble  58 
James  H.     41,  42, 

43,  44,  45,  64 
James  J.  61 
Jane     36,  57,  152, 


568,  615 


J  anet 


34,  35 


J.  B.  239,  251,  253, 

254,  262 
Jenny  33 
Joe  C.  58 
John  32,  33,  34,  51, 
52,  58,  62,  63, 
126,  285,  286, 
461,  491,  568 
John  A.  37 
John  D.  49 
John  H.  61,  62,  63 
John  L.        58,  59 
John  Todd  53,  54, 
55,  57 


Joseph  52 
Judge       456,  484, 

568,  584,  615 
Judith  A.  60 
Judy  33 
Julia  33 
Katherine  60 
Delia  S.  60,  61 
Louise  286 
Louise  W.  58 
M.  A.  126 
Major       480,  487, 

585,  588 
Marcus  C.  58 
Margaret  39,  52,  53, 

57,  62,  286 
Margaret  B.  58,  59 
Martha  M.  239, 

246,  249,  251 
Martin  H.  58 
Mary     33,  34,  36, 
39,  40,  52,  57, 
61,  62,  63,  151, 
286,  287,  456, 
568,  616,  619 
Mary  E.        60,  61 
Mary  Jane  53 
Mary  L.        58,  59 
Mary  Patterson  35 
Mary  Tucker  49 
Matty  63 
Miriam  255 
Mr.    282,  458,  459 
Nancy  34 
Nettie  62 
Olivia  62 
Olivia  H.  58 
Oscar  36 
Oscar  Ewing  41,  42, 

43,  44,  45 
Oscar  James  40 
Oscar  James  E.  40 
Priscilla        35,  36 
Robert    32,  36,  51, 
52,  53,  56,  57,  58, 
59,  61,  62,  461, 
491 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Eoberta  60 
Rose  286 
Samuel  53,  60 
Samuel  D.  60,  63 
Sarah  51 
Sarah  Jane  E.  42 
Stockton  40 
Stuart  B.  58 
Susan  39,  62 

Theodore  58 
Thomas  32,  34 
Thomas  Jefferson 

37,  38 

Victoria  49 
Virginia  49,  51 
Virginia  W.  60 
Walker  53,  61,  63, 

264,  490 
Warren  59 
Washington  Morri- 
son 286 
William  57,  63,  227 
William  A.  49 
William  D.  38 
William  W.  61,  286 
Winchester  58 
Winchester  Hall 

57,  58 

Stubbins — 
Asher  Eice  604 
Carrie  T.  604 
Cecil  Grace  604 
Hugh  Alexander  604 
Joseph  Briggs  604 
Martha  Jane  604 
Philander  604 
Richard  P.  604 
Samuel  603 
Samuel  Barclay  604 
Virginia  Agnes  604 

Stull — 

Chaplain  347 

Sturgeon — 

Barbara  329 

David  329 

David  L.  329 


Sullivan — 

Edward  79 
Harriet  E.  79 
James  S.  79 
Jennie  K.  79 
John  79 
John  B.     606,  607 

John  C.  284 
Margaret  Leaven- 
worth 79 
Margaret  Ruth  79 

Mary  Morgan  284 

Percy  B.  607 
Zebulon  E.     78,  79 

Sully — 

Mr.  538 

Summerville — 

Margaret  Sale  516 

Sumner — 

Senator  438 

SURRIDGE— 

Edward  S.  285 
Frank  285 
Frederick  285 
Nancy  Frances  285 

Sutherland — 

Katherine  375 

Sutton — 

Sallie  .  297 

Swain — ■ 

Grace  619 

Sweeney — 
Cleon  F. 

SWINK  

Mr. 


563 
599 
485 
369 


SWOOPE — 

Jacob 

Sympson — 
Alexander 

Tabb— 

Anna  53 
Augusta  Adams 

514,  520 
Blucher  520 
Henry  520 
William  Henry  520 


Taber  or  Tabor — 
Eliza  146 
Miss  464 

Talmage — 

De  Witt  107 

Tandy — ■ 

Sallie  601 

Tarlton  or  Tarle- 

TON — 

G.  C.  115 
General  480 
Judith  115 

Tasker — 

Colonel  631 
Magdalene  511, 
630,  631 

Tate — 

Captain  485,  487 
James  35,  458,  584 
John  458 
Miss  162,  458 

Mr.  480 
William  577 

Taylor — 

Annie  E.  362 
Barbara    135,  145, 
146,  179,  463, 
464 

Catherine  Esther 

361 

Catherine  Rebecca 
421 

Claud  315 
David  207 
Ella  516 
Eulalia  B.  611,  613 
George  W.  312,  315 
Hawkins    226,  296, 
346,  361,  362, 
367,  421,  422, 
424,  434,  435, 
443 

India  148,  465 
James  362,  421 
Jane  260,  261 

Jane  P.     177,  179 


.JOHN  WALKER. 


705 


Jean  260,  261 

John  179,  462 
John  Howe  421 

Margaret  179 

Mary  E.  601,  602 

Mary  J.  362 

Miss  465 

]STancy  179 

Reuben  315 

Ruth  D.  207 


Samuel     179,  264, 
421 

Samuel  David  362 
Sarah  148,  149,  179 
William    176,  179, 

260,  261 
William  H.  C.  362 

Teacker — ■ 

Arthur  494 

Teale — 

Andrew  558 
Aurelia  Gray  558 
Martha  Ann 

555,  558 

Tedford — 

Robert  294 

Telford — 

Anna  Brown  156 
Brownie  Eddins 

156 

Josephine  Lindsly 


156 

Mary  Moore  156 
Robert  L.  155,  156 

Temple — 

George  D.  303 

Terrel  or  Terrell 
Alexander  W.  622 
Ann  610 
Cora  Fleming  609 
David  609 
Harry  610 
Hugh  610 
Imogen  610 
Moss  Louisa  609 
Rutherford  610 


Thomas — 

Carolyn 

Ida, 

172 

Charles 

415 

Edgar 

A  -i  C 

4lo 

General 

4 

-Leslie 

415 

Lou 

319 

T\  IT 

Mr. 

392 

KJ  TUO 

4fc  ID 

Ssr»~n  ni  a 

4-1  ^ 

Ssii  ci a 

4-1  ^ 

W  E 

31  3 

Thomasoist — 

Mr. 

259 

\  n  c\  tpw 

469 

Tr>  rVn 
O  U1IJJ. 

469 

HP  n  atyi  o  g 

_l_  llU.LLIa.E5 

469 

Thompson — 

Alexander 

294 

Benjamin 

342 

Colonel 

530,  534 

Eleanor 

343 

Emma  C. 

394,  399 

Horatio 

482 

James  H. 

343 

Jane  176, 

180,  181 

Lucia 

343 

Mr. 

533 

]^"ancv  Aeiies 

342 

kelson  E. 

342 

P.  W. 

399 

Rebecca 

66 

Walker 

343 

William  Jonathan 

343 

William  R. 

215 

Thorn — 

Archil 

344 

Edward 

344 

James  Edward 

344 

Willis  Gordon 

344 

Tpiornberry 

Frances 

333,  335 

Thornton — 

Laura 

520, 

524 

Mary  Spencer 

522,  524 
Miss  296,  297 

William  F.  446 

Thorowgood — 

Susan  95,  96 

Thurlow — 

Anna  C.    498,  499 

Thurman — 

Nora  208 

Thurmond — 

Brice  C.  212 
Edward  C.  209,  212 
Olive  C.  212 

TlBBETTS  

Benjamin  344 
Bernard  Dewey  344 
Margaret  Brenhilda 
344 

Tifany  or  Tiffany 
Charles     146,  149, 
464 


TlLFORD  


Alexander 

290 

Elizabeth 

300,  301 

Hugh 

489 

James 

400 

Jane 

290 

Lucinda 

400 

Mr. 

432 

TlLTON  

Jobe 

258 

John 

258 

TlMBERMAX- 

Mr. 

275 

-Tippy — 

Rose 

392 

Tobien — 

Earl  Walker  8 

John  H. 

8 

Junior  Danforth  8 
Tod  or  Todd — 

David  55 
Hannah  52,  53,  56, 
57 

James  55,  485,  469 


—47 


706 


DESCENDANTS  OP 


John  55 

,  56 

Levi        53,  56 

,  57 

Mary 

57 

Miss 

69 

Eobert    55,  56,  469 

Sarah  573,  589, 

590 

TOLMAN  

Mattie 

396 

TOMKINS — ' 

Miss 

155 

TOMLIN — ■ 

Benjamin  W. 

193 

Henry  Clarence  193 

John  Walker 

126 

Judith  Harrison 

122,  126 

Margaret  William- 

son Ball 

126 

Nancy  L. 

193 

Toole — 

Allan  Hardenbrook 

352 

Anna 

359 

John  Howard 

352 

John  R. 

352 

Nora  Marie 

352 

Thula 

352 

William  Brice 

352 

Toomy — 

Ambrose 

180 

Barbara 

180 

Rebecca 

180 

Tooney — « 

J  ames 

177 

Julia  Ann 

177 

Tough — 

John  S. 

90 

•  Lavinia 

90 

Littleton  M. 

90 

William        85,  89 

Townsend — 

Bessie  M. 

245 

Charles  M.  243, 

245 

Evelyn  Todd 

245 

Louise 

245 

Sarah 

245 

TOWNSON — 

Mary  E.     338,  339 

Tracer — 

Hattie  M.  195 

Lessie  L.  195 

Lottie  M.  195 

Michael  195 

Samuel  195 

Sarah  Reckard  195 

Tracy — 

Alonza  633 

TrAmmell — 

James  B.  635 

Miss          631,  635 

Thomas  635 

Trantum — 

Charles  C.  10 

Isabel  10 

Joel  Garrett  10 

John  Thomas  10 

Traughber — 

Edmonia  A.  314 

Flora  J.  314 

Hugh  M.  314 

James  Monroe  313 

Laura  P.  314 
Marquis  S.  312,  313 

Mary  Ellen  313 

Odessa  P.  314 

Robert  Walker  314 

Virgil  S.  314 

Trayham — ■ 

Minnie  Raeville  172 

Tremaine — 


Josephine 

553 

L.  B. 

553 

Tremmel — 

Catherine  Brown 

206 

Trimble — 

Allen 

484 

James 

484 

Mamie 

280,  281 

Sarah  A. 

206,  208 

William 

206 

Trinnell — 

Amanda 

221 

John  218 
Ralph  221 
Roy  221 
Samantha  Hedrick 
218 

William  218,  221 
Tripp — 

Dwight  K.  235 
James  Williamson 
235 

Trotti — 

Samuel  Wilds  111 
True — 

Irene  409 
Trumbull — 

Lyman     256,  428, 
443 
Trusell — 

M.  F.  190 
Tucker — 

Anne  Frances  Blancl 
122 

Cynthia  109 
Daniel  120 
Frances  Bland  108, 

120,  121,  122 
George  73,  120 
Henry  120 
John'  120 
Judge  456  458 
Nathaniel  Beverly 

108,  128 
St.  George  108, 

120,  121,  122 

TUESDALE  

John  494 

TULL— 

Elizabeth  564 

TUNNECLIFFE  

Bailey  565 
Damon  G.  564,  565 
Elizabeth  Marinda 
565 

George  Damon  565 
Helen  Baker  565 
Henry  565 


JOHN  WALKER. 


Louise  565 
Mary  56.2 
Mary  Elizabeth  565 
Morris  Damon  565 
William  Washing- 
ton 565 

Turk— 

John  Gary  240,  242 
Sarah  Alice  317,318 
William  C.  242, 
256,  317 

Turner — 

Jesse  95 
Luther  218 
Mary  E.     146,  147 
Mary  S.  Hamilton 
218 

Mr.  579 
Ollia         218,  222 

TUTT  

Lucy  M.  509 

TUTTLE  

Chauncey  C.  560 
Mary  A.  560 
Melville  Warnock 

560 

Morton      559,  560 

TWEEDLE  

Fielding  635 
William  635 

TWITTY  

Ann  177 

Underhill — 

Fred  556 

Underwood — 

Clemma     217,  222 

Eliza  Green  217 

James  217 

TJPDTKE  

Bessie        147,  148 

Sarah  E.  447 

Van  Buren — 

Mr.  110 

Van  Cleave — 

Anderson  C.  624 

M.  M.  621 


Nellie  G.  625 
Bobert  T.  625 
Sarah  A.  624 
Sylvester  A.  624 

Van  Dorn — 

Earl  522,  523,  539 

Van  Delishmut — 
Mr.  444 

Van  Dyck — 

Josephine  182,  187 
Thomas  Nixon  182 

Van  Meter — 

John  7 

Van  Sweringen — 
Gerret  506 
"Maryland"  506 

Van  Valkenburc — 
Clement  Lincoln 

246 

Edmund  Douglas 

246 

Joel  Walker  246 
John  J.  246 

Vaughn — 

 Leach  218 

Mary  M.  147 
Philemon  147 
William  B.  218 
William  E.  218 

Venable — 

Miss  83 

Veset — 

Allen  J.  556 

VlETEN  

Carrie  E.    191,  192 
Harriet  C.  Martin 
192 

Henry  192 
Von  Brocke — 

Count  43 

VORHEES — 

Jane  398 
Waddel  or  Waddell 
Alexander  469 
Cornelia  St.  Clair 
53,  60 


James  469,  485 
Joseph  33 
Joseph  A.  572 
Mr.  481,  584 

William  469 

Waddv— 

Elizabeth  109 

Wade— 

Hamilton  Stuart 

287 

Hugh  Stuart  287 
Johnson  389 


Mr. 

76 

William 

286,  287 

Waggener  or  Wag- 

goner— 

George 

418 

Katherine  Pendle- 

ton 

621,  624 

Leslie 

624 

Marvin 

418 

Sarah 

373 

William  Finis  418 

Wakefield — 

Louisa 

390 

Wallace — 

Adam 

584 

Andrew 

584 

Caleb 

65,  177 

Hettie  Jane 

265,  266 

Hugh 

584 

James  4, 

626,  627 

Joel 

590 

John 

626 

Julia 

128 

Mary 

177 

Michael 

491 

Mrs. 

312,  313 

Eebecca 

4 

Bobert 

469 

Samuel 

482 

William 

112 

Waller — 

Page 

51 

-48 


708 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Walker — 

A.  326 
Abba  Beatrice  Creel 
278 

Abby  Maria  563 
Abigail  387 
Abner  365,  386 
Ada  347 
Adda  Bell  291 
Addie  Lavinia  410 
Adelaide  338 
Adele  Florence  349 
Adeline  11 
Adley  P.  180 
Agnes  611,  618 
Agnes  Mary  613 
A.  J.  326,  514,  529 
Albert       274,  313, 

348,  350,  351 
Alberta  447 
Albert  0.  351 
Alexander  2,  3,  36, 
150,  152,  175, 
176,  229,  263, 
264,  265,  266, 
267,  273,  274, 
282,  283,  286, 
290,  296,  297, 
298,  316,  323, 
327,  333,  334, 
336,  347,  349, 
354,  355,  357, 
360,  363,  364, 
365,  373,  374, 
376,  377,  399, 
410,  412,  424, 
448,  449,  454, 
462,  469,  566, 
567,  568,  569, 
576,  615,  620, 
625,  626,  627, 
628,  629,  630, 
631 

Alexander  B.  357 
Alexander  Campbell 
403,  406 


Alexander  Cnlton 

266,  282 
Alexander  D.  413 
Alexander  H.  226, 

346,  347 
Alexander  Milton 

276,  277,  279, 

356,  359 
Alexander  S.  265, 

621,  623,  624 
Alexander  Warfleld 
312,  313 
Alice  338,  373 
Alice  Gray  291,  292 
Alice  Maud  310 
Alice  Eebecca  7 
Allen  A.  394,  397 
Allen  D.  353 
Allen  H.    363,  365, 

392,  393,  394 
Alma  402,  447 
Alta  399 
Amanda  324,  338 
Amelia  C.  394,  398 
Analisa  414 
Andrew  1,  263,  326, 

327,  402,  410, 

567,  568,  620 
Andrew  H.  365, 

403,  410 
Andrew  Jackson 

535 

Ann     6,  264,  290, 
291,  296,  326, 
327,  333,  449, 
615 

Anna  335 
Anna  Belle  407 
Anna  C.  357 
Anna  Harris 

340,  343 
Anna  J.  335 
Anna  Maria 

512,  514 
Anna  McNeil  528 
Anne  346 
Ann  Eilza  616 


Ann  G.     377,  385, 
386 

Annie  529,  618 
Ann  M.  312,  315 
Archibald  615,  621 
Archibald  Briscom 

150,  152 
A.  Rice  399 
Arlie  Rhae  289 
Armstrong  259 
Arthur  375 
Arthur  William  418 
Artie  447 
Audley  336 
Augustus  Dodge 

243,  244 
Augusta  K.  522 
Augusta  Tabb  521 
Barbara  176,  177 
Barbara  M.  180 
Barnett  521,  524 
Belle  Moore  288 
Benjamin  394 
Berilla  400 
Bertha  399 
Bessie  522 
Betsey  52,  265,  285, 
290,  296,  324, 
456,  460,  615, 
616,  620,  629 
Bettie  63,  266,  284 
Bettie  Brown 

171,  172 
Birdie  402 
Bird  T.  351 
Blackmore  Hughes 
333,  334,  335 
Blanche  Amanda 

7,  8 

Button  Stewart 

254,  255 
Camilla  300 
Caroline  79 
Caroline  Victoria 

397 

Carrie  G.  418 


JOHX  WALKER. 


Walkeb — 

Catherine  7,  19.  22, 
30.  264.  28S.  415. 
421,  423,  613 
Catherine  Hannah 

514.  515 
Catherine  Ruther- 
ford 611 
Cettie  521 
Chalmers  254.  419 
Charles  335.  336, 
348 

Charles  A.  413 
Charles  Brvce 

353,  354 
Charles  C.  406 
Charles  Glen  410 
Charles  K.  351 
Charles  Lee  315 
Charles  Pinknev 

"381 

Charles  W.  326 
Chloe  387 
Clara  A.  624 
Clara  Cecil  310 
Clarence  Penner  11 
Cleo  354 
Clinton  387 
Clinton  E.  308 
Colonel  66 
Combs  444 
Cora  414,  415 

Cornelia  387 
Cornelia  Morgan 

284 

Cornelius  Leslie 

288 

Creed  Tavlor  613 
Croorn  W.  522,  524 
Cynthia     365.  373, 

375,  377,  384. 

385,  386,  389 
Cynthia  Ann 

403  409 
Cvrus       IT 9.  266, 
"270.  274,  290, 

296,  301,  324^. 


326,  365,  366, 
367,  368,  369, 
370,  371,  3T2. 
3T 3,  374,  375, 
378,  381,  387, 

501*  616*  618 
Cyrus  Abner  403 
Cyrus  Allen  303. 

"307,  308,  387 
CVrus  Claypool 

"  347,  354 
Gyms  M.  357 
Daniel  Brown  171 
Daniel  Lisle  419 
David       179.  226. 
264,  267,  273, 
274  277.  279. 
346',  347^  350'. 
355.  356.  357. 
358,  360,  365, 
381,  413,  421, 
422^.  448,  449, 


479,  490 

David  Creel 

277 

27S.  360 

David  D.  356, 

359, 

360 

David  Estalie 

407 

David  G. 

351 

David  PL 

291 

David  V. 

357 

D.  K.  S. 

357 

Dorothy 

420 

Dorothv  Catherine 

419.  420 

Dottie 

387 

E.  B. 

326 

Ebenezer 

326 

-  326 

311 

Edmond  S. 

313 

Edna  Lueile 

312 

Edna  Maud 

353 

Edwin 

348 

Edwin  Kelso  417 
Edwin  Quarles 

419,  420 
Effie  Eliza  345 
Egbert  S.  389 
Eleanor     566,  568, 

620,  625,  626, 

628 

Eleanor  Louisa  288 

Eleanor  Wormley 

515.  519 

Eliza  243.  244,  344, 
359,  619 

Elizabeth  3.  6.  32, 
52.  62,  152.  176. 
179,  180,  240, 
260,  261,  265, 
284.  285.  289, 
290,  296,  298, 
312,  313,  324, 
333.  335.  346, 
414,  415,  419. 
449,  495,  506, 
561.  562,  603 

Elizabeth     C.  515, 
519,  562 

Elizabeth  Frv  ^Nel- 
son 316 

Elizabeth  G.  229. 
230.  231.  232. 
238,  249 

Elizabeth  Irma  303 

Elizabeth  Jane  318 

Elizabeth  L. 

180,  181 

Elizabeth  M.  180. 
299.  323.  561. 
564 

Elizabeth  Polk  52S 
Elizabeth  Scott 

298.  299 
Eliza  C.  407 
Eliza  Frame  244 
Eliza  Green 

355,  357 
Eliza  Jane  274. 
347.  349 


710 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Walker — 

Eliza  Marshall  243 
Ella  348,  349,  354, 
447,  615,  619, 
637 

Ellen  335,  377,  385 
Ellen  Mahala  404 
Elliot  Pyle  357 
Elmer  E.  402 
Elmer  Theophihis 
397 

Elvira  460 
Elzy  Creel  299 
Emily  374 
Emily  Stewart  254 
Emma  300,  326 
Emma  Charlotte  7 
Ernest  400,  401 
Espa  M.  611 
Estelle  Grace  334 
Esther  3,  349 

Esther  E.  415 
Esther  M.  562,  563 
Ethel  402 
Etta  354,  563 

Eugene  447 
Evalina  335 
Evelyn  351 
Everett  12,  335 
Everly  400 
Fannie  618 
Fannie  Moore 

Brown  171 
Fanny  Kogers  288 
Fetney  Ann  303 
Flora  373,  374,  376, 

377 

Flora  Esther  375 
Flora  M.  325 
Florence  12 
Frances  Pendleton 
624 

Francis  Hugh  356 
Francis  Melissa  400 
Frank       288,  289, 

290,  387,  389 
Frank  A.  351 


Frank  McDonald 

340 

Frank  P.  353 
Frank  S.  336 
Frank  V.  447 
Fred  348,  402 

Fred  E.  351 
Frederick  Scott  310 
Fred  W.  341 
Gabriel  17 
George      244,  303, 
310,  312,  387, 
388,  447,  479 
George  A.  387,  389 
George  Edwin  381 
George  L.  308 
George  S,  345 
George  Thompson 
349 

George  W.  230,  256, 
336 

George  W.  Thorn- 
ton 522 
G.  F.  400,  401 
Gideon  Pillow  521 
Gilmer  325 
Gilmer  E.  308 
Gilmore  411 
Gladys  Lucile  410 
Glen  Howard  310 
Glenn  M.  336 
Goldie  401 
Grace  341 
Gray  296 
Greenville  299,  300 
Grier  375 
Guthrie  Pardee  H. 

410 

Guy  375,  406 

Handy       636,  637 
Hal  T.      522,  537, 
539 

Hardie  S.  351 
Harlan  402 
Harold  401 
Harrison  Perry  299 
Harriet         9,  334 


Harriet  A.  417 
Harry  357,  406 
Harry  Lee  335 
Harry  Lincoln  345 
Harry  Thornton 

524 

Harvey  333,  334 
Helen  254,  354 
Henrv  25,  406 
Henry  Clav  9,  316, 

317,  318,  414, 

415,  417 
Henry  E.  325 
Henrv  Morean  418 
Henry  Tabb  520, 

522,  536 
Henry  Wilford  291 
Herbert  Baird  349 
Hetty  6,  286,  618 
Holmes  356 
Horace  T.  418 
Howard  L.  517,  519 
Hugh       265,  289, 

457,  458,  462, 

463 

Hughes  334 
Hugh  K.  265,  287, 
288,  289,  297, 
413,  414,  421 


Hugh  Legare  356 

Hyberna  324 

Ida  Dell  353 

Ida  E.  12 

Ida  Gray  335 

Ina  Lucille  397 

India         243,  244 

India  M.  243 

Ira  B.  360 
Ira  Cassius  303,  311 

Ira  Wyland  310 

Irene  354 

Irene  Carmen  312 
Isaac     6,  7,  18,  22 

Isaac  Sharp  7 

Isabella     296,  353, 

354,  449 

Isaiah  P.  7 


JOHN  WALKER. 


711 


Walker — 

Iva  354 

Jack  ±14:,  516,  625 

Jacob  Epler 

333,  334 

James  3,  6.  31,  52, 
176,  180,  181, 
264,  265,  266, 
282,  294,  295, 
296,  299,  308, 
317,  323,  326, 
327.  338,  367, 
373,  413,  447, 
453,  460,  478, 
492,  495,  496, 
510,  512,  513, 
514,  515,  516, 
522,  526,  529, 
535,  561,  567, 
568^  569,  611. 
613,  615,  616, 
627,  629,  637 

James  A.    64,  150, 
169,  170.  171, 
280,  282,  318, 
343,  344,  467 

James  B.  284 

James  D.  254.  324, 
326,  327,  561, 
562 

James  F.  8,  303,309 
James  Gilmer  381 
James  Gordon  344 
James  H.  325,  333, 

335,  340,  514, 

525 

James  Lynn  Khea 
288 

J.  M.  79.  179.  325, 

413,  616 
James  Xorvell  613 
James  P.  180,  334, 

338,  339,  343, 

445 

James  S.  340,  563 
James  Thomas 

347,  354 


James  Ware  522 
James  Warfield  310 
Jane    3,  6,  32,  69, 
108,  136,  145, 
175,  176,  179, 
180,  181,  264, 
266,  274,  278, 
290,  312,  327, 
329,  346,  347, 
349,  355,  365, 
399,  413,  447, 
448,  449,  493, 
495,  568,  569, 
600.  615,  619, 
629 

Jane  Ann  629 
Jane  Clarissa 

514,  524 
Jane  F.  296,  297 
Jane  Hammer  495 
Jane  Holmes  346 
Jane  Maria  Polk 

512,  514 
Jane  Moore 

151,  569 
Jane  P.    177,  179, 
180,  228,  230, 
232 

Janette  Josephine 
349 

Janey        630,  631 
J.  C.  151,  227,  230, 
231,  237,  238, 
246,  247,  248, 
249,  250,  251, 
253,  254,  255, 
257,  259,  260, 
262,  333 
Jean  278,  413,  625, 
626 

Jency  630,  631,  637 
Jennie      335,  336, 

351,  389 
Jennie  B.   350,  351 
Jennie  J.  351 
Jennie  Scott  535 
Jesse  445 


Jessie  Gant  288 
J.  M.  243,  259,  326 
Jo  Anna  356 
Joel     1,  6,  11,  12, 
180,  228,  229, 
247,  248,  250, 
259,  260,  261, 
262,  263,  403, 


492,  631 


Joel  P. 


180 


John  1.  2,  3,  6.  31, 

32,  36,  52,  61,  63, 
69,  150,  151,  169, 
170,  175,  176, 
177,  180,  229, 
250,  260,  261, 
263,  264,  265, 
267,  278,  282, 
283,  284,  285, 
290,  327,  333, 
334,  339,  357, 
360,  365,  367, 
399,  400,  402, 
413,  414,  420, 
445,  455,  468, 
469,  492,  494, 
566.  567,  568, 
616,  618,  619, 
620,  625,  626, 
627,  628,  629, 
630 

John  Anthony  334 
John  C.    333,  335, 

375.  615,  621 
John  D.  351 
John  Edgar  621 
John  G.    230,  247, 

255,  257,  260, 

266.  274,  346, 

353 

John  H.     335,  421 
John  K.    180,  264, 
273,  283,  285, 
387,  389,  427, 
456,  458,  459, 
460.  461,  462 


712 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Walker — 

John  L.      79,  288, 

312,  400 
John  M.    179,  180, 

326,  373,  446, 
569,  610,  611, 
613 

John  Peyton  417 
John  E.  6,  7,  18,  19, 

445 

John  S.    243,  244, 
325,  357,  446 

John  Sheridan 
Grant  340 

John  T.        7,  356 

Joseph  3,  32,  63, 
69,  71,  79,  135, 
145,  175,  176, 
177,  180,  260, 
263,  264,  265, 
266,  282,  283, 
284,  291,  338, 
341,  348,  351, 
393,  413,  418, 
420,  445,  458, 
460,  461,  462, 
492,  493,  494, 
495,  510,  512, 
526,  549,  567, 

568,  569,  611, 
613,  615,  616, 
618,  625,  626, 
627,  628,  629 

Joseph  A.  180,  343, 
358,  394,  399 

Joseph  C.  151,  327, 
337,  350,  355, 
357,  358,  359, 
419,  567,  568, 

569,  607 
Joseph  Gr.  297,  365, 

375,  376,  377, 
381,  387,  388, 
403,  406 
Joseph  Hite  284 
Josephine   312,  421 


Joseph  Knox  512, 

513,  514,  515, 
519,  520,  521, 
522,  523,  524, 
526,  536,  537, 
538,  539 

Joseph  M.  79,  291, 

448,  561 
Joseph  K  318,414 
Joseph  Patterson 

346,  348 
Joseph  Eice  340 
Joseph  Eogers  288 
Joseph  T.  325,  353, 

400,  402,  421 
Judith  244 
Julia  338,  342 
Julian  402 
Julia  Sullivan  285 
Justin  12 
J.  W.  326,  354,  453, 

514,  516,  517 
Kate  618 
Katherine  32,  176, 

178,  282,  283, 
346,  360,  377, 
625 

Katherine  Margaret 
377,  384 
Katherine  P.  180 
Katherine  E.  230, 
237,  249,  492, 
566,  625,  630 
Kennedy  516 
Kenneth  Danforth 

8 

Kirby  Alexander 

357 

Kizziah  323,  324 
Knox  524 
Knox  Polk  522 
Lapsley  290 
Laura  387 
Laura  E.  312,  315, 

338,  339 
Lavina  79,  460,  461 
Lavina  Brown  156 


Lawson  387 
Leland  Harrison 

345 

Lellah  Ann  324 
Lena  402 
Leon  354 
Leonidas  514 
LeEoy  324 
Leslie  C.  351 
Lida  E.  347 
Lillian  11 
Lillian  A.  399 
Lillie  May  338 
Lilly  Marion  407 
Linn  618 
Lizzie  389 
Lona  401 
Lora  402 
Louisa  284,  342,  629 
Louisa  America 

303,  308 
Louisiana  400,  401, 
402 

Louisa  Brown  11 
Louisa  Caroline 

377,  382 
Louis  F.    299,  315, 
316 

Lowell  401 
Lucetta  Ann  377, 

383,  384 
Lucian  Alford  303 
Lucile  Stanley  394 
Lucilla  Ann 

381,  382 
Lucia  342 
Lucinda  180 
Lucius  Marshall 
513,  514,  517, 
528,  529,  540, 
541,  542,  543, 
544,  545,  546, 
547,  .  548,  549 
Lucretia  E. 

340,  341 
Lucy  Stuart  266 
Lulie  373 


JOHX  WALKER. 


T13 


Walker — 

Lulu  335 
Lulu  Mary'  7,  8 
Lydia  400,  401 
Lvsander  414, 420 
Mabel  Murry  528 
Magdalene  3  7  7 
Magnolia  373 
Maggie  Montana 

358,  359 
Mahala  411 
Malcolm  11 
Margaret      6.  150, 
175,  229,  248, 
264,  265,  266, 
280,  282,  286. 
296,  327,  343, 
354,  355,  365, 
377.  392,  394, 
567,  568,  569, 
588,  590,  591, 
600.  613,  616, 
618,  619,  620, 
621 

Margaret  A.  230, 
234,  254,  263, 
299,  318,  338, 
339,  340,  342. 
343,  403,  404 

Margaret  Ann  Arm- 
strong 229 

Margaret  Culton 

621 

Margaret  Dabnev 

171 

Marsraret  Ellen 

349,  40  T 
Margaret  F.  413 
Margaret  Hudson 

278 

Margaret  J.  355. 

358,  611 
Margaret  K.  284, 

285,  288,  289 
Margaret  L.  180 
Margaret  M.  624 
Marcellus  445 


Maria  6,  10,  12,  173 
Maria  Belinda 

514,  515 
Marian  Alice  404 
Maria  Polk  520, 
521,  536,  537, 
538,  539 
Marie  354 
Marietta  291,  448 
Marion  338 
Marshall  528 
Martha  6,  325,  333, 

376,  402 
Martha  Ann  414 
Martha  C.  351,  418 
Martha  E.  421,  621 
Martha  Gaither  377 
Martha  Jane  299, 
312,  313,  322, 
333,  404,  630 
Martha  M.  247,  248 
Martha  M.  Magda- 
lene      365,  412 
Martha  Eound  8 
Martha  Scott  381 
Marvin  Logan  418 

Mary  3,  6,  12,  31, 
74,  76,  176,  255, 
264,  265,  266, 
290,  334,  335, 
336.  337.  342, 
346,  361,  387, 
388,  411,  413. 
417,  460,  469, 
514,  526,  535, 
568,  569,  607, 
608,  614.  616, 
620 

Mary  A.    179.  303, 
306,  313,  324, 
355,  356,  394. 
395,  449,  561, 
568 

Mary  Ann  Prin^le 
230,  231,  237^ 
246,  259 


Mary  Blair  495, 

496,  561 
Mary  Campbell  495 
Mary  Charlotte  418 
Mary  Culton  615 
Mary  E.    171.  172, 
3i8.  343,  344, 
407,  410,  414, 
514,  525,  624 
Mary  E.  Harris  621 
Mary  Evelvn  Brown 
170 

Mary  Gaines  288 
Mary  Harmon  376 
Mary  Harris 

515,  519 
Marv  Isabella  347, 

403,  408 
Mary  Jane  327 
Mary  Jane  Polk  510 
Mary  Juriah  421 
Man-  Lavina  156 
Mary  Louisa  284, 

381,  419,  562, 

564 

Mary  Lynn  289 
Mary  Magdalene 

Harmon  365 
Mary  Montgomery 

373,  374 
Mary  Paulina  340 
Marv  S.  357 
Mary  Will  356 
Marv  Young  255 
Matilda  449 
Matthew  6,  263 
Matthew  Ealeigh  11 
Maud  E.  353 
Maud  R.  311,  400 
Maurice  Alexander 
563 

Maxamelia  Eice  394 
May  387 
Mavme  E.  353 
Melinda    152.  346, 

360,  421,  422, 

615 


714 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Walker — 

Melinda  Parthula 

347,  352 
Melissa     335,  336, 
400 

Mildred  387 
Miles  244 
Milo  402 
Minnie  244,  347, 
414 

Minnie  M.  399 
Miriam  Pair  328 
Montgomery  Allen 

404,  410 
Morean  414,  418 
Morris  354 
Moses  445 
Mr.  430,  431 

Myrtle  354 
N.  A.  326 
Nancy      6,  9,  180, 
226,  265,  290, 
291,  296,  336, 
338,  356,  494, 
495,  514,  616, 
619 

Nancy  E.  284,  285 
Nancy  Gray 

327,  328 
Nancy  H.  312 
Nancy  Jane  394 
Nancy  McClung  549 
Nancy  P.  338,  356 
Nannie  266,  375, 
420 

Nannie  Miller  420 
Naomi  Hays 

529,  535 
Nathaniel  492 
Nellie       289,  290, 
313,  335,  389, 
402,  521 
Nellie  Hempstead 
562 

Nellie  Knox 

-521,  524 
Newton  A.  400,  402 


Newton  Elmer 

400 

~\~T./-\TT-r-i- 1\/T 

JN  ewton  lvl. 

l\) 

Nicholas  Oliver 

7 

Noble  Mason 

358 

Nora  Rebecca 

407 

Norma 

516 

Olive  May 

406 

Ophelia  Lysinka 

514 

Orion  Fowler 

400 

Orlin  B. 

335 

Oval  (i. 

407 

Parthnla 

274 

Patsv  176,  414, 

569, 

613 

Patsy  Ann  316, 

318 

Patsy  Yaw 

415 

Patterson 

274 

Peggy  296, 

462 

Percy  Ladd 

11 

Perry 

402 

Pherzy 

615 

Philander 

335 

Pinkney 

365 

Pinkney  H. 

332, 

365,  366,  377, 
378,  379,  380, 
381,  551 
Pinkney  Thales  373 
Pitt  Montgomery 

'375 

Polly    53,  61,  299, 
413,  417,  449, 
460,  569,  607,  . 
608,  615,  629 
Polly  Scott  415 
Priscilla     152,  615 
Quintilla  Jane  303, 

310,  312 
Quintus     326,  365, 

410,  411 
Rachel  176,  569 
Ramsey  Milton  243 
Raymond  354 
Rebecca  180,  238, 
619,  626,  628 


Rebecca  Frances 

'  291 

Regina  Irene  308 
Reuben  349 
Richard  3 
Richard  Davis  360 
Robert  447,  613, 
616 

Robert  A.  230,  318, 
325 

Robert  C.  150,  169, 
266,  280,  473, 
627,  628 
Robert  Fletcher  338 
Robert  Franklin 

318 

Robert  Hugh  171 
Robert  J.  538 
Robert  Lincoln 

340,  341 
Robert  S.  621,  624 
Robert  Tate 

419,  420 
Robert  Woods 

611,  613 
Rosa  347 
Rose  Harriet 

338,  339 
Rosella  Melissa 

303,  311 
Rov  402 
Ruby  A.  359 
Rusella  Watson  563 
Sallie  E.  351 
Sally  348,  512,  520, 
522,  523,  524, 
536,  537,  538, 
539 

Sally  M.    350,  351, 
613 

Samuel  3,  6,  156, 
176,  179,  228, 
229,  259,  260, 
261,  263,  266, 
300,  326,  336, 
347,  495,  567, 
568,  613,  619 


JOHN  WALKER. 


715 


Walker — 

Samuel  Allen  230, 
231,  238 

Samuel  H.  346 

Samuel  Percy 

377,  386 

Samuel  Polk  512, 
514,  515,  516, 
517,  518,  519, 
520,  521,  524 

Samuel  K.  180 

Samuel  S.  180,  298, 
299,  300,  301, 
302,  303,  304, 
311,  312,  416, 
420,  432,  444 

Samuel  Theophilus 
414.  415 

Sarah       243,  245, 
296,  373,  493, 

494,  495 

Sarah  B.  230,  240, 
242 

Sarah  E.  394,  561 
Sarah  Hays  381 
Sarah  Louise  11 
Sarah  Margaret  624 
Sarah  Xaomi 

514,  527 
Saunders  576 
S.  C.  432 
Seth  Lecky  288 
Sherman  402 
Sidney  E.  313 
S.  L.  446 
Sophia  9,  413,  419, 
421 

Sophia  Jane  414 
Spencer  Allen  397 
Stella  C.  335 
Stewart  Young  255 
Stuart  338,  616 
Stuart  Eussell  324 
Susan       180,  381, 

495,  549 
Susan  Elizabeth 

333 


Susan  Emily  317 
Susan  Flora 

377,  385 
Susan  McCrosky 

381,  382 
Susanna        6,  334 
Susie  C.  415 
Sylbert  Alexander 
407 

Sylvester  631 
Talithia  C.  561,  562 
Theodosia  324 
Theophilus  79 
Theophilus  Alex- 
ander 179 
Theophilus  G.  291, 

394,  399 
Thomas  3,  36,  259, 
274,  280,  290, 
419,  529,  535, 
619 

Thomas  Armstrong 
230,  240,  242, 
244 

Thomas  Earl  7,  8 
Thomas  Erancis 

288 

T.  G.  11,  363 

Thomas  EL  150, 
152,  156,  169, 
171,  264,  280, 
288,  290,  453, 
454,  458,  459, 
461,  462,  583 
Thomas  M.  365, 

412,  413,  461 
Thomas  Xewell  516 
Thompson  274,  347, 
348 

Thula  E.  351,  352 
T.  J.  326 
Todd  524 
Tunstal  Quarles 

414,  418,  419 
Tusa  Helen  418 
Valerie  517,  519 
Viola  618 


Virginia  McEae  518 
Virginia  Eachel  326 
Wallace  Allen  399 
Waller  420 
Walter  354,  402 
Walter  Sherman 

345 

Warfield  308 
Wayne  Wellington 
420 

William  3,  6,  8,  11, 
12,  13.  16,  17, 
18,  19,  21,  26, 
27,  30,  52,  63, 
151,  153,  154, 
156,  180,  264, 
265,  266,  274, 
280,  289,  290, 
291,  326,  334, 
342,  346,  347, 
351,  355,  356, 
367,  392,  399, 

402,  447,  448, 
491,  494,  495, 
519,  526,  567, 
568,  616,  618, 
620,  625,  629 

William  A.  79,  136, 
264,  285,  312, 

403,  407,  410, 
454,  456,  461, 
616 

William  C.  325, 

326.  373,  381 
William  Denny  353 
William  Elzy  *  318 
William  Glenn  345 
William  H.  327, 
339,  343,  346, 
347,  350,  351, 
400,  402,  446 
William  J.  418 
William  Kelso  415 
William  L.  323, 

407,  410 
William  Mont- 
gomery 413 


716 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


Walker — 

William  P.  325, 

340,  515,  519 
William  R.  407 
William  Stuart 

343,  345 
William  Thomas 

284 

William  Tunstal 

421 

William  W.  338, 

341,  446 

Willis  Collins  561, 

562,  563 
Winnie  R.  313 
W.  S.  445 
Zachariah  150,  179, 

282,  618,  629 
Zora  351 

Walkup — 

Alice  L.  593 
Anna  Maria  595 
Arthur  D.  594 
Arthur  E.  595 
Augustine  J.  593. 
C.  G.  490,  593 
Claudius  Houston 
595 

Dewitt  595 
Edward  H.  594 
George  Armstrong 
594 

James  Douglas 

593,  594 


J.  B.  490 

Jennie  F.  593 
Jessie  593 
John  Arthur  592 
John  P.  594 
John  Thompson 

595 

Joseph  595 
Joseph  A.  594 
Joseph  Walker  592, 

593,  594 
Julia  R.  595 


Kate  May  594 
Lizzie  Houston  594 
Lottie  M.  595 
Lucy  G.  593 
Margaret  Louisa 

593 

Maria  Houston  594 
Marion  Julia  593 
Mary  Elizabeth  595 
Mary  Maud  593 
Matthew  Henry 

592,  594 
Michael  Henry  594 
Nannie  Jane  594 
Roberta  P.  593 
Samuel  592 
Samuel  Augustine 

592,  593 
Samuel  B.  594 
Samuel  D.  594 
Samuel  Houston 

593,  595 
Samuel  Kendrick 

594 

Samuel  P.  595 
Samuel  R.  593,  594 
Susan  M.  593 
William  Akers  594 
William  Hunter  595 
William  Madison 

593,  594 
William  Maston  594 
Walters — 

Fanny  Belle  409 
Fulton  408 
Pearl  Beatrice  409 
Walworth — 

Laura  74 
Walz— 

Charles  191,  192 
Joseph  A.  192 
Justina  Henstren 

192 

Minnie  P.  192 
Wampler — 

James  M.  93 
Sarah  Isabel  91,  93 


Ward — 

1 29 

Isaac 

129 

James 

129 

John  D. 

129 

Major 

486 

Mr.  108, 

129 

Nancy 

269 

Sarah  Jane 

268, 

269 

Thomas 

Ware — 

Bessie  520, 

522 

James  Anthony 

522 

Jane 

522 

Wardlaw — 

Virginia 

52 

William 

73 

Warnock — 

Alice  Josephine 

559, 

560 

Allen  Wiley 

555, 

560 

Amanda  Walker 

555 

Bernice  Helene 

559 

Carl  Marshall 

559 

Charles  Christopher 

555 

Charles  Sumner 

559 

Charlotte 

555 

Elizabeth 

554 

Ella  Orville 

560 

Hattie  Bstelle 

560 

Henry  Arthur 

560 

James  554,  555, 

558 

John 

554 

John  Milton 

555 

J  oseph 

554 

Joseph  Garner 

555, 

558 

Leland  Colwell 

559 

Lillian  Eldora 

559 

Luella  Aurelia 

559 

Martha  G. 

559 

Mary  Ann  555, 

558 

JOHN  WALKER. 


717 


Mary  Virginia 

559,  560 

Michael     495,  554 

Nancy  Garner  554, 

555,  558 

Nelle  Marian  559 
Olive  Eosetta 

559,  560 

Eobert  Eugene  559 

Sally  554 

Susanna  555 

Warren — 

Allie  225 
Annie  225 
Araminta  Shelton 
223 

Arnellie  E.  224 
Arthur  A.  224 
Bertha  225 
Catherine  M. 


224,  225 

Clementine 

225 

Elizabeth 

224,  225 

Elizabeth  M.  552 

Ida 

224,  225 

James  E. 

224 

James  H. 

223,  224 

James  I. 

199 

John 

224 

John  M. 

224,  225 

John  W. 

224 

Lavina 

223 

Lewis 

199 

Mary  L. 

129 

Mr. 

443 

Eobert 

182,  224 

Eobert  W. 

223 

Sarah  Presley  224 

Thomas 

224 

Walker  P. 

225 

Walter 

225 

William  P. 

224 

Warwick — 

Mr. 

637 

Washburn— 

Mr. 

440 

Washington — 

George      376,  471, 
489,  513,  514, 
522 

Henry  A.  108 

Waterman — 

Moses  633 

Waters — 

Fe'  502 
Frederick  Eay  502 
John  Charles  502 
Joseph  Dean  502 
Joseph  Graff 

497,  502 
Lizzie  Adelaide  502 
Margaret  449 
Mary  Eebecca  502 
Santa  502 

Watson — 

Abbie  Easton  562 
James  Stewart  561 
Eusella  E.  561,  562 

Watts — 

Dorothy  Josephine 
233 

Dr.  493 

Susan  W.  529 

Way— 

Charles  163 

Wayne — 

General  133 

Wear — 

John  294 

Weatherby — 

James  208 

Webster — 

Daniel  373 

Weed — 

Thurlow  442 

Weir — 

Elizabeth  590 
James  177 


Weiser — 

Conrad  23 


Welch  or  Welsh— 


Anne  Montague  507 

Gep. 

422 

Jeanne 

507 

John 

506 

Lavina  Dorsey 

507 

Luther  Winfield  506 

Mary  Ann  Hyatt 

506 

Warner 

506 

Weld— 

George 

406 

Wells — 

Charles 

564 

Florence 

564 

George  562, 

564 

Louise 

564 

Mamie 

564 

Mr. 

443 

Nellie 

564 

Walker 

564 

William 

552 

Wentgen — 

Wethunia  346,  348 

West — 

Charles  W. 

190 

George  Compton 

189,  190 

James  A.  S. 

190 

Stella  M. 

190 

Walter  L. 

190 

Westbrook — 

W. 

614 

Westfall — 

A.  Bruce 

500 

Alice  N. 

501 

Almyra  H. 

501 

Beverly  E.  496,  500 

C.  Frank 

500 

Charles  Grant 

501 

Charles  Eush 

500 

Clara  Ellen 

501 

Claud  E. 

501 

718 


DESCENDANTS  OF 


TT          1  TT 

Hugh  H. 

501 

Leland  D. 

501 

Linneus  L. 

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Mary  A. 

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M.  J. 

390 

Myra 

500 

Kalph  B. 

500 

Salome  500, 

S01 

Wetzel — 

Katherine  Harden 

307 

Will  306, 

307 

Weymire — 

Amanda 

329 

Hiram 

329 

W  HART  ON  

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Wheeler — 

Joseph  494, 

509 

Whillt — 

Miss 

464 

Mr. 

464 

William 

464 

White — 

Abbie  Crosby 

309 

Andrew  W. 

218 

Cynthia 

109 

David  A. 

309 

Elizabeth  Craw 

218 

Emma 

416 

Emma  Euth 

305 

Fanny  Arabell 

304 

Hazel  Dean 

309 

Hermon  H. 

309 

Homer  Walker 

309 

James 

178 

James  J. 

470 

Jay  Barber  Walker 

305 

John         304,  469 

John  B. 

304 

John  Franklin 

304 

Judge 

109 

Kittie 

10 

Lucy         404,  405 

Margaret 

165 

Mary  Virginia 

506 

Miss 

416 

Eaymond  Baird 

305 

Eebekah  Barber 

304 

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William  Earl 

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219 

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Mr. 

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Laura 

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Whitley — 

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XV_L<XX  £_  d±  *G  v 

146 

Eufus 

149 

William 

146 

Whitsitt — 

Lee 

94 

Wttttmoee — 

Mr. 

566 

Whittle — 

TT  M 
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1 

1/CD 

Whitworth — 

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O  A  A 

En  cpiip 

341 

Phooha  Farrell 

340 

Thomas  A 

340 

Wilbarger — 

Anna  Jane  621, 

623 

Louisa 

621 

Wicker — 

Elisha 

223 

Mary  A.  Eoberts 

223 

Mary  D. 

223 

Wicks — 

Annie  Hodgson 

200 

Emma  608, 

610 

Fannie  200, 

204 

S.  E. 

200 

WlLBURN  

Captain 

44 

Wilcox — 

Charles 

323 

Edna 

323 

Henry  Clay 

066 

Maggie 

Q9Q 

O/OO 

"Nr>ah  2QQ 

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Sallie 

323 

William  Green 

323 

Wilcoxen — 

Martha  555, 

556 

WlLEORD  

Lucy  Guy  153, 

173 

WlLKERSON  OR  WIL- 
KINSON  

Fanny  L.  Pickens 
191 

John  P.  191 
Sue  190,  191 

William  Albert  279 
William  S.  279 

WlLKLNS  

Mr.  77 

WlLLOCK — 

Emma  609 
Nellie  609 
Eobert       608,  609 

Williams — 

Albert  417 
Albert  H.  201,  205 
Benjamin  Sanford 
201,  205 
Betsey  413 
Brigade  Major  487 
Burl  205 
C.  190 
Charles  H.  205 
Clara  205 
Clarence  205 
Cora  M.  205 
Elizabeth  201,  205 
Elmer  223 
Frank  205 
George  H.  424 


JOHN  WALKER. 


719 


George  K  239 
Herman  E.  205 
Ivory  223 
James  M.  201,  205 
John  223 
John  T.  199,  201 
John  W.  201 
Joseph  P.  199,  201 
Maggie  E.  189,  190 
Mary  7 
Mary  Ellen  223 
Mary  McDaniel  223 
Mattie  417 

 MeLard  199 

Mollie  417 
Morander  417 
Nicholas  417 
Nina  Roy  201,  205 
Nora  E.  205 
Orie  Ruth  205 
Orin  Harlan  205 
Porter  Amos  205 
Roley  W.  223 
Russell  634 
Sarah  Catherine 

201 

Sophia  417 
Thetis  417 
Thomas  201 
Yeloria  417 
Virtis  417 
W.  E.  190 
William  McClellan 
201 

Williamson — 

Adley  235 
Annette  235 
Ann  Whitfield 

Gregory  234,  236 
Corinne  235 
Haidee  235 
Hallam  Gregory 

235 

James  Alexander 

234 

Madge  235,  236 
Panline     235,  236 


Willis — 

Susan        177,  180 

Willy — 

Milo  A.  384 

Ralph  Gilmer  384 

Roy  Early  384 

Walter  Milo  384 

WlLMEE  

Bishop  125 

Wilson — 

Charles  554 

Dr.  153,  581 
Elizabeth  M.  553 

Elvira  J.  553 

Fred  554 

J  ames  472 

James  C.  67 

James  G.  227 

James  F.  362 

Jessie  554 

John  95,  326 

John  M.  553 

Major  67 

Martha  599 

Minnie  565 

Miss  599 

Nannie  F.  116 

Nellie  554 

Pauline  47 

Robert  294,  554 
Samuel     226,  551, 

553,  554 

Samuel  B.  599 

Sarah  634 

Sarah  E.  496 

William  577 

Winchester — 

General  20,  21,  31 
Winder — 

Mr.  439 

WlNSEL  

Amelia  Summers 

219 

Clifford  222 
Clvde  A.  222 


Ernfried  219 

Lester  222 

Myrtle  j!  222 

Ryney  219,  222 

WlNSLOW  

Walter  401 
Wisdom — 

Lizzie  Y.  338 
Wise— 

Mary  Jane  503 

WlTHERSPOON  

Elois  40 
Flora  40 
John  96 
Wood— 

Charles  Gilchrist 

385 

Helen.  P.  385 
Lansing  P.  385 
Woodruff — 

Albert  H.  199,  202 
Alta  222 
Amanda  199,  202 
Annie  E.  204 
Arthur  219 
Aurelia  218,  219 
Benjamin  A.  182, 

216,  222 
Benjamin  Franklin 
217,  220 
Benjamin  Leslie 

203 

Benjamin  T.  202 
Benjamin  W.  199, 

200,  219 
Bertha  O.  210 
Charles  E.  200,  203 
Charles  L.  219 
Clara  202 
Clark  219 
Claudie  204 
Claudie  B.  220 
Clennna  Ann 

200,  204 
Clemma  Melton  203 
Cora  E.  219 


720 


DESCENDANTS  OE 


Woodruff — 

"Criss"  202 
Daniel  203 
Darius  220 
Dora  I.  200 
Elizabeth  200,  203 
Ella  M.  202 
Etnie  A.  204 
Ethelyn  E.  210 
Evelyn  210 
Fannie  C.  218 
Ferdinand  209 
Frances  E.  199 
Francis  207 
Frank  203 
George  216 
George  S.  220 
George  W.  182,  206, 

209,  216,  217 
Georgia  Henrietta 
202 

Gilbert  M.  210 
Grace  206 
Grover  C.  220 
Hannah  217,  219 
Harry  202 
Harvey  201,  203 
Henry  217,  222 
James  207 
James  A.  199,  201 
J.  Edward  202,  206 
James  H.  200 
James  M.  200,  204 
Jesse  203,  204 
Jesse  Garrett  219 
Jessiemine  210 
John  A.  206,  210 
John  E.  210 
John  J.  200,  204, 
219 

John  M.  199,  200 
John  T.  209,  210 
Josephine  219 
Joseph  M.  217,  219 
Joseph  P.  181,  199 
Julia  A.  199,  202 
Lester  209 


Lillie  209,  212 
Lue  Emma  218 
Margaret  207,  210 
Martha  Anne  202 
Martha  C.  216,  217 
Marv  200,  204 
Mary  E.  200,  204 
Mary  Henrietta 

199,  202 
Matilda  C.  220 
Mattie  L.  220 
Maud  202,  204 
Maud  E.  220 
Minnie  220 
Minnie  G.  204 
Minnie  L.  210 
Myrtle  M.  220 
Nana  Pearl  203 
Newton  204 
Newton  P.  203 
Nora  219 
Onna  222 
"Orelia"  218,  219 
Oscar  B.  219 
Eosa  Pearl  222 
Ross  A.  210 
Ruth  E.  210 
Samuel  219 
Samuel  Alex.  202 
Sarah  J.  199,  201 
Sarah  M.  200,  204 
Sedordan  218 
Shadrach  H.  220 
Shadrach  W. 

217,  218 
Sidney  F.  218,  222 
Sophia  202 
Stella  219 
Straudie  F.  219 
Susan  B.  210 
Susan  J.  206,  209 
Susie  202 
Thomas  203 
Thomas  P.  200,  203 
Tillie  C.  200,  203 
Vera  Fern  206 
Walter  A.  218 


Walter  Smith  202 
Wiley  219 
William  217,  219 
William  E.  218 
William  H.  209,  210 
William  La  Fayette 
202 

William  Oscar  222 
William  Pierce  219 
Woods — 

John  252 
Margaret  176,  569, 
610 

Michael  483 
Mr.  73 

WOODSNALL  

Nancy  D.  348 
Woodson — 

Caroline  116 
Caroline  Matilda 

115 

Charles  115 
Ellen  116,  117 
John  115 
Robert  53,  115 
Sally  F.  116 
Tarlton  115 

Woodward — 
Emma 
Esther 

Wooley — 
Edna  Elvira 

403,  410 

WOOTEN  

Mr.  439 

Work — 

Mr.  335 

Workman — 

Ann  327 
Anna  Beatrice  329 
Benjamin  327,  328 
Benjamin  Alex- 
ander 329 
Benjamin  Roland 

329 

Clara  328 


340,  341 
637 


JOHN  WALKER. 


721 


Combs 

328 

Hazel 

329 

Henry 

329 

Henry  Matthew  329 

James  327,  328,  329 

Jane          327,  328 

Joseph  L. 

446 

Margaret 

328 

Mary 

414 

Mary  Ann  328, 

329 

William  James 

329 

WORLEY  

Franklin 

187 

Louisa       181,  187 

WORMLEY  

Catherine  Hannah 

Fairfax 

514 

Eleanor  Taylor 

514, 

517 

John  Warner 

514 

Worth — 

Edna  Nora 

308 

Louisa  Eice 

308 

William  E. 

308 

WORTHINGTON  

Eliza  Madison 

565 

Wright — 

A.  Cooper  601, 

603 

Elbert 

391 

Emma 

113 

Emory  S. 

381 

Franklin 

217 

Mary  Elizabeth 

217, 

221 

Mary  Johnson 

217 

Miss 

77 

Mr. 

432 

Wyatt — 

Francis 

202 

Gideon  P. 

199 

Matilda  Weir 

199 

Susie  C. 

202 

William  H. 

199, 

202 

Wyland — 

Evelyn  303, 

309 

Wylie — 

Elizabeth  80 

Margaret  81 

Wyne — 

Anna  498 

Charles  498 


Clarinda  Jean  499 
Dorothy  Evelyn  499 
Eleanor  Elizabeth 
499 

Elizabeth  498 
Erwin  E.  499 
Florence  499 
Frances  Lucile  499 
Franklin  Pillsbury 

498,  499 
Frank  Thurlow  499 
George  Hays  498 
Harlow  Hays  499 
Henry  Clay 

498,  499 
Henry  Miller  499 
Jeannette  Clarinda 
499 

Joseph  E.  496,  498, 

499,  561 
Joseph  William 

498,  499,  552 
Louis  E Vermont  498 
Margaret  Euth  499 
Mary  E.  498,  499 
Walter  498,  499 
Walter  Louis  499 

Wythe — 

Chancellor  120 

Yancey — 

Charles  H.  505 
Jeremiah  505 
Jerry  Clayton  505 
Mary  Ellen  Powell 
505 

Yarwood — 

Mr.  259 

Yates — 

Barbara  Dibert  196 
Frederick  196 


Hattie 

318 

James  H. 

196 

Lula 

196 

Eichard 

340 

TT 

i  EAMAN  

Samuel  C. 

285 

Yerger — * 

Louise 

43 

William  E. 

43 

Yorkshire— 

John 

485 

Young — 

Belle 

274 

J3ertna 

497 

Carrie 

634 

Clarence  C 

497 

Clyde 

508 

Erma 

319, 

321 

Gladys 

508 

H.  W. 

508 

Isabella 

346,  347 

James  C. 

497 

J.  B. 

308 

Leah  Augusta 

303, 

308 

Mary 

254 

Miss 

324 

Patsy 

312 

Thomas 

497 

Walter  W. 

497 

Younger — 

William  H. 

485 

Zane — 

Cora  E. 

8 

ZlNZENDORF — 

Count 

23 

ZOLLARS  

Emily 

332 

Zumalt — 

Clarence  J. 

196 

Ina  E. 

196 

Isaac 

194 

James  P. 

194,  196 

Jane  Doak 

194 

Nora  L. 

196 

Eeece  J. 

196 

DESCENDANTS  OF  JOHN  WALKER. 


722 

Alfred  the  Great  305 

Charlemagne  305 
Charles  I.      136,  475 

Charles  II.  475 

Duncan  I.,  King  of 

Scotland  81 

Ethelred,  the  Unready 
551 

Frederick  II.,  Duke  of 
Saxe-Gotha  473 


Frederick  Lewis, 
Prince  of  Wales 
473 

Kenric  305 
King  Cerdic  305 
King  George 

424,  473 
King  Sighere  305 
Lieut,  le  Sieur  de 

Joncaire  22 
Malcolm  II.  81 


Marquis  de  Van- 

dreuil  22 
Pepin  305 

Princess  Augusta 

473 

Princess  Beatrix  81 

Provost  Milns, 
Laird  of  Barnton 
469 

Eobert  II.  82 


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